DiMattia was born and raised in New Jersey where he first became involved in the Rackets as a runner for Legendary Lucchese crime family capo "Tumac" Anthony Accetturo. DiMattia became a member of the L.A. family in the 1980s and was partners with "The Animal" Anthony Fiato in a bookie ring in which one of they're customers was Murray "the K" Kaufman, a famous and influential rock & roll impresario and disc jockey of the 1950s, 60s and 70s. During the early days of Beatle mania, he frequently referred to himself as “the Fifth Beatle", and loved to gamble on sports. He once allegedly lost over $30,000 betting on football to DiMattia and according to Fiato, they allegedly had to go over to Kaufman's home and "slap" him around to get him to pay up and also allegedly set him up to be robbed by