‘RHONJ’ star Dina Cantin’s ex-husband slapped with 7-year prison sentence
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The ex-husband of Real Housewives of New Jersey star Dina Cantin has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for hiring a hitman to assault her now-husband.
According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Thomas Manzo was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in hiring a hitman from the Lucchese crime family to assault Cantin’s then-boyfriend, David Cantin.
Manzo, 59 — the owner of The Brownstone catering hall in Paterson, NJ — reportedly promised reputed mobster John Perna a free wedding catered at the venue in exchange for assaulting his would-be rival, which Perna did with a slapjack back in 2015. Perna, who pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in the crime.
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The RHONJ star’s ex also reportedly had a role in the couple’s 2017 home invasion, which left the pair wounded and resulted in Cantin’s $60,000 engagement ring being stolen.
Manzo was sentenced to seven years in prison on October 15, having been found guilty of one count of committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering, one count of conspiracy to commit a violent crime in aid of racketeering, and one count of falsifying and concealing documents related to a federal investigation. He was also sentenced to three years of supervised release.
