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GOTTI GUILTY (Peter Gotti Guilty of Plotting to Kill Gravano;Taking Kickbacks)
New York Post ^ | December 23, 2004 | CARL CAMPANILE

Posted on 12/23/2004 12:19:15 AM PST by nickcarraway

Jurors whacked Peter Gotti yesterday — convicting the reputed Gambino boss of plotting to murder mob turncoat Salvatore "Sammy Bull" Gravano and accepting kickbacks from construction contractors.

The verdict by the mostly minority, female jury — after four days of deliberations in Manhattan federal court — means the 65-year-old Gotti will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: crime; gotti; maffia; newyorkcity

1 posted on 12/23/2004 12:19:15 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Why not have him serve his sentence somewhere nice - like North Korea? In a US prison, you know he's got life pretty easy.


2 posted on 12/23/2004 12:46:23 AM PST by datura (Destroy The UN, the MSM, and China. The rest will fall into line once we get rid of these.)
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To: nickcarraway
Plotting to commit a crime and actually committing a crime are two different things.

What do they mean by 'kickbacks' and how do they add up to so much prison time. The Clintons took 'kickbacks' from people and didn't serve any time.
3 posted on 12/23/2004 12:46:58 AM PST by Bon mots
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The Clintons took 'kickbacks' from people and didn't serve any time.

You aint lying about that. They should be called Bill "The Bubba" Clinton and Hillary "The Chin".

4 posted on 12/23/2004 1:15:41 AM PST by Wiggins
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To: nickcarraway
"mob turncoat witnesses — former Gambino captain Michael "Mikey Scars" DiLeonardo, Salvatore "Fat Sal" Mangiavillano and Frank "Frankie Fapp" Fappiano."

Any of them dealing drugs while in witness protection?

5 posted on 12/23/2004 3:10:44 AM PST by endthematrix ("Hey, it didn't hit a bone, Colonel. Do you think I can go back?" - U.S. Marine)
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To: endthematrix

I still laugh about that " Gravano got Wit-Sec and he WHAT?" Dumbass. "Oh, I only ratted on John Gotti.Think I'll break cover now" LOL!


6 posted on 12/23/2004 3:46:10 AM PST by SirLurkedalot (Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah!!!)
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To: nickcarraway
Uh I think I see an appellate issue here. Looks to me like a violation of his Constitutional Rights occurred, to wit;
"The verdict by the mostly minority, female jury"
A mostly minority, female jury IS NOT a "Jury Of Your Peers".
It's the same as a Black man accused of rape having a mostly white jury, which has been found Unconstitutional!

Now the only problem is finding Twelve 'Goodfellas' to sit on a jury. (I'm kidding here)

7 posted on 12/23/2004 5:40:40 AM PST by Condor51 (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't. - Gen G Patton)
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To: SirLurkedalot
Me too! I was surprised Sammy "the bull" lasted this long, however the ride isn't over yet.
8 posted on 12/23/2004 8:49:08 PM PST by endthematrix ("Hey, it didn't hit a bone, Colonel. Do you think I can go back?" - U.S. Marine)
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To: endthematrix

Nope. Omerta is no joke.


9 posted on 12/24/2004 12:48:56 AM PST by SirLurkedalot (Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah!!!)
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