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Authorities say Seagal actually didn't trust the feds to help him "That would have been funny Seagal's troubles began when he had a falling-out with his former producer and business partner, Julius Nasso He's been labeled a liar by lawyers and mocked by alleged mobsters And so far, in public, he's not fighting back "I wish we had gun with us," one gangster said "Despite his martial arts training, Seagal, like anyone in his position Mob Trial Casts Seagal As Witness Jan 18, 3:56 PM EST Action-film hero Steven Seagal is taking a beating in Brooklyn During visits to Seagal's homes in Toronto and California, wiseguys warned the actor he "would be hurt or killed" if he didn't pay millions of dollars Nasso believed he was owed, Whelan said He instead visited an unnamed inmate in state prison in New Jersey, thinking the inmate could use his mob connections to get his tormenters off his back, Whelan said Seagal "initially refused to testify (or) even meet with the government," the prosecutor said "He became very concerned " Said another: "It was like out of the movies became concerned what was going to happen to him," Whelan said Prosecutors describe Seagal ââ‚¬â€? known for his martial-arts moves in films like "Under Siege" and "Exit Wounds" ââ‚¬â€? as a victim of the Gambino's bid to infiltrate the film industry for profit " The defense denies any threats, saying Nasso was always business-like in seeking to get Seagal to repay $500,000 he loaned the actor for taxes It's all part of Seagal's latest role as a reluctant star witness in a Mafia trial that opened last week in Brooklyn federal court The lawyers claim the actor ran to federal authorities with false accusations to keep Nasso from collecting " The actor, along with his lawyers and publicists, have refused to discuss any aspect of the racketeering case with reporters In a bugged VIP room in a Brooklyn restaurant in 2001, the mob suspects could be overheard chuckling over how "petrified" Seagal looked at a meeting Seagal is expected to take the witness stand at a later date by court order, infusing some glamour into an otherwise lackluster prosecution against Peter Gotti, brother of the Mafia boss John Gotti, and other accused members of the Gambino crime family "I have no comment," said one of the attorneys, Martin Pollner Authorities allege Nasso was a Gambino associate who turned to the crime family to help him settle the score ââ‚¬â€? charges Nasso has denied " Wiretaps caught a Gambino captain instructing Nasso to demand the actor give the family a $150,000 cut for each film he made, prosecutors said "He has a reputation all over Hollywood for lying Seagal "is a pathological liar," defense attorney George Santangelo said during opening statements "You'll find out that the last thing he wanted to do was to become a witness in a case like this," prosecutor Rick Whelan told the jury The defense hasn't waited to attack his credibility