s ▁crew . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁represent atives ▁of ▁Leonard ▁" Len ny " ▁Di M aria , ▁Tr ent ac osta ▁joined ▁a ▁crew ▁that ▁was ▁conduct ing ▁lo ans h ark ing , ▁ext ort ion ▁and ▁bank ▁fra ud . ▁The ▁crew ▁operated ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁p iz zer ia ▁known ▁as ▁" Be ach side ▁Mario ' s " ▁in ▁Sun ny ▁Is les ▁Beach , ▁Florida . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Tr ent ac osta ▁had ▁become ▁the ▁cap or eg ime ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Florida ▁crew . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Tr ent ac osta ▁was ▁ind icted ▁on ▁federal ▁ra ck ete ering ▁charges ▁in ▁Miami . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Tr ent ac osta ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁less er ▁charges ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁eight ▁years ▁in ▁prison . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁ple a ▁b arg ain , ▁Tr ent ac osta ▁admitted ▁that ▁he ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁G amb ino ▁family , ▁in ▁what ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁major ▁bre ach ▁of ▁C osa ▁N ost ra ▁protocol . ▁ ▁Tr ent ac osta ▁died ▁in ▁prison ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁is ▁ent om bed ▁at ▁Saint ▁Charles ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Farm ing dale , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Leonard ▁" Len ny " ▁Di M aria ▁G amb ino ▁crime ▁family ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 0 ▁birth