Kidnap, Extortion Trial Begins for ‘Junior’ Gotti
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John A. “Junior” Gotti went on trial on kidnapping, extortion and fraud charges, with a prosecutor saying he ordered the 1992 kidnapping of a radio host to silence him for his harsh attacks on the Gotti family.
As a bespectacled Gotti, 40, sat emotionless, federal prosecutor Victor Hou accused him of taking over the street leadership of the Gambino crime family during the 1990s after his father, John Gotti, was sentenced to life in prison.
Gotti’s lawyer, Jeffrey Lichtman, said his client left a life of crime years ago after pleading guilty to racketeering.
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