Post by TonyBombassolo on Oct 7, 2023 8:59:54 GMT
1960-01-16 – [New Jersey] Anthony Provenzano and his slate defeat the ‘Green Ticket’ headed by Thomas O’Hara, the first serious challenge to establishment in Local 560’s 41-year history. Also re-elected on Provenzano’s slate are Zigmund Pakowski, VP, Edward Hughes, Recording Secretary, John Conlin, Secretary-Treasurer, Paul Ciampi, Trustee #1 (despite Ciampi’s death), William Gonder, Trustee #2, Anthony Castellito, Trustee #3, the only candidate who the ‘Green Ticket’ did not oppose, and William Madison, Joseph ‘Sticks’ Santillo, Fred Meyer and Albert McCullough as business agents.
1960-11-15 – [New Jersey] Anthony Provenzano is indicted for extortion for demanding payoffs from the Dorn Transportation Company between 1952 and 1959.
1960-11-16 – [New Jersey] Sometime after the 15th, Anthony Provenzano decides Anthony Castellitto has to be killed due to his growing power in Local 560. Provenzano says it is for Castellitto setting him up in the Dorn trucking case when Provenzano holds a meeting attended by Salvatore Briguglio, Harold Konigsberg, Armand Faugno, Nunzio Provenzano, Tobia DiMicco and Salvatore Sinno. Provenzano alleges Castellito did the actual shake down in the Dorn case. Castellito is also against Provenzano in the union and is involved in the ‘Green Ticket’ for Local 560.
1961-05-?? – [New Jersey] Anthony Provenzano allegedly gives the Anthony ‘Three Fingers’ Castellito contract to Salvatore Briguglio and Harold Konigsberg.
1961-06-06 – [New Jersey] Anthony Provenzano has Anthony ‘Three-Fingers’ Castellitto murdered for growing too strong in Teamsters Local 560. Genovese LCN associate Salvatore Sinno approaches Castellitto at an AMOCO station and asks, if, as a favor to Genovese LCN Anthony ‘Tony Pro’ Provenzano, someone allegedly on the lam (Edward Skowron, an enforcer for Bonanno LCN associate Harold Konigsberg) can hide out at Castellitto’s farm. Castellitto agrees, and he, Skowron and Sinno get in a car and began the drive to Castellitto’s farm in Kerhonkson, NY. Harold Konigsberg and Genovese LCN Salvatore ‘Sally Bugs’ Briguglio are already there, hiding inside. As soon as Castellitto comes in through the kitchen, Briguglio strikes him on the back of the head with a railroad-car hose that has been filled with lead. The blow knocks Castellitto to the floor but is not enough to knock him out, and, with his head propped against the kitchen sink, he fights back. Sinno joins in and restrains Castellitto as Briguglio uses a length of cord from the venetian blinds. Salvatore ‘Sally Bugs’ Briguglio and Salvatore Sinno then draw the cord across Castellitto’s neck and pull. Konigsberg then drives the body into the woods of Castellitto’s farm, where George Vangelakos is already digging a hole. Konigsberg hears a horn honking and a voice calling out from a few hundred feet away. “Hello?” It is one of Castellitto’s neighbors, John A. Nadratowski, a real estate agent who happens to be doing work on an adjacent cottage. Konigsberg quickly lies and says that the group is looking at houses; Nadratowski, a builder, spends the next few hours showing Konigsberg, Sinno, and one other, the homes that are available. As soon as he can, Konigsberg and the men extricate themselves and bury Castellitto in Freehold near Skowron’s parent’s apartment. Anthony ‘Tony Pro’ Provenzano has wisely flown to the Key Cove Motel in West Palm Beach, FL, and married his girlfriend, to insure an alibi for the murder. The split for the murder was to be 50/50 for Tony Pro and Konigsberg/Faugno/Briguglio, and allegedly Konigsberg is never given his split, causing him to also be shot later, ostensibly to prevent having to pay Konigsberg. Castellito’s car is driven to Newark airport and left.
1961-06-?? – [New Jersey] Harold Konigsberg is paid $15,000 by Anthony Provenzano.
1961-07-13 – [New Jersey] In the early morning hours, Harold Konigsberg steals a blue Chevrolet from around 440 Broad Street in Newark, so he can move Anthony Castellito’s Cadillac from Newark airport, because Anthony Provenzano is nervous it will be found. Castellito’s Cadillac is moved and chopped down.
1961-??-?? – [New Jersey] Salvatore 'Big Sal' Sinno is betrayed by Provenzano. At the time of the hit, Sinno runs an illegal floating monte game for Provenzano. After the Castellitto hit, Provenzano takes the game back from Sinno, causing Sinno to complain. Sinno then goes missing. In reality Sinno has fled to Wisconsin where he uses the alias Charles Caputo for the next 15 years.
1961-08-?? – [New Jersey] Anthony Provenzano’s brother Sal Provenzano takes over the Secretary-Treasurer position of Local 560 this Union Trustee position was previously held by Anthony Castellitto.
1961-09-?? – [New Jersey] Salvatore 'Sally Bugs' Briguglio is made Business Agent of Local 560
1962-12-15 – [New Jersey] Sometime over the December 15th weekend, Harold Konigsberg allegedly attempts to cut in on a crap game in the Marion section of Jersey City, NJ, which is owned by Genovese LCN Armand Faugno of the Provenzano crew. Konigsberg assaults the owner of the game, and then stabs Frank Romeo, one of Faugno’s associates who tells Konigsberg that Faugno owns the game. Informants allege that as a result of Konigsberg’s actions, Faugno goes looking for Konigsberg and finds Konigsberg three days later at the Cabana Club in North Bergen, NJ. Konigsberg admits to this incident with the FBI but says that he was shot at for other reasons.
1962-12-18 – [New Jersey] Armand Faugno shoots Konigsberg with buckshot from a shotgun, but not fatally. As a result, a sit down is held, attended by Joseph Zicarelli, Angelo DeCarlo, Anthony Provenzano, Armand Faugno, and others to straighten everything out. Zicarelli vouches for Konigsberg, who reports to him, and says that Konigsberg will behave in the future. Konigsberg tells the FBI that he was shot when he walked into the Cabana Club, and saw Nunzio Provenzano and Frank Romeo standing at the bar, just as Faugno and Briguglio ambushed him. Konigsberg says the ambush is because Provenzano doesn’t want to pay Konigsberg his share of profits from the Castellito murder 1961-06-06.
1965-06-01 – [FCI Danbury] Harold Konigsberg provides information to FBI Special Agent Paul Durkin and Special Agent Arthur Behm regarding the Anthony Castellito murder 1961-06-06.
1978-06-14 – [New Jersey] Anthony Provenzano is convicted of the 1961 murder of Anthony Castellitto.
1978-06-21 – [New Jersey] Anthony Provenzano and FBI informant Harold Konigsberg are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1961 murder of Anthony Castellitto
1960-11-15 – [New Jersey] Anthony Provenzano is indicted for extortion for demanding payoffs from the Dorn Transportation Company between 1952 and 1959.
1960-11-16 – [New Jersey] Sometime after the 15th, Anthony Provenzano decides Anthony Castellitto has to be killed due to his growing power in Local 560. Provenzano says it is for Castellitto setting him up in the Dorn trucking case when Provenzano holds a meeting attended by Salvatore Briguglio, Harold Konigsberg, Armand Faugno, Nunzio Provenzano, Tobia DiMicco and Salvatore Sinno. Provenzano alleges Castellito did the actual shake down in the Dorn case. Castellito is also against Provenzano in the union and is involved in the ‘Green Ticket’ for Local 560.
1961-05-?? – [New Jersey] Anthony Provenzano allegedly gives the Anthony ‘Three Fingers’ Castellito contract to Salvatore Briguglio and Harold Konigsberg.
1961-06-06 – [New Jersey] Anthony Provenzano has Anthony ‘Three-Fingers’ Castellitto murdered for growing too strong in Teamsters Local 560. Genovese LCN associate Salvatore Sinno approaches Castellitto at an AMOCO station and asks, if, as a favor to Genovese LCN Anthony ‘Tony Pro’ Provenzano, someone allegedly on the lam (Edward Skowron, an enforcer for Bonanno LCN associate Harold Konigsberg) can hide out at Castellitto’s farm. Castellitto agrees, and he, Skowron and Sinno get in a car and began the drive to Castellitto’s farm in Kerhonkson, NY. Harold Konigsberg and Genovese LCN Salvatore ‘Sally Bugs’ Briguglio are already there, hiding inside. As soon as Castellitto comes in through the kitchen, Briguglio strikes him on the back of the head with a railroad-car hose that has been filled with lead. The blow knocks Castellitto to the floor but is not enough to knock him out, and, with his head propped against the kitchen sink, he fights back. Sinno joins in and restrains Castellitto as Briguglio uses a length of cord from the venetian blinds. Salvatore ‘Sally Bugs’ Briguglio and Salvatore Sinno then draw the cord across Castellitto’s neck and pull. Konigsberg then drives the body into the woods of Castellitto’s farm, where George Vangelakos is already digging a hole. Konigsberg hears a horn honking and a voice calling out from a few hundred feet away. “Hello?” It is one of Castellitto’s neighbors, John A. Nadratowski, a real estate agent who happens to be doing work on an adjacent cottage. Konigsberg quickly lies and says that the group is looking at houses; Nadratowski, a builder, spends the next few hours showing Konigsberg, Sinno, and one other, the homes that are available. As soon as he can, Konigsberg and the men extricate themselves and bury Castellitto in Freehold near Skowron’s parent’s apartment. Anthony ‘Tony Pro’ Provenzano has wisely flown to the Key Cove Motel in West Palm Beach, FL, and married his girlfriend, to insure an alibi for the murder. The split for the murder was to be 50/50 for Tony Pro and Konigsberg/Faugno/Briguglio, and allegedly Konigsberg is never given his split, causing him to also be shot later, ostensibly to prevent having to pay Konigsberg. Castellito’s car is driven to Newark airport and left.
1961-06-?? – [New Jersey] Harold Konigsberg is paid $15,000 by Anthony Provenzano.
1961-07-13 – [New Jersey] In the early morning hours, Harold Konigsberg steals a blue Chevrolet from around 440 Broad Street in Newark, so he can move Anthony Castellito’s Cadillac from Newark airport, because Anthony Provenzano is nervous it will be found. Castellito’s Cadillac is moved and chopped down.
1961-??-?? – [New Jersey] Salvatore 'Big Sal' Sinno is betrayed by Provenzano. At the time of the hit, Sinno runs an illegal floating monte game for Provenzano. After the Castellitto hit, Provenzano takes the game back from Sinno, causing Sinno to complain. Sinno then goes missing. In reality Sinno has fled to Wisconsin where he uses the alias Charles Caputo for the next 15 years.
1961-08-?? – [New Jersey] Anthony Provenzano’s brother Sal Provenzano takes over the Secretary-Treasurer position of Local 560 this Union Trustee position was previously held by Anthony Castellitto.
1961-09-?? – [New Jersey] Salvatore 'Sally Bugs' Briguglio is made Business Agent of Local 560
1962-12-15 – [New Jersey] Sometime over the December 15th weekend, Harold Konigsberg allegedly attempts to cut in on a crap game in the Marion section of Jersey City, NJ, which is owned by Genovese LCN Armand Faugno of the Provenzano crew. Konigsberg assaults the owner of the game, and then stabs Frank Romeo, one of Faugno’s associates who tells Konigsberg that Faugno owns the game. Informants allege that as a result of Konigsberg’s actions, Faugno goes looking for Konigsberg and finds Konigsberg three days later at the Cabana Club in North Bergen, NJ. Konigsberg admits to this incident with the FBI but says that he was shot at for other reasons.
1962-12-18 – [New Jersey] Armand Faugno shoots Konigsberg with buckshot from a shotgun, but not fatally. As a result, a sit down is held, attended by Joseph Zicarelli, Angelo DeCarlo, Anthony Provenzano, Armand Faugno, and others to straighten everything out. Zicarelli vouches for Konigsberg, who reports to him, and says that Konigsberg will behave in the future. Konigsberg tells the FBI that he was shot when he walked into the Cabana Club, and saw Nunzio Provenzano and Frank Romeo standing at the bar, just as Faugno and Briguglio ambushed him. Konigsberg says the ambush is because Provenzano doesn’t want to pay Konigsberg his share of profits from the Castellito murder 1961-06-06.
1965-06-01 – [FCI Danbury] Harold Konigsberg provides information to FBI Special Agent Paul Durkin and Special Agent Arthur Behm regarding the Anthony Castellito murder 1961-06-06.
1978-06-14 – [New Jersey] Anthony Provenzano is convicted of the 1961 murder of Anthony Castellitto.
1978-06-21 – [New Jersey] Anthony Provenzano and FBI informant Harold Konigsberg are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1961 murder of Anthony Castellitto
