U.S. v. VASTOLA

Crim. A. No. 86-301(SSB).

670 F.Supp. 1244 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, v. Gaetano VASTOLA, a/k/a "Tommy," a/k/a "Corky," a/k/a "The Galoot," a/k/a "The Big Guy," Palmer Brocco, a/k/a "Sonny," Nicholas John Massaro, Jr., Rudolph Farone, Larry Martire, Elias Saka, a/k/a "Lew," Benjamin Stone, George Santoni, Thomas Zito, a/k/a "Mr. Gordon," a/k/a "Tommy Russo," Charles Majuri, Dominick Canterino, Morris Levy, Howard Fisher, Alexander D'Alessio, Sr., a/k/a "Pope," Alexander D'Alessio, Jr., a/k/a "Popie," John Brennan, a/k/a "Jack," Barry Harris, Bruce Howard, Daniel Marino, Paul Sanzaro, and Vincent Uris, a/k/a "Butch", Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

September 1, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the U.S. Atty. by Bruce Repetto, Andrew T. Baxter, Asst. U.S. Attys., Newark, N.J., for U.S.

Michael Rosen, New York City, for defendant Vastola.

Ryan, Pedicini & Donnelly by Rita Donnelly, West Orange, N.J., for defendant Brocco.

Joshua Markowitz, Lawrenceville, N.J., for defendant Massaro.

DeCotiis, Frino & Lundstein by William R. Lundstein, Roseland, N.J., for defendant Farone.

Cathy Waldor, Montclair, N.J., for defendant Martire.

Lyle Hough, Trenton, N.J., for defendant Saka.

Office of the Federal Public Defender by Richard Coughlin, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Camden, N.J., for defendant Stone.

Tomar, Seliger, Simonoff, Adourian & O'Brien by Charles N. Riley, Haddonfield, N.J., for defendant Santoni.

Barry Schulman, Brooklyn, N.Y., for defendant Zito.

Raymond R. Beam, Jr., Bloomfield, N.J., for defendant Majuri.

Michael B. Pollack, New York City, for defendant Canterino.

Michael Querques, Orange, N.J., for defendant Levy.

Leon Borstein, New York City, for defendant Fisher.

Cariddi & Garcia by Anthony Cariddi, Hackensack, N.J., for defendant D'Alessio, Sr.

Louis Sette, Ridgewood, N.J., for defendant D'Alessio, Jr.

David L. Rhodes, Lawrenceville, N.J., for defendant Brennan.

Jack Urscheler, Fort Lee, N.J., for defendant Harris.

Robert A. Farkas, Trenton, N.J., for defendant Howard.

Brown & Connery by William M. Tambussi, Westmont, N.J., for defendant Marino.

Ken Lange, Bay Harbor, Fla., for defendant Sanzaro.

Julian DeAngeli, Lawrenceville, N.J., for defendant Uris.


TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. MOTIONS TO DISMISS, TO STRIKE AND TO FORCE THE GOVERNMENT TO ELECT BETWEEN CHARGED OFFENSES AND COUNTS A. Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss Counts 1 and 3; or in the Alternative to Dismiss Acts 1, 17, 18, and Count 1, ¶ 5 Because Multiple Conspiracies are Plead as Predicate Acts B. Defendants' Joint Motion...

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