A few days after the murder of a suspected mafia boss in New York, the perpetrator may have been caught. 24-year-old Anthony C. was arrested in neighboring New Jersey, a New York police official said yesterday (local time) AFP news agency. „We are confident that he will be charged with the murder of Mr. Cali,“ the official said.
On Francesco „Frank“ Cali, who was considered the boss of the Gambino clan, had been shot several times this week in front of his house in the district Staten Iceland. The 53-year-old died a little later in the hospital. It’s supposed to be the first assassination of a gang leader in New York for 34 years. At that time, also belonging to the Gambino clan Paul Castellano had been murdered on behalf of his rival John Gotti.
Motive unclear
The motive for the murder of Cali is unclear, said the police officer. The murder weapon was not found yet. The investigation was still in the beginning. When asked if C. had any links to organized crime, the police officer said there was no indication at this time.
Cali is said to have led the Gambino clan since 2015 and maintained close ties with mafia gangs in Sicily. The Gambino clan is one of the five long-established Italo-American mafia gangs in the US East Coast metropolis. They are briefly called the „five families“. Cali was convicted of blackmail in 2008 and was detained for 16 months
