Supreme Court rules against member of New York crime family who ordered hit
- The Supreme Court ruled against a member of the Genovese crime family known as "Fat Sal" regarding his murder-for-hire scheme, siding with federal prosecutors for longer sentencing.
- Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion for a seven-justice majority in the Supreme Court decision.
- Delligatti was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison, including five years for a gun charge.
- Fat Sal, formally known as Delligatti, targeted Joseph Bonelli, described as a local "bully" at a gas station frequented by Delligatti and his associates.
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Supreme Court Rules in Mob Case That Crimes of Violence May Be Committed Through Inaction
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7–2 on March 21 that crimes committed through inaction can nonetheless be violent, rejecting an alleged mobster’s argument he was innocent because he did not use physical force. In oral arguments on Nov. 12, 2024, Salvatore “Fat Sal” Delligatti challenged a conviction that added five years to his prison sentence. Delligatti argued that a crime leading to death or bodily injury through omissions cannot be considered a…
Supreme Court backs extra prison time for ‘Fat Sal’ in murder-for-hire plot
The Supreme Court on Friday sided with federal prosecutors who moved to tack extra prison time onto the sentence of a Genovese crime family associate known in New York as “Fat Sal” who was convicted of a murder-for-hire plot.
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