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Oct 6, 2007 2:05 pm US/Eastern

Cheese Shop Owner Denies He Leads Boston Mob

BOSTON (AP) ― He sells cheese. But Carmen DiNunzio says he isn't "The Big Cheese" of the Boston mob.

The North End cheese shop owner was in court Friday, asking a judge to toss out gambling and extortion charges that could send him to prison for 15 years.

His lawyer, Anthony Cardinale, said a five year investigation has not yielded a single word on tape or any proof of extortion by DiNunzio.

Cardinale also said the Essex County District Attorney's office "poisoned" the grand jury by telling of his client's alleged friendships with mobsters.

Prosecutors say all the evidence was properly admitted.

The judge did not immediately rule in the case.

(© 2007 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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