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D'Elia Pleads Guilty
D'Elia Pleads Guilty - Friday, March 28, 2008 at 4:10PM EST
Reported by: Eric Scheiner
Friday, Mar 28, 2008 @04:10pm EST
HUGHESTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY- A reputed mob boss pleads guilty in federal court Friday on several charges.
62 year old William D'Elia of Hughestown admitted to conspiring to launder drug trafficking proceeds and persuading two of his co-conspirators to lie in a grand jury testimony. D'Elia, who was the reputed head of the Buffalino crime family, has been in federal custody since 2006. The charges carry up to 30 years in prison. Sentencing is set for week of June 23rd.
D'Elia was a major player in Louis DeNaples indictment earlier this year. He testified to the grand jury that was looking into if DeNaples lied about his ties to the mob. | |
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