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Daniel "Danny the Lion" Leo
Daniel "Danny the Lion" Leo
	File:Leo in the 2000's.jpg Leo in an FBI surveillance photo
Born	January 25, 1941 (age 83); East Harlem, New York, U.S.
Other names	"Daniel Leonetti"; "Daniel Leonardo"; "Danny the Lion";
Occupation	Crime boss
Criminal charges	Racketeering, loan sharking, and extortion
Criminal penalty	Five years' imprisonment (2008); 18 months' imprisonment and fined $1.3 million (2010)
Criminal status	Released from federal custody on January 25, 2013

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Daniel "Danny the Lion" Leo (born January 25, 1941) is the former acting boss of the Genovese crime family, the biggest of New York's Five Mafia families.

Early life and career

Leo was once a member of the notorious East Harlem Purple Gang in the 1970s. He is also known as "Daniel Leonetti" and "Daniel Leonardo" (the Federal Bureau of Prisons recorded his name as "Danny Leo").

Rise in the Genovese family

Leo resides in a luxurious manor in Rockleigh, New Jersey and was a suspected drug trafficker during his earlier years as a soldier in the Genovese crime family.

On June 13, 1980, Leo was indicted for refusing to answer grand jury questions in regards to the murder of 18-year-old Maurice Anzisi.^[1] Anzisi and his girlfriend were murdered in 1978 in the Bronx.^[2]

Leo was once the President of a construction company named Elite Ready Mix. Allegedly promoted to captain under the regime of Vincent "Chin" Gigante in the late 1980s or early 1990s after living a low-profile life as a faction-leader in New Jersey, he held a high position in the family with Gigante's top associates Dominick "Quiet Dom" Cirillo, James "Little Jimmy" Ida and Louis "Bobby" Manna. In 2005, Leo became the acting boss of the Genovese family.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Indictment and prison

In May 2007, Leo was one of many Genovese crime family members indicted on federal loansharking and extortion charges.^[6] In early 2008, Leo pleaded guilty to racketeering and loansharking. He was sentenced to five years in prison. His projected release date was October 7, 2011, but on January 10, 2010, he pleaded guilty to racketeering charges and faced up to 40 years in prison.^[7] In March 2010, he was sentenced to an additional 18 months in prison and fined $1.3 million.^[5] Leo began serving his time at the low security facility at Federal Correctional Complex, Coleman in Florida, but was subsequently released into community corrections in Miami.^[8] He was released from federal custody on January 25, 2013.^[8]

References

^ "The City: Silence Before Jury Brings Indictment". New York Times. July 13, 1980. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
^ "The City; Young Couple Slain Near Orchard Beach". New York Times. November 25, 1978. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
^ Capeci, Jerry. The New York Sun: Meet the Genovese Crime Family's New Boss Archived 2022-06-11 at the Wayback Machine (November 30, 2006) The New York Sun
^ Acting Boss of Genovese Crime Family Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Racketeering Offenses (January 27, 2010)
^ ^a ^b United States Attorney Southern District of New York. "Former Acting Boss of Genovese Crime Family Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 18 Additional Months in Prison" Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine (March 23, 2010)
^ "Charges against mob boss show Mafia alive and well in New York". The Scotsman. June 1, 2007. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023.
^ Bautista, Justo. "Reputed acting crime boss pleads guilty to racketeering charges" (January 27, 2010) North Jersey.com
^ ^a ^b "Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator: Danny Leo". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-01-11.

American Mafia
Preceded by Vincent Gigante	Genovese crime family Acting Boss 2005–2008	Succeeded by Liborio "Barney" Bellomo as Boss

[grand_jury-1] "The City: Silence Before Jury Brings Indictment". New York Times. July 13, 1980. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

[anzisi-2] "The City; Young Couple Slain Near Orchard Beach". New York Times. November 25, 1978. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

[Capeci_2006-3] Capeci, Jerry. The New York Sun: Meet the Genovese Crime Family's New Boss Archived 2022-06-11 at the Wayback Machine (November 30, 2006) The New York Sun

[4] Acting Boss of Genovese Crime Family Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Racketeering Offenses (January 27, 2010)

[March_2010-5] United States Attorney Southern District of New York. "Former Acting Boss of Genovese Crime Family Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 18 Additional Months in Prison" Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine (March 23, 2010)

[6] "Charges against mob boss show Mafia alive and well in New York". The Scotsman. June 1, 2007. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023.

[7] Bautista, Justo. "Reputed acting crime boss pleads guilty to racketeering charges" (January 27, 2010) North Jersey.com

[BOP-8] "Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator: Danny Leo". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-01-11.

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+{{Short description|American mobster}}
-'''Daniel "Danny the Lion" Leo''' (born January 16, 1941 in [[East Harlem]], [[New York City]]) is the acting boss of the [[Genovese crime family]], the biggest of New York's [[Five Families]].
+{{Infobox person
+| name           = Daniel "Danny the Lion" Leo
+| image          = Leo_in_the_2000's.jpg
+| caption        = Leo in an FBI surveillance photo
+| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1941|01|25}}
+| birth_place    = [[East Harlem, New York]], U.S.
+| death_date     =
+| death_place    =
+| other_names    = {{hlist|"Daniel Leonetti"|"Daniel Leonardo"|"Danny the Lion"}}
+| occupation     = [[Crime boss]]
+| allegiance     = [[Genovese crime family]]
+| criminal_charges     = Racketeering, loan sharking, and extortion
+| criminal_penalty= Five years' imprisonment (2008)<br>18 months' imprisonment and fined $1.3 million (2010)
+| criminal_status= Released from federal custody on January 25, 2013
+}}
+'''Daniel''' "'''Danny the Lion'''" '''Leo''' (born January 25, 1941) is the former acting boss of the [[Genovese crime family]], the biggest of New York's [[Five Families|Five Mafia families]].
 ==Early life and career==
-Leo was once a member of the notorious [[East Harlem Purple Gang]] in the 1970s and he is also known as "Daniel Leonetti" and "Daniel Leonardo" (the [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] has his name as "Danny Leo").
+Leo was once a member of the notorious [[East Harlem Purple Gang]] in the 1970s. He is also known as "Daniel Leonetti" and "Daniel Leonardo" (the [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] recorded his name as "Danny Leo").
 ==Rise in the Genovese family==
-Before his imprisonment, Leo lived in a luxurious manor in [[Rockleigh, New Jersey]] and was a suspected drug trafficker during his earlier years as a lower soldier in the Genovese crime family.
+Leo resides in a luxurious manor in [[Rockleigh, New Jersey]] and was a suspected drug trafficker during his earlier years as a soldier in the Genovese crime family.
-On June 13, 1980, Leo was indicted for refusing to answer grand jury questions in regards to the murder of 18-year-old Maurice Anzisi.<ref name="grand jury">{{cite news|title=The City: Silence Before Jury Brings Indictment|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D00E6D81038E732A25750C1A9609C94619FD6CF|accessdate=3 July 2015|publisher=New York times|date=July 13, 1980}}</ref>  Anzisi and his girlfriend were murdered in 1978 in the [[Bronx]].<ref name=anzisi>{{cite news|title=The City; Young Couple Slain Near Orchard Beach|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B03E3DC1130E632A25756C2A9679D946990D6CF|accessdate=3 July 2015|publisher=New York Times|date=November 25, 1978}}</ref>
+On June 13, 1980, Leo was indicted for refusing to answer grand jury questions in regards to the murder of 18-year-old Maurice Anzisi.<ref name="grand jury">{{cite news|title=The City: Silence Before Jury Brings Indictment|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/06/13/archives/the-city-tentative-accord-at-historical-society-state-accuses-avco.html|access-date=3 July 2015|work=New York Times|date=July 13, 1980}}</ref>  Anzisi and his girlfriend were murdered in 1978 in the [[Bronx]].<ref name=anzisi>{{cite news|title=The City; Young Couple Slain Near Orchard Beach|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/11/25/archives/the-city-young-couple-slain-near-orchard-beach-duryea-discusses.html|access-date=3 July 2015|work=New York Times|date=November 25, 1978}}</ref>
-Leo was once the president at a company called Elite Ready Mix. Allegedly promoted to captain under the regime of [[Vincent Gigante|Vincent "Chin" Gigante]] in the late 1980s or early 1990s, establishing a high position in the family with Gigante's top associates [[Dominick Cirillo|Dominick "Quiet Dom" Cirillo]], [[James Ida|James "Little Jimmy" Ida]] and [[Louis Manna|Louis "Bobby" Manna]]. After living a very low-profile life as a faction-leader in New Jersey.
+Leo was once the President of a construction company named Elite Ready Mix. Allegedly promoted to captain under the regime of [[Vincent Gigante|Vincent "Chin" Gigante]] in the late 1980s or early 1990s after living a low-profile life as a faction-leader in New Jersey, he held a high position in the family with Gigante's top associates [[Dominick Cirillo|Dominick "Quiet Dom" Cirillo]], [[James Ida|James "Little Jimmy" Ida]] and [[Louis Manna|Louis "Bobby" Manna]]. In 2005, Leo became the acting boss of the Genovese family.<ref name="Capeci 2006">Capeci, Jerry. [http://www.nysun.com/article/44363 The New York Sun: Meet the Genovese Crime Family's New Boss] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611193812/http://www.nysun.com/article/44363 |date=2022-06-11 }} (November 30, 2006) The New York Sun</ref><ref>[https://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2010/nyfo012710a.htm Acting Boss of Genovese Crime Family Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Racketeering Offenses] (January 27, 2010)</ref><ref name="March 2010">United States Attorney Southern District of New York. [https://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/March10/leodanielsentencingpr.pdf "Former Acting Boss of Genovese Crime Family Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 18 Additional Months in Prison"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605054444/http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/March10/leodanielsentencingpr.pdf |date=2010-06-05 }} (March 23, 2010)</ref>
-In 2005, Leo became the acting boss of the Genovese family.<ref name="Capeci 2006">Capeci, Jerry. [http://www.nysun.com/article/44363 The New York Sun: Meet the Genovese Crime Family's New Boss] (November 30, 2006) The New York Sun</ref><ref>[http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2010/nyfo012710a.htm Acting Boss of Genovese Crime Family Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Racketeering Offenses] (January 27, 2010)</ref><ref name="March 2010">United States Attorney Southern District of New York. [http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/March10/leodanielsentencingpr.pdf "Former Acting Boss of Genovese Crime Family Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 18 Additional Months in Prison"] (March 23, 2010)</ref>
 ==Indictment and prison==
-In May 2007, Leo was one of many Genovese crime family members indicted on federal [[loansharking]] and [[extortion]] charges.<ref>"[http://news.scotsman.com/organisedcrime/Charges-against-mob-boss-show.3290872.jp Charges against mob boss show Mafia alive and well in New York]", May 31, 2007</ref> In early 2008, Leo pleaded guilty to [[racketeering]] and loansharking. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison. His projected release date was October 7, 2011, but on January 10, 2010, he pleaded guilty to racketeering charges and faced up to 40 years in prison.<ref>Bautista, Justo. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/012710_Reputed_crime_boss_pleads_guilty_to_racketeering_charges_.html "Reputed acting crime boss pleads guilty to racketeering charges"] (January 27, 2010) North Jersey.com</ref> In March 2010, he was sentenced to an additional 18 months in prison and fined $1.3 million.<ref name="March 2010"/> Whether he still maintains the position of boss/acting boss while in prison remains unknown, because there are other candidates who are out of prison such as former street boss and Manhattan faction leader [[Liborio Bellomo]]. Leo was serving his time at the low security facility at [[Federal Correctional Complex, Coleman]] in [[Florida]], but has since been released into community corrections in Miami.<ref name="BOP">[http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Danny&Middle=&LastName=Leo&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=92&y=8 Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator: Danny Leo]</ref> He was released on January 25, 2013.<ref name="BOP"/>
+In May 2007, Leo was one of many Genovese crime family members indicted on federal [[loansharking]] and [[extortion]] charges.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 1, 2007 |title=Charges against mob boss show Mafia alive and well in New York |work=[[The Scotsman]] |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/charges-against-mob-boss-show-mafia-alive-and-well-in-new-york-2512578 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415162409/https://www.scotsman.com/web/20230415162409/https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/charges-against-mob-boss-show-mafia-alive-and-well-in-new-york-2512578 |archive-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref> In early 2008, Leo pleaded guilty to [[racketeering]] and loansharking. He was sentenced to five years in prison. His projected release date was October 7, 2011, but on January 10, 2010, he pleaded guilty to racketeering charges and faced up to 40 years in prison.<ref>Bautista, Justo. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/012710_Reputed_crime_boss_pleads_guilty_to_racketeering_charges_.html "Reputed acting crime boss pleads guilty to racketeering charges"] (January 27, 2010) North Jersey.com</ref> In March 2010, he was sentenced to an additional 18 months in prison and fined $1.3 million.<ref name="March 2010"/> Leo began serving his time at the low security facility at [[Federal Correctional Complex, Coleman]] in [[Florida]], but was subsequently released into community corrections in Miami.<ref name="BOP">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Danny&Middle=&LastName=Leo&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=92&y=8 |title=Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator: Danny Leo |access-date=2011-01-11 |archive-date=2011-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629182223/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Danny&Middle=&LastName=Leo&Race=W&Sex=M&Age=&x=92&y=8 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was released from federal custody on January 25, 2013.<ref name="BOP"/>
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
-'''External links'''
-*[http://www.nypost.com/seven/12012006/news/regionalnews/leading_without_his_chin_regionalnews_jeane_macintosh_and_kati_cornell.htm The New York Post: Leading without his Chin] by Jeane MacIntosh and Kati Cornell
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+{{s-other|[[American Mafia]]}}
-{{s-bus}}
 {{s-bef|before=[[Vincent "Chin" Gigante|Vincent Gigante]]}}
-{{s-ttl|title=[[Genovese crime family]]<br />Acting Boss|years=2005–present}}
+{{s-ttl|title=[[Genovese crime family]]<br />Acting Boss|years=2005–2008}}
+{{s-aft|after=[[Liborio Bellomo|Liborio "Barney" Bellomo]] |as= Boss}}
-{{s-non|reason=Incumbent}}
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-[[Category:American mobsters of Italian descent]]
+[[Category:American gangsters of Italian descent]]
 [[Category:Genovese crime family]]
 [[Category:Acting bosses of the Five Families]]
-[[Category:Incarcerated mobsters]]
 [[Category:People convicted of racketeering]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:American prisoners and detainees]]
 [[Category:Prisoners and detainees of the United States federal government]]
-[[Category:People from Bergen County, New Jersey]]
+[[Category:People from Rockleigh, New Jersey]]
+[[Category:People from East Harlem]]