New York Post

Twit son exposes on-lam wiseguy

- Rebecca Rosenberg

A photo of a high-ranking member of the Colombo crime family sought in a sweeping federal takedown shows him lounging in a pool — one day after he was supposed to turn himself in, a source told The Post.

Ralph DiMatteo, 66, who prosecutor­s say was the clan’s consiglier­e, is shown in the photograph posted to his son’s Twitter feed Wednesday sporting a leathery tan and half-submerged in a glistening pool.

The shirtless mobster, wearing a gold crucifix, stares directly into the camera.

His wife, identified by a source, is shown serenely floating in the water behind him with her eyes closed.

It’s unclear when or where the photo was taken.

DiMatteo — the family’s third-most-powerful member — took off to an unknown town in Florida one day before the feds arrested his 13 co-defendants on an indictment accusing them of racketeeri­ng, extortion and other raps related to the infiltrati­on of a Queens labor union, the source said.

Mathew Mari, a lawyer for the Colombo wiseguy, had been in talks Tuesday with Brooklyn federal prosecutor­s about his client surrenderi­ng, according to the source.

But as of Wednesday, DiMatteo was still a fugitive, and the picture of him soaking up the rays was posted at 2:12 p.m. to son Angelo DiMatteo’s Twitter account. The post appears to have since been taken down.

Meanwhile, Colombo boss Andrew “Mush” Russo, 87, underboss Benjamin “The Claw” Castellazz­o, 83, captains Theodore Persico Jr., Richard Ferrara, and Vincent Ricciardo are getting very little sun — they were ordered held without bail at their arraignmen­ts.

“Everything we allege . . . proves history does indeed repeat itself,” said Acting US Attorney Jacquelyn Kasulis in announcing the indictment.

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