Anthony Peraino was a respected soldier in the Profaci/Colombo Family whose father was a notorious mafioso and underworld leader.
He was involved in many rackets, but maybe the most well-known was his involvement in the pornography business and the production of the wildly successful smut film, Deep Throat starring Linda Lovelace.
But money and power sometimes breed jealousy and contempt, especially in the underworld. Anthony Peraino went to Colombo Family boss Carmine Persico, it was lights out for some members of Peraino’s “family.”
