In a daring raid on the Orapallos’ residence, law enforcement officials stumbled upon a substantial cache of firearms — including rifles, shotguns, and ghost guns, which are unregistered firearms that can be assembled from a kit. Additionally, the raid yielded a significant amount of ammunition and equipment used for producing 3D-printed firearms, according to insider reports. As a consequence of these findings, the duo now faces serious federal charges related to illegal possession of weapons, as confirmed by reliable sources.
As of now, it remains uncertain whether the Orapallos are linked to organized crime activities. However, in what seems to be a deliberate attempt to distance himself from his notorious mobster father, Joseph Orapallo opted to adopt his mother’s maiden name several years earlier. Notorious for his criminal exploits, Joseph’s father was apprehended in the late 1990s at a clandestine hideout in the Catskills after evading capture for almost a decade.
Joseph Orapallo played a pivotal role in his father’s capture, as he covertly informed law enforcement authorities about his father’s whereabouts on the very eve of his wedding, as per detailed reports from the Daily News during that era. Subsequently, Tomasello, the patriarch of the Orapallo family, was incarcerated on charges of engaging in racketeering activities and being an accomplice in five murder cases that occurred in New York City between 1991 and 1992. Tragically, Tomasello met his demise in 2016, bringing an end to a turbulent chapter in the family’s criminal legacy.
