INSIDE THE WORLD OF THE ULTIMATE MOB LAWYER

In 1967 the Government of The United States of America declared war on “organized crime” and pledged to obliterate it “at all costs”. In 46 years as a criminal defense lawyer, Mathew Mari has not only represented some of the major defendants who were targeted by the government in “organized crime” cases but has had an inside view from the other side of the government’s war. He was chief counsel in the first federal death penalty case tried in New York State and has extensive experience in federal RICO and conspiracy cases as well as in state and federal narcotics cases

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MATHEW MARI, THE ULTIMATE “MOB LAWYER”, HAS SPENT ALMOST FIVE DECADES IN COURTROOM BATTLES

Mari, who has represented major defendants targeted by the government in “organized crime” cases, is partnering with two-time Emmy winning writer producer Neil Healy. Growing up on the violent streets of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Mari saw many friends get into trouble and felt he had to protect them. After becoming a lawyer, he fought to counter The United States Department of Justice in its relentless, heavy-handed drive to banish “organized crime from the face of the Earth AT ALL COSTS.” He scored numerous victories for his clients including fighting the first NY State death penalty case and winning a dismissal. How does Mari justify defending mobsters? He fervently believes in equal justice for all. He rails against governmental tactics, perfected on mob cases, that were later used against businessmen, politicians, and people in all walks of life.

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