was Pasquale Conte ready to flip?

[felice]

I was doing some researches on the web and I got this old article

http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/new ... e-1.771590

Imprisoned Gambino capo Pasquale Conte, a former Key Food supermarket magnate, was set to betray his mobster oath of allegiance and testify against a fellow capo, the Daily News has learned. Conte, 72, was on the list of federal witnesses at the racketeering trial of Nicholas (Little Nick) Corozzo, according to court records. His testimony wasn't needed because Corozzo pleaded guilty two weeks ago. But Conte in prison for taking part in a murder ordered by John Gotti was placed in solitary for his protection. Through his lawyers, Conte denied cooperating with prosecutors, but feds say otherwise. On Oct. 15, federal prosecutors Sung-Hee Suh and David Hennessy told lawyers for Corozzo and seven others that Conte would be a witness. "Conte's testimony will help establish" several crimes the reputed capos and others committed as members of "the Canarsie crew of the Gambino organized crime family," they wrote. That same day, Conte was placed in the special housing unit of the federal prison in Loretto, Pa., because his "safety may be at risk," according to a letter from prison warden Robert Franco to Conte lawyers Larry Bronson and Scott Leemon. "Mr. Conte never was and never will be a witness for the government in connection with this case," Bronson protested, accusing prosecutors of an "evil purpose" in declaring that Conte would testify. "There was no evil purpose. This was not a stunt," said one official. "There was an obligation to disclose. That's why the defense was notified before the pleas went down.

" Countered Leemon: "I spoke to Mr. Conte last night, and he reiterated: He is not a witness for the government, he never was and never will be.

[Hailbritain]

Don't believe that for a second

[willychichi]

It wouldn't be the first time the Feds lied to play one wiseguy against the other. Interesting that Conte proposed Cefalu for membership and then Cefalu took over his crew after this. Do you think that was Gotti's fuck you to Conte for pleading out or was Cefalu in line for the promotion anyway?

[Pogo The Clown]

Wouldn't surprise me in the least if he considered flipping and then changed his mind. It has happened many times before and as we have seen with these MF docs a lot of these guy's were secretly giving info.


Pogo

[Hailbritain]

Conte had most of the Zips in his crew

[bronx]

No way..he had many other guys and cases to flip on..he could have made case after case if he flipped..don't make sense. G propaganda

[TommyGambino]

Sounds like bullshit.

[Rocco]

His lawyer was Larry Bronson....lol. Feds have been known in the past to take guys locked up in prison and make it look like they are cooperating to get a guy under indictment to plead guilty. All they had to do was put Conte in protective custody to make him look like hes cooperating when infact he is not. THey do that shit all the time. As soon as someone is pulled out of General Population word gets out. Not saying Conte was ready to spill the beans...but this happens all the time. Feds play dirty if they have too. They could give a shit about Conte they know he is a scum bag killer.