 In 1981, Rizzuto participated in the killing of three rival capos in New York City ordered by Joe Massino of the Bonanno crime family, and he was indicted by a Brooklyn federal grand jury in connection with these killings in 2004.He was extradited to the United States in 2006, and pled guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and racketeering charges in 2007.He was given a 10-year prison sentence, but was released in late 2012.