Judge sends Bonanno turncoat turned podcaster to six months behind bars for parole violation
A Brooklyn federal judge sentenced Bonanno crime family turncoat Gene Borrello to six months behind bars for violating conditions of his supervised release Wednesday.
Borrello, 38, breached the terms of his release when he participated in organized crime podcasts and associated with other criminals, prosecutors said.
After helping the feds put more than a dozen members of his former crime family behind bars and serving five years, a judge sentenced him to time served and probation in 2019.
Instead of getting on the straight and narrow, Borrello kicked off a pattern of criminal behavior, prosecutors said, including taking to YouTube to discuss his violent past for entertainment purposes.
“Glorifying the mob is one thing. We’ve watched ‘Godfather’ 1, 2, 3, maybe this is 5,” Judge Frederic Block said at a Wednesday sentencing hearing. “But there comes a time when we need to stop.”
Borrello also violated the rules of his release by associating with felons through his podcast.
He once hosted “The Johnny and Gene Show” podcast with another former gangster who flipped, Johnny Alite. Another mob deserter, John Rubeo, nearly landed back in prison after making an appearance on their show.
“You want to know [why] I went out there?” Borrello said of his YouTube antics. “I’ll be honest with you. Every other cooperator is on there and I’m not allowed to. Sammy Gravano is on there talking about killing people.”
Borrello also visited Florida twice before asking Block if he could visit for a third time.
“I don’t like being made a fool of,” the judge said. “It bothers you, of course — that’s the essence of trust.”
Borrello’s lawyer Nancy Ennis requested that her client be able to turn himself in next week.
“Under the circumstances, I’m not comfortable setting him loose,” said Block.
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