Livin' Large

Despite the misgivings of a prestigious attorney, Robert Yanouri views a lawsuit against the Port Authority and Customs as one of the few options available to him to put his life back together. With his own finances in shambles, he doesn't have the funds to hire a high-powered attorney by himself, so he hopes he can convince some of the others allegedly swindled by Carlos Sosa to join with him in some sort of joint action against the government. Yanouri feels betrayed by Sosa, who is scheduled to go on trial this fall. But Yanouri truly believes that had it not been for the federal government, with assistance from the Port Authority, Sosa never would have been in a position to clean him out.

"They gave this guy the ammunition," says Yanouri. "If they hire informants, they should supervise their activities. He was working for them. They set him up with an office and a business. Everything fit. Everything looked right."

Joe Forkan

No lamb kabobs for Carlos Sosa at the county jail.

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A lot of the former friends of Carlos Sosa couldn't agree more.