The “Real Housewives of New Jersey” alum Dina Manzo’s ex-husband has been convicted of hiring a reputed mobster to assault her then-boyfriend.
Dina Manzo’s ex-husband Thomas “Tommy” Manzo was found guilty by a federal grand jury Tuesday of conspiracy, falsifying and concealing documents and committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity after hiring Lucchese crime family member John Perna to rough up Dave Cantin in 2015.
He faces up to 46 years in prison and a $500,000 fine. His sentencing is set for Oct. 15.
The Bravo star’s partner Dave Cantin, whom she married in 2017, was left bruised and bloodied after Perna used a slapjack to physically assault him in the parking lot of a North Jersey strip mall.
According to prosecutors, Dina Manzo’s ex-husband Tommy, 59, hired Perna, who hails from Cedar Grove, N.J. and is the son of former mob boss Ralph Perna, because he “was outraged that his former wife became romantically involved with another man.”
Perna was reportedly paid with a discounted wedding reception at Tommy’s Paterson, N.J. catering hall, The Brownstone, shortly after the deed was done.
According to federal prosecutors, Tommy hired Perna because he “was outraged that his former wife became romantically involved with another man.”