Arillotta absent from U.S. court

May 7, 2010 by Capo · Leave a Comment

NEW YORK – Reputed Western Massachusetts mob boss Anthony J. Arillotta was a no-show for a pretrial conference in federal court on Thursday, effectively solidifying his previously speculative status as a government informant.
Arillotta, 41, was arrested in February and charged along with six other defendants in a sweeping racketeering indictment out of New York that [...]

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Reputed mob head Anthony Arillotta arrested at his home in connection with 2003 murder of crime boss Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno in Springfield

February 18, 2010 by The Boss · 1 Comment

Reputed mob head Anthony J. Arillotta was arrested early Wednesday morning at his home in connection with the 2003 murder of crime boss Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno.
FBI agents, Massachusetts State Police and Springfield police made the arrest at Arillotta’s home on Chalmers Street house about 6 a.m.
The arrest follows weeks of speculation about secret witnesses [...]

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