Author: mtc9393

Those who have come recently to this blog may have heard the name John Naimovich. Who is that you may wonder and how does he fit here? I didn’t intend to talk about him but having Lt. Bobby Long, Col. Tom Foley and Bookie Jimmy Katz as the first three witnesses in the government’s case…

I’m delayed in doing this because I got caught up in answering comments then dragged off into the Syrian War. Also got delayed reading Gaga’s first chapter which “Afraid of the FBI” sent in as a comment. That gives you the feel of the neighborhood which is more authentic than the story told by people…

Not much to talk about now because there is a lot I have to digest.  I’m really enlightened by the testimony I heard today from James Katz.  I’ll write a lot more about it. After Katz got off the stand Richard O’Brien age 84 began his testimony. He went into business in 1953 with his…

  Jimmy Katz has been on the stand all morning. Now under cross-examination by J.W. Carney.  Jimmy, used to be known as “Jimmy the Sniff.”  One of the first bookies I picked up on a wiretap with the MA state police Special Services Unit under Sgt Charlie Henderson and Trooper John Naimovich.  I ended up…

Sitting outside court in car.  Nasty weather.  Court won’t let anyone in until 7:30 am. Today I expect we’ll hear from the bookies. They usually are characters although they may have had their idiosyncrasies driven out of them by now having been cooperating with the government all these years.  I’m thinking Martorano may be coming…