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<ul class="summary-list"><li>An accused mafia "soldier" hired by the ex of a "<keyword id="2890973" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Real-Housewives-of-New-Jersey">Real Housewives of New Jersey</keyword>" star to assault the woman's new husband has pleaded guilty to a federal assault charge. </li><li>Prosecutors said that John Perna was hired by Thomas Manzo to assault the man that <keyword id="9493332" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="dina-manzo">Dina Manzo</keyword> married in 2017.</li><li>In exchange for the assault, Thomas Manzo provided Perna with a deeply discounted wedding reception at his <keyword id="9753" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="New-Jersey">New Jersey</keyword> venue, prosecutors say. </li></ul>John Perna, an alleged "soldier" in the Lucchese <keyword id="39494" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Crime">crime</keyword> family pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge that he planned and carried out an attack on the husband of a "Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast member at the behest of the woman's ex, according to the plea agreement seen by Insider.Prosecutors say that Dina Manzo's ex-husband, Thomas Manzo, hired Perna to carry out the attack in exchange for a discounted wedding reception at his New Jersey venue.<a href="https://www.insider.com/ex-husband-real-housewives-new-jersey-manzo-lucchese-2020-6">Manzo and Perna were both arrested in June</a> on assault and racketeering charges. <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/ex-husband-real-housewives-new-jersey-star-and-lucchese-crime-family-soldier-indicted">Federal prosecutors said that in 2015,</a> Manzo hired Perna for the attack on his ex-wife's then-boyfriend, David Cantin.Perna is accused of following Cantin, who is now Dina Manzo's husband, to a strip mall in Passaic County, New Jersey, and attacking him in the parking lot with a "slap jack" weapon, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/press-release/file/1290681/download">according to court documents</a>.In exchange for the violent assault, prosecutors say Manzo fulfilled his agreement to hold the wedding reception at Brownstone Restaurant, in Patterson, which he co-owns."The wedding and reception, held in August 2015, were attended by approximately 330 people, and included many members of the Lucchese Crime Family," prosecutors said in the criminal complaint.Perna was also charged with conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud related to the submission of a false car insurance claim, which stem from allegations that Perna falsely reported his Mercedes-Benz was stolen and destroyed, but they were not included in Wednesday's plea. Prosecutors say he made a fraudulent report that his car was stolen when, instead, he and other members of the Lucchese crime family staged the theft and then set the car on fire.Dina Manzo appeared as a cast member for three seasons of the Garden State edition of the "Housewives" series and had her own HGTV show, "Dina's Party." <a href="https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/dina-manzo-splits-from-husband">She and Thomas "Tommy" Manzo</a> were long-separated before they officially divorced in 2016 and she <a href="https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/dina-manzo-marries-dave-cantin-wedding-details">married Cantin in 2017</a>. Talk of the Manzo family's rumored mafia ties <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/real-mob-story-new-jersey-wives-family-ties-rubbed-tiny-manzo-article-1.363391">through Tommy Manzo's father</a> sometimes <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/manzo-straight-talk-book-article-1.1293109">crept its way into the Housewives' drama</a>.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/behind-the-scenes-real-housewives-fun-facts-2019-1">17 of the weirdest facts you didn't know about the 'Real Housewives' franchises</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/mila-kunis-ashton-kutcher-real-housewives-reaction-2019-10">Mila Kunis says Ashton Kutcher would 'kill' her if she ever joined 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/vintage-pictures-american-mafia-italian-mob-2019-5">15 vintage photos of the American Mafia that show their lasting legacy</a></li></ul>

The mafia 'soldier' hired by the ex-husband of Real Housewives of New Jersey's Dina Manzo to assault her current husband has pleaded guilty

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Prosecutors say Thomas Manzo, ex of <keyword id="2890973" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Real-Housewives-of-New-Jersey">Real Housewives of New Jersey</keyword>'s <keyword id="9493332" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="dina-manzo">Dina Manzo</keyword>, hired a mob-affiliated <keyword id="6359886" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="assault">assault</keyword> her now-husband.</li><li>Thomas Manzo is said to have hosted a deeply discounted wedding for John Perna, "a soldier in the Lucchese <keyword id="4098169" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Crime-Family">Crime Family</keyword>," at his <keyword id="9753" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="New-Jersey">New Jersey</keyword> venue in exchange for the assault, according to a criminal complaint published Tuesday. </li><li>The 2015 wedding and reception were held at Manzo's Brownstone event venue and were attended by approximately 330 people, including many members of the Lucchese <keyword id="39494" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Crime">Crime</keyword> Family, prosecutors say.</li></ul>Federal prosecutors say that in 2015 Thomas Manzo, the ex of former Real Housewives of New Jersey cast member Dina Manzo, hired a foot soldier of the Lucchese Crime Family to assault the Bravo star's now-husband.In exchange for the job, Manzo hosted a deeply discounted and lavish wedding reception for his hired hand at the upscale Paterson, New Jersey event venue that he owns, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/ex-husband-real-housewives-new-jersey-star-and-lucchese-crime-family-soldier-indicted">the US Attorney's Office in the District of New Jersey said in a complaint on Tuesday.</a>"The wedding and reception, held in August 2015, were attended by approximately 330 people, and included many members of the Lucchese Crime Family," the agency said.Both Manzo, 55, and John Perna — the 43-year-old man identified in the complaint as "a soldier in the <a href="https://blogs.shu.edu/nyc-history/lucchese-crime-family/">Lucchese Crime Family</a>" — were arrested on Tuesday and charged with committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity and conspiracy to commit a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity.On July 18, 2015, Perna followed Dina Manzo's current husband, David Cantin, to a strip mall in Passaic County, New Jersey, and attacked him in the parking lot with a "slap jack" weapon, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/press-release/file/1290681/download">according to court documents</a>.In exchange for the violent assault, prosecutors say Manzo fulfilled his agreement to hold the wedding reception at Brownstone Restaurant, which he co-owns.According to the complaint, Perna is also charged with conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud related to the submission of a false car insurance claim, which stem from allegations that Perna falsely reported his Mercedes Benz was stolen and destroyed.Prosecutors say he made a fraudulent report that his car was stolen when, instead, he and other members of the Lucchese Crime Family staged the theft and then set the car on fire.Manzo faces an additional charge of falsifying and concealing records related to the federal investigation of the violent crime.Both men could face up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the racketeering charges. They made their initial court appearances Tuesday by video conference before US Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor, the DOJ said.Dina Manzo appeared as a cast member for three seasons of the Garden State edition of the Housewives series and had her own HGTV show, "Dina's Party." <a href="https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/dina-manzo-splits-from-husband">She and Thomas "Tommy" Manzo</a> were long-separated before they officially divorced in 2016 and she <a href="https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/dina-manzo-marries-dave-cantin-wedding-details">married Cantin in 2017</a>. Talk of the Manzo family's rumored mafia ties <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/real-mob-story-new-jersey-wives-family-ties-rubbed-tiny-manzo-article-1.363391">through Tommy Manzo's father</a> sometimes <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/manzo-straight-talk-book-article-1.1293109">crept its way into the Housewives' drama</a>.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/behind-the-scenes-real-housewives-fun-facts-2019-1">17 of the weirdest facts you didn't know about the 'Real Housewives' franchises</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/mila-kunis-ashton-kutcher-real-housewives-reaction-2019-10">Mila Kunis says Ashton Kutcher would 'kill' her if she ever joined 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/vintage-pictures-american-mafia-italian-mob-2019-5">15 vintage photos of the American Mafia that show their lasting legacy</a></li></ul>

The ex-husband of Real Housewives of New Jersey's Dina Manzo hired a mafia 'soldier' to assault her current husband, prosecutors say

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The mafia 'soldier' hired by the ex-husband of Real Housewives of New Jersey's Dina Manzo to assault her current husband has pleaded guilty

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