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Peter Job Milano and other men today are ating a sentence hear ing Sept. 30 after their con viction in Federal Court on charges of ruling a rolat ing Las Vegas type gam bling game. Shortly after the surgeen Sicdor Was announce late Saturday, a federal prosecu tor charged that four of the defendants plotted to have a kev government witness killed and that the plotting started on the federal court house building steps. However, U District Court Judge Jesse W. Curtis refused to revoke the bonds of the four men despite a request from Asse. O.8. At tw. Jarmnes A. Twitty. Mikano, who has a bail bond office in Van Nuys, is facing maxim senience of 10 years in prison and $30,000 fine. Faces Penalty fle allegedly gave his sanction for being type gambling which moverdue he San Fer nando Vallexy for few months in 1877. Facing the mum pe mates are Mar C. Calana attorney who gave feyal advice and ban krolled the operation; Luigi Gelluso, a Fresno man who allegedly supplied protec tion and collection service on had debts; Tony Exndreo la, a Los Angeles grower who reportedly watched 10 make sure Milano got his second fair share of the profits Facing a stiffer ma um possibility of 15 years and $40,000 in fines is another defendant. John Josseph Vaccaro, a Las Vegas man who reportedly supervised the blackjack and dlce stimony at the 16-day ial revealed that Vaccaro arranged to have blackjack and dice tables brought here from Las Vegas. Convicted of Charges A six-man, six-woman Federal Jury had deliberat ed for three days before con victing the quinter Satur day on charges of conspiring to violate gambling laws and conducting an illegal gambling business. In addition to the other charges, Vaccero was convicted of traveling Wterstate tn promote al gambling business. A Los Angeles man, Santo Albert Manfre, was acquitted of all charges by themu The government had charged he had filled the same watching rule as Endreola. The trial was to have opened in March, but was postponed until August af ter Jul Dubeek, a key gov ernment Witness in the case. Was murdered in las Vers a few days before the scheduled start of the trial However, after the murd er of Dubeek the trial was delayed until August After the jury had re turned its verdict. Twitty electrified the courtroom when he charged that Mi lano, Caliway, Gelfuso and Vacerare plotted the Dubeck murder. Offers Affidavits Twitty offered to prove to the court that the four men discussed the reputed murder plot on courthouse steps on the day they were arraigned. The prosecutor said, he could provide affidavits from persons who were of fered the murder “con tracts.” evertheless, Judge Curtis refused to revoke the bonds of the four men. Another alleged victim of the murder plot, a key gov ernment witness, Roman A. Klytta, and other key witnesses who were not mentioned in the alleged plot, have been under 24- hour government protec tion for several months. After the hearing, Twitty said he had not previously referred to the alleged murder plot against Dubcek and Klytta in order not to prejudice the defendants’ rights for a fair trial. Curtis, howeve did warn the defendants: Seek New Trials ‘if there is a whisper of any kind of harassment of anyone connected with this case, I will jerk the bonds of all defendants. I'm holding you all responsible for each other.” Defense attorneys they would seek met new trials and dismissals for lack of evidence at the time of the sentence hear ing. When the jury began its deliberation Thursday, Curtis had described Mikine’s case as tu close one.” The Judge noted that much of the evidence against Milano was hear eu. He said he would careful Wworevi now the transcript of the case event Milane Was found guile
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