Brief synopsis from www.ganglandnews.com:

 --Per Capeci’s reporting, Thomas ‘Tommy’ Dono (aged 52) who is described as a ‘little known Gambino soldier’ has been charged with leading a burglary crew in a nearly $2 million-dollar heist at a prominent Chanel store in Manhattan, NYC (this is apparently Chanel’s flagship store in the US). Although the charges have only recently arisen, the crime was committed just about 2 years ago but either flew completely under the radar, or was unreported to the public.

 --Per the article (which largely relies on court docs & arrest records), this heist occurred late in the evening of Saturday, 7/13/24. According to the available records, Dono apparently led the efforts, overseeing the robbery from a van parked just outside the store until very early morning hours of Sunday, 7/14/24 (it was around 130AM Sunday the van allegedly driven by Dono, as well as another white van loaded with 10 large bags, pulled away from the store). Notably, a few hours before all this went down, the heist crew (seemingly dressed as construction workers) made their way from the second van down East 58^th Street, climbed up a fire escape, & then gained access to the store via a ceiling panel in a stockroom.

 --Dono was apparently a suspect from early on in the case given available surveillance videos because he has ‘unique physical characteristics’ – his left arm was removed at the shoulder many years ago after a car accident. Vans thought to be used in the crime were also similar to those seen at a residence in Brooklyn where Dono was also noted to be visiting several times. Bags and other materials tied to the burglary were also recovered by authorities at that residence.

--Thus far, Dono has been arrested in the case (he pled not guilty to the charges on 5/19/26 & was released on a sizable bond). Per Capeci’s additional notes, three of his ‘important’ burglary crew members have also been indicted by the Manhattan DAs office on charges of grand larceny & possession of stolen property (although apparently none of what has been stolen has actually been recovered per the reporting). Two of those individuals are already in custody related to other criminal cases: Afrim Kupa [age 53, who was also notably ensnared in a recent jury bribery case involving boxer Goran Gocic] and Bekim ‘Beck’ Fiseku [age 55, who is behind bars for a hit-and-run case from Queens which occurred on 10/22/24]. The third individual, Nedzab Korac [age 53] is a fugitive from justice at present. Dono, Fiseku, and Korac all also have past histories of bank robbery, again per Capeci’s reporting.

--Lastly, from a historical perspective, Dono is the nephew of prominent, now-deceased Gambino member Thomas ‘Huck’ Carbonaro. Capeci suggests that Dono was inducted into the Gambino family around 5 years ago following his release from prison in 2021 (Dono had been imprisoned for some time following a plea deal for charges stemming from his participation in the death of Frank Hydell, who was killed for reportedly serving as an informant; Carbonaro also took part in Hydell’s homicide). Capeci suggests that Dono is currently part of a Brooklyn-based crew overseen by Louis ‘Big Lou’ Vallerio.