Legal Opinion
United States v. Scarpaci
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 17, 2010No. S1 09 Crim. 1243(LAK)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LEWIS A. KAPLAN, District Judge.
Michael Scarpaci, a reputed associate of the Gambino organized crime family, is awaiting trial on multiple felony counts. The government has moved to disqualify his attorney, Joseph Corozzo, Esq., on the ground that his representation of Scarpaci raises an unwaivable conflict of interest.
Facts
Scarpaci is charged, among other things, with a racketeering conspiracy, the objects of which allegedly included murder, witness tampering and murdering a witness, extortion, mail and wire fraud, loan sharking, narcotics distribution, sex trafficking of a…
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