Staten Island illegal gambling suspect wants his nickname, 'The Undertaker,' to be left out of federal indictment
He actually runs a Staten Island funeral business
BY JOHN MARZULLI / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012, 12:12 AM
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Coffins are Staten Island gambling suspect Joseph Fumando's business, but he doesn't want to be known as "The Undertaker" in court case.
A Staten Island funeral director charged with illegal gambling doesn’t want to be caught dead in court being called by his nickname, “The Undertaker.”
Joseph Fumando is asking a federal judge to scrub all references to his grim moniker from the federal indictment charging him with running an illegal gambling parlor on Victory Blvd.
Defense attorney Felix Gilroy argues that that nickname is “inflammatory” and “prejudicial.”
But prosecutors Marisa Seifan and Lan Nguyen say witnesses knew the defendant as “The Undertaker” and jurors will be instructed that the nickname is based on his occupation.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...#ixzz2542RDEga
He actually runs a Staten Island funeral business
BY JOHN MARZULLI / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012, 12:12 AM
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FUSE/GETTY IMAGESCoffins are Staten Island gambling suspect Joseph Fumando's business, but he doesn't want to be known as "The Undertaker" in court case.
A Staten Island funeral director charged with illegal gambling doesn’t want to be caught dead in court being called by his nickname, “The Undertaker.”
Joseph Fumando is asking a federal judge to scrub all references to his grim moniker from the federal indictment charging him with running an illegal gambling parlor on Victory Blvd.
Defense attorney Felix Gilroy argues that that nickname is “inflammatory” and “prejudicial.”
But prosecutors Marisa Seifan and Lan Nguyen say witnesses knew the defendant as “The Undertaker” and jurors will be instructed that the nickname is based on his occupation.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...#ixzz2542RDEga