Source: Gotti arrested on murder conspiracy charge

[Scurrilous]

Source: Associated Press

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"A law enforcement official says John A. "Junior" Gotti has been arrested on a murder conspiracy charge.

The official says the charge stemmed from a federal investigation originating in Tampa, Fla. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the charge had not been officially announced.

Gotti has had three criminal trials end in mistrial. He is expected to make an appearance in federal court in Manhattan on Tuesday for a removal hearing.

A call to his attorney seeking comment was not immediately returned."

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[hlthe2b]

1. Lazy Ass AP--couldn't they have at least added "son of the late

mob boss?" I'm sitting here thinking, John Gotti--isn't he dead, or in jail, or something? :eyes:

[polmaven]

2. Me too!

I was thinking !WOW! Even death couldn't stop this guy! Now THAT'S dangerous!

[hendo]

5. Murder from beyond the grave

Gotti lives!

[connecticut yankee]

3. It did say "Junior"

[polmaven]

4. But it said

John "Junior" Gotti...not John Gotti Junior.

[hlthe2b]

6. So.... do you not know many elders who are also "Juniors"?

(Response meant for Connecticut Yankee--sorry)

What the heck does that prove?

[connecticut yankee]

9. I think

"Junior" indicates he was the son.

Forgive my ignorance.

[hlthe2b]

7. Exactly, polmaven.... Junior in the middle suggests a nickname....

[Scurrilous]

8. More info:

Indictment links "Junior" Gotti to 3 NY killings

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"John A. "Junior" Gotti has been indicted on conspiracy charges in Florida, linking him to large-scale cocaine trafficking and the slayings of three New York men in the late 1980s and early 1990s, federal officials said Tuesday.

Federal prosecutor Robert O'Neill announced the indictment of the 44-year-old Gotti and five other men at a news conference. He said the indictment showed that the men were "trying to gain a foothold" in the area.

"What should be noted today is whether you violate the federal law today, tomorrow, or 20 years ago, the FBI and its law enforcement partners will pursue the matter to its logical conclusions," said Steven E. Ibison, special agent-in-charge of the Tampa FBI office."

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"The conspiracy indictment against Gotti accuses him of being a chief in an arm of the Gambino crime family that operated in Florida, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania since about 1983. That enterprise was involved in everything from murder and kidnapping to witness tampering and money laundering, and had its fingers in legal and illegal businesses and union locals, federal authorities said.

It says he was involved in the slayings of George Grosso in Queens, NY, in 1988; Louis DiBono, who was killed in the parking garage of the World Trade Center in Manhattan in 1990; and Bruce John Gotterup, killed in 1991 at the Boardwalk at the Rockaways in Queens. It also accuses him of possession and trafficking of more than 5 kilograms of cocaine.

A second indictment charges Gotti associates John A. Burke, 47, who is in prison in New York; James V. Cadicamo, 33, of Tampa; David D'Arpino, 33, of Howard Beach, NY; Michael D. Finnerty, 43, of Oceanside, NY; and Guy T. Peden, 47, of Wantagh, NY.

Both indictments were handed up last month."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080805/ap_on_re_us/gotti_arrest