ANOTHER RAT, SAME OLD STORY

With the indictments that came down last week in New Jersey, which included the following names Michael Gallicchio, Joe Servidio, and Carl Chianese, the true question became how deep and how far does this indictment go, and who else does it include? 

The documents unsealed March 14 the government charged Gallicchio, Chianse, and Servidio  "intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute meth, heroin, fentanyl, tramadol, and marijuana. Allegedly the enterprise also involved a four figure transaction for bootlegged cigarettes as well.

The complaint also alleges that Servidio, that according to the FBI, is a made man or solider in the Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra.  Allegedly according to the FBI Servidio sold opioids, meth, cocaine and marijuana.

The complaint bases it's findings on a cooperator who is allegedly a man made in the Philadelphia mafia, and has been cooperating since 2015.  That man's name is Anthony Persiano. While the complaint is 60 plus pages of information, I wanted to focus not on the specific charges, at least not now.  I want to focus on the informant.  Throughout the paperwork he is noted as "CS-1"  There is also a CS-2, but I don't know who that is as of this writing.   "CS-1" is Anthony Persiano.   While reading the complaint, I couldn't believe some of the stuff I read.  I could focus on a million things, but I want to focus on two specific areas here.  It will be long winded but please bear with me.

In a section of the complaint there is section 7 which is entitled "Reliability Of  Information."  What this is, is how the government explains how they obtained the information and whether they deem it to be truthful in respect to the charges named in the complaint.  Not only is this portion of the complaint somewhat etched in bullshit, but it further proves what I have said all along about informants and how the FBI pardons behaviors for an end game.

".7 RELIABILITY OF INFORMATION"(taken from complaint)

"During the course of this investigation case agents received information from a confidential source(CS-1 aka Anthony Persiano) concerning the illegal activities of Joseph Servidio and other members and associates of the Philadelphia mafia, "La Cosa Nostra,"(LCN) regularly called the mafia or mob, which is a secret organization.  CS-1(Anthony Persiano) began providing information(based on personal dealings) to the FBI in 2015.  CS-1(Anthony Persiano) is a made member of the Philadelphia LCN, and is personally familiar with numerous other members and associates, and has provided detailed information as to the workings of the Philadelphia(LCN) including criminality of it's members.  CS-1 (Anthony Persiano) has proven to be credible.

See that credible part?  Keep reading.

CS-1(Anthony Persiano) agreed to enter into a cooperation agreement with the government and has been cooperating with special agents of the FBI in investigations for two years.  CS-1's(Anthony Persiano) agreement to enter into a cooperation plea agreement with the government is related to CS-1's(Anthony Persiano) participation in the staged robbery of a pawn shop, which was designed to deceive an insurance company. CS-1 (Anthony Persiano) has admitted to participating in the staged armed robbery and it is anticipated that he will plead guilty to fraud charges for that offense.

Anticipated or will?

It should be noted that an FBI supervisor not involved with the current investigation believed that CS-1(Anthony Persiano) was NOT TRUTHFUL about whether the robbery was staged.

In other words, and FBI supervisor thought Persiano lied.  Without looking to far into this, it would fully appear that Persiano got caught sticking up a pawn shop, and then decided as a result to inform on everyone else.  It's pretty clear cut in my opinion.   The problem, I have with this is that we have seen this kind of crap for a decade now.  These informants get caught nickle and diming some joint, refuse to do time, so they begin talking out their ass.  In this case, Persiano decided to drop a dime and begin giving up information, which apparently includes tapes and more.

What about his record though?  Assault, murder in the 3rd degree, fraud, firearms possession, contempt of court, and robbery by threats.   I pose a question here.  When JR Rubeo decided he was going to name Joey Merlino in all his problems, wasn't it because he got caught drug dealing? Did he name Merlino because he knew the only way to escape jail was to offer something to the government? 

Yes, Yes and hell yes.  In this case, it smells exactly the same.  If we accept that Persiano is a regular jerk off with a rap sheet with crap like robbery, and an FBI supervisor said he didn't buy his lies, why should we?  At what point do we stop allowing these swamp creatures to get a payday and a pat on the back because they can invent stories that put other people in the mix?  He had no problem robbing people his entire life.

Anthony Persiano mug shot.

He robbed someone(whose name I will redact) of $100,000 dollars while he was on the FBI'S payroll.  We aren't talking about some business deal between two criminals.  We are talking about him robbing a lady of $100,000 dollars.  Persiano has had an extensive history of offering to rehab homes, taking the money and never coming back. 

 Last check Newark, New Jersey was still investigating massive amounts of fraud cases against him, but suddenly dropped the investigation.  Why?  For starters it's because Persiano is a rat.  What about her money?  The FBI allowed this creep to rob people blind while he was collecting a paycheck from them.  Why? 

It's because the FBI has long turned a blind eye to cooperators.  They allow them to function in a way that allows them to commit various acts of crime as long as it's not deemed violent crime.  Wow.  Greg Scarpa ring any bells?  Whitey Bulger.  Both committed murder while collecting an FBI paycheck.  Was the FBI ever held responsible?  Maybe an agent or two, but the system is corrupt and long has been.  The problem in this situation is, this dunce got caught committing crimes, and because the FBI is willing to ignore those crimes for a few words about others, the whole thing just keeps on moving along.

To further that notion.  The PSP(Pennsylvania State Police) were investigating Persiano's businesses for fraud, the Newark branch of the FBI was doing the same.  The PSP closed the investigation, handed the files to the FBI, and suddenly according to my knowledge dropped the investigation in Persiano's fraud.  So what do you tell the woman who lost her $100,000, stolen by Persiano while he was working for the federal government?  Do you say "oops, I'm sorry?"  That's basically what she's being told without being told.  The fish are bigger in this pond, so sit tight.  It's ludicrous.  At some point this crap has to stop.

As for those named in this indictment.  Whatever "evidence," there is should be highly scrutinized.  It's more of the same, from a bottom feeder whom the FBI didn't even believe but somehow they gets bypassed and now he's an honest guy.  He was so honest he robbed people his entire life, and now that he finally got caught he wan't to point everyone else in the classroom. 

Whatever the end result is, or however this moves forward, the truth is, always will be, that cooperators lie.  Name me one cooperator who hasn't lied about several aspects of their testimony.  What has happened here is quite simple.  It's not enough to name three guys who he probably didn't know very well, but now he wants to indict everyone else he's ever heard of. That's how these guys get a smack on the wrist.  They get involved in dumb shit because they lack the intelligence to stay away from trouble, then they decide to put all the names they have ever heard in one basket and pick a few at random and hope it sticks. It's not because he's having a moment of clarity or this whole entire changed man bullshit we always hear.  It's simply because he lacks the courage to pay for his actions.  He lacks the guts to just accept his responsibility for his own stupidity, and it's time we stop allowing them to walk away for pointing the finger at someone else.  How sad it must be that your so irrelevant to this world that you have to name someone else who actually  is.  Pathetic.

I will continue to follow this case, and speak more about it at a later date.