Six Degrees of Vinny Gorgeous: NYPD Chief's Mob Ties

By
Robert Lewis
WNYC News | Mar 13, 2017

NYPD Assistant Chief Edward Delatorre scooped up multiple mob-connected properties after federal law enforcement agencies crippled the Bonanno crime family in the late 2000's. Among the deals was a complicated set of transactions that resulted in the mob essentially owing $650,000 to the Chief's wife.

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