STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — During a 2023 sentencing hearing, reputed Colombo crime family boss Theodore Persico Jr. told a federal judge that he planned on disassociating with La Cosa Nostra upon his release from prison.
His actions since that court appearance have suggested otherwise, according to federal prosecutors.
Persico Jr., 62, of Todt Hill, pleaded guilty last month before Judge Hector Gonzalez to violating his parole. Gonzalez adjourned the proceedings to Feb. 11 for sentencing…