Mother of Mafia Cops Victim Pleads with Mayor Bloomberg

Friends of ours: Lucchese Crime Family
Friends of mine: Louis Eppolito, Stephen Caracappa

The mother of a victim linked to the so-called "Mafia cops" case has addressed a letter to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg asking for his help. The 'Mafia Cops' convictions were overturned on Friday.

According to an exclusive in the NY Daily News the mother wants the mayor to stop fighting her wrongful-death suit, which she said is being delayed by technicalities.

The letter is written by Pauline Pipitone, the mother of 26-year-old Brooklyn man Nicky Guido. He was slain on Christmas Day 1986, a victim of mistaken identity in a rubout linked to the so-called Mafia Cops case, according to the Daily News.

The full letter to Mayor Bloomberg is here.

Jim Kouri reported in the National Ledger on Friday on that the judge had overturned the convictions of two former New York City cops accused of working for the Luchese crime family as mob hit men.

He writes:

Judge Jack Weinstein said that he still believes they are guilty, but the statute of limitations had run out. Besides, liberals always work overtime in order to avoid incarcerating criminals and terrorists, and Weinstein's judicial history strongly suggested he's on the left of the political spectrum.

Three months ago, a jury found former NYPD detectives Louis Eppolito and Steven Caracappa guilty of participating in eight murders while on the payroll of the organized crime underboss. But a lawyer in a black robe knows best, so dirty cops lucked out by having a Lyndon Johnson-appointed judge hear their case.

In his decision, Judge Jack Weinstein said he agreed with a jury that Eppolito and Caracappa were guilty of murder, kidnapping and other crimes, but unfortunately the law "compelled" him to overturn the verdicts on the most serious charges. Weinstein granted the former cops a new trial on drug charges and Eppolito a new trial on money laundering charges. It will be interesting to see how Weinstein handles the drug charges.

"The evidence at trial overwhelmingly established the defendants' participation in a large number of heinous and violent crimes," he said in his ruling.

"Nevertheless the five-year statute of limitations mandates granting the defendants a judgment of acquittal on the key charge against them -- racketeering conspiracy."

Less than a month ago, Weinstein sentenced the two disgraced law enforcement officers to life in prison.

Thanks to Jim Roberts