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<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#3b3030;font-size:14px"><strong>Gambino crime family associate, 62, is found guilty of shooting his friend of 30 years dead execution-style after he refused to return $750,000 he was holding for &#8216;safekeeping&#8217; and also robbed him of luxury watches </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#3b3030;font-size:14px"><strong>Anthony Pandrella, 62, of Brooklyn, was convicted of murder on Tuesday for the death of his longtime friend Vincent Zito, 77, in 2018</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#3b3030;font-size:14px"><strong>He killed Zito execution-style inside the man&#8217;s home after he failed to return Zito&#8217;s money to him </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#3b3030;font-size:14px"><strong>Zito had given him $750,000, after Pandrella told him he was &#8216;hot&#8217; &#8211; meaning the police were onto him &#8211; for &#8216;safekeeping&#8217; </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#3b3030;font-size:14px"><strong>When he asked for his money back, the gangster told him it had disappeared from his basement, but he eventually paid him back $300,000 of it </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#3b3030;font-size:14px"><strong>On the day he was supposed to return the rest, instead he assassinated his friend of 30 years </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color wp-block-heading" style="color:#3b3030;font-size:14px"><strong>Pandrella faces life in prison with at least a mandatory of 10 years. He will be sentenced on September 16</strong><br></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Anthony-Pandrella-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-409953" width="842" height="941"/><figcaption><strong> Gambino crime family associate Anthony Pandrella, 62, of Brooklyn, [photo], killed his friend of 30 years, Vincent Zito, execution-style after refusing to return the $750,000 he was &#8216;safe-keeping.&#8217; for the victim </strong><br></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A Gambino crime family associate was found guilty of killing his friend of 30 years execution-style after refusing to return the $750,000 he was &#8216;safe-keeping.&#8217; The mafia-connected loan shark gunned down his long-time friend because he feared the older man wanted to whack him over a debt, federal prosecutors say.<br>Anthony Pandrella, 62, of Brooklyn, was convicted on all counts in a federal New York City court on Tuesday for killing his longtime friend Vincent Zito, 77. <br>He now faces life in prison with at least a mandatory 10 years, the Justice Department announced in a <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/gambino-crime-family-associate-convicted-federal-jury-murder-and-robbery-brooklyn-man" target="_blank">statement</a>. <br>&#8216;Today’s verdict has found that the defendant is a cold-blooded killer who shot his elderly friend in his home, execution-style with a bullet in the back of the head, to avoid returning a large sum of money he was holding for the victim,&#8217; US Attorney Breon Peace said in a statement. <br>Peace also said the Pandrella stole &#8216;luxury watches&#8217; from Zito&#8217;s &#8216;loansharking business,&#8217; that he was apparently holding as &#8216;collateral&#8217; for a customer&#8217;s loan. <br>In addition, Zito, who has connection to the Lucchese crime family, had given Pandrella $750,000 to &#8216;safe-keep&#8217; after his friend told him he was &#8216;hot,&#8217; indicating the police were coming on to him. However, when Zito tried to rightfully reclaim his money, Pandrella failed to return it. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Vincent-Zito-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-409955" width="838" height="1096"/><figcaption><strong>Pandrella was convicted on all counts in a federal NYC court on Tuesday for killing his longtime friend Vincent Zito, [photo] He now faces life in prison with at least a mandatory 10 years</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Zito was reportedly angered by Pandrella&#8217;s claim that the money had disappeared and was overheard at a restaurant threatening to kill him. He had loaned Pandrealla the money after he had told him he was &#8216;hot,&#8217; meaning the police were potentially onto his shady business. <br>Two witnesses revealed during the three-week trial that Zito was furious with the Brooklynite over the money and had threatened to kill him, the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-murder-trial-mob-associate-brooklyn-loan-shark-vincent-zito-20220531-wxglxdd46fdnrksuxndgqm442y-story.html" target="_blank">New York Daily News</a> reported. <br>&#8216;I gave him $750,000 and he said it’s gone. The fat f**k stole my money,&#8217; one witness testified hearing Zito say at a restaurant. <br>Pandrella had told Zito that the money had disappeared from his basement. He did, however, end up giving Zito $300,000 after selling property. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Anthony-Pandrella-conviction-part-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-409960" width="841" height="1138"/></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Anthony-Pandrella-conviction-part-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-409962" width="837" height="746"/><figcaption><strong>Making the announcement, the US Attorney&#8217;s Office said it was happy to see the &#8216;cold-blooded killer&#8217; come to justice </strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The day he killed Zito, the mobster was supposed to finish paying off his debt. <br>On October 26, 2018, the gangster would arrive at Zito&#8217;s Sheepshead Bay home and shoot him in the head at &#8216;close range.&#8217; <br>Pandrella was seen leaving the property on grainy surveillance footage at the time of the murder. When he arrived to his own home, security footage showed the gangster changing his clothing and removing the passenger&#8217;s side floormat from his car &#8216;so it could be cleaned.&#8217; </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Vincent-Zito-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-409965" width="841" height="647"/><figcaption><strong>Mob associate Vincent Zito, 77, was whacked by NYC loan shark Pandrella who feared would kill him first: federal prosecutors</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Vincent-Zitos-townhouse-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-409957" width="837" height="578"/><figcaption><strong>Vincent Zito was killed inside his home [photo], and was found by his 11-year-old grandson when he came home from school </strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Anthony-Pandrella-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-409967"/><figcaption><strong>Still from video surveillance shows a figure that the feds said is Anthony Pandrella leaving the home of Vincent Zito after the home owner&#8217;s murd</strong>e<strong>r</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Zito&#8217;s body was found by his grandson, 11, when he returned home from school, the US Attorney&#8217;s Office of the Eastern District of New York said. <br>The murder weapon was found next to Zito, who was laying face-up, and it is believed that Pandrella set it up to look like a suicide. The murder weapon was collected at the scene and was covered in Pandrella&#8217;s DNA, the Attorney&#8217;s Office said in a statement. <br>The gang member will be sentenced on September 16. <br>The US Attorney&#8217;s Office said in a statement it was happy to see the &#8216;cold-blooded killer&#8217; come to justice </p>

Gambino crime family associate Anthony Pandrella, 62, is found guilty of shooting dead Vincent Zito, 77, his friend of 30 years, execution-style, to avoid returning $750,000 he was holding for ‘safekeeping’
