People v. Sail Carting & Recycling Co.

The defendant Edward DeMatteo purchased part of a refuse collection business in 1982 which his son, Ernest, then operated as Sail Carting & Recycling Company (hereinafter Sail Carting). Both DeMatteos and their corporation were indicted, following an investigation by the Attorney-General’s Organized Crime Task Force into the private sanitation industry on Long Island.

Much of the evidence against the defendants was obtained through eavesdropping warrants. The defendants joined with their codefendants in a motion to suppress this evidence. The denial of that motion was affirmed on an appeal by…