The son of the brutally murdered Alphonse (Sonny Red) Indelicato, a capowho led a doomed faction of the Bonanno family, Bruno was in his heyday a feared stone killer with a legendary appetite for cocaine. He joined the Outfit in the 1950s. Prior, he'd been acting underboss of the crime family. His chosen acting boss, protege Lorenzo "Fat Larry" Gurino, had disappeared during the Commission case. Sign Up. In 2015, Joseph DeSimone picked up where DeLutro left off and sought to connect the Lombardi's owner with Parx. In addition, prosecutors pointed out that employees of an electronics store identified Lombardo as the purchaser of a police scanner used in Seifert's murder. He died in prison from AIDS-related complications in 1994. Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi was a reported capo of the Genovese crime family. At one point in the late 1980s, the entire Alderney faction of the Lombardo family was put on the metaphorical hit list and was dispersed, causing damage to those crews which still has not been repaired. The Lombards, who were a Germanic tribe that overran the area in the 6th century, derived their name from the Latin Langobardi, which is composed of the Germanic elements meaning long-beards. This page was last edited on 25 September 2022, at 03:19. All rights reserved. Today, like its counterparts, the Lombardo family enjoys a much reduced stature but remains a force in the criminal domain. In that same year Anthony Strollo disappeared and was presumed murdered. [CDATA[ His first arrest came in 1979, when he was charged with conspiracy to manufacture and sell Quaaludes. But Cosa Nostra being Cosa Nostra, it wasn't longa couple of yearsbefore Bruno, Defense lawyers using the "musical consiglieris" defense in the courtroom apparently wasn't the only reason why Michael (Mikey Nose) Mancuso, boss of the Bonanno family, took the drastic step of expelling (aka shelving) his own acting boss and three others from the crime family back in 2019. They were his partners during prohibition when Joe Kennedy used his . Born: November 24, 1897, Sicily, Italy Died: January 26, 1962, Naples, Italy Nicknames: Lucky, Charlie Lucky Associates: Arnold Rothstein, Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello, the Five Families, the Commission, Bugsy Siegel. Lombardi's intercepted conversations cryptically identified the various players in the proposed heroin exchange, including defendant - a pharmacologist referred to as "the professor." The People . It is said that the history of the Lamburgh empire was also the legacy of the Lombardis themselves, as it was a Lombardi that crowned the empire's first ruler, Durelli. Eboli himself was later gunned down in 1972. . You are MY wife. FBI agent Bud Hall said that less than a month after Manzie's death, on January 12, 1977, Spilotro had a conversation with fellow Mob figure Frank "The Bomp" Bompensiero. Lombardo also told Zagel in the letter, "I want you to know that I am not a violent man in anyway shape or form. A photo posted by Renee Graziano (@reneegraziano). The Commission also blocked an applicant who did not disclose his association with a member of the Sicilian faction of the Gambino family. Another applicant was rejected over his not disclosing multiple family ties to the mob: his father is associated with the Luchese family and a grandfather, It's one of gangland's most high-profile, enigmatic hits -- and the identity of the killer has been debated for decades. He was 78 years old and living in Florida when he died on April 29, 1987. [25][26] Lombardo had continually professed his innocence, telling the court, "Now I suppose the court is going to send me to a life in prison for something I did not do." They saw the wiseguys on the street pulling up to the curbs in their big shiny Cadillacs, loafing around social clubs wearing pricey suits and sporting hundred-dollar haircuts and manicured fingernails. Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi was a perfect fit for the Genovese crime family. VH1 noted that the larger-than-life personality has dated many gangsters. By I love this picture because I feel like it captures Angela's beautiful carefree spirit. He died in jail in 2008. Although Lombardo resided in Englewood, New Jersey, he spent his remaining winters in Hollywood, Florida. Then in 2008, he was charged with ordering the 1997 murder of NYPD officer Ralph Dols, who had offended the mob boss by marrying his ex-wife. People love John, he said. Only mine. [1] Lombardo, who by the late 1960s was referred to as an "up-and-comer" in the Chicago Outfit along with Angelo J. LaPietra (known as "The Hook"), would take over the Outfit's operations in Las Vegas in 1971. Government sources commented off-the-record displeasure with the Aparo administration, having benefited from division within the Lombardo family for about 30 years. Anthony Old Man SperoCrime Family: BonannoStatus: Dead. A judge sentenced him to time served and probatio, Longtime Bonanno wiseguy Anthony (Bruno) Indelicato, 75, who shot his way into the annals of American organized crime, was released from prison on May 20, 2022, as per the BOP inmate locator website. Bruno Indelicato, left, Frank Lino. Diamond mine in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone that Do, Longtime Genovese family powerhouse Anthony (Tough Tony) Federici, who ran a landmark Queens-based Italian restaurant, died this morning of natural causes, sources tell Cosa Nostra News . His first arrest came in 1979, when he was charged with conspiracy to manufacture and sell Quaaludes. Much of this information comes from one of a presumed chain of coded correspondence intercepted by the Bureau of Prisons between Aniello, Aparo and an unknown third party. Sammy The Bull GravanoFamily: Columbo & GambinoStatus: Serving 20 years in prison. For the governor of Nevada, see, Indictment, fugitive, and Family Secrets trial, "Chicago Mobster Joey 'The Clown' Lombardo Dies While Serving Life Sentence", "The nose shows almost anything goes under Daley watch", "Grand jury lifting veil on unsolved mob hits", "Mayor Donald E. Stephens: I didn't meet with mob", "Affidavit of Peter J. 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Who Fat Andy Loved; John Gotti's Other Side: Anthony Ruggiano Junior, Part FOUR. Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi, uncle of Big Ang of VH1 Mob Wives, was low-key capo of the Genovese Crime Family. Mamma Lombardi's is a family-owned traditional Italian restaurant. 7. Her granddad was portrayed by Al Pacino in the movie "Donnie Brasco.". Police believe up to 5,000 mafia members are operating in Australia, in league with their colleagues in Italy. In 1976, he died at home, in bed, at age 74. News has learned. Aniello is currently the longest serving living boss among the Liberty City families. "[10], Lombardo married Marion Nigro in a Catholic ceremony in 1951. She managed and owned several Mafia hangouts throughout the years. Federal sources theorized that Aparo had either been forcibly retired or directly "taken down" by Vincent Aniello, as several interceptions were made reflecting the longtime boss' displeasure with Aparo's management style. The source said Karenand Brittanywill make separate plans to pay respect to Big Ang on their own. Alicia DiMichele Garofalo of "Mob Wives" is married to Edward "The Tall Guy" Garofalo of the Colombo crime family. It was later speculated that his own driver and bodyguard, Vincent "Vinny the Killer" Aniello (his street name stemmed from this incident), had him murdered in an attempted power play. Upcoming episodes include " Detroit Gun Play ," and an interview with Colombo Crime Family hitman, Larry Mazza. Andy and Anthony (Tony Lee) Guerrieri even got into an argument over Fat Andy's reluctance to make any of his guys. Iconic football coach Vince (Vincent) Lombardi was a man ahead of his time, who was not afraid to do what it takes to become extraordinary in his field, using his coaching skills to make NFL history. // ]]>, Report an Issue | In 1987, Cacace was ordered by imprisoned Colombo boss Carmine Persico to kill federal prosecutor William Aronwald for being disrespectful to the Cosa Nostra. The thief was arrested not long before the game's events, bailed out by the Lombardis in exchange to work as their pawn. Rhode Island State Police said Thursday that they arrested 62 people in a sweeping investigation into welfare fraud. [3] Lombardo was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the bribe conspiracy. August 30, 2022 in Factions Archive. Karentold E! While the elusive Federici long claimed he was retired from the position of capo in the nation's most powerful Mafia clan, the Genovese crime family, sources say Tough Tony, aka Tony Park Side, was part of the Genovese crime family's formal hierarchy, holding the position of official consiglieri, at the time of his death. "She is like a character straight from the movie 'Goodfellas' and lives by the lifestyle code. Leite grew up in New York and knew Alite for a long time. About five years ago, the two renewed their friendship and have grown closer. 8. A source told E! Eventually, while both were on the lam from a major construction industry case in the early 1990s, Corsaro turned on Aniello and informed the FBI of his hiding location. During the 1940s, Lombardo served a brief prison stretch for narcotics trafficking, his only imprisonment. The Lombardo crime family is one of the five families of Liberty City, historical criminal enterprises dating back to the turn of the century and dominating much of the organized crime in the city and. ", In 1959, family boss Vito Genovese was sent to prison. Trailer added below An unassuming Instagram post will lead curious mob watchers to some potential intrigue, assuming they value recent Bonanno crime family history. Joe Pesci immortalized a vicious killer in Goodfellas. The name is also an occupational name, derived from the personal name Lombardo, which indicates . "Mikey Nose is a torpedoa killer." [1], Lombardo and his wife, Marion, reportedly divorced in 1991, but Lombardo continued to reside in the same condominium building, moving after his divorce to a basement unit. The Genovese crime family is one of the "Five Families" that controls organized crime activities in New York City, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia (or Cosa Nostra). The Aniello-Corsaro administration is remembered as perhaps the bloodiest in the history of the mob, even outperforming the Philadelphia administration of the 1980s, and is also credited with decimating the Lombardo family in a way that it still has yet to recover from. "She's not moving one bit". 1. Still from YouTube interview with Tough Tony Federici. He cheated and his promises of marriage were lies, (his father would never allow him to marry an outsider) and he only intended for her to be a mistress. (Or fired up the chainsaw, depending on who you believe). Mafia news site. Blood and thunder violence isn't what you'll find here, instead we'll theme our 'violence' around arguments, politics, strategies and suspense. Want to Read. Mikey Nose Mancuso. Joseph Patrick Lombardo (born Giuseppe Lombardi;[1] January 1, 1929 October 19, 2019), also known as "Joey the Clown", was an American mobster and a high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit crime organization. Soon after, Scarpa was indicted on federal racketeering charges involving three murders. Churchgoer Stephen (Beach) DePiro, reputed Genovese soldier. "Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires". "In the 1980s, mobsters were much more out in the open, hanging out at social clubs," he says. Once Andy proposed Nicky, Nicky went out of his way to express his gratitude to Ruggiano. The first letter from Lombardo surfaced on May 4, 2005, was four pages long and riddled with spelling and grammatical errors. The truth is, we know very little about this murder, including who pulled the trigger. Our concentration is on storytelling and character development, everything that transpires here will serve a purpose in the long run. If you are new to the genre, do not worry, because we're more than happy to accommodate new players granted that they're willing to abide by both ours and the server's rules. The source did not specify who said this to them. Lombardi's Pizza was founded in Manhattan's Little Italy in 1905 and was the place where pizza was created. [2] This way the FBI would still not know who was really in charge and would continue to go after the wrong people, which they did, sentencing Salerno to 100 years in prison in 1986 in the Mafia Commission Trial.[3]. In 1986, Persico was convicted of racketeering and sentenced to 39 years in prison in the Colombo Trial. [9] On January 13, 2006, after over eight months at large, a bearded, unkempt Lombardo, was captured by FBI agents outside the Elmwood Park, Illinois home of his longtime friend Dominic Calarco. (AP Photo) (AP), Raiola spoke of her uncle on the television show, according got the book "The Men Behind Mob Wives." "About the 18 murders in the indictment, I want you to know that I was not privy before the murders, during the murders, and after the murders, and to this present writing to you." "She is what many consider a 'mob moll.' Finally, he was convicted on drug charges in 2002 and is expected to be released March 8, 2019. Spero was indicted on racketeering and murder charges in 1994, and in 2002, he was sentenced to life in prison for loansharking and his role in three more deaths, including that of Vincent Bickelman, a burglar who had robbed the mobsters daughter; and Paul Gulino, a Bath Avenue crew member assigned by Spero to kill Bickelman, but instead accepted an assignment to kill Spero. When he was arrested in 1962 for armed robbery, Scarpa became an undercover informant for the FBI to avoid prosecution. Early History of the Lombardi family This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lombardi research. Philip Lombardo (October 6, 1908 in New York City April 29, 1987) also known as "Benny Squint" and "Cockeyed Phil", was the boss of the Genovese crime family from the late 1960s until the beginning of the 1980s. Aparo, from the Broker faction, reportedly governed in an evenhanded fashion reminiscent of the older school, and a lack of favoritism being demonstrated was communicated in quiet grumblings recorded on wiretap within the Broker crews. . Borrello, 38, was given a six-month sentence by a judge in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday for participating in podcasts about organized crime and for associating with other criminals while doing so. The Sicilian-born boss of all Cosa Nostra bosses and head of the Gambino crime family is believed to be the inspiration behind the book The Godfather, by Mario Puzo, which was eventually adapted for the legendary film trilogy of the same name, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. However, the hit men accidentally took out Aronwalds father, George Aronwald, an administrative law judge who shared his sons office. Police believe he is responsible for at least 60 murders. 2 editions. 1870 - 1875 Americo Costagna (deported), 1876 - 1890 Joseph P. Malvito (murdered), 1890 - 1902 William Malvito (imprisoned, died 1904), 1902 - 1930 John "Gatto" Silvestrone (retired, died 1936), 1930 - 1949 Luca "Larry Roller" Zambarano (imprisoned, deported), 1949 - 1987 Nicodemo "Nick the Little Guy" Lombardo (imprisoned 1984, died 1990). He was the uncle of "Big Ang" of "Mob Wives" who died on Thursday morning. He was alleged to be the Consigliere of the Outfit. In 2003, the FBI swabbed Lombardo for DNA. The Lombardo crime family is one of the five families of Liberty City, historical criminal enterprises dating back to the turn of the century and dominating much of the organized crime in the city and surrounding areas. They bothshared on Instagram Saturday a photo showing them having drinks with friendsKim Capone and Etty Reish. Scarpa contracted HIV from a blood transfusion after an ulcer surgery in 1986, but kept his illness under wraps, telling people he had cancer. [2], Lombardo began his Outfit career as a jewel thief and as a juice loan collector. He did his time. He was arrested more than a dozen times but managed to avoid jail time. [3], Lombardo earned the nickname "The Clown" from his joking demeanor and for his various antics, including grinning wide for mug shots and for departing a 1981 court appearance at the federal courts building in Chicago holding a Chicago Sun-Times newspaper in front of his face with a hole cut out so he could see. She was 55 years old. He was also sentenced to 100 years in prison as part of the Commission Trial. Please check your browser settings or contact your system administrator. Feds: They Tried To Slice Off Whitey Bulger's Tongue, Members Of Colombo War Factions (1991-1993), RIP Tough Tony: Sources Say Elusive Genovese Family Powerhouse Was Official Consiglieri, Bonanno Family War Chest; So Many Coincidences: Christmas 2022 Update, Waterfront Commission Bans Multiple Individuals Over Mafia Ties, Helps Nab Two Genovese "Brokesters". Lombardo was born on January 1, 1929, in Chicago, one of 11 children to Italian immigrants from Bari, Mike Lombardi, a butcher, and Carmela Lombardi. "The Tall Guy's" father was allegedly killed by Sammy The Bull. Columbos movement became hugely popular, and 150,000 people flooded Manhattans Columbus Circle on June 29, 1970, at the Leagues first public rally. Every other cooperator is on there and Im not allowed to. This faction will attempt to portray the modern existence of LCN in New York, specifically one of the 'five families'. Gang Land News's Jerry Capec, Back in 2014, after hearing (and ignoring) the heartfelt pleas of a murdered man's daughter, Brooklyn Federal Judge John Gleeson sentenced Hector (Junior) Pagan to 11 years in prison and offered a thoughtful comment. Guys like him don't just disappear into thin air. Despite the debacle, Cacace won over a loyal following and his reign over the Columbo crime family lasted nearly two decades. Johnnies Lombardi (Johnnies Tavern) See Photos. [1] In 2006, federal prosecutors alleged that Lombardo's divorce was a sham to hide money. The most Lombardi families were found in USA in 1920. In addition to the podcast, Dom has something else potentially in the works with another podcaster, category killer (, Peter (Peter Pasta) Pellegrino, formerly of the Babylon, New Yorkrestaurant Peters Italian Restaurant, really is -- or was -- a gangster. [29][33] In 2005, Halprin spoke to the Chicago Tribune about his client's nickname, saying "[T]hat's a name he doesn't relish, and neither do I. This was about 33% of all the recorded Lombardi's in USA. He was imprisoned in 1992 after wiretap surveillance of his home telephone in Brooklyn led authorities to discover he was planning to obtain a large quantity of heroin. Dom Cicale at St. Joseph School for Girls. (New York Daily News). Cicale briefly mentioned the podcast, Mafia RoundTable, in a recent story we did on some of his legit post-Cosa Nostra doings. Sentenced in 1992 for six murders and his role in a massive drug operation, Pitera narrowly avoided the death penalty and is currently serving a life sentence at a federal penitentiary. Greg ScarpaFamily: ColumboStatus: Dead, A snazzy dresser who carried $5,000 with him at all times, Scarpa was involved in illegal gambling, drug trafficking, loansharking, extortion, hijacking, counterfeit credit cards, stock and bond theft, and murder, earning him the moniker The Grim Reaper.. John is the poster boy for turning yourself around. DeMeo's castmates include Louis Lombardi, James Russo, Nicholas Turturro, Leo Rossi, Paul Ben-Victor, Joseph D'Onoforio, Patrick Borriello, Christina DeRosa and even Bo Dietl, the former New York. See Photos. The once-promising Bonanno crime family member who appeared in Kitchen Nightmares now calls himself a brokester . Today, like its counterparts, the Lombardo family enjoys a much reduced stature but remains a force in the criminal domain. Aniello was promptly arrested, and Corsaro entered the witness protection program, becoming one of the government's least reliable witnesses of all time and never actually being put on the stand due to his crimes and the perception that he was medically psychopathic. The 1993 third Columbo civil war raged between loyalists of this charismatic mob boss, and a rebellious Colombo faction aligned with Vittorio Little Vic Orena. After that, he was made an underboss for the Gambinos. Lombardo's lawyer had stated that the assets had been placed in an "irrevocable trust" for Lombardo's family.[18]. [9], While Lombardo's whereabouts were unknown, he wrote letters to his lawyer, Rick Halprinbut directed toward the judge in the trialin which he claimed to be innocent, requested a $50,000 recognizance bond, offered to take a lie detector test, and asked to be tried separately from the other defendants in the Family Secrets caseall requests that U.S. District Judge James Zagel denied. Aniello was also a caporegime and close ally of Romanello's consigliere, which made him a relatively senior figure capable of making such a play. [7] On April 25, 2005, Lombardo, along with 13 other defendants was indicted as part of the federal government's Operation Family Secrets investigation, which lifted the veil on 18 killings since the 1970s that federal investigators had attributed to the Outfit. "After my father proposed Nicky, Nicky went to my father, Lombardi's was slated to be part of a $50 million expansion, copped to once being tied to former boss John Stanfa. A long-time Bonnano family boss, Spero made much of his money by selling stolen fireworks. Genovese Family associate THOMAS POLI pled guilty before United States District Judge John G. Koeltl on September 29, 2022, and is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Koeltl on April 13, 2023. At one of the Leagues largest rallies, Columbo was shot by a man posing as as journalist. Strollo's role as a front or acting boss was given to Thomas Eboli. The Calabrian mafia work with other organised crime groups including bikie gangs and . During this meeting, Romanello apparently abdicated the top position and informed Aniello and Corsaro that they would be taking the mantle, leaving the decision of who would actually assume the position up to them. Before Massino was arrested for the last time, everyone paid $100 a month for a war chestif someone got in trouble, it was there, one source told us. "A deep sense of belonging and well-being in a very rich academic environment that leads to well-paying jobs and careers that make a difference in the community. The wiseguys patted them on the back, told them they were "good kids," and maybe asked them to watch the cars, Four members and two associates of the Genovese crime family have now pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced on Thursday, February 9. They said two warranty deeds recording the sale of the Florida property referred to Marion Lombardo as "a married woman". Nearly 10 years after the mobster vanished, Cutolos remains were found minus a finger in a mob grave on Long Island. By the 1980s, then-United States Attorney Rudolph Giuliani started cracking down on organized crime, and the names of New Yorks Five Families Gambino, Genovese, Bonanno, Lucchese, and Colombo were splashed across newspaper headlines as feds rounded them up. [16][17] He was carrying $3,000 at the time of the arrest. 2. He is currently residing at the Brooklyn RRM (a halfway house where he and other Federal offenders receive "community-based services that will assist with their reentry needs.") His crew operated out of the Gravesend section of Brooklyn and dealt heavy drugs. [6] Federal authorities also notified Lombardo during the probe that his life might be in danger. She was a wise woman with a huge heart, this world would be a better place if we were all a little more like our beloved Big Ang. There are no reports of Raiola being married to a Mafia man, but she had said she dated "wiseguys" or crime-connected men in the past. Lombardi Crime Family|| Intro Lombardi Crime Family 26 subscribers Subscribe 1 Share Save 1 view 1 minute ago Show more Show more Doors run through 1-100! Powered by. She was 55 years old. After serving 22 years in jail, he died in 2009. The story which began with the Commission indictment ended with what is now known as one of the bloodiest periods in mob history, during the early 1990s. Big Ang's rep had no immediate comment. He said walking slowly toward me as I took a few steps back. He made it clear that Gigante was to become the new boss, and Salerno would continue as the front boss. Fun Fact: Pitera had a high-pitched falsetto voice that one biographer compared to Michael Jacksons. The Genovese crime family has been nicknamed the "Ivy League" and "Rolls Royce" of organized crime. Bonanno Crime Family Banana Wars The Rap Game Life Of Crime Tough Guy Gangsters Cannoli Frank Bonomo was a long-time member of the Bonanno Crime Family, who briefly may have served as a capodecina (group leader) during the late 1970s. Aparo reportedly has not fully retired, and can still be sighted in the company of his protege and successor Lou Sabbia. 4. Baby John was once known as Little Italy's Cannoli King, He forced her to toil 11-hour shifts seven days a week for several months, with no overtime, He allegedly fired her, using her request to change her work schedule so she could attend school as an excuse. 2023 E! [4] In 1986, Lombardo was convicted of skimming over $2 million in proceeds in several Strip casinos (including the Stardust Resort & Casino), and was sentenced to another 10 years in prison. Bensonhurst natives of a certain age can remember the days when the Mafia ruled the streets. It was decided that Aniello should be boss, and Corsaro became his underboss. Mahomes and the Chiefs won . [4] Lombardo was released on November 13, 1992, after serving only 10 years in prison. Lombardo began his career as a soldier on Michael "Trigger Mike" Coppola's powerful 116th Street Crew in the East Harlem section of New York. Each faces up to 20 years in prison, according to a media release fromthe U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of New York. Fat Andy prevailed, however, and they both decided that only Nicky would get made. At the time, he also owned two boats that he'd park in a pricey nearby Babylon harbor called Great South Bay. Attorneys Mitchell Mars, T. Markus Funk, and John Scully, Lombardo took the stand in his own defense, denying any involvement in the Daniel Seifert murder and claiming to have been at a police station at the time of the slaying, reporting the disappearance of his wallet. Visitations for her are beingheld in New York over the weekend, while her funeral is set to take place in a Catholic church in the city Monday. Hes been serving out his 139-year federal prison sentence since 1987. Thomas "Tommy Two-Guns" DeSimone killed a made member of the Mafia -- and for that, among other things, he was killed in what's been described as a classic setup. It is quite the devious, twisted little plot, as Dom tells itreplete, in all its sociopathic splendor, with a manufactured fall guy. To say she will be missed is an understatement. He derived the bulk of his illegal income from drugs. Now he is going out of his way to give back. Alite visited Mar-a-Lago which since September 2019 has been the primary residence of the former pr, This story from 2014 is one of the most popular on this siteand we didn't even know it until very recently (for reasons stemming from the fallibility of generalized analytics data.) Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and TV shows! Lombardo also asked Zagel "If you have any ideas or suggestion of what I should do, notify my lawyer he could reach me by the media. [18] Lombardo lived in the same modest condominium building on West Ohio Street, on the Near West Side of Chicago, from the time he was married until he became a fugitive in 2005. 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