Any word on how the trial went today for Trugila and Farese?

Farese not guilty and Truglia got between 21 to 27 months.

i just read they were both not guilty

"Thomas Farese, charged with money laundering, and Genovese capo Anthony Romanello, charged with extortion, walked out of the courthouse free and clear in stunning verdicts.Farese’s co-defendant, Pat Truglia, was convicted of money laundering and faces 21 to 27 months in prison."

http://www.fivefamiliesnyc.com/2012/12/feds-dealt-another-blow-as-colombo.html

A rare break for the Colombos

Going forward I expect the feds to keep even closer tabs on these rat while they are out on the street and put in more specific and stringent language in their agreements about committing crimes, and successfully getting convictions at trial as a prerequisite for their cooperation.

next up is the joel cacace trial early next yr

seems in the last yr the feds have lost more mob cases or split verdicts then ever before. i think the lawyers are starting to break the witnesses/rats. but even if you get found guilty of the lesser charge they give you 15+. i read in capeci weeks ago b.f. guerra was surposed to be sentced nov 30 nothing in the papers, probaly got continued. but the feds cant be happy with the 2 mob bigs pictures in the daily news walking out the court house not guilty. and theres a post about best dress mobsters the 2 old guys are sharpe, but the coat thomas farese is wearing probaly 1k$ i read he's married to allie persico daughter this guys loaded. how much do you think to hire mchmon or serita keriada i cant spell theres names but these lawyers are good 100k per trial or more? i wonder if they ever do slip and fall or dui cases.

thats just what i've been thinking. it seems for too long these rats have been allowed to run wild, and it might finally begin catching up to them as they have sunk or at least heavily tarnished some of these recent cases. if this kind of thing is allowed to continue, jurors might start seeing these government witnesses as damaged goods which could really throw a wrench into what has been the most succesful strategy by the feds, using these rats to put the pieces of sometimes otherwise weak cases together.

a friend of mine hired serita for a case she had, it never went to trial and cost her about $10-15k if I remember correctly (she got a discount). It was a simple case.

bf's sentencing was postponed just like tommy shots cause of hurricane sandy

It's up to the prosecution to get a conviction. There is no way an informant can guarantee it. If the Feds put that into a cooperation deal, they'd have a lot less people willing to become informants.

The feds prosecute a case which largely hinges on the successful testimony/evidence gathered from a cooperating witness. The feds can put some language in their agreements like "you will provide testimony to help ensure conviction in at least half the charges against those accused in which you testify" that is very plausible. Obcourse it will lead to less people willing to become informants, but when it comes down to it there will ALWAYS be people willing to cooperate and with these safeguards you can ensure the ones that do know what is specifically expected from them from the beginning.