U.S. v. IDONE

No. 94-1427.

38 F.3d 693 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America v. Santo IDONE, a/k/a Sam, a/k/a Sam from Chester, a/k/a Papa, a/k/a Big Santo. Santo Idone, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided October 25, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Stiles, U.S. Atty., E.D. PA, Walter S. Batty, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Chief of Appeals, Joel M. Friedman, Asst. U.S. Atty., Chief, Organized Crime Strike Force, Albert J. Wicks, Asst. U.S. Atty., Deputy Chief, Organized Crime Strike Force, Philadelphia, PA, for appellee.

John R. Carroll, Carroll & Carroll, Philadelphia, PA, for appellant.

Before: GREENBERG, ROTH and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


Submitted Pursuant to Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a), September 19, 1994.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROTH, Circuit Judge:

I.

Santo Idone ("Idone") was a "capo" or "captain" in the Mafia family, headed by the infamous Nicodemo Scarfo. On January 26, 1990, Idone was convicted of racketeering conspiracy (involving murder, extortion, loan-sharking and illegal gambling), racketeering, extortion and operating an illegal gambling business. Idone was sentenced...

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