ɪn ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, æmjˈuːsoʊ bɪkˌeɪm fˈɔlsli kənvˈɪnst ðæt lˈuːkiːz kˈɑːpoʊ pˈiːɾɚ "fˈæt pˈiːt" kɪˈoʊdoʊ hæd bɪkˌʌm ɐ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wˈɪtnəs ænd ˈɔːɹdɚd dˈɑːɹkoʊ tə kˈɪl hˌɪm.
In early 1991, Amuso became falsely convinced that Lucchese capo Peter "Fat Pete" Chiodo had become a government witness and ordered D'Arco to kill him.