Ex-Acting Boss Daniel Leo “The Lion” of Genovese Crime Family Gets 18 Months
The ex-acting Boss of the Genovese Organized Crime Family Daniel Leo “The Lion” was sentenced Tuesday in New York to 18 months in prison and ordered to forfeit $1.3 million in illegal proceeds.
Leo pleaded guilty in January to conspiracy and participation in the affairs of the Genovese Organized Crime Family through a pattern of racketeering activity, including loansharking and illegal gambling offenses, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
His sentence is to run consecutively to his 60-month sentence resulting from a conviction in Manhattan federal court on extortion charges in October 2007, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
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Posted: 3/23/10 at 3:09 PM under News Story.
Tags: Daniel Leo, Genovese Crime Family, The Lion
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