BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. -- One of the men accused in the mob-style hit of SunCruz mogul Gus Boulis walked out of jail Wednesday afternoon.

Anthony Moscatiello was released on $500,000 bond.

When Local 10's Rad Berky asked how he felt, Moscatiello answered, "Very good."

When asked what he was going to do now that he is free, Moscatiello said, "Eat whatever I can."

Moscatiello will wear an ankle monitor while he awaits trial and he is not permitted to leave the Fort Lauderdale area.

Detectives said that Moscatiello, of New York, and James Fiorella, of Palm Coast, worked with Anthony Ferarri, of Miami Beach, to gun down Boulis in 2001.

Fiorella has also requested bond

Moscatiello and Ferrari are charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation to commit murder. Fiorillo is charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

Miami Subs-SunCruz Mogul Dies In Mob-style Hit

Gus Boulis, 51, was gunned down in the streets of Fort Lauderdale on Feb. 6, 2001.

Boulis was the founder of Miami Subs and the controversial SunCruz line of casino boats. Boulis was driving his BMW near the 2000 block of Miami Road when a vehicle cut him off. Seconds later, a Ford Mustang pulled up next to Boulis’ car, and one of two men inside fired several shots into Boulis’ car before both cars sped away.

Boulis emigrated from Greece and built an empire of gambling boats, hotels, and restaurants, including the national chain of Miami Subs. SunCruz, which was founded in 1994 with just one ship, grew to become the largest operator of casino gaming ships in Florida.

In 1998, the cruise-to-nowhere line was investigated by the state on suspicion of allowing gambling within the three-mile no-gambling zone off the coast. State agents seized slot machines and about $1 million in cash from three SunCruz ships. A judge ruled there was not enough evidence to support the state’s case, and the machines and money were returned to Boulis.

The Investigation

Investigators said trouble for Boulis began with the sale and purchase of SunCruz Casinos.

Boulis sold Sun Cruz to Adam Kidan, but it was a contentious sale that left the two men at odds with each other.

Investigators zeroed in on a mysterious series of checks totaling $105,000 from Kidan payable to a Miami Beach company called Moon Over Miami.

The man behind Moon Over Miami is Anthony Ferrari.

The sale of SunCruz led to charges in August against prominent Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff. He is a key figure in investigations involving House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.

Abramoff and former partner Adam Kidan admitted to concocting a false $23 million wire transfer making it appear they contributed a sizable stake of their own cash into the $147.5 million purchase of SunCruz Casinos from Boulis.

Based on that transfer, lenders Foothill Capital Corp. and Citadel Equity Fund Ltd. provided $60 million for the deal.

In March, Abramoff was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison for fraud related to the 2000 purchase of the SunCruz Casinos gambling fleet.

Kidan received the same length prison sentence. Both were also ordered to pay restitution of more than $21 million.