Ex-Lucchese underboss Anthony ‘Gaspipe’ Casso dies after getting COVID-19 in prison

Priscilla DeGregory, Larry Celona, Tamar Lapin
Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:41:48 -0500

Former Lucchese mobster Anthony “Gaspipe” Casso — a bloodthirsty underboss who was behind dozens of gangland killings and even employed two NYPD detectives as mafia hitmen — has died behind bars after contracting the coronavirus, officials said. The 78-year-old mafioso — who sought and was denied compassionate release last month — died Tuesday, according to...