Colombo consigliere Ralph DiMatteo pleads guilty

DiMatteo was able to walk out of prison on a $5m bond despite objections of federal prosecutors. The crime boss spent five months in the Brooklyn jail.

The Colombo family’s third most powerful member jetted to Florida a day before the feds charged 13 with major crimes. He ducked arrest on the eve of a mob family takedown in Sept, 2021. Crimes included labor racketeering, extortion and money laundering related to the infiltration of a Queens labor union. DiMatteo’s run was cut short after his son posted the pool photo leading to his surrender the next day. Soldier John 'Maniac' Ragano

Guidelines for sentencing DiMatteo range between 41 and 51 months in prison. He will be sentenced on Oct. 5.