Thomas Manzo was sentenced to seven years in prison for hiring John Perna to assault Dave Cantin in exchange for a discounted reception at The Brownstone, per reports from NJ1015.com.
The historic Brownstone is co-owned by her sister, Caroline Manzo‘s husband. Caroline defended Thomas after the assault, not her sister. Thomas was convicted in June by a jury in Newark federal court, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced. In 2015, the 59-year-old Manzo arranged for a known mobster to attack the Dina’s husband, Dave.
The hitman Perna carried out the attack on Dave at a strip mall in Passaic County in July 2015 Dina’s new man was assaulted with a “slap jack.” A month later, a wedding reception was held at The Brownstone for “a fraction” of the normal price.
Thomas Manzo was found “guilty of committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity, conspiracy to commit a violent crime in aid of racketeering resulting in serious bodily injury, and falsifying and concealing documents related to a federal investigation.”