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    Anthony "Little Tony" Ferrari Gets Life in 2001 FL Slaying of Konstantinos Boulis


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    Broward judge promises to speed up murder trial in Boulis case

    FORT LAUDERDALE — A circuit judge pledged Thursday to speed up the murder trial of three men accused of the 2001 mob-style slaying of Miami Subs and SunCruz Casinos founder Gus Boulis.

    The Broward State Attorney's Office is seeking the death penalty for Anthony "Little Tony" Ferrari, James "Pudgy" Fiorillo, and the alleged ringleader, Anthony "Big Tony" Moscatiello. They were arrested and charged in 2005.

    On Thursday, Broward Circuit Judge Ilona Holmes said she's had enough.

    "I've got to move this case like you would not believe," Holmes said. "You are all going to have to get busy."

    The judge is expected to issue a written decision Monday on a longstanding defense motion to suppress telephone records that, prosecutors say, could help put two of the defendants at the scene of the crime.

    The judge said the trial may be set for May. The next court hearing is scheduled for Feb. 24.

    "This case is going to have to take priority in your schedules," Holmes told the lawyers. "I've got these gentlemen sitting in jail."

    The judge referred to Ferrari and Fiorillo. Fiorillo has written Holmes letters from jail asking her to set "some sort of time table."

    Moscatiello is out on bond and, with court permission, has flown to New York for family events.

    As recently depicted in the movie "Casino Jack," Boulis, 51, was ambushed in his car and shot to death on Feb. 2, 2001. The movie does not stick to the indictment in all particulars.

    It does suggest, accurately, that Boulis had been embroiled in a contentious, fraud-plagued $147.5 million sale of his SunCruz fleet, and that he was trying to regain control of the ships at the time of his death.

    Prosecutors say Moscatiello and Ferrari orchestrated the killing to protect a steady stream of SunCruz money coming to them via Adam Kidan, a New York businessman who was buying SunCruz with Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

    A year after the slaying, Kidan and Abramoff pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to defraud lenders in the SunCruz deal. Both did prison time that was reduced because they cooperated with federal prosecutors.

    The state's murder theory is that Moscatiello and Ferrari recruited Fiorillo to assist, but the actual shooter was a New York mobster, since deceased, named John Gurino.

    http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/loc...,7560895.story

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    Judge: Crucial evidence OK for Gus Boulis murder case

    Cell phone records that place two suspects near the scene of the 2001 gangland-style hit that killed Gus Boulis can be used as trial evidence, a Broward Circuit judge ruled Thursday.

    The ruling, a significant win for prosecutors and a blow for the defense, may increase the likelihood that the trial of the three men accused of the murder will happen in the next several months.

    Broward Circuit Judge Ilona Holmes, who recently took on the case, has said she plans to move it along after some six years.

    Broward prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Anthony "Little Tony" Ferrari, James "Pudgy" Fiorillo, and the alleged ringleader, Anthony "Big Tony" Moscatiello.

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    Boulis, 51, a business tycoon and founder of the SunCruz Casinos and Miami Subs, was gunned down as he drove his BMW away from a business meeting in Fort Lauderdale. On Miami Road a car cut him off, a black Mustang pulled alongside, blocking him in, and shots rang out. Boulis was hit three times but his car kept moving a few blocks before crashing into a tree. He was declared dead an hour later at a hospital.

    The cell phone records, which show that Ferrari and Fioriollo were exchanging calls within 500 feet of the ambush hit, are the only strong physical evidence that prosecutors have.

    Defense attorneys had tried to persuade the judge that the records should not be used in the trial, arguing that prosecutors had improperly obtained them by subpoenaing them from the phone company instead of seeking a court order or warrant. Prosecutors said they were legally obtained.

    Holmes ruled Thursday that prosecutors did nothing wrong. She cited case law that suggests people have no expectation of privacy regarding the cell phone numbers they dial and, if they decide to carry a phone, they run the risk of having their service provider reveal that information to police.

    The judge also found there was no violation of the constitutional right against unreasonable search or seizure, noting that the information revealed showed only where people were in the past, not their current location.

    "Since there is no privacy interest in records kept in the course of a business, courts have determined that an individual does not have standing to challenge law enforcement's acquisition of a wide array of information that is held by third parties," Holmes wrote.

    Ferrari and Fiorillo are still locked up, awaiting trial, but Moscatiello has been free on bond after another judge ruled the evidence against him was not very strong.

    Prosecutors Brian Cavanagh and Gregg Rossman said Thursday they were pleased with the ruling but declined to comment on the specifics.

    Ferrari's attorney, Chris Grillo, said he needed time to review the ruling. Fiorillo's attorney, H. Dohn Williams, said that a recent federal court ruling appears to back the defense.

    "In the long run, if things don't go as we hope in trial, Mr. Ferrari will have an excellent appellate issue," Williams said.

    http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...,1086573.story

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    At Gus Boulis murder trial, admitted killer may become key witness

    Prosecutors say the triggerman in the 2001 murder of South Florida business tycoon Gus Boulis was a New York mobster named John Gurino, who was shot dead two years later by a deli owner west of Boca Raton.

    Gurino didn't live long enough to be charged with Boulis' slaying, and prosecutors now want the man who killed Gurino — Ralph Liotta — to testify about what they say is important evidence against the three surviving men accused of murdering Boulis.

    Broward prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Anthony "Little Tony" Ferrari, James "Pudgy" Fiorillo, and Anthony "Big Tony" Moscatiello. In 2005, the three men were charged with orchestrating the murder and are tentatively expected to go to trial later this year.

    http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/201...pudgy-fiorillo

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    More delays expected in Gus Boulis murder trial

    The trial of three men accused of orchestrating the 2001 slaying of Miami Subs and SunCruz founder Gus Boulis is headed for another delay.

    Defense lawyers are pressing once again to depose disgraced Washington, D.C., lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and now want to question his father as well, to see what they know about the gangland-style hit that left Boulis shot and dying in his car on a Fort Lauderdale street on Feb. 6, 2001.

    Anthony "Big Tony" Moscatiello, Anthony "Little Tony" Ferrari and James Fiorillo, all of whom have been connected to the Gambino crime family, were arrested six years ago and face the death penalty if convicted. For now, Moscatiello is out on $500,000 bail. Bail was set for the other two defendants as well, but they were unable to post the amount and remain in the Broward Main Jail.

    http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/201...dan-gus-boulis

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    Judge eager to set trial date in Boulis murder

    A trial date may finally be looming in one of Broward's oldest and most prominent pending murder cases.

    Defense lawyers for three men accused of orchestrating the execution-style slaying of Miami Subs founder Gus Boulis have 30 days to file remaining motions before Broward Circuit Judge Ilona Holmes, the judge said Friday.

    If they don't, the judge said, she will assume the defense is ready for trial and set a date.

    Prosecutors Brian Cavanagh and Gregg Rossman told Holmes they are ready to proceed.

    Holmes has repeatedly referred to the case as a high priority calling defendant James Fiorillo the longest-serving inmate at the Broward Main Jail. Fiorillo, 34, has been in custody since 2005, when he, Anthony "Big Tony" Moscatiello and Anthony "Little Tony" Ferrari were charged with orchestrating Boulis' murder.

    Moscatiello, 73, is the only one of the three not in custody. He is free on a $500,000 bond. He lives in Miami and has permission to leave the state for family functions in New York.

    Boulis spent the last year of his life selling and then trying to regain control of the SunCruz casino boat business he founded in 1994.

    Federal prosecutors ordered him to divest himself of the business. A partnership led by Washington D.C. lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his associate, Adam Kidan, bought SunCruz, then a fleet of 11 ships, for $147.5 million in September 2000.

    But Boulis quickly realized there was fraud involved with the sale, and he confronted Kidan about money that was never paid as promised. Kidan accused Boulis of stabbing him with a pen and told reporters that Boulis was trying to kill him.

    Kidan has told investigators that he brought Moscatiello to South Florida for protection because of his mob connections and because Kidan feared Boulis. But Kidan says he never wanted his business rival killed.

    Boulis was gunned down Feb. 6, 2001, after leaving a meeting at his Fort Lauderdale office. One car cut him off on Miami Road, and a black Mustang pulled up alongside him, according to witness statements and court records. Numerous shots were fired, and Boulis was struck by three bullets.

    The victim's car moved several blocks before crashing into a tree. Boulis was declared dead an hour later.

    The murder was depicted, with considerable artistic license, in the 2010 movie "Casino Jack."

    Abramoff and Kidan were both convicted of federal crimes related to their purchase of SunCruz from Boulis, but neither is accused of participating in Boulis' murder.

    Investigators believe the actual gunman who shot Boulis was reputed mobster John Gurino, who was killed in 2003. Ralph Liotta, who is serving a 12-year sentence for manslaughter in connection with Gurino's death, is one of dozens of witnesses likely to testify when the trial finally begins.

    Delays plagued the complex case right from the start. The murder drew increased scrutiny to the SunCruz deal and ultimately led to the downfall of Abramoff, one of the most powerful lobbyists in the country at the time. Abramoff and Kidan both did prison time for fraud.

    Moscatiello, Ferrari and Fiorillo weren't arrested until nearly five years after the murder. Prosecution witnesses say Moscatiello wanted Boulis dead to protect a steady stream of payments coming from Kidan to Moscatiello and his family.

    Moscatiello is accused of bringing the other two men into the plot.

    Prosecutors say cellphone records put Moscatiello and Ferrari within 500 feet of the crime scene when Boulis was shot.

    The defendants are due back in court in early March.

    http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...,5799416.story

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    Fla. man describes role in '01 businessman killing

    An admitted conspirator in the 2001 slaying of a prominent South Florida businessman described Tuesday how he conducted surveillance before the mob-style hit and later helped dispose of a handgun and car used in the crime.

    James "Pudgy" Fiorillo, 34, did not witness the Feb. 6, 2001 killing of Konstantinos "Gus" Boulis, founder of the Miami Subs restaurant chain and onetime owner of the SunCruz Casinos gambling fleet. But Fiorillo said he was deeply involved in the plot and its aftermath, including a phone call made the night of the killing by suspect Anthony "Little Tony" Ferrari after the two watched a television newscast.

    "He described the events of what happened, on the TV, on the news. He mentioned to the person on the phone that it was Gus Boulis," Fiorillo said, then quoted Ferrari as saying: "It looks like our boy Boulis had an accident."

    Boulis, 51, was shot to death at the wheel of his green BMW sedan on a downtown Fort Lauderdale street by an assailant who pulled alongside in another car, while other vehicles blocked Boulis in. Prosecutors say a third suspect, 73-year-old Anthony "Big Tony" Moscatiello, ordered the hit so he could continue making money from the SunCruz fleet that Boulis had sold the year before.

    The buyers were disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and partner Adam Kidan, both of whom later pleaded guilty to fraud charges in the $147.5 million deal and went to prison. Abramoff also served prison time for bribery and corruption of public officials; Kidan is also a witness in the Boulis murder case and it's possible Abramoff could be called.

    Fiorillo pleaded guilty last month to murder conspiracy charges in exchange for no additional time in prison beyond the six years he's already been jailed awaiting trial. But if he fails to testify truthfully, prosecutor Brian Cavanagh said, Fiorillo could get 30 years.

    After the slaying, Fiorillo said, he took a black Ford Mustang that prosecutors say was used in the crime to a body shop, where he found a shell casing on the floor in the back when cleaning it out. Fiorillo said he tossed the murder weapon, a .380-caliber handgun in a brown paper bag, into a South Florida river.

    Moscatiello and Ferrari have both pleaded not guilty and could get the death penalty if convicted. The hearing Tuesday is on a prosecution motion to revoke Moscatiello's $500,000 bail based on new evidence provided by Fiorillo. The hearing is expected to continue into Wednesday, and it's not clear when Circuit Judge Ilona Holmes will rule.

    In his testimony, Fiorillo did not point to a direct conversation or other evidence linking Moscatiello directly to the Boulis slaying. Instead, he mentioned how other people alluded to or mentioned Moscatiello's alleged involvement, and one time when Moscatiello appeared troubled during a lunch meeting about Fiorillo's deep involvement.

    "I explained to him my recollection of what happened, what transpired. He was a little upset and agitated, I guess because I knew too much," Fiorillo said.

    Fiorillo also described an episode in which he was ordered to stay at a hotel near Moscatiello's home in Yonkers, N.Y., and was joined for a few days by another man he had never met before. Later, a friend told Fiorillo that man had intended to kill Fiorillo, but did not go through with it. Fiorillo said he confirmed that face to face with the would-be killer.

    "'They didn't want you around any more. They wanted you dead,"' Fiorillo quoted the man as saying. Fiorillo is being housed at an undisclosed location for his own safety.

    Police have previously said Moscatiello has ties to New York's Gambino crime family and was close to its former top boss, John Gotti. Joseph Marley, a limousine driver for people he described as "wise guys," testified Tuesday that he frequently saw Moscatiello with Gotti and other senior bosses.

    "Everybody's from that neighborhood. I was around a lot of guys," Marley said. "He (Moscatiello) ran with a higher echelon of people."

    Marley also said he knew the man believed to have killed Boulis, John Gurino, who himself was later shot and killed in a confrontation with the owner of a Boca Raton delicatessen. Marley said he met Gurino after the Boulis slaying at a South Florida casino and asked whether Gurino was involved.

    "He looked at me like this, a smirk. I took it as, `yeah,"' Marley said. "I says, `what were you doing, shaking him down?' He said, 'something like that. I got the work from Moscatiello."'

    http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/lo...#ixzz1rg8sHbjj
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    Jury selection starts in Fla. businessman's death

    Jury selection has begun for two men accused in the mob-related 2001 slaying of a South Florida businessman who founded the Miami Subs chain and ran a fleet of casino ships.

    Court began Monday with a Broward County judge tossing out murder solicitation charges against 75-year-old Anthony "Big Tony" Moscatiello and 56-year-old Anthony "Little Tony" Ferrari. Both men could get the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder and murder conspiracy charges in the slaying of Konstantinos "Gus" Boulis over 12 years ago.

    Prosecution witnesses say a hit man gunned down Boulis as he sat in his car. The witnesses claim Moscatiello used his connections with New York's Gambino crime family to set up the slaying in a power struggle over now-defunct SunCruz Casinos.

    Moscatiello and Ferrari pleaded not guilty.

    http://www.ocala.com/article/20130812/APN/1308120718
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    Jury not yet seated in Fla. mob-linked killing

    A jury has not yet been seated in the trial of 2 men accused in the mob-related killing of Miami Subs founder and casino ship operator Konstantinos "Gus" Boulis.

    Dozens of prospective jurors have been questioned this past week. Defense attorneys and prosecutors hope to settle early next week on 12 jurors plus alternates to hear evidence in the 2001 killing. On trial are 75-year-old Anthony "Big Tony" Moscatiello and 56-year-old Anthony "Little Tony" Ferrari. They could get the death penalty if convicted.

    Boulis was gunned down in his car on a Fort Lauderdale street. Witnesses say he was slain amid a power struggle over SunCruz Casinos, which he had sold a year earlier.

    One witness claims a hit man hired by Moscatiello killed Boulis.

    http://www.heraldtribune.com/article...APN/1308170560
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    Jury Seated In Gus Boulis Murder Trial

    The jury has been selected in the trial of two men accused in the gangland slaying of Miami Subs founder and SunCruz casino boat operator Konstantinos “Gus” Boulis.

    The 12 member jury was seated Monday, August 26th but the trial isn’t scheduled to begin until Sept. 30th.

    Prospective jurors were questioned over the past several weeks.

    Boulis was shot to death in 2001 at the wheel of his green BMW sedan on a downtown Fort Lauderdale street by an assailant who pulled alongside in another car, while other vehicles blocked Boulis in.

    Anthony “Big Tony” Moscatiello, 75, allegedly masterminded the hit on Boulis so he could continue making money from the SunCruz fleet that Boulis had sold the year before.

    Anthony “Little Tony” Ferrari is also charged in the crime.

    A third man, James “Pudgy” Fiorillo, was also arrested in 2005 but he made a deal with prosecutors and pled guilty to murder conspiracy charges. He agreed to testify against his two co-defendants in exchange for a 6-year jail sentence with credit for time served. He has already been released and is now in protective custody.

    Moscatiello and Ferrari have both pleaded not guilty and could get the death penalty if convicted.

    http://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/08/27...-murder-trial/
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    Trial starting in '01 slaying of Fla. businessman

    Trial is finally starting for two men accused of murder in the 2001 mob-style slaying of a South Florida businessman who founded Miami Subs and ran a casino cruise fleet.

    Opening statements are set Monday in the case against Anthony "Big Tony" Moscatiello and Anthony "Little Tony" Ferrari. They are accused of orchestrating a hit against Konstantinos "Gus" Boulis amidst a power struggle over SunCruz Casinos. Boulis was fatally shot in his car on a Fort Lauderdale street.

    If convicted Moscatiello and Ferrari could get the death penalty. A third man involved in the case pleaded guilty last year to murder conspiracy and is expected to testify for the prosecution.

    Former Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and a partner pleaded guilty to fraud in purchasing SunCruz and did prison time.

    http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florid...n#.UkmaVH_b1Xg
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