Cali was born on March 26, 1965, in New York City, to Augusto Cesare Calì and Agata Scimeca, both natives of Palermo, Sicily. His father ran a household goods store in Palermo and a video store in See more

Cali also maintained ties with the Sicilian Mafia. He married Rosaria Inzerillo, a sister of Pietro Inzerillo and a relative of Gambino associate Frank Inzerillo, a member of the Palermitan See more

In early 2003, Cali and fellow captain Leonard "Lenny" DiMaria began extorting "mob taxes" from Joseph Vollaro, the owner of a trucking and contracting company that was involved in building a NASCAR speedway on Staten Island. Vollaro was … See more

In October 2012, Cali was identified by New York crime reporter Jerry Capeci as the new underboss of the Gambino crime family. Brooklyn Federal prosecutors had also referred to him as underboss. Capeci has previously identified Domenico Cefalù, a member of the … See more

In August 2015, New York Daily News reported Cali had taken over as acting boss of the Gambino family. A September 29, 2018, report stated that Cali "infused the family with "zips" – hoodlums from the old country – and bulked up its heroin and OxyContin … See more

Cali died at Staten Island University Hospital on March 13, 2019, at the age of 53, after being shot at about 9:20 p.m. in front of his home on Hilltop Terrace in the Todt Hill area. He was buried six days later at Moravian Cemetery in New Dorp, Staten Island. … See more