Is Julius R Nasso doing time?

Flashgalaxy

Cupcake
It is well documented that Julius R. Nasso was charged with conspiracy to extorting money from Seagal.. what ever happened to him? is he in jail? he was the producer for many of seagal good films... since then seagal movies have taken a slide...

Anyone got a picture of him? he's so elusive...
 

Amos Stevens

New Member
Jail Time In Seagal Shakedown

NEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2004




"Mr. Seagal ... feels vindicated knowing that Mr. Nasso has had to confess to a judge that he is a felon, extortionist and a liar."
spokesman Peter Mirijanian



(AP) A former business partner of Steven Seagal was sentenced to a year and a day in prison after admitting he plotted to have the mob shakedown the action-film star.

Julius Nasso, a producer of early Seagal films, also will pay a $75,000 fine and receive mental-health counseling after his release from prison. He pleaded guilty last August in federal court to extortion conspiracy and was sentenced Tuesday.

Prosecutors said the plea agreement took into account Nasso's law-abiding past and a history of depression and anxiety that affected his mental stability.

Nasso's lawyer, Robert Hantman said his client's crime was "an aberrant incident that is unlikely to happen again and totally out of character for somebody who is otherwise a well-respected and successful businessman."

Nasso told a federal magistrate that he had an "understanding" that a reputed capo in the Gambino crime family, Anthony "Sonny" Ciccone, would confront Seagal in the VIP room of a Brooklyn steakhouse about a debt in a way "that would be perceived to be a threat."

Ciccone was convicted of racketeering in the case along with Peter Gotti, the late mob boss John Gotti's brother.

Nasso and Seagal formed a production company after meeting in Los Angeles in the late 1980s. Over the next decade, they made movies including "Marked for Death," "Out for Justice" and "On Deadly Ground" before their falling out. Nasso sued Seagal for $60 million, accusing the actor of backing out of a four-movie deal.

At the Gage & Tollner steakhouse in 2000, Ciccone and other Gambino enforcers demanded that Seagal keep working with Nasso and pay him $150,000 a film, the actor testified at Peter Gotti's trial.

Afterward, Nasso told Seagal, "If you would have said the wrong thing, they would have killed you," the actor said.

Surveillance tapes later captured Ciccone's crew chuckling over how "petrified" the actor looked.

"I wish we had a gun with us," one said. "That would have been funny."

Said another: "It was like out of the movies."

Seagal spokesman Peter Mirijanian said Tuesday that Nasso had tried to ruin Seagal's career.

"Although some of the harm to Mr. Seagal cannot be undone, he feels vindicated knowing that Mr. Nasso has had to confess to a judge that he is a felon, extortionist and a liar," Mirijanian said.


By Michael Weissenstein
©MMIV The Associated Press
 

ORANGATUANG

Wildfire
Nasso cant blame his sickness on what he did to Steven..thats just bull**** Nasso is and always will be an "NO-HOPER"..Nasso only cares about one person and thats himself to hell with who he hurts on the way down..i hope that he can live with himself.
 

Reservoir Dog

MRKD4DTH
Terrible. A real shame too, considering the only reason Nasso made any money was because of Seagal, not in spite of. Now he will pay for his greed in jail, but unfortunately, I dont think the harm done to Seagal and his career will ever be totally mended.
 

kickingbird

candle lighter
A year and a day in prison? That's nothing. He'll be out in no time. Maybe someone will adopt him in prison.
Bullies suck.
At least WE know Steven is a good man. Let's wish him the best and hope life goes smoother for him.
 

Littledragon

Above The Law
Thanks For The Read Amos!

Amos Stevens said:
Jail Time In Seagal Shakedown

NEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2004




"Mr. Seagal ... feels vindicated knowing that Mr. Nasso has had to confess to a judge that he is a felon, extortionist and a liar."
spokesman Peter Mirijanian



(AP) A former business partner of Steven Seagal was sentenced to a year and a day in prison after admitting he plotted to have the mob shakedown the action-film star.

Julius Nasso, a producer of early Seagal films, also will pay a $75,000 fine and receive mental-health counseling after his release from prison. He pleaded guilty last August in federal court to extortion conspiracy and was sentenced Tuesday.

Prosecutors said the plea agreement took into account Nasso's law-abiding past and a history of depression and anxiety that affected his mental stability.

Nasso's lawyer, Robert Hantman said his client's crime was "an aberrant incident that is unlikely to happen again and totally out of character for somebody who is otherwise a well-respected and successful businessman."

Nasso told a federal magistrate that he had an "understanding" that a reputed capo in the Gambino crime family, Anthony "Sonny" Ciccone, would confront Seagal in the VIP room of a Brooklyn steakhouse about a debt in a way "that would be perceived to be a threat."

Ciccone was convicted of racketeering in the case along with Peter Gotti, the late mob boss John Gotti's brother.

Nasso and Seagal formed a production company after meeting in Los Angeles in the late 1980s. Over the next decade, they made movies including "Marked for Death," "Out for Justice" and "On Deadly Ground" before their falling out. Nasso sued Seagal for $60 million, accusing the actor of backing out of a four-movie deal.

At the Gage & Tollner steakhouse in 2000, Ciccone and other Gambino enforcers demanded that Seagal keep working with Nasso and pay him $150,000 a film, the actor testified at Peter Gotti's trial.

Afterward, Nasso told Seagal, "If you would have said the wrong thing, they would have killed you," the actor said.

Surveillance tapes later captured Ciccone's crew chuckling over how "petrified" the actor looked.

"I wish we had a gun with us," one said. "That would have been funny."

Said another: "It was like out of the movies."

Seagal spokesman Peter Mirijanian said Tuesday that Nasso had tried to ruin Seagal's career.

"Although some of the harm to Mr. Seagal cannot be undone, he feels vindicated knowing that Mr. Nasso has had to confess to a judge that he is a felon, extortionist and a liar," Mirijanian said.


By Michael Weissenstein
©MMIV The Associated Press


Thanks for the article Amos!
 

Littledragon

Above The Law
Amos Stevens said:
Jail Time In Seagal Shakedown

NEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2004




"Mr. Seagal ... feels vindicated knowing that Mr. Nasso has had to confess to a judge that he is a felon, extortionist and a liar."
spokesman Peter Mirijanian



(AP) A former business partner of Steven Seagal was sentenced to a year and a day in prison after admitting he plotted to have the mob shakedown the action-film star.

Julius Nasso, a producer of early Seagal films, also will pay a $75,000 fine and receive mental-health counseling after his release from prison. He pleaded guilty last August in federal court to extortion conspiracy and was sentenced Tuesday.

Prosecutors said the plea agreement took into account Nasso's law-abiding past and a history of depression and anxiety that affected his mental stability.

Nasso's lawyer, Robert Hantman said his client's crime was "an aberrant incident that is unlikely to happen again and totally out of character for somebody who is otherwise a well-respected and successful businessman."

Nasso told a federal magistrate that he had an "understanding" that a reputed capo in the Gambino crime family, Anthony "Sonny" Ciccone, would confront Seagal in the VIP room of a Brooklyn steakhouse about a debt in a way "that would be perceived to be a threat."
Ciccone was convicted of racketeering in the case along with Peter Gotti, the late mob boss John Gotti's brother.

Nasso and Seagal formed a production company after meeting in Los Angeles in the late 1980s. Over the next decade, they made movies including "Marked for Death," "Out for Justice" and "On Deadly Ground" before their falling out. Nasso sued Seagal for $60 million, accusing the actor of backing out of a four-movie deal.

At the Gage & Tollner steakhouse in 2000, Ciccone and other Gambino enforcers demanded that Seagal keep working with Nasso and pay him $150,000 a film, the actor testified at Peter Gotti's trial.

Afterward, Nasso told Seagal, "If you would have said the wrong thing, they would have killed you," the actor said.

Surveillance tapes later captured Ciccone's crew chuckling over how "petrified" the actor looked.

"I wish we had a gun with us," one said. "That would have been funny."

Said another: "It was like out of the movies."

Seagal spokesman Peter Mirijanian said Tuesday that Nasso had tried to ruin Seagal's career.

"Although some of the harm to Mr. Seagal cannot be undone, he feels vindicated knowing that Mr. Nasso has had to confess to a judge that he is a felon, extortionist and a liar," Mirijanian said.


By Michael Weissenstein
©MMIV The Associated Press

You know I just read this over and I can't help but thinking if that happened how Seagal would literally kick that dude's ass, I am kind of chuckling rite now.
 

Reservoir Dog

MRKD4DTH
Not neccessarily, LittleD

No one can afford to try and take on a group of heavily armed mobsters, despite what Seagal's movies would like us to believe:D
 

Littledragon

Above The Law
Reservoir Dog said:
No one can afford to try and take on a group of heavily armed mobsters, despite what Seagal's movies would like us to believe:D


But Seagal's past and experience leeds me to believe he could. Beside it was just that one guy that was supposed to confront him right?
 

Reservoir Dog

MRKD4DTH
Littledragon said:
But Seagal's past and experience leeds me to believe he could. Beside it was just that one guy that was supposed to confront him right?

I dunno for sure, but why was Seagal in Brooklyn anyway? The whole thing seems kinda fishy to me... He has been living overseas for awhile now right? I thought he only came back to shoot "Exit Wounds", and that was a year later.
 

Reservoir Dog

MRKD4DTH
Pics of Nasso

Nasso and Seagal, Nasso


He is a squirrely looking dude, kinda pudgy too.
 

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Flashgalaxy

Cupcake
Did Seagal Really Had Plastic Surgery??

Sad Case Man... they used to be close... like brothers...

Anyway i managed to find a picture of Nasso... its rare.


Interesting... read below...11/25/02

Jose Lambiet in the latest issue of the weekly tabloid The Star (12/3/02) has an interesting article on Steven Seagal and Julius Nasso. You won't read a lot about Seagal in the tabloids because Seagal is now regarded as a has-been.

There's a great photo of Nasso and Seagal before Nasoo bought Seagal a bunch of plastic surgery. Nasso sits in the picture with his shirt open, a hairy chest and a gold medallion hanging out. Every mobster's stereotype is in this picture.

Without plastic surgery, you could not have put Seagal on the screen. His chin was too big and his face was rough. He'd lost almost his hair before his first movie, so he needed hair transplants. He definitely had a nose job. There's also a rumor that Nasso paid for Seagal's acting lessons.

According to the 12/3/02 Star tabloid: "Famed Miami plastic surgeon Brad Herman, who has not treated Seagal, looked at the shots [printed in the Star] and confirmed: "Steven obviously had rhinoplasty surgery (a fancy term for "nose job"), a hair transplant and maybe some chin work."

"Spies in Nasso's entourage say he's the one who paid for the surgeries in 1987 to help make Seagal's face passable for moviegoers! "Nasso claims he spent at least $50,000," a source says. "And now Seagal repays him by siccing the feds at him."
 

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Littledragon

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Flashgalaxy said:
Sad Case Man... they used to be close... like brothers...

Anyway i managed to find a picture of Nasso... its rare.


Interesting... read below...11/25/02

Jose Lambiet in the latest issue of the weekly tabloid The Star (12/3/02) has an interesting article on Steven Seagal and Julius Nasso. You won't read a lot about Seagal in the tabloids because Seagal is now regarded as a has-been.

There's a great photo of Nasso and Seagal before Nasoo bought Seagal a bunch of plastic surgery. Nasso sits in the picture with his shirt open, a hairy chest and a gold medallion hanging out. Every mobster's stereotype is in this picture.

Without plastic surgery, you could not have put Seagal on the screen. His chin was too big and his face was rough. He'd lost almost his hair before his first movie, so he needed hair transplants. He definitely had a nose job. There's also a rumor that Nasso paid for Seagal's acting lessons.

According to the 12/3/02 Star tabloid: "Famed Miami plastic surgeon Brad Herman, who has not treated Seagal, looked at the shots [printed in the Star] and confirmed: "Steven obviously had rhinoplasty surgery (a fancy term for "nose job"), a hair transplant and maybe some chin work."

"Spies in Nasso's entourage say he's the one who paid for the surgeries in 1987 to help make Seagal's face passable for moviegoers! "Nasso claims he spent at least $50,000," a source says. "And now Seagal repays him by siccing the feds at him."


Just another paparazzi/media B.S.
 
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