Federal Judge Finds No Conflict by Alleged Mob Counsel

A New York federal judge has refused to disqualify on conflict of interest grounds a defense attorney with deep ties to the Gambino organized crime family. Judge Lewis Kaplan said that the government has not identified any actual conflict of interest arising from attorney Joseph R. Corozzo Jr.'s representation of Michael Scarpaci against a multi-felony racketeering indictment, and any of the ...