Mob associate gets 7 years in RI case

Richard Bonafiglia admitted role in extortion case

Updated: Friday, 01 Jun 2012, 1:02 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 01 Jun 2012, 6:22 AM EDT

By Courtney Caligiuri

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - A mob associate of Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio, who admitted to his role in a extortion case, was sentenced to seven years in prison.

Richard Bonafiglia, 58, learned his fate in District Court in Providence.

Richard Bonafiglia pleaded guilty in February to being part of a scheme to shake down Providence strip clubs for protection money.

Reputed former head of the Patriarca crime family, Manocchio, was sentenced to five and half years behind bars for his role in the case.

Ground rules for posting comments: No profanity or personal attacks. Please comment on the subject of the story itself. If you do not follow these rules, we will remove your post. Keep it civil, folks!

Our commenting section is powered by IntenseDebate. If you registered for an account but didn't receive a verification e-mail, check your spam folder or click here for more information. For additional technical help, click here.