Weak Sentence for Salvatore “Fat Sal” Scala MOB BOSS
WEAK FEDERAL SENTENCE FOR ORGANIZED CRIME BOSS
http://www.crimetalkamerica.com/ finds that Federal Court Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Eastern District of New York, sentenced Salvatore “Fat Sal” Scala a fixture in the Gambino crime family, to a 6 year sentence in prison for the crime of extortion of a strip club in New York City. It was also discovered that Scala “kicked up” tens of thousands of dollars to John Gotti's brothers, Gene and Peter Gotti.
Scala faced more than 17 years behind bars for extortion and tax evasion under the Federal Sentencing guidelines. This is reported by the New York Post (April 7, 2007). They also claim that the judge gave Scala a break, citing his life threatening battle with cancer. Judge Kaplan excused his sentencing by saying; “It would be wrong to impose a sentence that would necessarily result in you dying in prison”.
Has our Judiciary gone soft on career criminals, on Organized Crime members, the same people that law enforcement agencies spend years and thousands of dollars and man hours trying to remove from society in an effort to protect our children, businesses and families. It’s unknown how many crimes Scala participated in as a Gotti associate. However, drug distribution, truck hijackings, violent assaults, shakedowns, and even murder are the list of crimes attributed to the Gotti crime family.
What was Judge Kaplan thinking, having such compassion for a Career Criminal, ignoring the Sentencing guidelines mandated by law? Scala seldom showed compassion for his targets. Shakedown’s usually come with threats, intimidation and violence. What mercy would Scala give his targets?
While it’s never been proven that Scala was involved in the murder of Paul Castellano, the former Godfather of the Gambino crime family, before Gotti had him gun down to take over control, its been suggested by Organized Crime watchers and also in the NY Post article written by Katie Cornell, that he was suspected of being part of the hit team.
It’s estimated that Scala “squeezed” out $600,000 from the strip-club in Manhattan. While it’s a strip-club, with the connotation that they are controlled by Organized Crime, his extortion conviction indicates that O.C. members may also prey on other O.C. business, or competition. Not to say that the V.I.P. club is connected or controlled, his success in the shakedown showed that he had the power and strength to pull off the shakedown.
· But, what about Judge Kaplan?
· Why the compassion?
· Is there a sentence appeal coming from the U.S. Attorney’s office?
· Who’s going to complain?
Rudy Giuliani, the former U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of New York, the former Mayor of New York and now running for Presidential nomination, would be fighting aggressively with the Federal Judiciary to give Scala the full sentence. It was Giuliani that put away the MOB bosses, many for life sentences, or the controlling mob heads to lengthy sentences, as very old men, leading the Organized Crime families.
Scala goes off to the Fed Pen and the case is closed with a Conviction in the check box for the U.S. Attorney’s office.
This signal’s to any wise guy, the wannabes, even the new up coming gangsters that the punishment is worth the crime. What a gift to the bad guys.
Tell us what you think!!!
http://www.crimetalkamerica.com/ finds that Federal Court Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Eastern District of New York, sentenced Salvatore “Fat Sal” Scala a fixture in the Gambino crime family, to a 6 year sentence in prison for the crime of extortion of a strip club in New York City. It was also discovered that Scala “kicked up” tens of thousands of dollars to John Gotti's brothers, Gene and Peter Gotti.
Scala faced more than 17 years behind bars for extortion and tax evasion under the Federal Sentencing guidelines. This is reported by the New York Post (April 7, 2007). They also claim that the judge gave Scala a break, citing his life threatening battle with cancer. Judge Kaplan excused his sentencing by saying; “It would be wrong to impose a sentence that would necessarily result in you dying in prison”.
Has our Judiciary gone soft on career criminals, on Organized Crime members, the same people that law enforcement agencies spend years and thousands of dollars and man hours trying to remove from society in an effort to protect our children, businesses and families. It’s unknown how many crimes Scala participated in as a Gotti associate. However, drug distribution, truck hijackings, violent assaults, shakedowns, and even murder are the list of crimes attributed to the Gotti crime family.
What was Judge Kaplan thinking, having such compassion for a Career Criminal, ignoring the Sentencing guidelines mandated by law? Scala seldom showed compassion for his targets. Shakedown’s usually come with threats, intimidation and violence. What mercy would Scala give his targets?
While it’s never been proven that Scala was involved in the murder of Paul Castellano, the former Godfather of the Gambino crime family, before Gotti had him gun down to take over control, its been suggested by Organized Crime watchers and also in the NY Post article written by Katie Cornell, that he was suspected of being part of the hit team.
It’s estimated that Scala “squeezed” out $600,000 from the strip-club in Manhattan. While it’s a strip-club, with the connotation that they are controlled by Organized Crime, his extortion conviction indicates that O.C. members may also prey on other O.C. business, or competition. Not to say that the V.I.P. club is connected or controlled, his success in the shakedown showed that he had the power and strength to pull off the shakedown.
· But, what about Judge Kaplan?
· Why the compassion?
· Is there a sentence appeal coming from the U.S. Attorney’s office?
· Who’s going to complain?
Rudy Giuliani, the former U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of New York, the former Mayor of New York and now running for Presidential nomination, would be fighting aggressively with the Federal Judiciary to give Scala the full sentence. It was Giuliani that put away the MOB bosses, many for life sentences, or the controlling mob heads to lengthy sentences, as very old men, leading the Organized Crime families.
Scala goes off to the Fed Pen and the case is closed with a Conviction in the check box for the U.S. Attorney’s office.
This signal’s to any wise guy, the wannabes, even the new up coming gangsters that the punishment is worth the crime. What a gift to the bad guys.
Tell us what you think!!!
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