John Perna received a 30-month sentence Thursday. As it did for Lucchese Mafia family mobster John Perna when he got involved in the love affairs of a friend of his.
Thomas Manzo, 55, of Franklin Lakes, and the ex-husband of Dina Cantin (formerly Manzo), allegedly hired John Perna, 43, of Cedar Grove, in the spring of 2015 to assault his ex-wife's then . John Perna, 44, of Cedar Grove, New Jersey was found guilty of attacking Dina Manzo's new boyfriend David Cantin - now her husband - at the request of her jealous ex-husband in 2015. U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Tuesday that in 2015, Manzo, now 55, hired John Perna, 43, to assault Dina Manzo's then-boyfriend, in exchange for a wedding reception for Perna at Manzo's . In return, Manzo's ex-husband, Thomas Manzo, promised Perna a lavish wedding reception at The Brownstone, the catering hall he co-owns, for a fraction of the price, federal prosecutors said. According to the court document charges, John Perna, along with another man, followed Dave into a Passaic County mall and attacked him with a slapjack, leaving him with a permanent facial scar. Authorities said a month later, Perna held a wedding reception for 330 guests at Thomas Manzo's Brownstone Restaurant in Paterson for "a fraction of the price." The wedding had . In exchange for his strongarm services, Perna allegedly got a huge discount on a wedding reception at Manzo's ritzy Patterson restaurant, Brownstone. By David Amoruso for Gangsters Inc. All is fair in love and war, but if one gets involved in either, prepare for things to get messy and end in disaster. 44-year-old Perna was sentenced Thursday to 30 months behind bars for his role in the heartbreaking story, which included the . The statement read, "The reception was attended by over 330 guests, many of whom were members of the Lucchese crime family."
Thomas Manzo and John Perna.
If he makes bail, he will be under supervision and must surrender his passports and travel documents, Page Six reports.
An owner of the Brownstown House hired a mobster to assault his ex-wife's then-boyfriend in exchange for a lavish wedding reception at the upscale Paterson banquet hall, according to charges filed by U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito. The charges stem from a 2015 incident, when Thomas Manzo allegedly hired John Perna, a member of the infamous Lucchese crime family, to assault Dina's boyfriend. According to statements made in court, Manzo - one of the owners of the Brownstone Restaurant in Paterson - hired Perna to assault Cantin in exchange for a deeply discounted wedding reception to .
Manzo allegedly hired John Perna in 2015 to commit a "violent assault" on the boyfriend of his former wife, Dina Cantin (formerly Dina Manzo), in exchange for a free or "deeply discounted" wedding .
Perna faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he's sentenced on April 28.
The Attorney's Office alleges that Manzo hired Perna to assault Cantin's then-boyfriend in exchange for a "deeply discounted" wedding reception for Perna to be held at Brownstone Restaurant in . In the spring of 2015, Manzo, one of the owners of the Brownstone Restaurant in Paterson, New Jersey, allegedly hired Perna to assault his ex-wife's then-boyfriend in exchange for a deeply discounted wedding reception for Perna held at the upscale venue. then-boyfriend in exchange for a discounted wedding reception at The Brownstone in Paterson, where . John Perna, who Carpenito said is a . Perna, who is a "made man" in the Lucchese Crime Family with his own crew, worked . Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. New York Post. "The reception was attended by over 330 guests, many of whom were members of the Lucchese Crime Family," the statement said. Thomas, 55, "was a co-owner of a restaurant and wedding venue (the 'Venue') in Passaic County at which defendant John Perna was scheduled to hold a wedding reception on August 16, 2015 (the . A reputed Mafioso was sentenced on Thursday to two-and-a-half years behind bars for assaulting the husband of former "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Dina Manzo.. John Perna, 44, an . Terry Jordan Perna Dearest mother & grandmother, active parishioner in Maplewood Terry Jordan Perna, May 9, 1931-June 21, 2021. Judge: . The location for the reception is a famous RHONJ shooting location, an 1800s-era brownstone in Paterson, N.J. According to the indictment, Manzo, one of the owners of the Brownstone Restaurant in Paterson, commissioned Perna, a "made" man in the Lucchese crime family, to commit the assault on Cantin in exchange for a "deeply discounted" wedding reception at the venue.
The Brownstone was hosting the Perna wedding on August 16,2015.
Reportedly, the accused-hired-hitman John Perna followed Dina's then-boyfriend to a strip mall in Passaic County and assaulted him, leaving a scar on the man's face. In the spring of 2015, Manzo, one of the owners of the Brownstone Restaurant in Paterson, New Jersey, allegedly hired Perna to assault his ex-wife's then-boyfriend in exchange for a deeply discounted wedding reception for Perna held at the upscale venue.
The 44-year-old Cedar Grove man must also pay $17,816 in restitution. Thomas Manzo was given $100,000 bail by federal judge Cathy L. Waldor. Thomas Manzo, 55, and John Perna, 43, are charged with organizing an assault on Dina's current husband, David Cantin, in July 2015, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced in a Tuesday press release. Thomas Manzo is an . In November 2019, agents with the FBI executed a search warrant at the Brownstone Restaurant and seized invoices for the August 2015 Perna wedding reception and other relevant documents that were . Perna allegedly worked with his associates to plan and carry out the assault, which . Thomas Manzo, 55, of Franklin Lakes, and John Perna, 43, of Cedar Grove, were arrested on Tuesday, authorities said.