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Eppolito joined the gambino crime family sometime in the 1950's, he was made capo by Carlo Gambino in the 1960's and was at one point a powerful capo who was involved in bookmaking. during the late 1970's when Paul Castellano became boss his power declined, he worked in partnership with Anthony Gaggi in a bookmaking operation in Brighton Beach,Brooklyn this relationship turned sour when Gaggi's solider Roy DeMeo cheated his son "Jim Jim" of $7,000 in a cocaine deal.

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  • James Eppolito
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  • Eppolito joined the gambino crime family sometime in the 1950's, he was made capo by Carlo Gambino in the 1960's and was at one point a powerful capo who was involved in bookmaking. during the late 1970's when Paul Castellano became boss his power declined, he worked in partnership with Anthony Gaggi in a bookmaking operation in Brighton Beach,Brooklyn this relationship turned sour when Gaggi's solider Roy DeMeo cheated his son "Jim Jim" of $7,000 in a cocaine deal.
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  • Eppolito joined the gambino crime family sometime in the 1950's, he was made capo by Carlo Gambino in the 1960's and was at one point a powerful capo who was involved in bookmaking. during the late 1970's when Paul Castellano became boss his power declined, he worked in partnership with Anthony Gaggi in a bookmaking operation in Brighton Beach,Brooklyn this relationship turned sour when Gaggi's solider Roy DeMeo cheated his son "Jim Jim" of $7,000 in a cocaine deal. Eppolito and his son were involvement in a children's charity scam that had been supported by, among others, First Lady Rosalynn Carter and Senator Edward Kennedy. the charity was set up by James Eppolito and the money was supposed to go to a worthy cause but the money was pocketed by Epollito. When the scam was exposed on a "60 Minutes" television episode, one of the photographs showed Jimmy Jr. and the wife of the president posing together. Castellano was concerned that Eppolito had brought heat on the gambino's and President Carter's embarrassment might cause him to seek retaliation on the Gambino Crime Family. In late 1979, Eppolito told Paul Castellano that Capo Anthony Gaggi and Soldier Roy DeMeo were drug trafficking. Eppolito claimed that DeMeo had cheated Eppolito's son, a Gambino soldier, in a cocaine drug deal, Eppolito Jr. was $7,000 out of pocket after the deal. In addition, Eppolito accused Gaggi of being a police informant and infringing on eppolitto's territory. Eppolito asked Castellano for permission to murder Gaggi and DeMeo. However, Castellano broke his own rules and sided with Gaggi and DeMeo. He then gave them permission to murder both Eppolito and his son. Eppolito thought he was still a powerful capo and that Castellano would side with him in the dispute however he didn't realise how close Gaggi was to Castellano and this stacked the odds in gaggi's favour.
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