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Mobster Pleads in Plot Against 'Real Housewives' Boyfriend, U.S. Says [View all]
Related:
• Lucchese Crime Family Soldier Admits Aggravated Assault (U.S. Attorney's Office - District of New Jersey)
• Alleged mobster pleads guilty to assaulting 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star's husband (NBC News)
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Source: New York Times:
Mobster Pleads in Plot Against ‘Real Housewives’ Boyfriend, U.S. Says
A man who was dating a former New Jersey “housewife” was beaten up. Her ex-husband asked a Lucchese crime family member to commit the assault, prosecutors say.
By Liam Stack
Dec. 16, 2020
The sordid and violent tale laid out by federal prosecutors seemed ripped from “The Sopranos”: A well-connected ex-husband, angry that his former wife had found a new boyfriend, enticed a New Jersey mobster to beat the boyfriend up by dangling the prospect of a cut-rate deal on a flashy wedding reception.
And, in fact, the case did turn out to have a link to a television show — the victim, Dave Cantin, was dating Dina Manzo, a former cast member of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.”
The weapon prosecutors said was used in the attack also seemed like something out of a scripted plot — a slapjack, a small club weighed down at one end and designed to inflict severe pain but not necessarily life-threatening injuries.
On Wednesday, John Perna, who prosecutors said was a member of the Lucchese crime family, pleaded guilty to his role in the plot. It was unclear how much prison time he faces. The man prosecutors say was his accomplice, Thomas Manzo, the ex-husband, pleaded not guilty in June and will stand trial in April.
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A man who was dating a former New Jersey “housewife” was beaten up. Her ex-husband asked a Lucchese crime family member to commit the assault, prosecutors say.
By Liam Stack
Dec. 16, 2020
The sordid and violent tale laid out by federal prosecutors seemed ripped from “The Sopranos”: A well-connected ex-husband, angry that his former wife had found a new boyfriend, enticed a New Jersey mobster to beat the boyfriend up by dangling the prospect of a cut-rate deal on a flashy wedding reception.
And, in fact, the case did turn out to have a link to a television show — the victim, Dave Cantin, was dating Dina Manzo, a former cast member of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.”
The weapon prosecutors said was used in the attack also seemed like something out of a scripted plot — a slapjack, a small club weighed down at one end and designed to inflict severe pain but not necessarily life-threatening injuries.
On Wednesday, John Perna, who prosecutors said was a member of the Lucchese crime family, pleaded guilty to his role in the plot. It was unclear how much prison time he faces. The man prosecutors say was his accomplice, Thomas Manzo, the ex-husband, pleaded not guilty in June and will stand trial in April.
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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/nyregion/mafia-attack-real-housewives.html
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Source: NBC News
Alleged mobster pleads guilty to assaulting 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star's husband
Dec. 16, 2020, 3:59 PM EST
By Minyvonne Burke
An alleged mobster pleaded guilty Wednesday to assaulting the husband of "Housewives of New Jersey" star Dina Manzo.
John Perna, 43, of Cedar Grove, New Jersey, admitted to planning and attacking David Cantin outside a strip mall in July 2015. Cantin was not named in a press release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey.
Perna was enlisted by Manzo's ex-husband, Thomas Manzo, to assault Cantin and leave a "permanent facial scar," according to prosecutors and an indictment. Perna was a member of one of New York City's most notorious organized crime groups, the Lucchese Crime Family, authorities said.
Thomas Manzo, the co-owner of a New Jersey restaurant and wedding venue, offered to give Perna a free or discounted wedding in exchange for carrying out the assault, according to investigators.
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Dec. 16, 2020, 3:59 PM EST
By Minyvonne Burke
An alleged mobster pleaded guilty Wednesday to assaulting the husband of "Housewives of New Jersey" star Dina Manzo.
John Perna, 43, of Cedar Grove, New Jersey, admitted to planning and attacking David Cantin outside a strip mall in July 2015. Cantin was not named in a press release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey.
Perna was enlisted by Manzo's ex-husband, Thomas Manzo, to assault Cantin and leave a "permanent facial scar," according to prosecutors and an indictment. Perna was a member of one of New York City's most notorious organized crime groups, the Lucchese Crime Family, authorities said.
Thomas Manzo, the co-owner of a New Jersey restaurant and wedding venue, offered to give Perna a free or discounted wedding in exchange for carrying out the assault, according to investigators.
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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1251467
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