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Merlino gonna walk?
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Re: Merlino gonna walk?
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Way to go Mainstream Media for not fact checking and proof reading a story. Michael Tacetta picture. No wonder I no longer watch CNN. Does that qualify as fake news or just lazy reporter?
Merlino lives to fight another day....
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Re: Merlino gonna walk?
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Gotta wonder if they intentionally put Michael T's pic in there???
The most important aspect of this article is where one of the defense lawyer says, regarding the feds: " if they cheated a little, they cheated a lot". He is right.
The article mentioned Merlino with also supervising the sale of guns and untaxed cigarettes.
Merlino should never of let an outsider into his tightly knit inner circle. He should of told Patsy Porello thanks but no thanks.
Thats how Previte got him along with that guy from Boston back in the day.
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Re: Merlino gonna walk?
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Re: Merlino gonna walk?
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We all know Merlino and the others are guilty of the charges against them so the backlash against the Feds, jumping to conclusions and general piousness is pretty odd.
Sure, the Feds have to establish this guilt beyond a shadow of a doubt.
I know of guys who have e.g. sexually assaulted women and got away with it - everyone knows they did it - because it couldn't be proven.
Be interesting to see what the reaction would be if say Karrin Vetrano's rapist got off on a technicality and/or because of bungling by investigators. Apples to Oranges. Mafia crimes are usually victimless, no one forces an individual to make a loan or bet on a game. Comparing that to a brutal rape and murder is asinine. You're not going to need a bunch of criminals ratting to convict the murdering rapist, but DNA.
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Re: Merlino gonna walk?
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Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't most bookmaking and loansharking busts intertwined with extortion and threats of physical violence or worse?
And what of the knock-on effect the sale of drugs has in terms of urban crime?
Aces, you mentioned in a previous post how Merlino commissioned the sale of guns! They consider words violence, which are usually empty threats. As I said no one forced to make a loan or put a bet in. To compare that to a young lady minding her business going for a jog and get brutally raped and murder is stupid. It's like comparing someone getting caught with weed to BTK.
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Re: Merlino gonna walk?
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We all know Merlino and the others are guilty of the charges against them so the backlash against the Feds, jumping to conclusions and general piousness is pretty odd.
Sure, the Feds have to establish this guilt beyond a shadow of a doubt.
I know of guys who have e.g. sexually assaulted women and got away with it - everyone knows they did it - because it couldn't be proven.
Be interesting to see what the reaction would be if say Karrin Vetrano's rapist got off on a technicality and/or because of bungling by investigators.
Just my two cents! Moe my friend, do you really think the end always justifies the means and should a judge just disregard misconduct from FBI agents, because they are trying to put evil-doers behind bars? For example, do you disagree with the decision by the courts to reverse a lot of those sentences after it became clear that agent Lindley DeVecchio had that shady relationship with Scarpa?
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Re: Merlino gonna walk?
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Remember the NJ Genovese garbage case with Papa Smurf? The CI was dirty and most of them took small plea deal and some walked. My guess is Feds offer amazing plea deals to make this go away. Except Merlino will never plea and will fight to the end.
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Re: Merlino gonna walk?
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Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't most bookmaking and loansharking busts intertwined with extortion and threats of physical violence or worse?
And what of the knock-on effect the sale of drugs has in terms of urban crime?
Aces, you mentioned in a previous post how Merlino commissioned the sale of guns! I mentioned that about the guns because it sounds very vague and can mean a lot of things. Still, comparing him to a rapist is ridiculous.
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Re: Merlino gonna walk?
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Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't most bookmaking and loansharking busts intertwined with extortion and threats of physical violence or worse?
And what of the knock-on effect the sale of drugs has in terms of urban crime?
Aces, you mentioned in a previous post how Merlino commissioned the sale of guns! It's all inter-related a bookmaker doesn't just suddenly decides he wants to be a bookmaker. He needs the funds And that comes from drugs money.... which is reinvested in bookmaking/ loansharking So yes whilst many say ahh who cares about a couple of sports bets or loans...consider what's funding these operations
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Re: Merlino gonna walk?
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Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't most bookmaking and loansharking busts intertwined with extortion and threats of physical violence or worse?
And what of the knock-on effect the sale of drugs has in terms of urban crime?
Aces, you mentioned in a previous post how Merlino commissioned the sale of guns! It's all inter-related a bookmaker doesn't just suddenly decides he wants to be a bookmaker. He needs the funds And that comes from drugs money.... which is reinvested in bookmaking/ loansharking So yes whilst many say ahh who cares about a couple of sports bets or loans...consider what's funding these operations I don't necessarily believe most bookmakers get their start up money from drug proceeds. A lot of times they will borrow off a bigger book for a point to say then loan out for more points. A lot of guys who book been doing it for decades. Don't forget shylocking and gambling books go hand in hand. Frank Calabrese had a huge shylock book and he was never into drugs. A lot of these guys got legitimate money they use too, there is no one formula on getting a book started.
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Re: Merlino gonna walk?
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