In Case of New England Mob Boss, Justice Delayed or Justice Denied?

Litigation attorney Daniel Small published an article in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly recounting his time as a federal prosecutor pursuing racketeering charges against Raymond Patriarca, the powerful and ruthless boss of the Patriarca crime family in New England. After decades of running his criminal empire from a modest Providence, Rhode Island, business, Patriarca claimed he was too ill to stand trial – and when prosecutors sought a doctor willing to examine him, that claim seemed to ring true, as every one refused out of fear for their safety, their families and their livelihoods. Without a credible medical voice to challenge the defense's claims, Patriarca was severed from the case and continued to run the mob until his death by heart attack three years later. As Mr. Small reflects, the experience raises a timeless question: Was it justice delayed, or justice denied?

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