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Former South Florida Genovese Family Captain cooperates with the government
Published on 2012-02-15 23:24:00
When the grandfather who once ran South Florida operations for the Genovese organized crime family was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison, he said he wasn't helping prosecutors.Perhaps the former "capo" didn't mean it — or maybe prison, old age and a good deal changed his mind.On Wednesday, prosecutors went back to court to recommend that Renaldi "Ray" Ruggiero's sentence be cut in half because of his "cooperation with the government."The defense asked for a little more: If the judge w
John Gotti's brother complains of throat trouble while in federal prison
Published on 2012-02-15 20:02:00
Ewwww! John Gotti’s kid brother has “throat boogers.”That’s the assessment of doctors at a federal prison in Kentucky where Gambino soldier Vincent Gotti is serving time for ordering a hit on a Howard Beach bagel store owner.His wife, Carmela, dashed off a frantic letter to Federal Judge Jack Weinstein complaining that he’s not receiving proper medical treatment for a “throat mass.”“He did get a scope down his throat and was told it is throat boogers,” she wrote in the letter
Judge: Aging Hartford Mobster Had "Veritable Arsenal" In His Suburban Home
Published on 2012-02-14 21:10:00
Federal agents found what a judge on Tuesday characterized as a "veritable arsenal" of explosives, guns, silencers, handcuffs, brass knuckles and other weapons when they searched mobster Robert Gentile's Manchester home late last week in connection with a drug investigation.Federal prosecutors required nearly an hour in federal court Tuesday to present just a partial description of the 25 or so crates of drugs, cash, phony identification documents and weaponry that agents carried out of Gent
