Edward "Cousin Eddie" Garafola (March 25, 1938 – September 28, 2020) was a Gambino crime family captain who dominated the construction industry in New York City until the early 2000s.
[1] In May 1985, Garafola was charged with tax evasion for failing to report income from a New York discothèque that he owned with Gravano and a third Staten Island resident.
John reportedly told Peter, then acting boss, to have Thomas "Huck" Carbonara and Garafola kill Gravano.
[4][5][6] In March 2000, both Garafola and Ray himself were indicted with others in Brooklyn, New York, for their roles in a federal racketeering and stock fraud scheme.
[12] In 2015, Garafola was denied compassionate release; at the time he was a partially paralyzed amputee who used a wheelchair and was unable to speak due to a stroke.
[1]A law enforcement source said Edward Garafola had not been "put on the shelf", or retired by the Gambinos, and he could theoretically give orders to mob associates if he came home.