Federal prosecutors have rested their case in the racketeering trial against reputed Genovese soldier Emilio Fusco who is charged for his alleged role in the 2003 slayings of crew boss Adolfo Bruno and mob associate Gary Westerman in Springfield, MA as reported by Stephanie Barry for The Republican:
The government closed with witnesses that included the Italian police official who arrested Fusco at a bus stop in Santaniello, Italy on July 29, 2010. * * * The government has argued Fusco fled to avoid prosecution amid intense publicity about a law enforcement dig for Westerman's body in a wooded lot in Agawam, Mass., in April of 2010 and speculation that mob captain Anthony J. Arillotta was cooperating with the FBI and state police.
As Fusco fought the extradition proceedings in Italy he missed the racketeering trial at which his three co-defendants -- onetime Genovese acting boss Arthur Nigro and Greek brothers Freddy and Ty Geas -- were convicted last April based on the testimony of Arillotta and others.
