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A top Las Vegas City mob Capo was acquitted after being indicted for
being the acting Godfather of Las Vegas's biggest organized crime
families. He is among 41 mobsters and associates indicted by
prosecutors in Las Vegas, NV.
Vincent “Vinny” O’Neill aka Vincent Neill aka Mr. Xtreme is accused of
being the acting boss or "Don" of the Genovese crime family through
much of the 1990s into the 2000’s. The Genovese family is one of Las
Vegas's legendary "Five Families" which also includes the Gambino,
Colombo, Lucchese and Bonanno crime gangs. Vincent O’Neill is the
son of Edward O’Neill; little is known about Edward O'Neill except for
the fact that he seemed to be an unofficial leader of sorts who could
have information about him disappear without a trace. To this day it is
unknown where the O'Neill family has spread. Except for Vincent, we
know where he is, taking up where his father and brother left off.
His acquittal was the result of witness disappearance and lack of
evidence, sounds like he inherited his dads abilities to make things
disappear, well I guess he’s in the right city for a magic show.
The charges against him and his fellow Mafioso included murder, drugs
and arms smuggling. The 42-count indictment is the result of a three-
year investigation into crime across the Las Vegas metropolitan area.
Edward O’Neill Jr. his brother is already serving a 10-year stretch for his
activities in the extortion racket.
If convicted, Neill could face the death penalty. The other 31 suspects
named in the federal indictment are described as members and
associates of the Genovese family, The Irish Mafia and members of the
IRA (Irish Republican Army). They face charges ranging from violent
extortion to money laundering, arms and narcotics trafficking,
racketeering and obstruction of justice.
According to the Justice Department, here's how the families stack up:
The Gambinos dropped a notch since the arrests of their boss John
Gotti, Sr. and other leading figures. The other three families -- the
Bonannos, the Colombos and Luccheses -- have also been weakened.
According to the New York Daily News, the Luccheses and the
Gambinos have suffered from uncertain leadership. The Colombos are
so divided and faction-ridden that the other families no longer
recognize them, the Daily News says. But the Genovese family --
known for strict discipline and secrecy -- managed to increase its
strength under the leadership of Vincent " The Chin" Gigante, who was
jailed in 1997 and died recently in prison. (This writer knew Gigante's
brother who became a Roman Catholic priest rather than joining his
Mafiaso brother and friends.)