For quite some time now many have suspected that reputed Patriarca crime family captain Robert "Bobby" DeLuca may have turned rat. Now its possible some of the work he did as an informant is surfacing in a racketeering case against a fellow New England mobster. A motion filed in court recently asks that three secretly recorded conversations between New England mobster Edward "Eddie" Lato and the cooperating witness identified as "RD" be removed. DeLuca disappeared several months ago and has not been seen since but that could change soon.
Robert "Bobby" DeLuca
The upcoming case alleges that Patriarca family mobsters shook down local business owners including strip clubs in Providence RI. There are only two remaining defendants awaiting trial in the case Albino "Albie" Folcaretti and Theodore Cardillo. All other defendants including reputed former New England mob boss Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio and reputed captain Eddie Lato have already agreed to plea deals. It has been reported that turncoat DeLuca will possibly be appearing as a witness in the upcoming trial of James "Whitey" Bulger for reputed former Winter Hill mob boss.