James Galante, better known as Jimmy Galante, is a convicted American criminal who owned the defunct minor league hockey team, the Danbury Trashers. He was also CEO of Automated Waste Disposal (AWD), which has disposal contracts in most of New York's Western Connecticut, Westchester and Putnam counties. As of 2021, James Galante's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.
James Galante became the center of attention after the final episode of the Netflix sports documentary Unknown, which aired on August 30, 2021. 1-year-old son.
| Full Name | James Galante |
| Birth Date | January 1953 |
| Birth Place | Bronx, New York, U. S. |
| Profession | Convicted felony, businessman |
| Wife | Roseanne |
| Net Worth | $1 million |
Early life
James Galante was born in January 1953 in the Bronx, New York, United States. He did not provide details about his early childhood, parents and school education.
Jimmy Galante net worth and career
Jimmy first served in the Air Force. In 1975 he was honorably discharged from the Air Force. Later, he worked for several years as a driver for a plumbing company. In May of 1979 he founded Automated Waste Disposal in Danbury, Connecticut. In a short time, he was able to build a huge business empire.
The recycling company recovered 80% of the waste in southern and western Connecticut, Westchester and Putnam counties. The business empire was valued at more than $100 million. Jimmy’s successful days on the job end when the FBI investigates his suspected mob ties. He was first arrested in 1999 and sentenced to one year in prison for tax evasion.
In 2005, the FBI raided one of his businesses and found a large amount of money and evidence during the raid. He was charged with more than 70 counts, including extortion, computer fraud and mail fraud. He was later accused of making quarterly payments to the Genoese crime boss, Matthew Ianniello, to eliminate any competition that might hinder his business.
Jimmy was also charged with setting a competitor’s truck on fire and kidnapping the driver at gunpoint in 1999. He was also sentenced to 87 months in prison after paying players on his Danbury Trashers hockey team more than the salary cap of $275,000 from the league to photograph them. as absent employees of his company.
Galante was released from federal prison in 2014 after serving almost six years. After his release, the government had already confiscated most of his assets. Jimmy lost control of his 25 stores, then valued at over $100 million.
He also lost his race car collection and other property in Southbury, Connecticut. However, he was allowed to run his only company, called Enviro Solutions, which did not operate outside of his main operations in Connecticut and New York.
Personal life of Jimmy Galante
Jimmy Galante is married to a woman named Rosanna. He has two children from his marriage. In a recent Netflix documentary, Jimmy mentioned his son as the love of his life. He even bought his son a small hockey team, the Danbury Trashers. The hockey team is known for its spate of violence. His son AJ became general manager of the hockey team when he was only 17 years old.
Jimmy Galante net worth
As of 2021, Jimmy Galante’s net worth is estimated to be around $1 million. His net worth would have exceeded $100 million if the government had not seized much of his fortune when he was arrested and convicted.