Wiseguy’s kooky escape plan a ‘flossed’ cause
A reputed mobster’s plan to bust out of a Brooklyn jail involved dental floss, a bedsheet rope and a priest, prosecutors are charging in a bizarre new indictment.
Luchese crime family “soldier” Christopher Londonio — who has been locked up in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center since February on murder, drug, firearms and racketeering charges — planned to either use dental floss to saw his way out a window or get a priest to smuggle in a real hacksaw, according to acting Manhattan US Attorney Joon Kim.
Londonio’s crackpot scheme also involved stockpiling bedsheets and tying them together as an escape rope, Manhattan prosecutors say.
“Someone facing federal charges of murder, extortion, racketeering and a litany of other crimes may feel a certain desperation to attempt breaking out of jail to avoid justice,” said FBI Assistant Director William Sweeney Jr.
“However, the outlandish choice of dental floss, and even allegedly asking a priest to assist in the escape, defies comprehension.”
His plan fell through when another inmate ratted him out.
Londonio, 43, of Hartsdale, faces up to life in prison if convicted on his prior charges. The new escape charge could add another five years to his sentence.
He is due back in White Plains court next Wednesday. His lawyer, Charles Carnesi, did not return a request for comment.