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category: Organized Crime
summary: Individual under FBI investigation for extortion, insider trading at MCA/Universal,
  narcotics trafficking, and ties to organized crime.
tags:
- Person
- OrganizedCrime
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[Angelo Commito](/people/angelo-commito/) was an individual who was under investigation in 1987 for various suspected offenses, including extortion, insider trading (MCA/Universal), the purchase and sale of narcotics/controlled substances, and the allocation and use of the proceeds of its trafficking. His name appeared in [FBI](/organizations/federal-bureau-of-investigation/) wiretap affidavits related to the investigation of [MCA](/organizations/music-corporation-of-america/) and its alleged ties to organized crime.[^1]

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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.