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菲利浦·列奥奈蒂曾是大西洋城里臭名远扬的歹徒。如今,他却规规矩矩地坐在法庭证人席上,带着冷漠的表情,操着镇定的语气,为一系列谋杀案和敲诈案作证。他可能是自约瑟夫·瓦拉奇以来,对黑手党打击最大的告密者。他与法庭合作,有望促成对老奸巨滑、数次逃脱法律惩罚的高狄定罪。菲利浦是个重要的证人,仪1990年在宾夕法尼亚一地,经他作证的三次审判都最终得以定罪。联邦政府对他寄予很大希望。而他个人也把这次合作当成一大笔赌注,希望免除长达45年的徒刑,重新安排他38岁后的生活。菲利浦是在联邦法庭于1988年摧毁费城犯罪团伙的情势下,决定与政府合作并参加所谓“证人保护方案”的。联邦法院的这次行动,对17名暴徒
Philip Leonard was once a notorious gangster in Atlantic City. Today, however, he is sitting on the court witness in a determined manner, with a calm expression, calm tone, for a series of murder and extortion testimony. He may have been the biggest whistleblower against the mafia since Joseph Varachic. His cooperation with the Tribunal is expected to lead to the conviction of Gaudí, who has been crippled and has escaped several legal punishments. Philippe was an important witness, and in 1990 in Pennsylvania, the three trials that he testified eventually culpable. The federal government placed great hopes on him. He personally also made this partnership a big bet in the hope of waiving up to 45 years in prison and rearranging his life after the age of 38. Philip decided to cooperate with the government and participate in the so-called “witness protection program” in a federal court that destroyed Philadelphia criminal gangs in 1988. This action by the Federal Court against 17 thugs