European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 23, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 741 charged in . Drive on mob families Trenton no. Apr charges were filed tuesday against 41 alleged mobsters including the son of jailed mafia Boss a Little Nicky Quot Scarfo in a statewide sweep that authorities said signals the end of the Scarfo Era. Also charged was reputed Deraval canc crime Boss John Riggi and alleged members of the Bruno Scarfo Gambino Colombo luchese Genovese and Decca Valcante organised crime families Twenty nine of the defendants were arrested by tuesday evening authorities said. They were arraigned before Superior court judge Michael Degnan in Essex county. The charges listed in the criminal complaint will be presented to a state grand jury. More than 150 state police fanned out across new Jersey Early tuesday to make the arrests which came after a yearlong investigation based on information from George Fresolone a member of the Bruno Scarfo family police said. Fresolone who is in hiding secretly recorded More than 400 conversations with alleged mobsters and also recorded the initiation ritual of five members into the mob authorities said. Officials refused to release details about Fresolone Why. He became an. Informant or whether he was being protected by police. But they said his tapes revealed How the mafia families cooperated with each other and shared illicit profits. Although Nicodemo Scarfo sr., known As Quot Little Nicky Quot is serving a 69-year Federal sentence on murder and extortion charges authorities claim he ran a criminal Empire via his son Nicodemo Scarfo jr., 25, from his. Illinois prison quarters. Quot the Scarfo organization is in a state of disarray Quot said col. Justin Dintino a spokesman for the state police. A a it a been greatly weakened by previous indie ments arrests and killings within the organization. A if the individuals arrested today., Are convicted 1 believe that the final Nail in the Scarfo organized crime organization has been placed Quot lie said. Besides Riggi and Scarfo jr., among those apprehended were Anthony Quot Tony Buck Quot Piccolo 67, of Collingswood and Joseph Quot scoops Licata 48, of Flor Ham Park allegedly lop advisers to the elder Scarfo. Riggi was released on $100,000 bail tuesday but Scarfo jr., Piccolo and Licata. Remained in the Essex county jail. Bail was set at $ 100,000 each for Scarfo and Piccolo and $ 150,000 for Licati. Piccolo and Licata were charged with racketeering and leading organized crime Licata who also was charged with illegal gambling and theft by extortion operated Loans harking bookmaking and extortion activities from the East Side social club in Newark the criminal complaint alleged. Riggi 65, of Elizabeth was charged with similar offences plus witness tampering bribery and hindering apprehension. Scarfo or. Of scotch Plains was charged with promoting gambling and racketeering. The other defendants were charged with various offences including conspiracy racketeering and drug distribution. Riggi was convicted last month of extortion and violating Federal labor Laws and faces up to 65 years in prison. John Mayilla 43, a member of the Newark zoning Board was charged with bribery and official misconduct. He is accused of taking a $2,000 bribe from an allegedly mob control cd hauling company to approve a variance. Miller Fri agent to for third time los Angeles apr a former Fri agent facing a third spy trial lost a bid tuesday to suppress damaging admissions he made while being interrogated in 1984. . District judge Robert Takasugi rejected a final pretrial motion to bar the admissions by Richard Miller who is accused of trading secret documents to a soviet woman in Exchange for sex and Money. The ruling cleared the Way for the Start of his third trial and opening arguments were scheduled for wednesday. Miller testified at the pretrial hearing that he did not give away any documents and said the confession was what he thought his interrogators wanted to hear. Quot i wanted to be honest and i wanted to be so honest that the statements i made were to the Benefit of the Fri. 1 wanted no Stone unturned Quot Miller said. But later he said a i came to the conclusion that i did not give anybody any  the motion claimed Millers admissions were unduly influenced by religion. Millers oct. 2, 1984 discussion was with agent Phil lip Christensen and with the head of the los Angeles office Richard Bretzing. Christensen and Bretzing were mormons and Miller had been excommunicated irom the mormon Church. A i looked to or. Christensen and or. Bretzing As spiritual advisers. 1 looked to them for strength and clarity of All the confusion that was in my mind a Miller said. But under grilling from assistant . Attorney Adam Schiff Miller appeared to contradict the defense s Contention of undue religious influence. A when you made those statements that you gave documents to a soviet spy those admissions had nothing to do with religion did they a Schitt asked. After a Long pause. Miller answered  the subject of religious influence came up before Millers first trial but Millers admissions were allowed into that trial. In two trials Miller a 20-year Veteran of the Agency was portrayed by prosecutors As a fat Bumble who had an affair with a married soviet emigre. His lawyers said Miller was trying to save his career by pulling off a counter espionage coup. Miller who was assigned to counterintelligence was arrested in 1984 and charged with conspiring to pass secrets to the sox lets. Prosecutors said Miller who now is a private investigators assistant became bitter and vengeful after repeated Fri reprimands Over his ballooning weight and inept performance. They said he was easily recruited As a spy and More than willing to pass documents to Svetlana Ogorodnikova in Exchange for sex and $65,000 in Cash and Gold. Miller admits he had an affair with Ogorodnikova but denies Cser passing her government secrets. Crane Rescue Rescue worker Jerry Fleenor holds Linda St. Germain As a Crane pulls them to safety after a truck she was travelling in overturned on an interstate overpass in Bristol va., on tuesday. St. Germain was trapped for two hours in the cab of the truck. Her condition was being evaluated at a Hospital. The Driver Tony Bradley was in fair condition after being thrown through the Windshield to the ground 80 feel below Rodney gets no respect in suit Caesars says he abused drugs Las vegas apr Caesars Palace attorneys say they will present evidence that comedian Rodney Dangerfield has Quot severe problems with cocaine marijuana and alcohol abuse Quot when his lawsuit against the resort goes to trial. An attorney for Dangerfield called the allegations a a  the civil trial is scheduled to begin monday in . District court Here. Dangerfield and his paperclip productions inc. Of new York Are seeking $225,000 in damages from Caesars. The resort has filed a breach of contract counter suit against its former Headliner for $100,000 plus punitive damages. Dangerfield sued the resort because of a March 16, 1988, incident in which he said he suffered Eye damage after being scalded by a burst of steam when entering a steam room behind the hotels showroom. In documents filed with the court monday the re sorts attorney Jill r. Cohen wrote that the steam did no to cause Dangerfield a Eye problems. The Brief blames Dangerfield a lifestyle and his use of a certain Type of Eye drops despite warnings to the contrary. The document said one witness will testify that at a party after the alleged incident Dangerfield 64, was Quot so intoxicated from drugs and alcohol that he literally passed out face first in a plate of  a there will be substantial evidence that or. Dangerfield has severe problems with cocaine marijuana and alcohol abuse that he skills Vodka by the Tumbler Ful smokes marijuana from morning to night and is a regular user of cocaine a the trial document stated. Dangerfield a attorney disputed the allegations. Quot Rodney has denied them and i have never seen him use drugs Quot his attorney said. Quot we be heard the allegations of drug use and malingering before and they Are totally contrary to Rodney a performance record