It's also my intention to stay the Defendant's release for at least two weeks, so the Government will have an opportunity to consider the Opinion and the Order and decide whether it wishes to appeal and seek a further stay from the Court of Appeals. As Felix Frankfurter once wrote, "A timid judge, like a biased judge, is intrinsically a lawless judge. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. They did come down as their first choice with a community that not only had good schools and few drugs, but one that was close to the North End so Mr. Mercurio could get to work promptly. By the mid 1980s, the Government had successfully prosecuted the known hierarchy, or substantially all of the known *602 hierarchy, of the LCN in Boston. [12] In addition, the Government must prove clearly and convincingly that no set of release conditions will reasonably assure the safety of any person or the community. In addition, once again pursuant to the Defendant's agreement, he will be subject to random visits by the FBI and other law enforcement personnel to determine whether he is complying with the conditions of release. Do I think Raymond was a saint? Raymond Loreto Salvatore Patriarca Sr. Oteri, Weinberg & Lawson, Martin G. Weinberg, Boston, Mass., John F. Cicilline, Providence, R.I., for defendant Raymond Patriarca. In 1983, Il Patrone was charged with the murder of Raymond Curcio, and in 1984, he was arrested for the murder of Robert Candos, whom the mob boss believed was an informant. These people will not include any known members of the La Cosa Nostra ("LCN"), or anybody else to whom the Government has a compelling objection. dewiki Raymond Patriarca; You're all set! United States District Court, D. Massachusetts. I find that the Government has not proved by a preponderance of the evidence that the combination of conditions I will be imposing will not reasonably assure this Defendant's appearance in the future. Raymond A Patriarca from tree Roberts Family Tree. Ring (under seal), pages 12-13. He was 76 years old. I do not believe I am unusual among United States District Judges in having the view that courts should not be inhibited *599 about releasing even notorious alleged criminals, if the release is otherwise justified, because of a concern that the court's decision will be publicly misunderstood or possibly even unwelcome. A Pretrial Services officer will immediately leave his or her office or residence to meet Defendant at the hospital. The situation became worse for Patriarca and his family in 1961, when Robert F. Kennedy became Attorney General and began an assault on organized crime. 2. [PATRIARCA - speaks at Congressional hearing.] I find, however, that the Government has not proved by a preponderance of the evidence that no combination of conditions will reasonably assure the Defendant's appearance in the future. U.S. [70] Both have presented apparently no problems for Guardian Technology since released on these bracelets.[71]. When I say that, I note that the reported decision in DiGiacomo doesn't include the complete order. [72] Pretrial Services, and pursuant to the order I'll issue the Marshals in Rhode Island, would be notified promptly and would know that in ten minutes. Edit your search or learn more. Raymond Christopher Patriarca found in 2 trees . Get free summaries of new District of Massachusetts U.S. Federal District Court opinions delivered to your inbox! But he also helped a lot of people, Roberts said. Upon discharge from the hospital, Defendant shall return directly to his residence in the custody of Mr. Cicilline or Mr. Weinberg. [13], Danger in this context, as the Government correctly has contended, means more than a risk of physical violence. There are, I recognize, other board-certified urologists around the world who would be capable of caring for the Defendant, if he could find them. Raymond Patriarca, head of the Patriarca crime family, is pictured on March 8, 1968. After the death of Il Patrone, the New England Mafia began a period of slow decline, resulting from . The Government has stipulated, however, that the present Defendant, Raymond J. Patriarca, has since his indictment been demoted. I infer from the tape of the induction ceremony that Mr. Patriarca, like the inductees there, took an oath which, among other things, caused him to pledge that only death would end his membership in this organization. In addition, however, I expect that even if the Defendant is asked to violate any of the conditions of his release order restricting his communications, he will, despite his oath, be effectively deterred from doing so. [42] Indictment in United States v. Bianco, supra; Defendant's Exhibit F. [43] See, e.g., Defendant's Exhibit F-1. Furthermore, Mr. Patriarca is no longer the Boss of an LCN family. The pivotal role she played in keeping Patriarca away from the defendants table was recounted in Episode 11 of the first season of the hit podcast series Crimetown. She has expanded upon that turbulent four-year period of her life and the story of how she came to pursue a career in medicine in a new memoir, The Doctor Broad, due out in September. The Government believes he knew that car was bugged. memorial page for Raymond Loreda Salvatore Patriarca (17 Mar 1908-11 Jul 1984), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6587862, citing Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Providence, Providence County . The atmosphere that night at the State Police barracks was like a college tailgate party during homecoming, while Patriarca was detained in the office of the major who was second in command, Roberts recalled. [87] I'll have to get you one of the amendments, because the Government decided that the pen registers that it had initially suggested if the defendants there were going to be released were not cost or time efficient, and there was substituted an alternative provision for random visits by law enforcement. "Junior" Patriarca. In the 80's, Barbara Roberts was a single mother of three, a feminist, and the first female cardiologist in Rhode Island with a full life. More specifically, with regard to one of the arguments that the Government made most emphatically, and I will say it's an argument that I considered with particular care, the Government has not proven by clear and convincing evidence that Mr. Patriarca will engage in crimes to the detriment of the community if released by communicating valuable information to his successors in the LCN to facilitate any transition of power. Mr. Patriarca was married twice and had one son, Raymond Jr. His second wife was the former Rita O'Toole of Providence. [24] In connection with this, ultimately this Court and, indeed, any court must make a judgment. 9. In any event, assuming I issue this Order and Opinion next week, I intend to stay Mr. Patriarca's release two weeks so that the Department of Justice in Washington, as well as here, can make an informed decision on whether to seek appellate review and whether to seek a further stay from the Court of Appeals. It includes, among other things, the tape recording of the October 29, 1989, induction ceremony, which I have ruled will be admissible.[29]. As I will describe, I am to a certain extent relying on his ability to appreciate that and to be deterred by the potentially drastic consequences that will follow if he surprises and disappoints me and seeks to violate any of these conditions. The crime family has a faction in Providence and another in Boston, Massachusetts, and he was boss of the family for six years after the . These events affect my predictions regarding his behavior. He would like to go out and buy his daughter, who apparently was on welfare, a house. Raymond L. S. Patriarca. Raymond Patriarca was a Capo under Buccola and a well-known successful mobster. He ruled over the New England area including Rhode Island, Massachusetts . The testimony of Nancy Long of Guardian Technology and of Alan Chipman of the Pretrial Services Department of this court have amplified my understanding, influenced somewhat by some familiarity with this matter of electronic monitoring as a result of my service on the Criminal Law Committee of the Judicial Conference. The Government has opposed the request that Mr. Patriarca now be released and seeks his continued detention based on both dangerousness and risk of flight. I think that there are powerful factors now coming into play that should effectively discourage Mr. Patriarca from trying to violate any of these conditions. 4. I expect that it will take some time for the sureties to post the property. An individual's role in that organization is relevant, because those with the ability to direct the criminal activity of others pose a special threat to the community.[20]. Angelo Bruno in Philadelphia basically answered to Carlo Gambino, and Cleveland belonged to the . Yet, he often served as a mediator in gang wars elsewhere in the country. They each voluntarily surrendered to serve those sentences, and are now serving them. . [17] In connection with this, as I said in my DiGiacomo decision[18] and as has been recognized elsewhere,[19] it is appropriate to consider the Defendant's membership in the Mafia, the evidence of such membership. That concludes my decision in this matter. New England mob boss Raymond "Junior" Patriarca and John Gotti, who runs New York's Gambino crime family, arranged to use their lawyers to shuttle messages between them in late March 1990, about a . He has no penchant or personal aptitude for violence. In 1967, the present defendant, Raymond J. Patriarca, was in court in this building when United States District Judge Francis Ford let his father out on bail pending appeal after his conviction. But all of the evidence that I've been asked to suppress, and I haven't suppressed any yet, is compelling testament to the Government's continuing ability to intercept conversations that people who think they're being careful are having. Raymond "Il Patrone" Patriarca died of a heart attack, aged 76, on July 11, 1984. As the Court of Appeals has reminded us, detention determinations must be made individually and be based on the evidence regarding a particular defendant. Patriarca allied with two different New York mob families. [15] That rebuttable presumption is established by statute when certain types of offenses are charged. Mr. Sinatra testified that, while he invested $55,000, he never knew who the other investors were. Ray Patriarca ruled as the New England mob boss for 25 years from his Coin-O-Matic "vending business" on Atwell's Avenue in Providence. Dirk . As I said, the magistrate detained Mr. Patriarca on the basis of danger to the community and did not address the issue of flight. The Defendant shall reside at his house at 478 Angell Road, Lincoln, Rhode Island 02865. Defendant shall sign a document acknowledging that he is aware of the conditions of his release; promising to obey those conditions, to appear as directed, and to surrender to serve any sentence imposed; and confirming his awareness of the penalties and sanctions described on Exhibit B hereto. He has one son, who is very important to him. I find that he has no record in part because while he was the Boss of a Mafia family, he could rely on others to commit substantive crimes. Subsequently, the Defendant has been demoted from Boss of the Patriarca family to the entering rank of soldier. The Defendant some time ago submitted a list, a short list of people with whom he wished to be authorized to communicate. Prior to Prohibition, two separate Mafia families emerged in New England, one based in Boston, Massachusetts and the other based in Providence, Rhode Island.. He did not abdicate his position as Boss when Mr. Russo threatened him. He, like any defendant, could cut it and run. Patriarca was born March 18, 1908 in Worcester, Massachusetts. That name derives from his late father, Raymond L.S. But the Defendant, as the Government emphatically points out, also maintained the title of Boss of the Patriarca family, and his membership in the LCN.[56]. Disliked in Providence, Angiulo was demoted to a mere soldier when top lieutenant, Larry Zannino, threw his support behind the late mob boss's son, Raymond J. In addition, the random visits authorized as a condition of Mr. Patriarca's release should operate both as a deterrent to any violation and as an efficient additional means of detecting any violation. The Defendant has no criminal record. Basically, however, as the Government counsel very skillfully developed both in court and in the confidential session in the lobby, the electronic monitoring is not infallible. His father, Elatario Patriarca emigrated from Sicily in the early 1900s. In another case in which the Government vigorously asserted that somebody, Vincent Marino, ought to be detained for violating conditions of release, I found in about December 1989 that there continued to be some combination of conditions on which Mr. Marino might be released, but I suggested that perhaps he did not want to be released indefinitely. Between now and the close of business on Wednesday, I would like counsel to confer with each other and Pretrial Services, using my order in the DiGiacomo and Spagnolo cases as a model to try to draft either a joint proposed order implementing this decision or, if necessary, alternative submissions. But if the Defendant goes out on his conditions of release and violates any of those conditions, for reasons I'll describe, it is very likely he's going to get caught, and as a result, it's very likely he is going to face a longer sentence, perhaps a considerably longer sentence, than the Guidelines would prescribe. 2d 89 (1986). 90-10065-WF, Memorandum and Order dated August 7, 1990. [61] Stipulation of the Government by letter dated May 9, 1991 (under seal). I would point out, and amplify in a moment, that everything I have been hearing recently in the last two weeks indicates *608 that the confidential informants who contributed so much to generating the electronic surveillance and other evidence as part of the present indictment are still out there working, and they're working rather effectively. [40], Raymond J. Patriarca, the present Defendant, came to Boston to explain that to members of the LCN. Indeed, as the very experienced and able United States Attorney in Rhode Island, Lincoln Almond, reportedly said in one of the exhibits presented to me, "The cases against Mr. Patriarca and his associates have left the *607 mob virtually powerless. The Defendant has been incarcerated in the federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, which is more than four hours from here. [43] The present Defendant, known as Junior, however, succeeded his father as Boss. I think he appreciates that danger. Patriarca through the years depict the head of New England organized crime as . H-90-18 (AHN), excerpt attached to Government letter dated June 20, 1991. Decline. Other physicians would not refer patients to her. [7] United States v. Bianco, et al., Cr. [28] Stipulation of the Government by Letter dated May 9, 1991 (under seal). Submitted Photo. The Worcester-born crime boss moved to Providence as a boy, but married a woman from Worcester and controlled organized . Patriarca was plagued by law enforcement for the rest of his life, and he was charged numerous times for a variety of crimes until his death. He married a woman named Mary and they lived in Worster Massachusetts where Raymond was born. [11], With regard to the other possible basis for detention, danger to any person or the community, clear and convincing evidence is needed to establish the facts relied upon to support a finding that no combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of any person or the community. Around the time of the hearings on this motion, the first Defendant released on electronic monitoring in Massachusetts to successfully, temporarily flee took off. Patriarca is infamous in his role as the Boss of the New England Mafia for nearly 30 years. The track was allegedly financed by organized crime figures. [34] Those procedures must be conducted by a board-certified urologist.[35]. What is required is a reasonable assurance. [53] This caused Mr. Patriarca, perhaps understandably, to have tears in his eyes and beg for his life and for his safety and the safety of his family. No. A brief history on the life and death of New England crime Boss Raymond L.S. I note that in many alleged Mafia cases, including the DiGiacomo case, the defendant comes before the court saddled with the rebuttable presumption that no combination of conditions will reasonably assure his appearance or the safety of the community by virtue of the nature of the charges against him. Rather, the Court finds that there is a combination of realistic, feasible conditions which will provide the required reasonable assurances. [41], Without getting into much detail, I also find that Mr. Bianco is an individual who has had organized crime connections in New York, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, where he is now on trial.[42]. I expect this, among many other things that I'll describe, will deter the Defendant from attempting to flee. If the past is prologue, the Government will catch him again and come before me with a far more formidable case for a much longer sentence. Raymond Patriarca Sr., the leader of the New England Mafia, had just been arrested at his modest Johnston home on charges of ordering the 1965 slaying of 31-year-old Raymond Baby Curcio for allegedly burglarizing the home of his older brother. 1510, 1517 (D.Nev.1989), appeal dismissed, 931 F.2d 605 (9th Cir. But the record is replete with evidence that the Boston members of that family, including a number of co-defendants here, regularly resisted making such payments. For some of them, at least, family ties are compelling. [47] See e.g., United States v. Angiulo, 897 F.2d 1169 (1st Cir. [79] The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts has entered into at least one such agreement previously. I'm not sure that I feel that the language in the Pappas order that the Government and another of Mr. Weinberg's clients entered into to effectuate this type of agreement is vivid enough. About Found a Grave. Everybody deserves love. No cellular telephone or other means of wire or electronic communication is permitted. Mr. Patriarca is 46 years old. In the wake of Patriarca's death in 1984, Angiulo, although still in jail awaiting trail, was hoping to succeed to the top spot. They each pled guilty to guideline sentences. Those hearings included testimony on May 10, 1991, of Nancy Long from Guardian Technology, the organization which provides the electronic monitoring services at issue here, and from Alan Chipman, a representative of our Pretrial Services office. Rhode Island. Patriarca pere continued to be plagued by law enforcement for the rest of his life, and was charged numerous times for a variety of crimes until his death in 1984. As I said, it's also my intention to schedule a hearing in this matter about 60 days after the Defendant is released, assuming that my decision stands, so I can be brought up to date on whether he has complied with the conditions of his release, *610 and be informed about whether either the Government or the Defendant seeks any modification of his status. Raymond L.S. No. [78] But it is my understanding that there is no serious question that that condition can be imposed by agreement. Rather, the court believes that the government's present investigation of LCN activity, which will continue without regard to whether Mr. Patriarca is released, is likely to detect any violation of defendant's conditions of release. Bikers 1515 (D. Mass. ''The only place I've seen him is on television,'' Mr. Patriarca said. Mr. Marino, after staying out for about two weeks, including the Christmas holidays and New Year's, decided to report back to the custody of the United States. 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