ICYMI: Bonanno Mobster Pleads Guilty In One World Trade Center Fraud, Prosecutors Say

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — A Bonanno family associate who hid his mob ties to earn a construction contract with One World Trade Center has pleaded guilty to federal charges, prosecutors announced.

Vincent “Vinny” Vertuccio, 61, pleaded guilty Wednesday to hiding his connection to the Crimson Construction Corporation when it bid for a contract to work on One World Trade Center, Brooklyn federal prosecutors said.

Prosecutors maintain Vertuccio has longstanding connections to the Bonannos, a crime family of La Cosa Nostra.

Vertuccio, of Queens, also pleaded guilty to hiding income he received — in the form of expensive jewelry — from a Manhattan jewelry story and altering his 2011 tax return, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's office.

Vertuccio has agreed to pay the New York Port Authority — who manage One World Trade Center contracts — $1,089,771 in restitution and $374,057 to the Internal Revenue Service, prosecutors said.

Vertuccio will face up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced, prosecutors said.

Vertuccio’s attorney and alleged co-conspirator John Servider faces obstruction charges and his trial is expected to begin on June 12, according to prosecutors.