Alleged Deer Park Crime Boss Pleads Guilty

An alleged underboss of the Bonanno crime family from Deer Park faces up to 22 years in prison as a result of a guilty plea in a Brooklyn Federal Court.

According to a report in the New York Post, Nicholas “Nicky Mouth” Santora, 70, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to racketeering extortion charges. He admitted in court that he took part in a Mafia shakedown from 2006 to 2008 to recoup debt, the Post reported.  

His sentencing is scheduled for October.

Santora was one of five alleged members of the Bonanno crime family arrested in January and charged variously with racketeering, extortion, illegal gambling and conspiracy to distribute marijuana.

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In press release from the U.S. District Attorney’s office issued early this year, federal officials charged that Santora participated in his charged crimes following his prior conviction and incarceration and while on supervised release.

“Members of organized crime continue to exploit their victims the old-fashioned way – through violence, threats and intimidation. Learning nothing from their incarceration, two of the defendants allegedly sought to regain their money and influence on the street while still under federal supervision,” said Loretta Lynch, United States Attorney.