Attorneys for Murder Inc boss Irv Gotti and his brother Chris, who are accused of using their record company to launder dodgy money, have requested that their trial be separated from that of Kenneth (Supreme) McGriff and two other co-defendants. McGriff et al are charged with murder but, because the money laundering charges have come from the same federal case, Gotti and his brother are due to go to court at the same time. But, according to the New York Daily News, the duo's lawyer says they want a separate trial in order to get everything settled quicker.
The court papers issued by Gotti's lawyers reportedly say: "The
Lorenzo defendants seek a speedy trial at which they will be able to clear their names and their business reputations".