PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A reputed Rhode Island mobster accused
of trying to arrange a hit on a rival has been moved from prison to
a hospital and his lawyer says he is "seriously ill."

A lawyer for Anthony "The Saint" St. Laurent Sr. filed court
papers Wednesday seeking to postpone his court case. The motion
says St. Laurent is sick in a Massachusetts hospital and in "no
position, physically or mentally, to have a legal discussion with
counsel."

St. Laurent, an alleged high-ranking member of the Patriarca
crime family, is accused of offering to pay to have a rival, Robert
DeLuca, killed.

St. Laurent is already serving a federal prison sentence in
Massachusetts for extortion conspiracy.

His lawyer, Victor Beretta, did not immediately return a phone
message Thursday.