By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
The Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office challenged allegations by a
defense attorney that the government was involved in misconduct in a
mob case in which a cooperating witness ran a prostitution ring that
used a 15-year-old girl, the New York Times reported.The Times reported that the government, in a court filing Wednesday, said it ended the operation when it learned that the teen was involved.
The filing came in response to a motion by defense attorney, Gerald J. McMahon, who claimed in court papers that the government was engaged in ”outrageous government misconduct” by using the teen. He asked that the case be dismissed.
The motions were in connection with the indictment in April of 14 people linked to the Gambino crime family.
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