Frank ‘Cadillac’ Salemme, a former boss of the New England Family of La Cosa Nostra, and former NELCN associate Paul Weadick, have been charged in connection with the 1993 murder of Steven A. DiSarro, a South Boston club owner.
The indictment alleges that Salemme and Weadick murdered DiSarro to prevent him from communicating with federal law enforcement officials about violations of federal laws by Salemme and others.
According to investigators, DiSarro’s relationship with Salemme and Salemme’s son, Francis P. Salemme, Jr., became the subject of a federal investigation in the early 1990s.
Part of that investigation focused on the operation of ‘The Channel,’ a South Boston night club that DiSarro owned.
Weadick was a close associate of Salemme, Jr. and was allegedly involved in the murder plot.
Salemme was the boss of the New England La Cosa Nostra during the early 1990s until his indictment for racketeering in 1995 and conviction in 1999.
He was subsequently convicted of obstruction of justice in 2008 for lying to federal authorities about the murder of DiSarro.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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