The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7–2 on March 21 that crimes committed through inaction can nonetheless be violent, rejecting an alleged mobster’s argument he was innocent because he did not use physical force.
In oral arguments on Nov. 12, 2024, Salvatore “Fat Sal” Delligatti challenged a conviction that added five years to his prison sentence. Delligatti argued that a crime leading to death or bodily injury through omissions cannot be considered a crime of violence.
Delligatti was indicted in 2017 on charges of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to commit murder for hire, operating an illegal gambling business, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence under Section 924(c) of the Hobbs Act, his petition states….