Plea deals to 60 of the 62 defendants arrested in a massive sweep of reputed Mafia figures
Joseph Corozzo, Jr., an attorney representing his own father in the case that he "threw [the plea deal] in the garbage" because he disputed the government's indictment that his father was dealing drugs."If they want to drop the drug charges, then I will talk to them," he said.Federal prosecutors have offered plea deals to 60 of the 62 defendants arrested in a massive sweep of reputed Mafia figures, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Brooklyn said. "This is something that came out in court," said the spokesman, Robert Nardoza.He declined to go into further detail about the plea deals, which were offered to all but two defendants Ð reputed Gambino hitman Charles Carneglia, charged with four murders, including three committed in Queens, and alleged Gambino captain Nicholas "Little Nick" Corozzo, charged with two murders.Corozzo, who was also indicted on state charges by Queens DA Richard Brown for allegedly running a gambling ring...