Laurel Sweet on the "Cheeseman"

" Okay. As you know we we like to talk about Carmen -- Ngo the reputed mob boss of the Boston. Mafia LC and they're real heavyweight in organized crime. And then -- Ngo the cheese man was in federal court today pleading guilty to charges against him might think he's gonna get six years. But joining us now on the line as laurel -- reporter from the Boston Herald my newspaper. And issues in the court room today -- what happened."

" I'll tell you how he looks fantastic he has noticeably slimmed down."

" Really how much you know how much would you say goes three bills."

" Yeah I he'd probably you know he's still up there but he -- when he stepped out of -- the -- he get a ride there and I attempted. I was taken back from my god look how much weight loss. "

" Here's -- fallen down anymore like like up at the state police barracks the there are no stone only not. So what we what happened."

" Well he you know as planned he pled guilty to bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery. Regarding these charges that he had. Given what he thought was an inspector for the mass highway department. 10000 dollars with the promise of hundreds of thousands of dollars more to come. To secure him and a couple of co conspirator alleged co conspirators. To get the contract for six million dollars of loans for the Big Dig. Quickly turned out the highway inspect it was really an undercover FBI agent. So what he's going to do next week is plead guilty to state gaming charges -- The two cases will be folded into wine and he will served six years in a federal penitentiary. These are going to be sentenced until September 24 so he's so that this beautiful summer to spend here among the great city of Boston."

" I always got a couple your resume these motives to more is suing -- back these Boston. I opened at number."

" Well you -- it mean he's still technically under house arrest days they've been incredibly lenient with him and you know he think that a good boys."

" Now what's the latest on his -- is he getting married to this two it to this woman or not."

" Well I'm so glad you ask -- that was brought up not by me but to another reported to his attorneys and who Anthony card knowledge. And he's said the that they are absolutely engaged she's got a diamond ring on her finger. It's and that they've actually been engaged for a couple of years now but the needless to say the wedding is on hold."

" Yes so so did he make a statement to the judge when he pleaded guilty."

" No he I think we were all hoping for that but they just had a very. Personable folks he exchanged the -- an -- and judge William Young. And he basically just chanted yes or no adult judge young questions. You know perhaps you're gonna face something when his sentencing comes -- that. And any certainly didn't address any of us when he left."

" He didn't he did not. Did did did anyone ask you what what diet he's gone."

" I what you can -- everybody would you know peppering the guy with questions but he just stayed focused on the car's door you had to get into and that was. But I don't know if you might have an appropriate funeral dirge handy but how we -- some very bad news."

" Who we yes as someone someone else to shed his mortal coil OpenId."

" Well and it's not so much a someone but attorney card now he told us because of garments absent from the north and where he's he's. You'll pardon upon a huge attraction. Apparently his cheap shot the has been suffering financially and will more than likely --"

" does it say it ain't so I'll."

" Another failed Vermont jury."

" You know Tony promised us on the year that he was gonna bring us some battalions subs. Are you better make it quick so I ever got want to go. Why did did you did Tony asked the Tony cardinal is attorney asked him if you know Linda whether or not he did though let amounted try to save the cheese shop for the summer."

" They didn't bring that up but you know perhaps that'll happen but. I you know I suppose you've got to get all of affairs in -- between now and September and and it looks like the fresh cheese on and the concentrated and if they want to check it out. Is -- going to be a casualty of the."

" mean that's is I I I really I have to do this quote because that it was so wonderful and again assists from Tony card now --"

" set of Carmen he added if there's a notch to the atmosphere."

" I hope they put fresh cheese on the national register of historic places like the Old North Church. I have Croatia and Paul -- house you know I mean it doesn't this awarded cheese man did business I don't care about her or not done. Well yeah I try actually I tried to get a -- you know we were trying to set some kind of that tore up whether we've there was a victim of the bad economy but -- we couldn't get a -- anywhere near indicates -- it's it's just to narrow the -- got the the signs up you know that you can't take buses and there you couldn't get a bus on prince street either we want to go by the dog house where you jewels operated."

" So it's it's a terrible location so that they. Yeah that anybody walking down there they can find it easier --"

" Yeah so he's he's pleaded guilty he remains a free man this evening and then way -- to me your best best guess on how much she's a much weight you lost."

" Boy. They're asking a woman away last question. If I had to guess I'd say a hundred pounds."

" Why else."

" A hundred pounds it's that so -- Cindy says only a 150 to go. -- Oh okay laurel sweet thanks for a thanks for joining us did you tell the cheese man that I would -- I was offering him some gifted the biggest of Fleming's steak house."

" Lord knows I try to always."

" Okay I'm sorry about that turn out for it to his sister and she's she. She sneered at me and by -- back in your face yeah I thought that I that the cheese man would look more favorably upon you a chance to go to wad of the finest steak house in Boston. Well especially now. --"