Anthony M. Scotto
President of ILA Local 1814 in Brooklyn and the ILA's vice president for legislative affairs from 1975 to 1979, according to the Second Circuit, which in 1980 affirmed his convictions on counts including RICO.
- Role
- President of ILA Local 1814 in Brooklyn and vice president for legislative affairs for the ILA nationally, 1975 to 1979 (court record: Second Circuit, 1980)
- Rights
- Biography on this page is limited to what the cited federal records state. Each event names its record and the kind of statement it is. He may be living, so this page cites the court's opinion only.
On the record
- 1975 to 1979 — Court record. "From 1975 through 1979, appellant Scotto was president of ILA Local 1814 in Brooklyn and vice president for legislative affairs for the ILA nationally."
- 2 September 1980 — Court record. After an eight-week jury trial in the Southern District of New York, he and Anthony Anastasio were convicted on forty-three counts, including RICO and RICO conspiracy; the Second Circuit affirmed. He testified in his own defense that later payments were campaign contributions he passed on (641 F.2d 47).
Senate and Commission reports discuss him and describe him as a member of a crime family. Those are congressional and Commission statements, not court findings, and because he may be living they are left off this page.