He was surveilled by agents at the wake for Matteo Di Gregorio in 1969, one of a slew of mobsters from all five Families, Law enforcement said it was the largest mob turnout for a funeral since the death of Thomas Lucchese in 1967.
Nicholas (Nick the Battler) DeStefano was born in 1914. He resided for many years at 55 Scott Ave. in Babylon on Long Island.
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