Moreover, trafficking prostitutes and drugs and involvement in organized crime are some serious charges.". S10 E10 - Miami Mobster Take Down Tony Galeota is framed for drug trafficking in Panama City. But instead of classical music, his specialty is sex. As Yester laid low with the cash, cartel liaisons in the United States, aware that they had been burned, pressured Almeida to show them where Yesters relatives lived in and around Miami. We've been here for two years!' MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) The Coast Guard offloaded about $93 million of cocaine Thursday afternoon on Miami Beach. He hired 'Fat Tony' Galeota as Porky's manager. "We just meshed," she says. "I'm not a religious person, but I believe I went to jail because I was living like a rock star -- running around with all these women, drinking a bottle of vodka every day for two years," he says. Its our mission down there besides search and rescue. Galeota's enemies say that a life of sin has finally caught up with the flesh-peddler. She is a high-powered attorney who has defended two former presidents in corruption cases, but even she hasn't been able to get Galeota out of jail yet. Kenyan court is shown vital evidence ignored by police two years after his arrest over 4.5m cocaine haul, Body armor-clad Cancun cops are 'suspended' after posing for pictures with topless tourists on the beach, Isabel Oakeshott receives 'menacing' message from Matt Hancock, Ken Bruce: 'I always wanted to be a radio presenter from about 15', Pavement where disabled woman gestured at cyclist before fatal crash, Pro-Ukrainian drone lands on Russian spy planes exposing location, 'Buster is next!' Tony Goleta. This time, the feds took over the strip club before selling it to new owners, with one requirement: Neither Galeota nor anyone else from the old club could ever work there again. Tony Galeota: From Running Porky's, Miami's Most Notorious Strip Joint, to Rotting More than 500 inmates crowd into a cell block designed for 200. When youre rolling with the criminal underworld, its always weird; its really weird in Russia.. But instead of classical music, his specialty is sex. I definitely want his number and so I began chasing it from there and actually jumped on a plane, went down and smuggled myself into this Panamanian prison to meet with him.. Galeota is no angelic Andy Dufresne, the main character in Shawshank who serves two decades behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. "It is with tremendous heartfelt sadness to announce the passing of Michael James Gal His father, Arnold, was a strait-laced sales manager but a distant and disapproving dad. They were very compliant to everything we asked of them, said McElhaney. And twice they had given up. See Photos. Michael Galeota, who starred on the Disney Channel's "The Jersey" died Sunday, according to Variety. We travelled all the time.
Operation Odessa - From the Heart Productions Inc Even then, however, he couldn't sleep. "They shot him in the middle of the night," Galeota continues quietly, "and buried his body behind the pavilion.". But Galeota's plan would soon go catastrophically wrong. Instead, he's trapped in a labyrinthine legal system, alone and unable to speak Spanish. A kilo of cocaine in Panama costs much less - about $5,000 per. But Tony had darker secrets. It is not known when he was born or his current age. He offered protection and gave Galeota $200. Get started U.S. Yearbooks Name Index, 1890-1979. Tarzan and one of his partners, Fat Tony Galeota, had opened a strip club in Panama similar to a previous enterprise in Miami called Porkys but they landed behind bars in Central America. I told Juan, I said, Hey. Galeota examines a bruise from a prison fight in La Joya. A tattoo of an Italian Mafioso emerges from an extra-large sleeveless T-shirt. ), The narcotics charge, however, still stands despite little evidence linking Galeota to the drugs. "But she's never going to forget. The charismatic teenager sold the stolen suits or electronics at strip clubs or used-car lots. "Thank God I'm out," he tells New Times in his first interview since his release. For two decades, Galeota managed Porky's, a Hialeah dive notorious for drugs, prostitution, and violence, where he was part pimp, part bouncer, and completely untouchable. and help keep the future of New Times, Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our, From Porky's to Panamanian Prison: Web Extra. Galeota is one of several Americans locked up here. It was February 2011, and he was preparing to open the Doll House, his own strip club in Panama. He told them he could get them the submarine for $35million, but said hes need the money in installments; when they gave him the first $10million, he kept the money for himself and disappeared. But it bored him. But Tony had darker secrets. Garrulous and bearish, the dentist-turned-hood (practicing the former in the Soviet Union and training for the latter in Brighton Beach) routinely carried two pistols and operated out of his Hialeah, Fla., strip club, Porkys: famous for a small motorized car that pulled up between the spread legs of dancers as they performed. The smugglers boat was destroyed because it was a hazard to navigation. Its a great satisfaction after being two months deployed and everybodys tired but you come home with a case like this its very satisfying, said Castro. As the authorities closed in, they picked up Juan and Tarzan, but they couldnt find Tony and neither could the cartel. Gunshots flashed like fireworks in the darkness. And I'm not asking her to. The message was that the cocaine traffickers would kill Yesters family members. Galeota already lived according to a gangster's code. "My wife can say she has regrets, but that's bullshit," he says. He ogled the women standing on corners in their underwear and high heels. See also: "From Porky's to Panamanian Prison: Web Extra.". During a visit last month, a New Times reporter witnessed one police official receive a $20 bill in a barely disguised handshake. Over the course of three months, undercover detectives made dozens of visits, tallying up a vivid snapshot of the club: "15 purchases of cocaine, four purchases of MDMA, one purchase of Xanax, one purchase of marijuana, 18 solicitations for prostitution, [and] 20 lewd acts.". I just called a friend who had a friend and asked if he could get us a sub. Galeota's enemies say that a life of sin has finally caught up with the flesh-peddler. They finally fled the country this past July, leaving Tony alone. For a while, Panama's pay-to-play culture suited Galeota just fine. The gig introduced him to a lifelong vice. While another new prisoner was beaten and robbed, Galeota was untouched. Behind him, 12-foot-high fences topped with spools of barbed wire frame a muddy soccer field. Tony Galeota. Unfortunately, Galeota's defense isn't as simple as quoting strippers, says his lawyer, Guillermina McDonald. Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. She's forgiven me, for the most part. But he insists that, for once, he has done nothing wrong. Dalia Dippolito May Have Tried to Kill Him, But Michael Dippolito Is No Saint, Florida Man Wrestles Shark For Forty Five Minutes, Florida to Execute Death Row Prisoner Donald Dillbeck in February, "We Are Everywhere": Ominous Messages on Anti-Abortion Counseling Centers Prompt Federal Charges, So You're Saying There's (Still) a Chance: Dolphins Playoff Chances Dwindle After 26-20 Loss, Trashed American Flag Sparks Capitol Hill Kerfuffle, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. "I don't care how strong you are; that's going to affect your marriage," she says. "It's not an easy choice," she says. A judge eventually dropped the human trafficking charge, but Galeota still rotted in his sordid cell alongside insects the size of small dogs.
Sixteen months later, the two men have yet to appear in court. Ten million dollars really feels like 10 million dollars, he gushes in the movie. Banks seized all seven of his apartments. By the time he was 18, he had been arrested seven times for armed robbery and assault, he says. By now, she knows of his many infidelities, including that he lived and slept with some of the girls at the Doll House. Kristy was a self-described "firecracker" who had also escaped from an abusive home and wanted attention. The Coast Guard said four suspected smugglers were taken into custody and 32 bales of cocaine were found in the water. Guards with machine guns man rusty metal towers. It's not quite Shawshank Redemption, but when Tony Galeota walked out of a Panama City jail cell May 23, it was still a small serving of justice. "I lived it up in Miami," he says. He left, but returned with a gun. Tarzan and one of his partners, 'Fat Tony' Galeota, had opened a strip club in Panama similar to a previous enterprise in Miami called Porky's - but they landed behind bars in Central America.. More than anything, Galeota is grateful that his family kept faith in him. His name was Tony Galeota, he said, and he had run Porky's for 18 years before being locked up in Panama's worst prison for a crime he didn't commit. They also discovered the club was registered as a massage parlor, not a brothel. When traffickers balked at the price, Yester reminded them that it could hold 40 tons of cocaine and would pay for itself quickly. As the couple drove south on I-95, they thought they were leaving the worst behind them. Juan felt like he had no choice, says Russell. Thanks to a successful appeal, Almeida served only 18 months for his part in the sub caper. "I just watched Luis blow a guy away," Galeota heard himself say on tape. Tony Galeota Tony Galeota. 8:00AM. He was the one whod been speaking directly to the cartel; he was the only one who knew the real amount of money Cali were willing to pay; and he was the one who took the risk and disappeared with millions of the cartels drug money. "She hasn't worked for 15 years. In an instant, Galeota's meaty hand was around the customer's neck, shoving him outside. Kristy and his sons hid in a shabby, poorly protected office. Tarzan, Almeida and Yester had previously teamed on multimillion-dollar deals for Colombian cocaine barons, snagging motorcycles and Kamov 32 military helicopters (with two rotors and capable of transporting 5,000 kilos of cocaine via hook). But killings are common in Panama's worst prison, where the smell of raw sewage wafts over the yard, metal shackles hang from moldy staircases, and overcrowded cells house nearly 3,500 of the Western Hemisphere's vilest murderers, rapists, and drug traffickers. See Photos. I was literally on a press tour for the last film, and I was in New York doing interviews and stuff I called the producers and said, Do you think we can get a million dollars in the next five days?. He created a souped-up cigarette boat that went for $2 million and was presumably used to transport cocaine. Nobody was impressed more than Kristy Sharpe, an 18-year-old waitress from Orlando with blond hair, blue eyes, and lightly freckled skin. Log In. Tony is my friend, and well always love each other. Sometimes we get a little excited when we find the amount of cocaine we found, said Castro. Twice, American authorities had investigated Galeota. For two decades, Galeota managed Porky's, a Hialeah dive notorious for drugs, prostitution, and violence, where he was part pimp, part bouncer, and completely untouchable.
"They shot him in the middle of the night," Galeota continues quietly, "and buried his body behind the pavilion.". 17:57 GMT 13 Mar 2018. He faced nine years in prison, but because he provided evidence against Almeida, he served just three years before being deported to his adopted homeland of Israel. Find your friends on Facebook. He might have sold them the submarine, taken the money and walked away with the money.. He paid for her to secretly get an abortion. Making the documentary, he says: I found the story so compelling and so riveting that I was just relentlessly magnetized to it. It was a weeknight, and Porky's was washed in pale-pink neon light. "There was no transportation, no cops, no nothing," he says. Days go by without water, and when it does arrive, it's turbid sludge from a nearby river. Half an hour later, Galeota was guarding the door when a car rolled up with the window down. While he, Tarzan and Juan were dealing with the Colombians and while Tony and Tarzan even got onto a Russian military naval base to tour a possible submarine for the deal the entire time the Cuban was planning to rip off the Colombians. But Monday morning, when it came time to walk out of La Joya, there was no vehicle waiting. Tony Galeta. Galeota is no angelic Andy Dufresne, the main character in Shawshank who serves two decades behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. Galeota and his "girls" in the Doll House, before the bust. I had kind of, little by little, put the word out to everybody among the cops, all the law enforcement side as well as among the crooks and said, Gotta meet Tony, gotta meet Tony, gotta meet Tony knowing that he was the only guy who really knew what happened. He also owned the Russian restaurant Babushka, which was a magnet for snowbirding criminals from his homeland. , updated Tony Galeota has a wife named Kristy Galeota, with whom he lives. Almeida, back in Moscow, trying to work out yet another deal and not realizing that this one had already soured, managed to temporarily elude arrest. See Photos. Because of his age, he escaped with six months' probation. The Porky's party nearly came to a sudden end in early 1997. We have a lot of laughs about it now," he says. He needed some help," he recalls. Galeota saw an opportunity.
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