Thomas Manzo, 59, of Franklin Lakes was convicted by a federal jury after a two-week trial of committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity, conspiracy to commit a violent crime in aid of racketeering resulting in serious injury and falsifying and concealing documents related to the investigation.
Prosecutors said in the spring of 2015, Manzo hired John Perna, a “made man” in the Lucchese Crime Family, to attack his ex-wife, Dina’s boyfriend. In exchange, Manzo provided a free wedding for Perna at the catering venue Manzo co-owned in Paterson called Perna planned the attack with associates from the Lucchese family and carried out a violent assault on Dina’s boyfriend on July 18, 2015, authorities said. Manzo concealed and falsified documents relating to Perna’s wedding at The Brownstone during the investigation, officials said.his ex-wife’s townhome in Holmdel in 2017 and beating his ex-wife’s husband with a baseball bat and assaulting his ex-wife.