As a matter of fact, these additional charges just came down today....


March 16, 2011
Local men indicted on organized crime charges
By J.J. Huggins jhuggins@eagletribune.com The Eagle Tribune Wed Mar 16, 2011, 05:32 PM EDT

BOSTON — A grand jury indicted four local men on larceny and other charges associated with gaming and organized crime today.

Those indicted include Joseph Giallanella, 62, of North Andover, Michael Petrillo, 56, of Peabody, Charles Davis, 44, of Salem, N.H., and Charles Toomajian, 53, of Malden. All of the defendants were indicted on other charges last October as part of an ongoing investigation, and they are free on bail, according to a press release from Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett.

Giallanella is charged with conspiracy and being an accessory after the fact of a felony (larceny); Petrillo is charged with conspiracy, receiving stolen property and being an accessory after the fact of a felony (larceny); Davis is charged with conspiracy, larceny and making false entries into corporate books, and Toomajian is charged with conspiracy, larceny, receiving stolen property and being an accessory after the fact of a felony (larceny).

First Assistant District Attorney John Dawley, who will prosecute the case, said Davis was an account manager for Randstad Professionals in Wakefield, which is a temp agency. In order to pay off his gaming and loan sharking debts, Davis allegedly embezzled nearly $1.9 million from the company. The money was then laundered through Toomajian, who is an attorney. Toomajian is also accused of stealing $659,525 from Randstad Professionals, which was diverted through Davis, the press release said.

Davis allegedly paid off loan sharking and gaming debts to Petrillo and Giallanella. In addition, as a way of making payments owed, both Davis and Toomajian allegedly paid money toward the mortgages of Giallanella. Petrillo was paid $308,000, the press release said.

Dawley said Randstad Professionals was caught off-guard by the alleged embezzlement, and the company has been fully cooperative with the investigation, the press release said.

Petrillo is expected to be arraigned on April 11 in Salem Superior Court. The other men will be arraigned the same day in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn.

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