In April 2012, Saracino and former Colombo street boss Thomas Gioeli, were accused of the 1997 gangland slaying of NYPD officer Ralph Dols. According to reports Saracino, his cousin and former Colombo captain Dino Calabro (Big Dino), and former soldier Joseph Competiello (Joey Caves) ambushed and gunned down Dols in front of his Sheepshead Bay home. Calabro, Competiello and Saracino, were later rewarded for the rubout with induction as made men. Both Calabro and Competiello became government informants and confirmed the events of the murder.