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Re: Uncle Joe Ligambi arrested
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05/25/11 11:50 AM
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Why is nobody considering Lancelotti to become boss?
I really wonder if Staino will flip.. He will only get 2 to 3 yrs.. I could see Merlino and Company taking over and Staino being released and bad blood.. Borgesi is not flipping..
These guys who go into witness protection never get executed.. The guys dont seem to go after them.. It would really hurt to see Staino rat.. He is looking at 2-3 yrs here ..
This is going to be real fun and interesting to watch.. I want to see hwo takes over and how this case plays out.. Any word on Merlino?
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Re: Uncle Joe Ligambi arrested
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Okay after having read that indictment page to page, this does not seem like a very strong case against Ligambi. He doesn't appear to be on many tape recordings, and although he may have said a few incriminating things, it's rather vague and the references to him aren't very clear. Maybe the government has some ace up it's sleeve, but at first and second glance, I don't see it. The fact that he's not being charged with any violent crime, he could very well get his lawyers to work out a nice plea with the prosecution and be home for the apocalypse in 2012. That is of course if the case is as weak as it appears to be.
"What is given, can be taken away. Everyone lies. Everyone dies." - Casey Anthony, in a poem, July 7, 2008
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Re: Uncle Joe Ligambi arrested
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Thats what I think there Gerry.These feds have to be smarter than that.I mean they did this for a reason,if they get convicted if anyone of them gets as little as 2 years I would be shocked.Except for Staino these guys got major priors.Borgesi for example is on the tail end of a 14 yr. sentence for the exact same thing.Why this time would he get 2 or 3 years.Ligambi lucked out on a murder conviction appeal.Mousie is like that drunk Otis from the Andy Griffin Show,his bunk is already waitin for him.Angelina got 8 yrs.the first time and he has beat up 10 girlfriends since then,Canalacio[Damion]got 4 yrs.for selling drugs.For the life of me I can't see how they will just get a slap on the wrist.Not only that but if they get no bail they may be in just 2 yrs. waiting to go to trial.I think I would rather spend the summer in Margate instead of Graterford. I agree, I don't think the FEDS would go through all this trouble to give these guys a two year sentence. I love your line abou Mousie, it had me laughing my ass off. I've said here before, Mousie seems like a man destined to die in prison. With the current charges I really don't see anyone flipping, but if they come down with murder charges, we have a whole different ball game.
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Re: Uncle Joe Ligambi arrested
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JUST IN.....Staino out on $1 Million dollar bail. 6 homes were put up; his wife, ex-wife, son, two cousins and a former police officer. But the Big Guy, or the Broke guy, Gaeton Lucibelo is held till trial...No Bail. It really must have come down to the fact that Staino has never been arrested and Lucibello was a former Captain and has been arrested for racketeering before. This surprises me, a million dollars bail for a guy with no prior convictions? It is not like he is being accused of a list of violent crimes or being a major drug dealer. Lucibello not getting bail is even a shock to me, because there is no violence in the indictment. I know guys who've been accused of attempted murder, and had prior convictions that had bails a fraction of what these guys are getting or not getting!
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Re: Uncle Joe Ligambi arrested
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There is a great artcle on philly.com called ''the mob lives off its reputation and these video poker machines''That is it in a nutshell.Years ago Anthony''Tony Machines'' Milicia and his partner ''Peg Leg'' controlled these machines,Scarfo,Natale,they all tried to get their hands on them[Milicia was eventually shot but survived''but it finally took an offer they couldn't refuse from 3 dangerous men,Ligambi,Staino,and Mousie before they caved in out of fear.Supposetley they paid 70 grand to Milicia's sons for the business,a business that generates at least 75 to 100 grand a month.I'd say they got the best end of that deal,What were Milicia's sons going to do,one of them is a doctor for crying out loud.So there you have it.So basically while Ligambi and Staino kick back at home at nite people all over South Philly are making them rich playing those machines,that's the mob for you.
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Re: Uncle Joe Ligambi arrested
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I wonder myself about that. Will some of these throw in the towel? Can a guy like Joe Ligambi decide "enough is enough" & retire? How does that work? Does he even have enough of a nest-egg to retire on after all these years? I mean, Cosa Nostra isnt exactly known for its superannuation scheme.
Guys like Staino, would he even be "allowed" to retire, as such? Like Vitti in Analyze This? Im actually serious but. For some reason I cant seem to imagine this happening in New York in decades past, but if it would ever happen, it'd be in Philly today. Some guys have been allowed to retire. Michael Franzese, John Gotti, Jr., Joe Bonanno and a few others. Also, when people get high up in age, they're usually put on the shelf and get to live out the rest of their lives in some condo in Miami. A guy like Staino probably could retire, but I'm sure his friends would be disappointed. They'd probably eventually understand. The guy just got married and has a little baby. But them by granting him this favor, doesn't mean they can't use him. A lot of people believe the Colombos have been utilizing Michael Franzese for many years. He's even paid legal bills for a few high ranking guys. That guy is at the very least playing a fringe game. An absolute hypocrite if you ask me.
"What is given, can be taken away. Everyone lies. Everyone dies." - Casey Anthony, in a poem, July 7, 2008
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Re: Uncle Joe Ligambi arrested
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If anyone in his inner circle would get bail it would be Staino. I'm aware of his squeaky clean record, but he's still the one on tape. Also, nobody is being charged with a violent crime. Even John Gotti made bail after being indicted for the John O'Connor shooting. That was not only a violent crime, but Gotti was on tape and he also had a long criminal record. These bail hearings make no sense to me.
"What is given, can be taken away. Everyone lies. Everyone dies." - Casey Anthony, in a poem, July 7, 2008
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