Liborio Bellomo

Liborio Bellomo
Bellomo arrested in 1996
Born	Liborio Salvatore Bellomo (1957-01-08) January 8, 1957 (age 60)
Nationality	American
Other names
Known for	Racketeering, Mafia Activity

Liborio Salvatore Bellomo (born January 8, 1957) is an American mobster and reputed boss of the Genovese crime family.

Bellomo is the son of Salvatore Bellomo. Liborio Salvatore Bellomo is the double cousin of Genovese associate Liborio Thomas Bellomo; their fathers are brothers and their mothers are sisters. This has led law enforcement to confuse their identities on several occasions. In 1997, Liborio T swore in an affidavit that he was guilty of federal charges instead of his cousin Liborio S.

Liborio Salvatore Bellomo stands 5'7". Bellomo is the father of three sons and one daughter.

In 1990, after Vincent Gigante's indictment in the Windows Case, Bellomo was appointed acting boss of the Genovese family. On June 11, 1996, Bellomo was indicted on Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) charges, including the murders of mobster Ralph DeSimone and Antonio DiLorenzo, extortion, and labor racketeering. Dilorenzo was found shot to death in the backyard of his home in West New York, New Jersey. DeSimone was found in the trunk of his car at La Guardia Airport in Queens, shot five times. Both DeSimone and DiLorenzo were murdered because the Genovese leadership thought they were government informants.

Bellomo's lawyers stated that their client passed two polygraph tests in which he denied killing anyone.FBI agents shaved Bellomo's head, looking for evidence that Bellomo had used drugs to beat the polygraph machines.

In February 1997, prosecutors dropped the DeSimone and DiLorenzo murder charges and offered Bellomo a chance to plead guilty to extorting payoffs from a construction union and a garbage hauling company. Bellomo accepted the deal and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

On July 13, 2001, the imprisoned Bellomo was indicted on money laundering charges related to the Genovese family's involvement in the waterfront rackets and control of the ILA. Bellomo was accused of hiding money stolen from the ILA's members pension fund account between 1996 and 1997. Bellomo again pleaded guilty to lesser charges, pushing back his scheduled release date in 2004.