STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A convicted 'mob' detective who had ties to Staten Island, has died in a federal prison, according to reports.
Stephen Caracappa, a former Great Kills resident, died April 8 at a medical detention facility in Butner, NC, the Daily News reported. He was 75 years old.
The cause of death was not known, but Caracappa had battled cancer in the past.
Caracappa, along with Louis Eppolito, were sentenced to life in prison in 2009 for committing eight mob-ordered executions between 1986 and 1990.
A Brooklyn federal court jury in April 2006 decided the pair was responsible for eight murders, kidnapping and other crimes. While working for the NYPD, they were allegedly also on the payroll of Luchese crime family underboss Anthony (Gaspipe) Casso.
Caracappa got an additional 80-year prison sentence and was issued $4.25 million in fines. He was allowed to keep his NYPD pension.
The ruling was tossed out, but was later reinstated by the Court of Appeals.
Caracappa, who retired in 1992, worked for the NYPD's Major Case Squad and was specifically assigned to the Luchese unit. He often worked on joint NYPD and federal task forces and had access to confidential information about ongoing investigations, according to reports of the trial.
In 2005, while awaiting trial to start and after posting bail, Caracappa had stayed with his mother in South Beach.
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