Nicolo and his criminal partners used an assessment and appraisal fraud that authorities said cost its targets millions of dollars. The crimes led to an 11-week 2008 criminal trial in federal court.

John Nicolo, a self-made millionaire and bon vivant who succumbed to scandal after he masterminded an enormous property appraisal fraud, has died in prison. Nicolo, 81, died at a federal prison in ...

Nicolo peacefully passed away March 25, 2025, the age of 87 at Joanne’s House Of Hope Hospice. Born July 12, 1937 in Molfetta P. Bari, Italy. Married Ida D’Orazio La Grasta November 16, 1962 ...