- Romanello, 86, is accused of shaking down Shuqeri ‘Bruno’ Selimaj and attacking him inside Lincoln Square Steak restaurant in Manhattan in 2017
- DailyMail.com cameras spotted Romanello headed into Brooklyn Federal Court Wednesday with his wife wearing a blue windbreaker
- Genovese crime family soldier Joseph Chelso – who is alleged to taken part of the assault – was also seen walking into the courthouse