by gohnjotti » Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:03 am
Thank you, I’m quite proud of that little legal analysis myself to be honest
. Completely forgot Misprision of a Felony was even a thing, or that it was used against Barney Bellomo.
I can’t remember how much time Barney served for his misprision of a felony because I know he was awaiting trial for awhile before he bargained down the murder conspiracy to misprision of a felony. Hell, he might’ve even gotten time served.
Spataro, on the other hand, was a half-a-wiseguy even during the whole Campanella murder plot. Why do I say this? Both law enforcement and Spataro’s defence are in agreement that Spataro was a lawfully employed mechanic who owned and operated Narrows Body Shop five days a week. Of the handful of ex-Cutolo informants on the witness stand, none of them could point to any specific crimes Spataro was involved in after his release from prison in the ‘90s, apart from a general idea that he was involved in loansharking. Joe Campanella testified extensively about crimes committed by Spataro in the ‘80s and Colombo war, but nothing after that. Giovanni Floridia was a six-figure loanshark who used Spataro’s body shop as a regular meeting place. Again, no testimony about crimes committed.
Oh, there’s one exception. Silvio Salome, who - to be brutally honest - was one of the least reliable people on the witness stand for several reasons which I will save for another post. Salome testified that when he crashed his car, Spataro jacked up the cost for the insurance company. Salome did not indicate that this was some sort of ongoing hustle of Spataro’s.
However, all the witnesses were in agreement that Spataro was on record with his old pal, best friend, and hit team accomplice Vincent DeMartino. I can’t fathom why Spataro was not recruited as an actual, physical member of the Campanella hit team over Giovanni Floridia, unless Spataro specifically didn’t want to. I say this because Spataro was a player during the 90s war, as I’ve mentioned before. I posted his “hit list” that cops found on him in the Mugshots section some months ago.
I know Pogo and Wiseguy probably want Spataro locked up for good, as per usual
, but I really don’t think he served any purpose whatsoever in having Campanella killed. There is no direct evidence that Spataro did anything in particular to further Campanella’s death, and it’s laughable to suggest that the decision to murder Campanella hinged on whether DeMartino and Floridia met at Narrows Body Shop or at Dunkin’ Donuts.
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Gohn with the slam dunk.
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Thank you, I’m quite proud of that little legal analysis myself to be honest :D. Completely forgot Misprision of a Felony was even a thing, or that it was used against Barney Bellomo.
I can’t remember how much time Barney served for his misprision of a felony because I know he was awaiting trial for awhile before he bargained down the murder conspiracy to misprision of a felony. Hell, he might’ve even gotten time served.
Spataro, on the other hand, was a half-a-wiseguy even during the whole Campanella murder plot. Why do I say this? Both law enforcement and Spataro’s defence are in agreement that Spataro was a lawfully employed mechanic who owned and operated Narrows Body Shop five days a week. Of the handful of ex-Cutolo informants on the witness stand, none of them could point to any specific crimes Spataro was involved in after his release from prison in the ‘90s, apart from a general idea that he was involved in loansharking. Joe Campanella testified extensively about crimes committed by Spataro in the ‘80s and Colombo war, but nothing after that. Giovanni Floridia was a six-figure loanshark who used Spataro’s body shop as a regular meeting place. Again, no testimony about crimes committed.
Oh, there’s one exception. Silvio Salome, who - to be brutally honest - was one of the least reliable people on the witness stand for several reasons which I will save for another post. Salome testified that when he crashed his car, Spataro jacked up the cost for the insurance company. Salome did not indicate that this was some sort of ongoing hustle of Spataro’s.
However, all the witnesses were in agreement that Spataro was on record with his old pal, best friend, and hit team accomplice Vincent DeMartino. I can’t fathom why Spataro was not recruited as an actual, physical member of the Campanella hit team over Giovanni Floridia, unless Spataro specifically didn’t want to. I say this because Spataro was a player during the 90s war, as I’ve mentioned before. I posted his “hit list” that cops found on him in the Mugshots section some months ago.
I know Pogo and Wiseguy probably want Spataro locked up for good, as per usual ;) , but I really don’t think he served any purpose whatsoever in having Campanella killed. There is no direct evidence that Spataro did anything in particular to further Campanella’s death, and it’s laughable to suggest that the decision to murder Campanella hinged on whether DeMartino and Floridia met at Narrows Body Shop or at Dunkin’ Donuts.