Body Parts Scandal Ringleader Freed
December 20th, 2007 amy
According to a recent Philadelphia Daily News article, the Supreme Court approved the release of Michael Mastromarino, the accused ringleader of a body parts tissue scam, without posting bail.
Mastromarino, was the owner Biomedical Tissue Services, Inc., which allegedly purchased tissue of 244 diseased Philadephians without the approval of the deceased or their relatives. The company allegedly then sold the diseased tissue for $1 million to intermediary companies for implants.
Mastromarino has been jailed at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center since Oct. 9, when he surrendered to face 1,725 counts of 14 offenses, including operating a criminal enterprise.
Mastromarino is one of five defendants. Others are brothers Louis and Gerald Garzone and James A. McCafferty, Jr., all funeral-home operators. Mastromarino’s trial is scheduled on January 7 in Brooklyn on related charges.












