Harry Serio

Name: Harry Serio
Hometown: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died: 1989-10-23 (Age:68)
Pro Boxer: Record

Teamster Leader Found Slain In Local Office in New Jersey AP Published: October 24, 1989

An official of teamsters Local 478 was found shot to death today at the local headquarters in Union, officials said. A co-worker found the official, Harry Serio, 68 years old, was found at 8 A.M., an assistant Union County prosecutor, David J. Hancock, said.

Mr. Serio was the secretary-treasurer of the local and had also been its business agent, officials said. His car was in a nearby lot, Mr. Hancock said, adding, ”All indications are he was alive upon entering the building.”

Mr. Hancock said no weapons had been recovered nor arrests made. He would not comment about suspects.

Mr. Serio joined the local in 1951, said Deputy Chief Dennis Farrell of the Union police. It has 1,800 members, mainly drivers in Essex and Union Counties, said Raymond Wren, the special agent in charge of the Newark office of labor racketeering of the Federal Labor Department.

TIES TO CRIME FAMILIES Mob turncoat admits role in four killings - July 20, 2006

NEWARK: A mob turncoat who secretly recorded conversations with members of organized crime families as part of a deal with federal officials has admitted his roles in four slayings in New Jersey. Philip "Philly Fae" Casale, 62, a former Nutley resident now serving a federal prison term for conspiracy to commit murder, pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that he conspired with others in 1989 to kill Harry Serio, an official with Teamsters Local 478, in return for receiving money from the Bonanno crime family. He also admitted having a role in three other slayings. The Associated Press