You typically wouldn’t tie stock fraud, illegal gambling rings and high school baseball all together in the same train of thought, but that’s not the case in a story reported by the New York Daily News.
Gerard Bruzzese had been hired by Xaverian High School in 2002 to coach the freshman baseball team. Bruzzese was brought on despite an arrest, conviction and a 1 year jail sentence stemming from involvement in a a stock-fraud scheme that had roots with Russian crime syndicates and the Columbo crime family.
Bruzesse’s lawyer, Arthur Aidala, stated in his client’s defense that the crime in question was “a minor, white-collar case over a decade ago and they were only asking him to coach the baseball team part-time. All he did was teach kids how to hit, catch and throw a ball.”
The former high school baseball coach now finds himself involved in a probe by the Brooklyn District Attorney into the Luchese crime family, suspected of running a massive illegal gambling operation
Although not charged with any crimes, he has been tied to a person of interest in the case who was recorded speaking to Bruzzese about an illegal gambling website operated by the Luchese Family.
People may be divided on this one. This man did make some bad decisions for himself, but ones not directly affecting his suitability to coach young students.
After all, Mr. Bruzzese isn’t a sex offender nor does he have a history of violence.
However, a high school hiring an individual who had trafficked with violent underworld organizations? Granted he wasn’t operating as a hit man or enforcer, but I’m not sure I’d want someone making those type of personal decisions coaching my kids.
It’s a little bit of worst case scenario thinking but what’s not to say he wouldn’t be tempted to involve himself again for the promise of quick cash? A wrong bet gets placed, maybe a “business arrangement” goes wrong, money is owed, the potential for something out of a Martin Scorcese movie arises, a high school baseball team is caught in the middle…no school wants that kind of nightmare or the bad press which goes along with it.
The nature of the crime may not have made him unfit to coach, but then again, repetition of “white collar crime” can have just as serious repercussions for the person and the people around them as much as one serious sex offense or violent crime.
I would say that his decision to commit his first “White collar crime” could be forgiven especially since it had nothing to do with his coaching abilities. His decision to do it again shows that he is much more interested in making quick money. In light of his new criminal involvement I would not allow him to coach. Who’s to say that he gets in trouble and the Crime Families involved wanted to teach him a lesson and go after innocent individuals like the players or their families. Come on, he is a repeat offender now and should not be trusted.
Sounds like Gerard Bruzzese’s bullet proof vest is going to be delivered to someone with a fish inside it one day.
I’m not sure if anyone watches movies that have “underworld organizations” but it sometimes goes wrong and other people can be affected by it. I’m sorry I wouldn’t want my kids to be at a baseball practice when a hit man shows up.
I think the repeated behavior is worse than the one-time, white-collar crime.
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I would say that his decision to commit his first “White collar crime” could be forgiven especially since it had nothing to do with his coaching abilities. His decision to do it again shows that he is much more interested in making quick money. In light of his new criminal involvement I would not allow him to coach. Who’s to say that he gets in trouble and the Crime Families involved wanted to teach him a lesson and go after innocent individuals like the players or their families. Come on, he is a repeat offender now and should not be trusted.
I think the repeated behavior is worse than the one-time, white-collar crime.
I would say that his decision to commit his first “White collar crime” could be forgiven especially since it had nothing to do with his coaching abilities. His decision to do it again shows that he is much more interested in making quick money. In light of his new criminal involvement I would not allow him to coach. Who’s to say that he gets in trouble and the Crime Families involved wanted to teach him a lesson and go after innocent individuals like the players or their families. Come on, he is a repeat offender now and should not be trusted.
I would say that his decision to commit his first “White collar crime” could be forgiven especially since it had nothing to do with his coaching abilities. His decision to do it again shows that he is much more interested in making quick money. In light of his new criminal involvement I would not allow him to coach. Who’s to say that he gets in trouble and the Crime Families involved wanted to teach him a lesson and go after innocent individuals like the players or their families. Come on, he is a repeat offender now and should not be trusted.
I think the repeated behavior is worse than the one-time, white-collar crime.
I think the repeated behavior is worse than the one-time, white-collar crime.
I think the repeated behavior is worse than the one-time, white-collar crime.
I think the repeated behavior is worse than the one-time, white-collar crime.