Louis Ricco

Louis Peter Ricco (February 13, 1930 – May 22, 2019), also known as Louie Bracciole, was a longtime member of the Gambino crime family, holding the rank of caporegime with illegal activities in the Bronx, New York, New Jersey and Brooklyn, New York.

On January 21, 1998, Ricco, Junior Gotti, and 38 other Gambino mobsters were indicted on federal racketeering charges.

Part of the evidence used against Ricco and Gotti was gathered from listening devices placed under dinner plates in a Queens restaurant.

[2] On January 12, 1999, Ricco pleaded guilty to one count of loansharking and was sentenced to 43 months in the Federal Correctional Facility in Otisville.

On December 17, 2003, Ricco, a resident of Lodi, New Jersey, was excluded from the casinos in Atlantic City for his illegal gambling charges.