The alleged acting Bonanno family boss, Vincent Badalamenti, 54, also pleaded guilty to collection of an unlawful debt this spring, but he avoided sentencing when prosecutors told Amon they were only going to present evidence from a extortion charge to the court. Defense attorney Ron Fischetti said the other charges were likely put aside because the prosecution's witness is unreliable.
Pagan's testimony," Fischetti said after court. Pagan is completely unworthy of belief. Fischetti said if the prosecution has attempted to sentence charges from Pagan's testimony he would have to be able to prove Pagan committed extortion and murder. Prosecutors will present their evidence for the extortion charge to Amon on Sept. In that case, Badalamenti allegedly ordered a bar on Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn be taken over when its owner failed to pay a debt.
News U. Politics Joe Biden Congress Extremism. That was the least of his crimes, in our book. Pagan basically helped put away his cohorts for murder, when the original plan was for a heist. It galls many what Pagan has seemingly gotten away with: shooting a man to death for no apparent reason the victim, Luchese associate James Donovan, had dropped the cash and was running away when Pagan fired the fatal shot, which nicked the femoral artery and then ratting out the other two members of the robbery team and testifying against them for the murder.
The WSJ even covered the case in a report, noting it was a "rare and risky legal strategy" used by prosecutors; it was called: Testifying down. Usually, legal experts said, the goal is to get those witnesses to admit to wrongdoing, cooperate with the government and to walk the investigation up the ladder, obtaining evidence against leaders or those potentially engaged in more serious crimes.
In exchange, on the recommendation of prosecutors, cooperators typically end up serving reduced or no prison time. He met the defendant Grasso some months before the murder. He reported that he and Grasso subsequently kept in touch via cell phone. Pagan said he had two. Pagan said Riccardi arrived in his black Mercedes and walked over to the Toyota.
I had a 9-milimeter. I think the rest were. Pagan said they soon after saw a luxury car pull up the auto body shop across the street. Grasso was at the wheel. Donovan was making one of his regular stops in a business where he cashed checks for a two percent fee. He was just climbing out of his car when Pagan and the others pulled up. Pagan said that his job was to hold Donovan at gunpoint while Ronnie grabbed the money. I shot him.
He said that one of the others claimed to have shot Donovan. Pagan said he had been an associate of the Lucchese crime family until he became engaged to Renee Graziano. Her father was reputedly a capo in the Bonanno crime family. Pagan was then associated with the Bonanno crime family as he settled into a life of robbery, extortion, beatings, kidnapping and drug dealing.
She then pulled up in a vehicle with another man. The man survived. Pagan and Renee subsequently separated and reunited several times, once during an episode of Mob Wives, when he told her he had been shaken on hearing she had nearly died while undergoing plastic surgery.
She asked if it was because he loved her or because he was in love with her. He had even worn a wire when speaking with her father, who had subsequently been indicted for extortion. Open navigation menu. Close suggestions Search Search. User Settings. Skip carousel. Carousel Previous. Carousel Next. What is Scribd? Uploaded by Joe Bruno. Did you find this document useful? Is this content inappropriate?
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