Giammarino rejected any knowledge of his stepfather’s ties to the NY Mafia or that of the intermediaries whom he said he barely knew. Investigators also identified two intermediaries who introduced Giammarino to officials at Parx as Mafia associates according to a recent report. ![]() Even though Brescio had disavowed any ownership interest in the pizzeria the relationship was problematic according to Pa. He has a criminal history dating back to the 1970s and was once the public face of Lombardi’s. Giammarino’s stepfather John Brescio is a reputed captain in New York’s Genovese crime family according to law enforcement. Investigators claim owner Michael Giammarino has ties to the Philadelphia mafia family and two New York Mafia families. The famous pizzeria was founded back in 1905 in New York’s Little Italy and claims to be the first pizzeria in America. According to investigators, the Mafia was allegedly attempting to get a toehold in Pennsylvania casinos through Lombardi’s. Lombardi’s Pizza obtained a permit back in 2016 to open up a restaurant in Pennsylvania’s Parx Casino last December.īut a recent investigation uncovered alleged ties to the Mafia leading State gaming regulators to revoke the legendary pizzeria’s permit.
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