A reputed mobster under house arrest pending trial was filmed for a TV comedy cavorting with topless dancers and visiting restaurants, prosecutors charged. Christopher Colombo is awaiting trial on racketeering, extortion and loansharking charges -- as well as the premiere of his HBO show, "House Arrest," which debuts Nov. 24. HBO calls the show "a docu-comedy based on reality." Arguing that the show makes a mockery of the court rules, prosecutors are seeking to tighten bail conditions.
November 14, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A reputed mobster being held under house arrest while awaiting trial was filmed for a TV comedy cavorting with topless dancers, visiting posh restaurants and trying to break into a church, prosecutors charged.
Christopher Colombo, son of the late mobster Joe Colombo, has violated the spirit if not the letter of the rules governing his bail, Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin M. Lawsky wrote in a letter Thursday to U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald.
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