Last November, an underground poker club in the Flatiron district was robbed, and one of the masked gunmen "accidentally" fired his pistol and fatally shot a man. Yesterday, the Manhattan DA's office charged the robbery's alleged mastermind, saying Bronx resident William Delvalle "really took charge of the entire robbery." According to the NY Times, prosecutors claim Delvalle yelled to one of his partners, "Get me a victim." Though prosecutors say Delvalle's face is visible on surveillance video, a lawyer for Delvalle, who served a manslaughter sentence, said, "It’s clear to me that if Mr. Delvalle’s face was so clear on this video, when he was arrested almost a year ago, he would’ve been indicted then."
Published Sep 9, 2008
Modified Sep 9, 2008
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