Both men were arraigned on February 24, 1908, and held in jail until their court date. Their case began in Boston's superior criminal court on March 25, for which the courtroom was completely filled with people interested in witnessing the moment. Working against Mirabito were both the Massachusetts assistant district attorney and police chief Watts. Rizzo and his attorney were also testifying against Mirabito in court. After a little over a week of proceedings, Mirabito was indicted by a jury on April 3 for the charge of attempted extortion as a result of the letters sent to Piscopo. The court refused a retrial of the case, stating they had seen enough evidence to know Mirabito had committed the crime. Mirabito was assigned a sentence of 6 to 10 years in prison, and was recommended to receive a harsher sentence due to severity of his Black Hand organization's impact on the region.
