Judge sets new trial date for "Gentleman Gambler" Mastronardo
A federal judge on Wednesday postponed until February the trial of reputed sports betting boss Joseph “Joe Vito” Mastronardo Jr. and 15 others, because he said investigators waited until “the 11th hour” to turn over evidence from the long-running probe.
A federal judge on Wednesday postponed until February the trial of reputed sports betting boss Joseph "Joe Vito" Mastronardo Jr. and 15 others, because he said investigators waited until "the 11th hour" to turn over some evidence from the long-running probe.
"There is no way we are going to try this case with 16 defendants," DuBois said, looking out on a courtroom packed with defendants and their counsel. Joe Vito Mastronardo was excused from attending the hearing because he is ill, according to his lawyer John Morris, who didn't elaborate.