# Admitted New England La Cosa Nostra Leader Sentenced to 108 Months in Federal Prison (Justice Department, 2012)

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Press release of June 13, 2012: Edward Lato of Providence, described as an admitted capo regime in the New England La Cosa Nostra, was sentenced to 108 months for racketeering extortion conspiracies.

Press release of the Justice Department's Office of Public Affairs, June 13, 2012. "Edward 'Eddy' Lato, 65, of Providence, R.I., an admitted capo regime in the New England La Cosa Nostra (NELCN), was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence today to 108 months in federal prison for participating in racketeering extortion conspiracies of several Rhode Island adult entertainment businesses and of a car salesman and his wife."

Judge William E. Smith also ordered three years of supervised release. Lato pleaded guilty on March 13, 2012 to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and admitted taking part in the conspiracy that collected between $800,000 and $1.5 million in "protection" payments from 1995 to 2009. The release says seven of the nine defendants charged, including Luigi Manocchio, had pleaded guilty.

## Sources

- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs (archived release): https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/admitted-new-england-la-cosa-nostra-leader-sentenced-108-months-federal-prison