Daniel Leo (mobster)

Daniel "Danny the Lion" Leo
Born (1941-01-25) January 25, 1941
Other names
  • "Daniel Leonetti"
  • "Daniel Leonardo"
  • "Danny the Lion"
OccupationCrime boss
Criminal statusReleased from federal custody on January 25, 2013
AllegianceGenovese crime family
Criminal chargeRacketeering, loan sharking, and extortion
PenaltyFive years' imprisonment (2008)
18 months' imprisonment and fined $1.3 million (2010)

Daniel "Danny the Lion" Leo (born January 25, 1941) is an American mobster who formerly served as the acting boss of the Genovese crime family, the biggest of New York's Five Families.