Who Is Dominic Taddeo From Rochester Crime Family? Details On The Notorious Hitman Who Escaped Prison

Rochester Crime Family’s hitman Dominic Taddeo is yet to be featured on the Wikipedia pages. He has recently escaped federal prison.

Dominic Taddeo is the NY mobster who killed three people in the 1980s. The notorious hitman has recently escaped prison on March 28, 2022.

Wikipedia: Who Is Dominic Taddeo From Rochester Crime Family?

Dominic Taddeo has been listed on the ROC Wikipedia pages. He was a gangster who was found guilty of several crimes in the year 1992.

His bio on the website notes, that Taddeo was an alleged hitman for the mob. He was involved in a plot to bust drug lord Carlos Lehder out of prison and sell him back to the Medellin Cartel in Colombia.

Taddeo most notably worked with the La Cosa Nostra organized crime family in Rochester, New York.

He was known for killing three people, charged with the attempted assassination of two, and conspiracy to kill another.

The contract killer had fatally shot Nicholas Mastrodonato, Gerald Pelusio, and Dino Tortatice in the years 1982 and 1983.

However, he was not linked to the murderers for years to come. After facing federal arms charges, he was taken into custody but was released on bail in 1987. Then, he disappeared for many years.

It was in 1992 that he was found guilty in Rochester of RICO crimes. Moreover, was punished as the “Mafia hitman”.

According to age, Dominic Taddeo is 64 years old in 2022. He was only a year from his scheduled release from prison and had a clean disciplinary record behind the bars.

Notorious NY Hitman Dominic Taddeo Escapes From Prison

Dominic Taddeo has escaped from federal prison, according to the Bureau of Prisons.

He fled from federal custody after going to an approved medical appointment on March 28, 2022. However, failed to return.

Taddeo was serving his 54 years of imprisonment and was pleaded guilty in the year 1992. He was imprisoned at the facility in Coleman, Florida.

In February 2022, the hitman was transferred to a residential halfway house for inmates who are ready to release.

Taddeo had also requested a compassionate release in 2020 citing his health issues and COVID 19 pandemic. Although was denied following his criminal history.

Dominic Taddeo Was A Gangster From New York Arrested For Three Murders

Dominic Taddeo was arrested for the three murders. He had killed Nicholas Mastrodonato, Gerald Pelusio, and Dino Tortatic in 1982 and 1983.

In April 1983, he was hired to kill mob figure, Thomas Marotta on two different occasions. For the first time, he had shot off 11 shots with a .22-caliber handgun, hitting Thomas six times.

Six months later, he had again shot Marotta 10 times with the .22-caliber handgun. However, was unable to take his life.