Thursday, March 10, 2005

Two 'Goodfellas' Accused of Mob Hits While NY Cops

Two 'Goodfellas' Accused of Mob Hits While NY Cops

We ran everything. We paid off cops. We paid off lawyers. We paid off judges. Everybody had their hands out. Everything was for the taking. And now it's all over.

About time for a good mob story here at the blog. And life imitates art imitates life:

Two retired New York detectives were charged with secretly working for the Mafia while employed as police officers and undertaking 11 murders or attempted murders, prosecutors said on Thursday.

In one of the most shocking accusations of police corruption ever in New York, Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito were arrested on Wednesday evening for undertaking a series of Mafia murders, attempted murders, a kidnapping and various other crimes. The two were arrested in Las Vegas, where they now live.

Eppolito, a New York police officer for more than two decades, also worked as an actor, playing the role of "Fat Andy" in the hit movie "Goodfellas" and playing character roles in several other Hollywood productions.


How circular can you get? Even more: "In a story line almost straight from mob movies like "Goodfellas," the pair are accused of kidnapping James Hydell, bundling him in the trunk of a car..."

AND they seem to have had the contract on Sammy the Bull too.


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