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Article: Lombardo pleads not guilty to charges: Appearance has `clowning' moments.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- January 18, 2006
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Byline: Rudolph Bush
Jan. 18--After nine months in hiding, a clean-shaven Joey "the Clown" Lombardo appeared in federal court Tuesday wearing leg irons and offering wisecracks about his time on the lam.
The reputed mob boss, who was captured Friday in Elmwood Park, pleaded not guilty to racketeering conspiracy that includes accusations of murder and extortion.
Asked if he had seen a physician recently, Lombardo's response to U.S. District Judge James Zagel was true to his nickname.
"I didn't see my doctor since nine months ago. I was--what do they call it? I was unavailable," he said.
Meanwhile, Lombardo's attorney, Rick ...