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Emilio Fusco: Lies, Lies, It's All Lies!

Closing arguments concluded yesterday 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, and the defense apparently claims the case is based on lies pursuant to some conspiracy between federal prosecutors and turncoat Anthony Arillotta as reported by Stephanie Barry for The Republican. 

Of course, the defense claim necessarily begs the following question:  why then is everybody picking on Fusco?  The jury may find it hard to believe that Fusco's name arbitraily was pulled out of a hat, and given that several defendants already have been convicted for their roles in the slay plots it's not as if the government was looking for a scapegoat or Arillotta needed to earn his keep.

Arillotta testified at the trial last year against Fusco's three co-defendants -- onetime Genovese acting boss Artie Nigro and Greek brothers Freddy and Ty Geas -- and the jury returned a guilty verdict after deliberating just five hours.

It's easy to understand why Arillotta makes such an impression on the jury.  At Fusco's trial an FBI crime scene technician testified "that Arillotta was so precise when he led investigators to the site where he said he, the Geases and Fusco killed and buried Westerman in a large wooded lot in Agawam, that agents only had to dig one hole to find his remains seven years after the fact" as reported by Stephanie Barry for The Republican.

The Government Rests In Emilio Fusco Trial

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.

Genovese Supergrass Concludes Testimony

Genovese-capo-turned-government-witness Anthony "Bingy" Arillotta concluded four days of testimony at the racketeering trial against reputed soldier Emilio Fusco who is charged for his alleged role in the 2003 slayings of capo Adolfo Bruno and associate Gary Westerman in Springfield, MA as reported by Stephanie Barry for The Republican.

If past results guarantee future performance Fusco may be in trouble.  Arillotta testified at the trial last year against Fusco's three co-defendants -- onetime Genovese acting boss Artie Nigro and Greek brothers Freddy and Ty Geas -- and the jury returned a guilty verdict after deliberating just five hours.  The trio now are serving life sentences.

It's easy to understand why Arillotta makes such an impression on the jury.  An FBI crime scene technician testified yesterday "that Arillotta was so precise when he led investigators to the site where he said he, the Geases and Fusco killed and buried Westerman in a large wooded lot in Agawam, that agents only had to dig one hole to find his remains seven years after the fact."

Let The Trial Begin!

An anonymous jury has been selected in the racketeering trial in Manhattan federal court against reputed Genovese soldier Emilio Fusco for his alleged role in whacking family capo Adolfo Bruno and mob associate Gary Westerman in Springfield, MA over concerns the pair were cooperating with the government in 2003 as reported by Stephanie Barry for The Republican:  "U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel had previously granted a prosecution request to seat an anonymous jury -- fairly routine in this city for organized crime cases in federal court."

Three co-defendants -- onetime Genovese acting boss Arthur Nigro and Greek brothers Freddy and Ty Geas -- were convicted last April in a separate trial for their roles in the Bruno slaying.  The government's evidence in that case rested largely on the testimony of flipped gangsters including Genovese capos Anthony "Bingy" Arillotta and Felix Tranghese.  Nigro and the brothers Geas now are serving life sentences following their convictions.

The feds also charged Fusco with trafficking drugs and extorting bar and other business owners.

Emilio Fusco Goes To Trial For Genovese Hits

Jury selection begins next Monday on April 16 in a Manhattan federal court in the racketeering trial against the freshly-extradited Emilio Fusco who is charged for his alleged role in the 2003 murders of Genovese capo Adolfo Bruno and mob associate Gary Westerman in Springfield, MA over concerns the pair were cooperating with the government as reported by Stephanie Barry for The Republican:

Heading to trial, federal prosecutors have filed motions to introduce a web of evidence against Fusco that details his [alleged] beginnings in the "Springfield crew" of New York's Genovese crime family.  "Fusco was 'made' into the Genovese Crime Family in approximately the late 1990s in Springfield. Albert Scibelli sponsored Fusco for membership and the ceremony was attended by Scibelli, Felix Tranghese, Anthony Delevo, a member of the Genovese Crime Family who replaced Albert Scibelli as capo and head of the Genovese operations in Springfield, and Anthony Torino, another Genovese soldier based in Springfield," one motion reads.

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.  The government's evidence in that case rested largely on the testimony of flipped gangsters including Genovese capos Anthony "Bingy" Arillotta and Felix Tranghese.  Nigro and the brothers Geas now are serving life sentences following their convictions in the Bruno slaying.

The feds also have charged Fusco with trafficking drugs and extorting bar and other business owners.