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The Defendants:

ERNEST AIELLO 
Age: 46
Wantagh, New York

NELSON ALVAREZ (also known as “Spanish g”)
Age: 53
Uniondale, New York

LOUIS APICELLA (also known as “Lou Ap”)
Age: 50
New Rochelle, New York

AMMAR AWAWDEH (also known as “Flapper Poker” and “Flappy”)
Age: 34
Brooklyn, New York

SAUL BECHER
Age: 45
Bronx, New York

CHAUNCEY BILLUPS
Age: 49
Lake Oswego, Oregon

MATTHEW DADDINO (also known as “Matty” and “The Wrestler”)
Age: 43
Franklin Square, New York

ERIC EARNEST (also known as “Spook”)
Age: 53
St. Louis, Missouri

LEE FAMA
Age: 57
Brooklyn, New York

JOHN GALLO
Age: 53
Brooklyn, New York

MARCO GARZON
Age: 39
Elizabeth, New Jersey

THOMAS GELARDO (also known as “Juice”)
Age: 42
Scarsdale, New York

JAMIE GILET
Age: 40
Jericho, New York

TONY GOODSON (also known as “Black Tony”)
Age: 52
Forsyth, Georgia

KENNY HAN
Age: 40
Queens, New York

SHANE HENNEN (also known as “Sugar”)
Age: 40
Las Vegas, Nevada

OSMAN HOTI (also known as “Albanian Bruce”) and “Big Bruce”)
Age: 44
Ridgefield Park, New Jersey

HORATIO HU (also known as “H”)
Age: 37
Queens, New York

ZHEN HU (also known as “Jonathan Chan,” “Jonathan Hu,” “Scruli,” and “Stanley”)
Age: 37
Brooklyn, New York

DAMON JONES (also known as “Dee Jones”)
Age: 49
Houston, Texas

JOSEPH LANNI
Age: 54
Staten Island, New York

JOHN MAZZOLA (also known as “John South”)
Age: 43
Gray, Georgia

CURTIS MEEKS (also known as “Curt”)
Age: 41
Elgin, Texas

NICHOLAS MINUCCI
Age: 39
East Northport, New York

MICHAEL RENZULLI
Age: 42
Islip, New York

ANGELO RUGGIERO, JR.
Age: 53
Howard Beach, New York

ANTHONY SHNAYDERMAN (also known as “Doc”)
Age: 39
Brooklyn, New York

ROBERT STROUD (also known as “Black Rob”)
Age: 67
Louisville, Kentucky

SETH TRUSTMAN
Age: 43
Queens, New York

SOPHIA WEI (also known as “Pookie”)
Age: 40
Queens, New York

JULIUS ZILIANI (also known as “Jay”
Age: 54
Wayne, New Jersey

E.D.N.Y. Docket Nos. 25-CR-314 (JMA) 

Contact
John Marzulli
Denise Taylor
United States Attorney’s Office
(718) 254-6323
Updated October 23, 2025

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