In 2009, a threesome at a Midtown hotel turned tragic when one woman fatally overdosed on cocaine. Now, one of the participants is on trial for allegedly lying to a grand jury about her friend's death.
When Kimberly Calo, 41, started "frothing and shaking" during the Kitano Hotel tryst, Nicole Zobkiw reportedly wanted to call 911, but the threesome's third person, Long Island "banana mogul" Thomas Hoey, arranged for a "doctor friend" to come instead. From a 2009 NY Post article:
Hoey told cops he wasn't in the room when Calo collapsed, but returned to find her lying on a couch. Zobkiw told authorities she had slept with Hoey, then walked out when the banana man turned his affections to Calo, because "she didn't want to watch," a source said.
When Zobkiw came back, Calo was "shaking and frothing," she said. Zobkiw tried to call 911, but said Hoey hung up, telling her he would call a "doctor friend," the source said. The doctor, she said, later told her, "That girl is f- - -ing dead."
Prosecutors contend that Zobkiw lied during the grand jury investigation, such as not admitting that Hoey supplied the cocaine. However, Zobkiw's lawyer says that Hoey's "corrupt lawyer" told her to lie to protect Hoey.
Hoey has not been charged and his lawyer Joseph Conway said, "Mr. Hoey is a respected businessman and is active in the affairs of his community. The events in this case occurred four years ago and have been thoroughly investigated by the authorities. Based on their investigation, the authorities decided not to charge Mr. Hoey. Mr. Hoey is not on trial and is not accused of any criminal wrongdoing."
