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When a grand jury indicted Pisello on a second round of tax charges on July 9, 1987, Rudnick 'opened fire on MCA.' His press release announcing the indictment documented MCA's payments to Pisello's company, Consultants for World Records, which Rudnick stated was 'shared' with New York organized crim |
Sal Pisello was an alleged Gambino Crime Family mobster. He was investigated by Marvin Rudnick for tax evasion and his relationship with Music Corporation of America. Pisello was convicted of tax evasion in March 1985. Rudnick's investigation into Pisello's income from Music Corporation of America launched another investigation at the urging of the Internal Revenue Service.1
William Knoedelseder, Jr., a business reporter for the Los Angeles Times, broke a story on May 10, 1985, revealing that Pisello's involvement with Music Corporation of America was more extensive than Rudnick had realized. Knoedelseder obtained a report prepared by internal corporate auditors of Music Corporation of America detailing payments to Pisello. These press revelations rekindled government interest in Pisello's involvement with Music Corporation of America.1
When a grand jury indicted Pisello on a second round of tax charges on July 9, 1987, Rudnick "opened fire on Music Corporation of America." His press release announcing the indictment documented Music Corporation of America's payments to Pisello's company, Consultants for World Records, which Rudnick stated was "shared" with New York City organized crime figures. By the Fall of 1987, Music Corporation of America hired William Hundley to plead its case to top Department of Justice officials.1
Irving Azoff and Pisello were discussed in phone conversations captured by Federal Bureau of Investigation wiretaps. Eugene Giaquinto said he was considering sending the Music Corporation of America board of directors an incriminating letter prepared in 1985 on behalf of Pisello, sent to Azoff, which would conflict with Azoff's testimony at the trial.1
Footnotes
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Seymour, Cheri. The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. ↩︎