hey owned hotels and banks, restaurants and casinos, insurance companies and factories, building companies and chains of hospitals. They controlled unions and shipping. They were in the record business and sold vending machines. They owned funeral parlors, bakeries and construction companies. Their yearly income was in the billions. How they had acquired those interests was none of Jennifer’s concern. It was her job to defend those of them who got into trouble with the law.
Robert Di Silva had three of Michael Moretti’s men indicted for shaking down a group of lunch wagons. They were charged with conspiracy to interfere with commerce by extortion and seven counts of interference with commerce. The only witness willing to testify against the men was a woman who owned one of the stands.
“She’s going to blow us away,” Michael told Jennifer. “She’s got to be handled.”
“You own a piece of a magazine publishing company, don’t you?” Jennifer asked.
“Yes. What does that have to do with lunch wagons?”
“You’ll see.”
Jennifer quietly arranged for the magazine to offer a large sum of money for the witness’s story. The woman accepted. In court,
Robert Di Silva had three of Michael Moretti’s men indicted for shaking down a group of lunch wagons. They were charged with conspiracy to interfere with commerce by extortion and seven counts of interference with commerce. The only witness willing to testify against the men was a woman who owned one of the stands.
“She’s going to blow us away,” Michael told Jennifer. “She’s got to be handled.”
“You own a piece of a magazine publishing company, don’t you?” Jennifer asked.
“Yes. What does that have to do with lunch wagons?”
“You’ll see.”
Jennifer quietly arranged for the magazine to offer a large sum of money for the witness’s story. The woman accepted. In court,
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