Robert Gentile must know a lot of information about the hiest that took place in Boston 20 years ago. Why else would federal prosectuters need to go after this 75 year old man on minor drug charges. I think he will have very valuable information relating to the hiest. If he doesn't then there has been a big waste in time and resources. I don't understand why authorities are busting him on illegal narcotics, just to get information about the theft. It just kinda seems like a stretch, like they are out of leads.
brett siegal was completely right on this one. he is a mob member from about the time the model first started. He's not going to talk to anybody who he thinks is part of the authorities. This special leads since they caught him on selling Oxycontin. I am sure since he a member of the mob that they could have found something a lot more serious. I don't understand why he was selling drugs anyway. He is 75 years old and should retire or something. I mean it secretly so his weapons then he would have enough cash to spend the rest of his life however you would want to. But I guess that's not how he wants to live.
If they suspect he knows about the paintings, why don't they just bring him in for questioning? I think just getting him on this paltry drug business at his AGE is a big waste of time and money. No, he may not talk, he might. He's 75, you think he cares what will happen to him either way? I know the older I get, the more truth I tend to blurt out.
I don’t understand why they aren’t charging him with the weapons charge since he is a convicted felon, that’s an automatic prison sentence. Yet they are charging him with minor selling of prescription drugs. I understand that the FBI cannot release the information they have regarding his involvement in the art heist, but surely they have some sort of information that directly links him to the crime. This article doesn’t mention sufficient evidence that links him to the art heist, which leads me to believe the prescription drug arrest was a smoke screen to force his hand in talking about the heist. I am with Leanne on this one it is a waste of money to arrest a 75 year old man simply for selling prescription drugs when more serious offenses are occurring on a daily basis. Hopefully the FBI will figure out what happened to the paintings because they is a horrible loss of history and also a waste to the people who stole the paintings because they are unable to sale the paintings due to the publicity.
What I find most interesting about this arrest is that, Gentile is being charged with illegal sale of painkillers. This crime is relatively small yet led to the discovery of other crimes such as weapon possession. Also, I’m wondering if this arrest was used by law enforcement in order to collect more valuable information on the stolen paintings, or if it was just luck? Assuming that by being connected with a large criminal organization like the Mafia, makes selling the paintings on the black market possible, and if Gentile has connections with the Mafia, does this increase the possibility of him knowing something? The irony of this is that the paintings are worth more on a black market than open market. Which begs the question does crime pay?
6. For the police to go in and arrest a member of the mob on small drug charges, they must have had some information that he was already linked to the art heist. I’m sure that Gentile knows something about the paintings and possibly even where they can be found. I’m sure the prosecution and DA are going to try and work something out where he can get off with lesser charges in return for information about the paintings and drawings. It mind boggling to see how much these art pieces are worth! These mobsters must be extremely smart individuals, or they just have a taste for the finer thing in life.
A known Mafia member suspected of knowledge regarding a crime doesn't come as any big surprise nor does the fact that there aren't any good leads. If the Mafia was involved, which more that likely they were, leads would be hard to come by. The paintings have probably been sold on the black market and are hanging on a wall of a mob boss somewhere or kept in a safe. Can a "small-time" drug charge lead to information regarding this heist? Of course it can but it's my guess that it's not real likely. If it's been kept secret all this time, why would someone talk now. This was a multi-million dollar crime that would probably prove fatal to anyone that spoke up.
It amazes me that after so many years of these missing art pieces the authorities still do not where they are or who actually took them. I think that Robert Gentile knows more than he is actually telling the police. What I do think is odd is the fact that they did not charge him with being in possession of weapons and chose to just charge him on the pain killers. If Robert Gentile does know anything about the art pieces it might be a little difficult to get him to talk. He has been quite about it for all of these years why would he talk now? Maybe the reason they have not charged him with the weapons offenses is because they might want to make a deal with him.
The title of the article is a little bit misleading. I’m a big fan of Vermeer, and I was hoping for some info on the theft. Robert Gentile sounds like a two bit hood. If he does know, I don’t believe he will talk. He has lived seventy-five years with the mob, and I don’t believe he will break the code. The more I hear about the mob or organized crime in general, the more the thought of a corporation comes to mind. He might have been part of heist twenty-two years ago, but I believe the paintings are long gone, and he is left peddling Oxycodone. Boy, that mafia code of silence really takes you places. I miss the irreplaceable art work, what a shame.
I think this article is very interesting, since it shows how the Italian mafia is starting to age out in the United States. Even though these mafia members are getting older, the United States government is still going after these individuals. I find it very odd that the federal government has indicted Robert Gentile with drug charges, which is not a serious offense. I also find it very odd that Robert Gentile was not indicted on weapon charges. I believe that the federal government wanted to bring Robert Gentile in for questioning over the art heist and either to cut a deal or maybe use the possibility of gun charges as a threat, since if he does not give them where or who has the art, then he will spend the rest of his life in jail, which Gentile is very old at the age of 75.
This was a good article to read. I enjoy reading updated reports or articles about unsolved crimes. Reading old Mafia crime stories really gets my juices flowing, anything related to the Mafia is just so cool! Anyway, I don't think Gentile is going to talk. The guy is 75 years old and still in the Mafia! I don't think 8 months to and year for parole violation in jail is going to faze him any. I just don't like how the Government is going to scare him with gun charges and not charge him so he can talk, just shows me that criminals get away with a lot more then what is reported.
This was a very interesting article. I really enjoy learning and trying to solve unsolved mysteries. When they arrested the Italian mafia member and started asking him questions about the stolen painting, it does not surprise me that supposedly he had no idea what they were talking about. Gentile must know something about the heist 20 years ago. With a rap sheet like his, why wouldn't he know anything about it. I do not understand why they are not charging him with the weapon charge, if he is a convicted felon.
It does not surprise me that he had no idea what they were talking about when they questioned him on the painting ha I mean that’s what every criminal says that a part of a family nobody wants to be the (snitch). But this guy was cool selling drugs at 75 he was a true product of what he was raised in. But they are smart for not sending him to jail because if they did they wouldn’t get any information at all and all this would just be all talk. And I kind of feel like this is just an attention stunt to try and open and solve an old case but either way it goes I don’t feel that anything will come from this
Robert Gentile must know a lot of information about the hiest that took place in Boston 20 years ago. Why else would federal prosectuters need to go after this 75 year old man on minor drug charges. I think he will have very valuable information relating to the hiest. If he doesn't then there has been a big waste in time and resources. I don't understand why authorities are busting him on illegal narcotics, just to get information about the theft. It just kinda seems like a stretch, like they are out of leads.
ReplyDeletebrett siegal was completely right on this one. he is a mob member from about the time the model first started. He's not going to talk to anybody who he thinks is part of the authorities. This special leads since they caught him on selling Oxycontin. I am sure since he a member of the mob that they could have found something a lot more serious. I don't understand why he was selling drugs anyway. He is 75 years old and should retire or something. I mean it secretly so his weapons then he would have enough cash to spend the rest of his life however you would want to. But I guess that's not how he wants to live.
ReplyDeleteIf they suspect he knows about the paintings, why don't they just bring him in for questioning? I think just getting him on this paltry drug business at his AGE is a big waste of time and money. No, he may not talk, he might. He's 75, you think he cares what will happen to him either way? I know the older I get, the more truth I tend to blurt out.
ReplyDeleteI don’t understand why they aren’t charging him with the weapons charge since he is a convicted felon, that’s an automatic prison sentence. Yet they are charging him with minor selling of prescription drugs. I understand that the FBI cannot release the information they have regarding his involvement in the art heist, but surely they have some sort of information that directly links him to the crime. This article doesn’t mention sufficient evidence that links him to the art heist, which leads me to believe the prescription drug arrest was a smoke screen to force his hand in talking about the heist. I am with Leanne on this one it is a waste of money to arrest a 75 year old man simply for selling prescription drugs when more serious offenses are occurring on a daily basis. Hopefully the FBI will figure out what happened to the paintings because they is a horrible loss of history and also a waste to the people who stole the paintings because they are unable to sale the paintings due to the publicity.
ReplyDeleteWhat I find most interesting about this arrest is that, Gentile is being charged with illegal sale of painkillers. This crime is relatively small yet led to the discovery of other crimes such as weapon possession. Also, I’m wondering if this arrest was used by law enforcement in order to collect more valuable information on the stolen paintings, or if it was just luck? Assuming that by being connected with a large criminal organization like the Mafia, makes selling the paintings on the black market possible, and if Gentile has connections with the Mafia, does this increase the possibility of him knowing something? The irony of this is that the paintings are worth more on a black market than open market. Which begs the question does crime pay?
ReplyDelete6. For the police to go in and arrest a member of the mob on small drug charges, they must have had some information that he was already linked to the art heist. I’m sure that Gentile knows something about the paintings and possibly even where they can be found. I’m sure the prosecution and DA are going to try and work something out where he can get off with lesser charges in return for information about the paintings and drawings. It mind boggling to see how much these art pieces are worth! These mobsters must be extremely smart individuals, or they just have a taste for the finer thing in life.
ReplyDeleteA known Mafia member suspected of knowledge regarding a crime doesn't come as any big surprise nor does the fact that there aren't any good leads. If the Mafia was involved, which more that likely they were, leads would be hard to come by. The paintings have probably been sold on the black market and are hanging on a wall of a mob boss somewhere or kept in a safe. Can a "small-time" drug charge lead to information regarding this heist? Of course it can but it's my guess that it's not real likely. If it's been kept secret all this time, why would someone talk now. This was a multi-million dollar crime that would probably prove fatal to anyone that spoke up.
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me that after so many years of these missing art pieces the authorities still do not where they are or who actually took them. I think that Robert Gentile knows more than he is actually telling the police. What I do think is odd is the fact that they did not charge him with being in possession of weapons and chose to just charge him on the pain killers. If Robert Gentile does know anything about the art pieces it might be a little difficult to get him to talk. He has been quite about it for all of these years why would he talk now? Maybe the reason they have not charged him with the weapons offenses is because they might want to make a deal with him.
ReplyDeleteThe title of the article is a little bit misleading. I’m a big fan of Vermeer, and I was hoping for some info on the theft. Robert Gentile sounds like a two bit hood. If he does know, I don’t believe he will talk. He has lived seventy-five years with the mob, and I don’t believe he will break the code. The more I hear about the mob or organized crime in general, the more the thought of a corporation comes to mind. He might have been part of heist twenty-two years ago, but I believe the paintings are long gone, and he is left peddling Oxycodone. Boy, that mafia code of silence really takes you places. I miss the irreplaceable art work, what a shame.
ReplyDeleteI think this article is very interesting, since it shows how the Italian mafia is starting to age out in the United States. Even though these mafia members are getting older, the United States government is still going after these individuals. I find it very odd that the federal government has indicted Robert Gentile with drug charges, which is not a serious offense. I also find it very odd that Robert Gentile was not indicted on weapon charges. I believe that the federal government wanted to bring Robert Gentile in for questioning over the art heist and either to cut a deal or maybe use the possibility of gun charges as a threat, since if he does not give them where or who has the art, then he will spend the rest of his life in jail, which Gentile is very old at the age of 75.
ReplyDeleteThis was a good article to read. I enjoy reading updated reports or articles about unsolved crimes. Reading old Mafia crime stories really gets my juices flowing, anything related to the Mafia is just so cool! Anyway, I don't think Gentile is going to talk. The guy is 75 years old and still in the Mafia! I don't think 8 months to and year for parole violation in jail is going to faze him any. I just don't like how the Government is going to scare him with gun charges and not charge him so he can talk, just shows me that criminals get away with a lot more then what is reported.
ReplyDeleteThis was a very interesting article. I really enjoy learning and trying to solve unsolved mysteries. When they arrested the Italian mafia member and started asking him questions about the stolen painting, it does not surprise me that supposedly he had no idea what they were talking about. Gentile must know something about the heist 20 years ago. With a rap sheet like his, why wouldn't he know anything about it. I do not understand why they are not charging him with the weapon charge, if he is a convicted felon.
ReplyDeleteIt does not surprise me that he had no idea what they were talking about when they questioned him on the painting ha I mean that’s what every criminal says that a part of a family nobody wants to be the (snitch). But this guy was cool selling drugs at 75 he was a true product of what he was raised in. But they are smart for not sending him to jail because if they did they wouldn’t get any information at all and all this would just be all talk. And I kind of feel like this is just an attention stunt to try and open and solve an old case but either way it goes I don’t feel that anything will come from this
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