Reputed mobster pleads guilty in plot to kill crime rival
NEWARK, N.J. — A Nevada man who authorities say is a member of the New Jersey crime family believed to be the model for HBO’s “The Sopranos” has admitted plotting the death of an organized crime rival.
Federal prosecutors say Charles Stango pleaded guilty Wednesday in Newark court to using a telephone to plan the murder. He faces up to 10 years in prison when he’s sentenced March 28.
The 72-year-old Henderson man also pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his parole stemming from a New York racketeering case.