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United States v. Scala

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided December 21, 2005No. S1 04 Crim. 0070(LAK)PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KAPLAN, District Judge.

Defendants Salvatore Scala and Thomas Sassano stand indicted for extortion and conspiracy to commit extortion, with Scala further charged with three counts of federal income tax evasion. The government now moves for an anonymous jury and certain other protective measures.

Facts

According to the superseding indictment, Scala and Sassano are respectively a captain and a soldier in the Gambino organized crime family. 1 A captain is allegedly “responsible for supervising the criminal activities of his crew and provid[ing][s]oldiers and associates with…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. David Thai, Lan Ngoc Tran, Minh Do, Jimmy Nguyen, Hoang Huy Ngo, Quang Van Nguyen, and Lv Hong, A/K/A "l.v. Hong"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
  2. United States v. TutinoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
  3. United States v. Robert Aulicino, Jr., David Cleary, and Louis Ruggiero, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  4. United States v. Peter Vario, Michael Labarbara, Jr., James G. Abbatiello, and Silvestro Spilabotte, Peter VarioCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. PaccioneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  2. United States v. TomeroDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2007
  3. United States v. FawwazDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2014
  4. Carroll v. TrumpDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2023

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