Gang Land’s Jerry Capeci writes,
He’s already done his time – nine long years – for a racketeering conviction that included a slew of bank heists. But mob associate Edmund (Eddie) Boyle has filed an intriguing motion to set aside his conviction on the grounds that a key government witness lied about a “secret sentencing deal” for his cooperation that he had with a top federal prosecutor in Brooklyn.
Mr.Capeci writes, Ironically, the key evidence Boyle cites in his court papers comes from Gary Villanueva, a noted defense lawyer on a panel of attorneys chosen by Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson to probe scores of suspected wrongful state murder convictions in the borough of churches – a review that so far has led to the reversal of 14 guilty verdicts from 1987 through the year 2000.
Mr. Capeci writes, Adding to the irony is that Villanueva isn’t on Boyle’s side. He represents Gerard (Skeevy) Bellafiore – a controversial mob turncoat who is the linchpin of Boyle’s claim. He alleges that prosecutors knowingly allowed Bellafiore to lie about a deal he had with then-assistant U.S. attorney Greg Andres for a specific prison term when he took the stand at Boyle’s 2005 trial.
