Accused of Mrs Anna Gristina new lawyer the possibility of a plea agreement between themselves on Thursday as her family scrambled to come up with $ 200,000 to spring her from jail.
"You always consider a plea in any case ... to spitting on the sidewalk of a murder," upstate criminal defense lawyer Gary Greenwald said.
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Greenwald has taken over the case, replacing Gristina Court-appointed Defender Richard Siracusa and small civilian Attorney Peter Gleason.
He is also sunk a bizarre plan by Gleason to leave Gristina bunk bed with him in the $ 2.5 million Tribeca loft, which he intends to put as collateral for bail.
Gristina is held in Rikers instead of 2 million dollars bond. They should come with 10% of that in cash to go away, said Greenwald.
He said he expects to bond next week, possibly after the jail woman takes home a loan against her sister.
Prosecutors say that the Monroe, N.Y., mother of four ran a call-girl ring $ 10 million that catered to rich and powerful men from a brothel upper East Side.
They argued in Court that she has "number of well-placed, well-heeled persons" could come up with $ 200,000, but quickly added that these employees would likely not be approved.
Greenwald asked for bail to be reduced, denying that a flight risk and alleging that prosecutors Gristina offered to free her if she "gave them some information."
He said the researchers Gristina wanted to tell them as "Mr. A, Mr. B, Mr. C used my services."
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan said he wasn't going to post the public prosecutors and the Greenwald request shot.
Greenwald is a colorful character who served as Mayor of upstate Wurtsboro and wrote a political column for a local newspaper.
He spent almost as much time talking to the media about the ouster of Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni as he did about Gristina the case.
Unlike Gleason, who has never treated a crime chops yet, Greenwald Criminal Court; He represented gangster Vincent (Chin) Gigante once.
It is unclear what role Gleason, which in the case was brought by private eye pal Vincent Parco, will now play in the high-profile case.
His replacement to be roommates with his offer defended his client.
"Mr. Gleason's motivation was absolutely phenomenal, from the highest level," Greenwald said.
Prosecutors took a dimmer view.
In the court papers, the relationship between Gleason and them as "dark" and mocked Gristina described some of his public comments.
"Mr. Gleason also stated that he doesn't care whether the defendant was guilty or innocent, a sentiment one would expect from a good friend, but less of a person's defense," she wrote in a short.
Gleason and Greenwald have at least one thing in common.
"I love the media," the new lawyer said drive from the courthouse with co-counsel Elise Rucker.
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