{"id":13602,"date":"2025-10-23T14:58:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/13602\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:58:07","slug":"staten-island-caterer-alleged-crime-lord-ettore-mazzei-requests-d-a-recusal-from-his-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/13602\/","title":{"rendered":"Staten Island caterer, alleged crime lord Ettore Mazzei requests D.A. recusal from his case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"articleLabel__link\" class=\"articleLabel__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/crime-safety\/\" title=\"Navigate to Crime &amp; Safety\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime &amp; Safety<\/a>Updated: Oct. 23, 2025, 10:56 a.m.|Published: Oct. 23, 2025, 10:19 a.m.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" alt=\"Bust\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNU4PLICAJCNLANCAMJYB2AWW4.jpg\"\/>Ettore Mazzei is led out of the 120th Precinct stationhouse on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in St. George. A motion has been filed to recuse the Richmond County District Attorney&#8217;s Office from the case.  Owen Reiter for the Staten Island Advance<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MHAJKAXUINBKJLFBMSKWECRPJA\">STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 A motion has been filed to recuse the Richmond County District Attorney\u2019s Office from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/crime-safety\/2024\/05\/he-said-that-no-one-could-take-him-down-multi-million-dollar-bail-set-for-staten-island-biz-owner-accused-in-drug-ring-as-daughter-also-charged.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/crime-safety\/2024\/05\/he-said-that-no-one-could-take-him-down-multi-million-dollar-bail-set-for-staten-island-biz-owner-accused-in-drug-ring-as-daughter-also-charged.html\"> prosecuting the case of Ettore Mazzei \u2014<\/a> a prominent Staten Island caterer, club owner and landlord accused of also operating a multi-faceted crime ring. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"2F64MZ4G5BDAHFAEOKJFDOFYLY\">The motion, filed by Mazzei\u2019s attorneys in state Supreme Court, St. George, argues that District Attorney Michael E. McMahon issued a pair of \u201cinflammatory\u201d press releases following the 2024 drug sweep that went \u201cbeyond the ethical limits&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--center skimlinks\">If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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