A former Staten Islander turned notorious Miami con man claims he is being unfairly denied communication with Trump’s pardon czar, regarding an ongoing 20-year sentence at a Supermax facility.
James “Jimmy” Sabatino, 48, was convicted in 2017 of stealing millions of dollars worth of jewelry while posing as a music industry executive, in a scheme he orchestrated from behind bars. Prosecutors also alleged ties to the Gambino crime family.
A one-time resident of Dongan Hills, Sabatino is serving a 20-year-sentence at the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Supermax facility in Florence, Colorado.
In a motion filed Oct. 7 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, his attorney argues his client is the only inmate in America blocked from writing the president’s pardon czar,