THE BLACK HAND FORUM

desertdog wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 7:02 am

bronx wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 11:49 am those prosectors are pure evil heartless scumbags , thats why people hate the G. the guys kid died, he was out the door anyway ,they should of asked for early release.let them go lock up the people that burn down cities.

Stop sticking up for scumbags...I would like to see em' deported or executed...They are lowlifes.

bronx wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 11:49 am those prosectors are pure evil heartless scumbags , thats why people hate the G. the guys kid died, he was out the door anyway ,they should of asked for early release.let them go lock up the people that burn down cities.

bronx wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 11:49 am those prosectors are pure evil heartless scumbags , thats why people hate the G. the guys kid died, he was out the door anyway ,they should of asked for early release.let them go lock up the people that burn down cities.

TSNYC wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 3:27 am So the allegations are that they were extorting a union rep for part of his salary, and they were trying to get $10,000/month out of the union’s benefits fund? This seems like pretty small potatoes. For this many high level people to get involved in it seems a bit odd too. Wonder if maybe there’s more to the case and a second indictment comes down.

TommyNoto wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 7:18 am

Etna wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 5:07 am

Amershire_Ed wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 4:17 am It’s kinda similar to the recent Philly bust in that the most damning thing in the indictment is boasting about potential criminal activity—and not the actual criminal activity itself.

In Philly it was Dom Grande bragging about how many 30s he could move and Mazzone talking about taking back AC. In this case, it seems like guys are talking tough about potential violence, but for an extortion scheme that seems to have lasted for 20 years, there appears to be basically zero violence.

My thoughts exactly. The threats though are enough for extortion, but aside from that, I think this may be a very weak case for some of them.

Everything is legal today , gambling , weed, high interest loans combined with no violence & most activities done behind legit biz must make it hard to be an OC Agent today.

OcSleeper wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 7:19 am

TSNYC wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 3:27 am So the allegations are that they were extorting a union rep for part of his salary, and they were trying to get $10,000/month out of the union’s benefits fund? This seems like pretty small potatoes. For this many high level people to get involved in it seems a bit odd too. Wonder if maybe there’s more to the case and a second indictment comes down.

As Pogo pointed out in the Colombo thread, the detention memo stated the 10k a month was just for the administration.

But try as they might, Russo and his underlings not only failed to increase their extortion payments to $10,000 a month, they lost whatever they had been getting and got indicted on racketeering charges that could cost them more than a few years behind bars.

TSNYC wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 3:27 am So the allegations are that they were extorting a union rep for part of his salary, and they were trying to get $10,000/month out of the union’s benefits fund? This seems like pretty small potatoes. For this many high level people to get involved in it seems a bit odd too. Wonder if maybe there’s more to the case and a second indictment comes down.

Etna wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 5:07 am

Amershire_Ed wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 4:17 am It’s kinda similar to the recent Philly bust in that the most damning thing in the indictment is boasting about potential criminal activity—and not the actual criminal activity itself.

In Philly it was Dom Grande bragging about how many 30s he could move and Mazzone talking about taking back AC. In this case, it seems like guys are talking tough about potential violence, but for an extortion scheme that seems to have lasted for 20 years, there appears to be basically zero violence.

My thoughts exactly. The threats though are enough for extortion, but aside from that, I think this may be a very weak case for some of them.

JohnnyS wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 6:01 am Thanks for posting.