Anthony was a Sicilian-American born to first generation immigrants from Marineo in Palermo, Sicily. They moved to the U.S. and settled in Ozone Park, Queens. He has two sons, Anthony and Joseph, from his first wife. In the 1980s, Trentacosta became a made man, or a full member, of the Gambino family under the sponsorship of new family boss and longtime friend John Gotti. Working out of Brooklyn and Ozone Park, Trentacosta soon had convictions for armed robbery, bookmaking, burglary, receiving stolen property, trespassing, parole violations and criminal contempt in Brooklyn and Ozone Park, Queens. By the end of the 80's, Trentacosta would be considered one of top earners in the family. His primary racket was a gasoline bootlegging that reportedly cost the U.S. government over $1 billion in