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U NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF M A SSACHU SETTS

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ROBERT P.D ELUCA ,

V iolations:

18U.S.C.5 1503
18U.S.C.j 1001

Defkndant.
IND ICTM EN T

THE U NITED STATES GRAND JURY in and forthe DistrictofM assachusettscharges

that:

COUNT ONE

(ObstructionofJustice- 18USC j1503)

Attim es materialto this lndictm ent:
a.

ln oraboutOctober 1989,the defendantROBERT P.D ELU CA becnm e a

S'made''memberoftheNew EnglandFamilyofLaCosaNostra(hereinaftertitheNELCN'')5a
secretcrim inalorganization w hich had previously been known asthe Patriarca Fam ily ofLaCosa
Nostra.

b.

Inorbefore 1991,FrancisP.Salemme(hereinafterdsalemme'')becnmethe

bossofthe NELCN . Priorto becoming the boss,Salem m e wasa ''capo'

'orcaptain and wasthe
''bossofBoston.''

FrancisP.Salemme,Jr.(hereinaftertsalemme,Jr.'')wasa''made''member
oftheN ELCN and the son ofFrancisP.Salem m e.
Stephen A.D isarro was abusinessm an who was associated with Salem m e
and Salem me,Jr. Disarro had experience in the ownership and operation ofrestaurantsand

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clubs. Disarro disappeared on oraboutM ay 10,1993.

d.

The Chmm elwasa club located at25N ecco Streetin South Boston. In or

aboutand between 1990 and 1993,D isarro acquired controlofThe Chnnnel. Salem me and
Salemm e,Jr.had a hidden interestin The Channel.

Inoraboutandbetween 1991and 1995,theSalemmesbecnmethesubject

ofacriminalinvestigation,includingafederalgrandjuryinvestigation,bystateandfederallaw
enforcem entauthorities. ln connection with thisinvestigation,Salem m e,Jr.was indicted by a

federalgrandjuryonoraboutJune19,1992inUnitedStatesv.FrancisP.Salemme.Jr.,Crim.No.
92-10179-REK . The relationship ofthe Salem mesto The Chsnnelwasrelevantnotonly to the
aforem entioned crim inalinvestigation,butalso to pending courtproceedingsin Crim .No.
92-10179-REK.

On oraboutM ay 10,1993,Salem m e and Salem me,Jr.participated in the

m urderofStephen D isarro. Salem m earranged with thedefendantD ELUCA to dispose ofthe
body ata location in Providence,Rhode Island.
Shortly afterthe m urderofD isarro,Salem me transported Disarro'sbody
to Providence,R.I.where the defendantDELUCA arranged to have the body buried in thevicinity
of715Branch Avenue.
h.

In oraboutFebruary 2011,thedefendantDELUCA wasarrested in the

DistrictofRhode lsland. Thereafter,the defendantD ELUCA agreed to cooperate with federal

law enforcem entauthorities in an effortto obtain a lightersentence.

During an interview ofthe detkndantDELUCA on oraboutJune 23,2011

in the DistrictofM assachusettsby federalprosecutorsand investigators,DELU CA denied any
knowledgeregarding the disappearance and suspected murderofStephen Disarro. Atthattim e,

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theddkndantDELUCA falstlystattdthat:(1)hehadnoinformationrtgardingthtdisappearance
ofStephenDisarro;and(2)hewasnotinvolvedinthedisappearanceofStephenDisarro. During
thatinterview aswellasduring an earlierinterview in the DistrictofM assachusetts on orabout
M arch 28,2011,the defendantD ELUCA also denied any knowledge ofany otherm urders
com m itted by m em bersand associatesofthe NELCN .
On oraboutJuly 11,2011,thedefendantDELU CA entered into aplea

agreementwith theUnited Statesin whichheagreed toplead guiltyto a singlecountinformation

charging DELU CA with racketeering conspiracypursuantto Title 18,United StatesCode,Section

1962(d). ThepleaagreementalsorequiredDELUCA toprovidecompleteandtruthful

infolnnation to theU nited Statesand stated thatiftheUnited Statesdeterm ined thathe cooperated
fully and had provided substantialassistance to law enforcem entauthorities,theUnited States
would file am otion thatwould perm itthe Courtto impose a lowersentence.
k.

0n oraboutJune 30,2014,the defendam DELUCA wassentenced to one

dayofincarceration(timeserved)asaresultofhiscooperationwiththeUnitedStates.
2.

O n oraboutand between M arch 28,2011and June 30,2014,in the Districtof

M assachusettsand elsew here,the defendant

RO BERT R DELU CA,

didcomzptlyendeavortoinfluence,obstruct,andimpedethedueadministrationofjustice,towit,
didknowinglyandintentionallymakefalsestatementsabout(a)hisknowledgeregardingthe
disappearanceofStephen Disarroand(b)hisinvolvementinthedisappearanceofStephen
Disarro,and did thereby attem ptto m islead federalprosecutors and investigators by providing
falseinform ation regarding hisinvolvementin thedisappearanceand presum ed m urderofStephen

Disarro,in orderto ensure thathe obtained a lowersentence in U nited States v.RobertP.DeLuca,

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Crim.No.11-1165(D.R.I.),thanhemighthavereceivedhadhebeentmthful.

A llin violation ofTitle 18,U nited States Code,Section 1503.

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COUN T TW O

(FalseStatements-l8USC j1001(a)(2))
'
I'
he factualallegationssetforth in paragraph one ofCountOne are hereby
realleged and incorporated asiffully setforth herein.
2.

O n oraboutJune 23,2011,in the DistrictofM assachusetts,the defendant

RO BERT P.DELUCA,

inamatterwithinthejurisdictionoftheexecutivebranchoftheGovemmentoftheUnitedStates,
knowingly and willfully m adem aterially false,lictitiousand lh udulentstatem entsto governm ent
prosecutorsem ployed by the United Statesand federalagentsem ployed by the FederalBureau of

Investigation,inthatthedefendantROBERT P.DELUCA falselystated that(a)hehadno

knowledgeregardingthedisappearanceofStephenDisarroand(b)hewasnotinvolvedinthe
disappearance ofStephen Disarro. These statem entsand representationsw ere false because the
defendantROBERT P.DELU CA then and there knew thatStephen Disarro had been m urdered
and thathe wasinvolved in secreting Stephen Disarro'sbody.

A1linviolationofTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section1001(a)(2).

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COUNT TH REE

(FalseStatements18USC j 1001(a)(2))
The factualallegationssetforth in paragraph oneofCountOne are hereby
realleged and incorporated asiffully setforth herein.
2.

O n oraboutand between June 23,2011,in the DistrictofM assachusetts,the

defendant
ROBERT R DELU CA ,

inamatterwithinthejurisdictionoftheexecutivebranchoftheGovemmentoftheUnitedStates.
knowingly and w illfully m ade materially false,fictitiousand fraudulentstatem entsto govem m ent

prosecutorsem ployed by the United Statesand federalagents em ployed by the FederalBureau of

Investigation,in thatthe defendantROBERT P.DELUCA falsely stated thathe knew nothing

aboutanymurders(murdersotherthanthemurderofStephenDisarro)committedbymembers
and associates oftheNELCN . Thesestatem entsand representationswere false because the
defendantROBERT P.DELUCA thenand thereknew thatm em bersand associatesoftheN ELCN
had com m itted mtlrdersofotherindividuals in addition to the murderofStephen Disarro.

AI1inviolationofTitle 1:,UnitedStatesCode,Section 1001(a)(2).

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A TRUE BILL

REPERSO N OF TH E G RAND JUR Y

DED M .W YSH AK ,JR.

AssistantU nited States Attorney

DISTRICTOFMASSACHUSETTS:

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R eturned into the DistrictCourtby theG rand Jurors and nled.

E UTY CLERK

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