Bernard NiCastro

Bernard "Bernie" Nicastro (born 1933) is a mobster and alleged "soldier" in the New Jersey based DeCavalcante crime family.

A resident in West Palm Beach, Florida, Nicastro was involved in loansharking activities since the 1970s, which is when he is believed to have been 'made' in the New Jersey based DeCavalcante crime family.

But on October 19, 2000, Nicastro was arrested and extradited to the state of New Jersey, where more than 50 of his associates from the DeCavalcante crime family were put on trial for various criminal activities, including labor racketeering, extortion, loansharking, illegal gambling, [...] and conspiracy to commit [...] charges. Nicastro, then in his mid 60s, was convicted of predicates under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

As of March 2009, Bernard Nicastro is incarcerated at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners (MCFP) in Springfield, Missouri. His projected release date is May 13, 2015.

External links

• http://www.ipsn.org/indictments/loren-maltese_indictment/decavalcante_indictment2.htm
• http://www.ipsn.org/indictments/loren-maltese_indictment/doj_pressrel_decavalcante.htm
• http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=Nicastro&Middle=&FirstName=bernard&Race=U&[...]=U&Age=&x=0&y=0