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The Tanglewood Boys
'''The Tanglewood Boys''' is an [[Italian-American]] gang from [[Yonkers, New York]]. They are named after the seedy shopping mall that they frequent, located in the [[Crestwood, Yonkers, New York|Crestwood]] section of Yonkers. They have been around since the 1970s, as a "starter gang" or [[recruitment]] for the Italian [[Mafia]], specifically the [[Lucchese crime family]]. Several members have gone on to other crime families as well, and they are usually the sons of [[mafioso]]. Famous members include [[Salvatore LoCascio]] of [[Eastchester]] and [[Pasquale Perello, Jr.]]. 

The Boys made the news in the late '90s, when their ranks were arrested for the murder of college student Louis Balancio at a [[Yonkers]] sports bar in [[1994]], and the subsequent cover-up by one of their mob fathers; one member, [[Darin Mazzarella]], became an [[informant]], resulting in the conviction of Anthony DiSimone on charges of second-degree murder in December of 2005.

==References==

*[http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/crimelaw/features/2527/ New York Magazine] - April 13, 1998
*[http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051203/NEWS02/512030306/1023/NEWS07 The Journal News] - December 3, 2005

[[Category:Mafia gangs]]