Carmine Persico

Carmine Persico, 85, died on March 7, 2019, at Duke University Medical Center, where he had been moved from the Butner Federal Correctional Institution in North Carolina. A loved one was with him, and he had been placed in hospice care shortly before he died. His lawyer, Benson Weintraub, said an infection in his leg went untreated during a lapse in antibiotic treatment tied to the government shutdown, and that diabetes complications from it hastened his death. The lawyer's account is the only cause of death given in the reporting.

Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). His lawyer, Benson Weintraub, says a rampant leg infection went untreated while he was in federal custody, lapsing antibiotic treatment during the government shutdown, and that this led to fatal diabetes complications; the prison has not responded to these claims in the reporting.

Reported by: Benson Weintraub, Persico's lawyer (family or their lawyers).

Sources (2)

• Carmine ‘The Snake’ Persico, longtime Colombo boss, dead at 85 New York Post, March 8, 2019
• Carmine ‘The Snake’ Persico’s death marks the end of an era New York Post, March 8, 2019