James Galante

James Galante
Born (1953-01-05) January 5, 1953 (age 71)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationMobster
AllegianceGenovese crime family
Conviction(s)Tax evasion (1999)
Racketeering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud (2008)
Criminal penalty12 months and a day
Seven years' imprisonment

James Galante (born January 5, 1953) is an American convicted felon and associate of the Genovese crime family,[1] owner of the defunct Danbury Trashers minor-league hockey team and a defunct racecar team fielding cars for Ted Christopher, and ex-CEO of Automated Waste Disposal (AWD), a company that holds waste disposal contracts for most of western Connecticut and Westchester and Putnam counties in New York.

In June 2008, Galante admitted to charges of racketeering, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and defrauding the Internal Revenue Service, and faced between five and seven years in prison under Federal Sentencing Guidelines, and was also forced to forfeit his controlling interest in 25 different garbage-related businesses, estimated to be worth over $100 million.[2] He was released in 2014 after serving seven years in prison.[3]

  1. ^ 29 people, 7 firms charged in probe Archived 2010-01-11 at the Wayback Machine by Karen Ali (The News-Times)
  2. ^ Altimari, Dave. "Galante Admits Guilt; His Trash Empire Crumbles Archived 2008-06-07 at the Wayback Machine". Hartford Courant. June 4, 2008.
  3. ^ Cohen, Rich (2018). "The Mobster Who Bought His Son a Hockey Team". The Atlantic. Retrieved 4 May 2021.