Anthony “The Saint” St. Laurent will be represented by a public defender in a murder-for-hire case as ruled by a federal judge after the reputed mobster failed to meet a deadline to find himself a lawyer.
Last month, St. Laurent filed a hand-written motion, stating he can no longer work with Beretta. Beretta told the judge he hasn’t spoken to his client in months.“There was clearly a breakdown,” Beretta said in court. “He wanted to pursue a strategy I thought was ill advised. I don’t think I can adequately represent him.”
St. Laurent asked the court for time to find an attorney after a falling-out with his defense lawyer. Assistant U.S. Attorney accused St. Laurent of stalling, so federal Judge William Smith gave the mobster two weeks to find a private attorney.
In a court filing last Friday, Smith wrote “the financial inability of the defendant to retain counsel” is prompting the order.
The judge set March 9 as the trial date.
Ironically, Beretta is now representing St. Laurent’s son in an extortion case, his mother Dorothy St. Laurent, has hired defense attorney John F. Cicilline, who has in the past represented “The Saint.” They are accused of shaking down Taunton Massachusetts bookmakers for “protection money” from 1988 to 2009.
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