Gregory Scarpa Jr. | |
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Born | Gregory J. Scarpa Jr. August 4, 1951 |
Occupation | Mobster |
Criminal status | Released (2020) |
Parent | Gregory Scarpa (father) |
Allegiance | Colombo crime family |
Conviction(s) | Racketeering (1988) |
Criminal penalty | 20 years imprisonment (1988), later amended to 40 years imprisonment (1999) |
Gregory J. Scarpa Jr. (born August 4th, 1951) is a former American mobster and caporegime in the Colombo crime family and government informant. He is the son of hitman and fellow caporegime in the family Gregory Scarpa. During the 1990s, Scarpa was sentenced to 40 years in prison for racketeering, and provided the government with information about terrorist tactics and possible attacks orchestrated by Ramzi Yousef. Scarpa Jr. has since won compassionate release from prison as a result of his failing health and terminal illness.