| Alleged crime lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke has added two more attorneys to his legal team, as he prepares to fight charges which could land him in prison for life. |
Coke, who appeared in a New York courtroom yesterday, has hired Frank Doddato and Steve Rosen, who join attorneys Steve Zissou and Elizabeth Macedonio in a four-pronged legal attack.
Doddato and Rosen formed part of a trio of lawyers who earlier on were planning to represent Coke, if he could provide proof that the money he would pay them was clean. The other attorney was Nicholas Matassini.
The former Tivoli Gardens strongman is fighting gun and drug-trafficking charges, to which he has pleaded not guilty.
During yesterday’s proceedings, prosecutors turned over more material to Coke’s legal team. The material includes statements and other evidence collected by investigators. It is unclear whether the sealed packages that were last week placed in the court’s vault have been given to defence counsel.
The case will again be mentioned on November 16.
Coke, who was extradited to the United States in June, was initially reported to be having difficulty securing counsel as, under US laws, it has to be proven that the money being used to pay them was not sourced illegally.(Jamaica Gleaner)
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