United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Full case name
United States v. Gaetano Badalamenti et al
Decided
March 2, 1987; 37 years ago (1987-03-02) (verdict) June 22, 1987; 36 years ago (1987-06-22) (sentencing)
Verdict
Guilty as to 18 defendants Not guilty as to 1 defendant 2 defendants pleaded guilty 1 defendant died before trial
Court membership
Judge(s) sitting
Pierre N. Leval
The Pizza Connection Trial (in full, United States v. Badalamenti et al.)[1] was a criminal trial against the Sicilian and American mafias that took place before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in New York City, U.S. The trial centered on a number of independently owned pizza parlor fronts used to distribute drugs, which had imported US$1.65 billion of heroin from Southwest Asia to the United States between 1975 and 1984.[2] The trial lasted from September 30, 1985, to March 2, 1987, ending with 18 convictions, with sentences handed down on June 22, 1987.[2] Lasting about 17 months, it was the longest trial in the judicial history of the United States.[3][4][5][6]
^"United States v. Badalamenti, 614 F. Supp. 194 (S.D.N.Y. 1985)". Justia Law. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
^ abGaetano Badalamenti, 80; Led Pizza Connection Ring, The New York Times (Obituary), May 3, 2004
^"LA FINE DI ' PIZZA CONNECTION' - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it. March 4, 1987. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
^Blumenthal, Ralph (July 28, 1998). "Acquitted in 'Pizza Connection' Trial, Man Remains in Prison". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
^Lubasch, Arnold H. (March 3, 1987). "17 Found Guilty in 'Pizza' Trial of a Drug Ring". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
^Hornblower, Margot (March 3, 1987). "18 GUILTY IN 'PIZZA CONNECTION' TRIAL" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
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