As reported by the Philadelphia Daily News: “Nicholas ‘Nicky the Hat’ Cimino may have operated an illegal online gambling enterprise based in Delaware County, but he’s not about to engage in the notoriously risky business of diming out Philly mobsters.

“‘He’s not a rat,’ Cimino’s attorney, Stephen Patrizio, said yesterday as he left the courthouse in Media, after Cimino, 49, had pleaded guilty to participating in a corrupt organization, money laundering, bookmaking and related counts, and was sentenced to 11 1/2 to 23 months in prison.

“Patrizio felt compelled - probably with good reason - to explain to Judge Frank Hazel that his client hasn’t flipped and won’t be testifying against any co-defendants, including reputed Philadelphia mob associate Louis ‘Bent Finger Lou’ Monacello, who prosecutors say answers to jailed former consigliere George Borgesi.

“…Cimino and 16 others were busted last summer as a result of the ‘Operation Delco Nostra’ organized-crime investigation.

“Authorities say the gambling and loan-sharking operation took in more than $200,000 in wagers per week and included a secret casino, which operated below a Ridley Township gynecologist’s office and featured card games, gambling and prostitutes.

“Yesterday’s guilty plea was the first major conviction stemming from the probe…”

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