John Junior Gotti

Turncoat: Gambino Capo Plotted to Whack Junior Gotti

Jerry Capeci | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Surviving the Mob, Joseph Corozzo, JOhn (Junior) Gotti, Peter Gotti, Nicholas Corozzo, Leonard DiMaria, Domenico (Danny) Cutaia, William Cutolo, Gambino Crime Family, John Gotti, Michael (Mikey Y) Yannotti, Andrew DiDonato, Charles Carnesi, New York News
Jerry Capeci

In a compelling account of his 14 years as a wannabe wiseguy, a reformed Brooklyn gangster claims that as a teenager he was recruited by a powerful Gambino capo who once plotted to whack Junior Gotti.

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Killed in Prison, Joe O'Kane Still on the Wrong Side of the Law

Jerry Capeci | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Capeci

To date, no one has been charged with Joseph O'Kane's death. Nor has anyone been accused of stealing his gold cross and watch, even though prison sources say an inmate admitted killing him.

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Junior Gotti Defense Witness Stabbed to Death in Prison

Jerry Capeci | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerry Capeci

A tough, imprisoned-for-life Queens gangster who was a defense witness for John (Junior) Gotti last fall was savagely killed by a fellow inmate at a federal prison in Pennsylvania last week.

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Feds: Oust Lawyer Corozzo, Check Out All Lawyer Fees in Gambino Case

Jerry Capeci | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Seth Ginsberg, Judge Lewis Kaplan, Joseph Corozzo, Michael Scarpaci, JOhn (Junior) Gotti, Mathew Mari, Charles Carnesi, Thomas Orefice, Suzanne Porcelli, Daniel Marico, Jude Buoneto, Elie Honig, Vincent Romano, New York Mob, New York Mafia, New York News
Jerry Capeci

As they do virtually every time he picks up a client in a Gambino family case, the feds have moved to oust mob lawyer Joseph Corozzo from the case of an alleged Manhattan sex-trafficking operation.

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Genovese Hood Flees MCC Cage Like a Stool Pigeon

Jerry Capeci | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Barone, Joe (Cago) Valachi, Adolfo (Big Al) Bruno, JOhn (Junior) Gotti, Anthony (Bingy) Arillotta, Genovese Crime Family, Vincent (Fish) Cafaro, P. Kevin Castel, Arthur (Little Guy) Nigro, New York Mafia, New York Mob, New York News
Jerry Capeci

The Genovese boss of Springfield, MA was arraigned here on March 24 for the mob murder of Arillotta's predecessor as chief of the crime family's Bay State rackets. But we didn't even have a chance to say hello.

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Junior Gotti Trial Jury Declares Deadlock

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A jury considering racketeering and murder charges against John "Junior" Gotti told a judge Tuesday it was deadlocked for a second ti...

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Gotti Blows Up At Witness, Calls Him "Punk" In Middle Of Trial

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — John "Junior" Gotti's anger toward a former close friend who now blames him for a trail of organized crime violence exploded Thursday at ...

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Feds WON'T Seek 5th Racketeering Trial Against Junior Gotti

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — John "Junior" Gotti seemingly has his father's knack for avoiding conviction. Federal prosecutors have decided not to seek a fifth r...

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Victoria Gotti Unleashes Tirade After Judge Dismisses Two Jurors

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — John "Junior" Gotti's mother unleashed a profanity-laced tirade Wednesday after a judge dismissed two anonymous jurors at her son's r...

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'Junior' Gotti Arrives Two Hours Late For Court

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The murder trial of John "Junior" Gotti – a case already marked by hysterical outbursts – took another weird turn on Tues...

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Teflon John Does It Again! Feds to Do the Right Thing?

Jerry Capeci | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: P. Kevin Castel, John Alite, Jay Trezevant, Charles Carnesi, John Junior Gotti, Elie Honig, New York Mob, New York Mafia, New York News
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Unless the feds stumble across some new and disturbing behavior on the part of Junior Gotti, last week's mistrial should be the final racketeering prosecution against the embattled mob prince.

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Gotti Trial Juror Reveals Chaos, Possible Violations In Letter To Judge

nydailynews.com | Alison Gendar and Larry Mcshane | Posted 05.25.2011

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There's more infighting on the Gotti jury than at a gangland sitdown - and they're not even deliberating yet!...

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Junior Gotti Finds New Calling

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Now that the government has given up trying to put him in prison, John "Junior" Gotti says he may leave New York and try his hand at writ...

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Junior Gotti Trial: Closing Arguments Begin In Racketeering Trial

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Don't believe a defense lawyer's argument that John "Junior" Gotti quit organized crime with a sudden epiphany more than a decade ago...

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Victoria Gotti Talks Junior Gotti's Secret Mafia Ceremony

nydailynews.com | By Helen Kennedy | Posted 05.25.2011

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John A. (Junior) Gotti became a Mafia "made man" on Christmas Eve 1988 in a shadowy blood ceremony that he compared to joining nobility, his sister re...

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Junior Gotti Fourth Racketeering Trial Opens, 7 Jurors Make Last Minute Appeals To Be Dismissed

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The fourth racketeering trial of John "Junior" Gotti began Monday with the government portraying the mob heir as a maniacal killer an...

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John "Junior" Gotti Will Not Face Death Penalty If Convicted

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (AP) -- The federal government has decided not to seek the death penalty if John "Junior" Gotti is convicted. Gotti goes on trial Sept. 14 i...

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John Gotti Denied Bail Despite Kidney Stone Agony

NBC New York | Posted 05.25.2011

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That's stone cold. A day after John "Junior" Gotti complained about the agony of kidney stones, a judge ruled that the Mafia scion must remain jailed ...

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