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‘Fat Andy’ Was An Ex-NYPD Cop Who Worked For The Mafia

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Louis Eppolito is an ex-NYPD detective whose father, uncle, and cousin had been in the Mafia.

In 2005, Eppolito and his police partner were arrested and charged with racketeering, obstruction of justice, and up to eight murders. They were both sentenced to life imprisonment plus eighty years.