84 Year Old Mobster Anthony “Rom” Romanello Indicted

Anthony “Rom” Romanello, 84, was indicted with alleged fellow Genovese mobster Joseph Celso, 49, for the 2017 assault over the restaurateur’s debt to Albanian actor and part-time bookie Luan Bexheti, the sources said. Unable to collect the debt from the Manhattan business owner, Bexheti, who prosecutors say is “closely associated” with the Genovese family, reached out to Romanello and Celso for help, sources told the Daily News.

The two mobsters traveled to the restaurant on Bexheti’s behalf and Romanello punched the man in the face, the source said. It was not immediately clear if the debt was paid after the visit.