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| "The Cheese Man" sentenced to six years |
| By boston.com |
| Published: 09/25/2009 |
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Carmen "The Cheese Man" DiNunzio, once the reputed boss of the Mafia in Boston, was sentenced today to six years in prison on charges that he tried to bribe an undercover FBI agent posing as a state highway inspector in a bid to get a $6 million Big Dig contract. "Crimes of corruption go to the very heart of our system. Our system is one that depends on the integrity of its citizens… You have seriously flouted that system," US District Court Judge William G. Young said at DiNunzio's sentencing hearing. DiNunzio's sentence also included three years of supervised release, with the condition that he cannot associate with suspected Mafia members. Young, however, rejected a request by Assistant US Attorney Peter K. Levitt, that DiNunzio also be barred from visiting Boston's North End. DiNunzio's attorney, Anthony Cardinale, said that "essentially, he's being banished from an area of the city" and argued it was unfair because DiNunzio's fiancée and her family live in the North End. "No one should be told that they can't go to the North End. To me, it's the best part of the city," Cardinale said. DiNunzio, 52, of East Boston, who has been free on bail, was ordered to report to prison on Oct. 22. The judge, at the defense's request, agreed to recommend that DiNunzio serve his time at the prison hospital in Devens. DiNunzio's health problems include diabetes. Read More. |
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