The son and wife of notorious mob captain Anthony "The Saint" St. Laurent were picked up Friday in a FBI sting. Sources indicate the mobster is also implicated. Anthony St. Laurent, Jr. and his mother Dorothy St. Laurent were arrested Friday morning and driven to face a judge on charges of interstate extortion.
The proceeding revealed the pair is accused of trying to extort "protection" money from Massachusetts bookmakers on behalf of the elder St. Laurent. Both were released on bond following the hearing at U.S. District Court. St. Laurent, Sr. is already facing multiple legal problems. With a year left in federal prison on a separate extortion case, he is also facing murder-for-hire charges in another undercover FBI operation.
Last January, St. Laurent was charged with trying to hire hitmen to kill rival mobster and mafia captain Robert "Bobby" DeLuca but the hit never happened. St. Laurent had a hearing last month and informed the court he was firing his lawyer, Victor Beretta, stating he needed time to work with his family to find new counsel. Judge Smith told him then, he would assign a public defender if he failed to find a new attorney.
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