Union County Man Admits Role In Crime Family's Cocaine Dealing

A Union man with ties to the DeCavalcante organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra, today, Dec. 2, admitted to distributing more than 500 grams of cocaine, U.S. District Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

John Capozzi, 34, of Union and Mario Galli, 23, of Toms River, each pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William H. Walls to an information charging them with one count of distribution of more than 500 grams of cocaine, Fishman said.

Capozzi and Galli were arrested and charged by complaint in March, along with eight members of the DeCavalcante crime family. They both admitted that between Dec. 12, 2014, and March 2015, in conjunction with other family associates, they sold more than one-half a kilo of cocaine to an undercover FBI agent for at least $78,000, according to documents filed in this case and statements made in court.

The drug distribution count to which Capozzi and Galli each pleaded guilty carries a mandatory minimum of five years, a maximum of 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine.

Sentencing for both defendants is scheduled for March 21, 2016.