Alicia from Mob Wives gets four years probation for stealing from union
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Former “Mob Wives” star Alicia DMichele was sentenced Thursday in Brooklyn Federal Court for stealing from a union fund.
Former “Mob Wives” star Alicia DiMichele was hit with four years’ probation Thursday for stealing from a union welfare fund.
The no-jail punishment was meted out after the raven-haired embezzler tearfully apologized for her role in a scheme that diverted money from a trucking company owned by her hubby, reputed Colombo soldier Edward "Tall Guy" Garofalo, Jr.
“I knew that my husband and his partners were doing something wrong and I helped them,” she said in Brooklyn Federal Court, reading from a prepared statement.
“This is not who I am and I can’t even describe how embarrassed I am to be standing here today.”
In the spring, DiMichele, 41, resigned from the VH1 reality show where she made $8,000 per episode. The program follows a group of mafiosos’ spouses as they romp around Staten Island.
Her husband started serving a seven-year sentence for murder conspiracy last December, leaving the busty boutique owner to care for their three sons.
“She is a loving mother,” said defense lawyer John Wallenstein. “She’s effectively a single mother because Mr. Garofalo is a guest of the government.”
He also noted that the allegations date back 10 years, to between June 2003 and June 2005.
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Former “Mob Wives” star Alicia DiMichele was hit with four years’ probation Thursday for stealing from a union welfare fund.
The no-jail punishment was meted out after the raven-haired embezzler tearfully apologized for her role in a scheme that diverted money from a trucking company owned by her hubby, reputed Colombo soldier Edward "Tall Guy" Garofalo, Jr.
“I knew that my husband and his partners were doing something wrong and I helped them,” she said in Brooklyn Federal Court, reading from a prepared statement.
“This is not who I am and I can’t even describe how embarrassed I am to be standing here today.”
In the spring, DiMichele, 41, resigned from the VH1 reality show where she made $8,000 per episode. The program follows a group of mafiosos’ spouses as they romp around Staten Island.
Her husband started serving a seven-year sentence for murder conspiracy last December, leaving the busty boutique owner to care for their three sons.
“She is a loving mother,” said defense lawyer John Wallenstein. “She’s effectively a single mother because Mr. Garofalo is a guest of the government.”
He also noted that the allegations date back 10 years, to between June 2003 and June 2005.
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DiMichele faced up to six months behind bars.
DiMichele was facing up to six months in prison under a plea agreement, but Judge Sandra Townes gave her probation, coupled with a warning.
“I don’t want to see you again,” the judge said.
The defendant also agreed to pay $40,000 in restitution to the fund of Teamsters Local 282 plus thousands more in expected proceeds from a pending lawsuit involving her husband’s company.
She said nothing as she trotted out of court in extra-high heels wearing all black.
Part of a tattoo she inked a few weeks ago with her 19-year-old son, who got a matching tat, was peeking from underneath her suit jacket.
It says, “Family over everything.”
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