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'Cadillac Frank' Salemme Pleads Guilty

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Apr 14, 2008 3:48 pm US/Eastern

'Cadillac Frank' Salemme Pleads Guilty

BOSTON (WBZ) ― One of Boston's most notorious gangsters will be released from prison early next year under a plea deal reached Monday. 

Former New England mob boss Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and making false statements in the disappearance and presumed murder of a Westwood man. Stephen DiSarro, operator of The Channel adult entertainment club in South Boston, disappeared in 1993.

The 74-year-old struck the deal after he began cooperating with authorities during an investigation into the FBI's handling of mob informants James "Whitey" Bulger and Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi.

Salemme headed the New England mob during the early 1990s.

Under the plea deal, prosecutors and defense attorneys will recommend a five-year prison term. With credit for the more than three years he's served while awaiting trial and good time, Salemme is expected to be released in January.
 

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