Frail, wheezing and handcuffed to a wheelchair, the 78-year-old man in the dock didn't look like a Mafia godfather.
But according to prosecutors, Joey "The Clown" Lombardo headed a crime family responsible for 18 killings dating back more than three decades.
Lombardo, who had been on the run for a year before his capture by the FBI last January, lived up to his nickname by joking with the judge at an earlier hearing.
Lombardo, who had been on the run for a year before his capture by the FBI last January, lived up to his nickname by joking with the judge at an earlier hearing.
Judge James Zagel enquired after his health and asked why he hadn't seen a doctor lately. Lombardo rasped back: "I was supposed to see him nine months ago, but I was - what do they call it? - I was unavailable."
2 comments:
Just glad I am not on jury duty and on this one.
Not good for a movie with that face. This case is interesting as it hits at the heart of the Mafia. The sad thing about the Mafia is when one is down a new one pops up.
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