Vincent Badalamenti

Vincent Badalamenti (born 1958) is an American mobster who was acting boss of the Bonanno crime family.

Biography Badalamenti is the owner of Bagels Plus a bagel store in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. He received his nickname "Vinny TV", because he used to own a Brooklyn electronics store.

In January 2012, Badalamenti was indicted along with capo Nicholas Santora, soldiers Vito Balsamo and Anthony Calabrese, and Gambino crime family associate James LaForte. These charges were primarily based on information from government informant Hector Pagan (Anthony Graziano's ex son-in-law).

In April 2012, Badalamenti pleaded guilty to nonviolent collection of an unlawful debt, as prosecutors dropped racketeering and extortion charges. After a postponement in sentencing in August 2012, On May 16, 2013 Badalamenti was released from the Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix in Fort Dix, New Jersey.