The judge showed no leniency Tuesday when he sentenced one of the Gambino crime family capos from Scarsdale to 12 years and seven months in prison.

Gregory DePalma, 74, was convicted in June of crimes ranging from loan sharking to illegal gambling to extortion. DePalma's conviction was based largely on evidence collected from a bugging device placed in an undercover agent?s cell phone. DePalma?s lawyers worked hard to try to convince the judge to give him a lighter sentence because of his deteriorating health, including heart disease and diabetes. The government, however, believed DePalma had faked his illnesses from the beginning.

After the judge handed down his sentence, DePalma said to the judge he was hoping he would get one more shot. The judge had no sympathy for him and said he engaged in criminal acts since his release from prison in 2003. The judge said he could not be lenient because leniency toward DePalma in the past had not led him to avoid crime when hewas out of prison.

DePalma?s attorneys say their client will probably only live five more years and say they plan to appeal the verdict.