Appeals court upholds life sentences for ex-Colombo family boss, underling

An appeals court today upheld the life sentences imposed on a mob kingpin and one of his henchmen for orchestrating a hit on a rival in their Mafia clan. Former acting Colombo crime-family boss Alphonse "Allie Boy" Persico and John "Jackie" DeRoss wanted their 2007 convictions overturned because the FBI...