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Colombo underboss ‘The Claw’ catches break as attorneys ague he’s too old, sick for long jail term
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0:36Now PlayingA reputed Colombo Crime Family underboss caught a break from a Brooklyn Federal judge Monday — after his attorneys argued that he’s too old and sick to receive a lengthy prison sentence.
Benjamin “The Claw” Castellazzo, 86, got hit with 15 months in the slammer by Judge Hector Gonzalez on a guilty plea to money laundering conspiracy, despite prosecutors seeking a little over two years.
A longer prison sentence would “jeopardize” Castellazzo’s wellbeing, his attorneys argued, telling the judge his health issues — including a decade-long battle with cardiac problems — have him on so many medications, that he wouldn’t receive the proper care in federal prison.
Being placed in the wrong detention center, could “effectively turn into a death sentence” for the reputed mobster, attorney Ilana Haramati said.
“He goes to the doctor often. He gets checkups. He’s on a whole battery of medications,” Haramati told the court.
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