BOSTON – A Springfield man was arrested today and charged in
federal court in Springfield with extortion.
Anthony J. Scibelli, 51, was charged with one count of
collecting on an extension of credit by extortionate means. He will appear in
federal court in Springfield later today.
According to the criminal complaint, in 2019, Scibelli
collected on a line of credit that had been extended to a victim. It is alleged
that on June 19, 2019, Scibelli threatened and beat the victim for failing to
make the monthly $1300 payment. The beating occurred in front of four plain
clothed members of law enforcement. During the beating, Scibelli allegedly
threatened that the victim must have all the money “on the first,” referring to
the 1st of the month.
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Assistant Attorney
General Brian A. Benczkowski of the
Justice Department’s Criminal Division; Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in
Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Office; and Colonel
Kerry Gilpin, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, made the
announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Desroches of Lelling’s
Springfield Branch Office and Trial Attorney Marianne Shelvey of the Criminal
Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section are prosecuting the case.
The details contained in the charging document are
allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty
beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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