Greg Andres, assigned to the organized crime and racketeering section of the Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office, was a Peace Corps volunteer in Benin from 1989 to 1992
Going after the 'last don'
By Anthony M. Destefano
Staff Writer
May 23, 2004, 8:33 PM EDT
As he glances across the aisle at his prosecutorial adversaries, reputed Bonanno crime boss Joseph Massino might be reminded of Julius Caesar's Shakespearean warning to beware of those with a lean and hungry look.
Working night and day to convict the 61-year-old Massino in his racketeering trial are Brooklyn federal prosecutors Greg Andres, Robert Henoch and Mitra Hormozi, hungry to end the reign of the so-called last don among New York's crime families.
For the three, the Massino prosecution is the highest profile case of their careers to date. A favorable result for the government could help make a name for each in prosecutorial history.
A wiry Henoch, along with Andres, exhibit a high energy that signals the zeal with which both approach trial. Henoch, 41, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, is likely to give the government's opening statement. Andres, 37, is expected to give any rebuttal to the defense closing.
The government's summation probably will be given by Hormozi, 35, whose softer courtroom style contrasts with the more combative Andres.
All three have the rank of assistant U.S. attorney on the staff of Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Roslyn Mauskopf.
Andres, assigned to the organized crime and racketeering section of the Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office, was a Peace Corps volunteer from 1989 to 1992. Then he decided to go to the University of Chicago Law School. After graduating in 1995, Andres clerked for two federal judges before working as an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell for two years. He joined the Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office in 1999 and became deputy chief of the organized crime section in April.
If Andres' style has been called aggressive, Hormozi, who grew up in Old Bethpage, appears to be the opposite. A 1995 graduate of New York University Law School, Hormozi had a government fellowship before she became an associate at the Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman law firm in Manhattan. In 2001, she joined the Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office, where she is assigned to the organized crime section.
Henoch is the newest member of the prosecutorial team, joining the office in 2002. A 1993 graduate of George Washington University School of Law, Henoch went almost immediately to the Manhattan district attorney's office. While a Manhattan prosecutor, he spent much of his time in the trial section and with the homicide investigation unit, which handled notorious drug gang cases.
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