NY Judge Rejects Mobster's Plea for Compassionate Release A federal judge rejected a plea for compassionate release by a Rochester mobster who says he’s at risk of death because of the coronavirus Published March 6, 2021 • Updated on March 6, 2021 at 10:49 pm Shutterstock A federal judge in western New York has rejected a plea for compassionate release by a Rochester mobster who says he's at risk of death because of the coronavirus. Dominic Taddeo, imprisoned the past three decades for killing three people and other crimes, said his hypertension, obesity and other health problems put him at higher risk of serious complications if he contracts COVID-19. He's scheduled to be released from prison in two years.