selling heroin as part of the Pizza Connection case in New York and New Jersey. I put him here in
Hollywoodmafia because he is in Terminal Island FCI which is in San Pedro Harbor. Sal plays a part in the Los
Angeles Family. He sits and he spews his wisdom in the visiting room. Sal is a short guy and he is in great
shape for his age. He likes soccer and he hopes to be deported to Italy. I know his family would like that. He
came to America illegally and was later granted resident status. I have a few things that were written about Sal
here for you to enjoy. He is a hell of a guy and you can see why Roger Clinton would want him to be free.
Pursuant to a multi-count indictment, appellants Rosario Gambino, Erasmo Gambino, Antonio Gambino, and
Anthony Spatola were convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Indicted
along with appellants on the conspiracy charge and related offenses were Mario Gambino and Giovanni
Bosco. At the conclusion of the trial, Mario Gambino was acquitted on all counts with which he was charged.
Bosco remained a fugitive throughout the trial. [**3] Rosario Gambino, Erasmo Gambino, and Anthony
Spatola were convicted on two counts of possession of heroin and two counts of distribution of heroin in
contravention of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A). Antonio Gambino was convicted on three counts of
those offenses. The remaining counts contained charges of using the telephone to facilitate a conspiracy to
distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 843(b) and (c). Rosario Gambino was convicted on one count of
this offense; Erasmo Gambino, on two counts; Antonio Gambino, on three counts; and Anthony Spatola, on six
counts.
[*940] Subsequent to the jury verdict, the district court imposed the following sentences on the defendants:
Rosario Gambino -- three consecutive fifteen-year prisons terms; one concurrent four-year term; terms of
Special Parole, and total fines of $105,000.
A United States criminal indictment filed December 20, 1983 charged Rosario Gambino with conspiracy to
defraud the U.S. Government by obstructing and hindering the Treasury Department and conspiring to commit
offenses against the United States in violation of various sections of Titles 18 and 31 of the United States
Code; U.S. criminal indictment filed March 26, 1984, names Rosario Gambino in eight counts charging him
with conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute narcotics and use of a telephone in facilitating the
conspiracy to distribute heroin in violations of various sections of Titles 21 and 18 of the United States Code;
he is considered to be an inimical presence.