Jersey Mayhem: Prosecutors Seeking Heavy-Duty Italian-Looking Man Who Enjoys Leg-Breaking, Baseball-Batting And Collecting Money

"Either we collect this money like a gentleman or we collect it like a tiger," said 60-year-old Michael "Mikey Red" Nobile. "And sometimes I like to collect it like a tiger." This according to federal wiretap evidence entered in his trial for extortion and conspiracy to commit extortion. Nobile, who New Jersey prosecutors describe as a "former leg-breaker," was allegedly one of three "heavy-duty Italian-looking men" who witnesses reported as violently threatening the manager of Lenny's pizzeria a Warren County pizzeria last summer. The wiretap, which was originally used to convict Nobile of assault ten years ago, also recorded him saying, "I will baseball bat your head!" For [...]
