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New York mob suspects admit to vendetta arson, robbery
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Tue Jun 27, 2017 | 5:20pm EDT
New York mob suspects admit to vendetta arson, robbery
By Peter Szekely | NEW YORK
Three men, including the late mobster John Gotti's grandson, admitted on Tuesday that they torched a car because its driver cut off a reputed Bonanno crime family associate in traffic in April 2012, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said Vincent Asaro, 82, who was cleared in November 2015 of involvement in the famed 1978 Lufthansa airport heist that helped inspire the movie "Goodfellas," became enraged when a motorist moved in front of his car at a traffic light.
John J. Gotti, Matthew "Fat Matt" Rullan and Asaro, an alleged member of the Bonanno crime family, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn to charges related to the arson and robbery under an agreement with federal prosecutors, said John Marzulli, a spokesman for Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget Rohde. They are set to be sentenced on Oct. 24.
After chasing the car, Asaro tracked down its owner's address and arranged for a fellow Bonanno crime family associate to set fire to the car, prosecutors had said. Gotti, 23, and Rullan, 26, were recruited and torched the car on April 4, 2012, they added.
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New York mob suspects admit to vendetta arson, robbery
By Peter Szekely | NEW YORK
Three men, including the late mobster John Gotti's grandson, admitted on Tuesday that they torched a car because its driver cut off a reputed Bonanno crime family associate in traffic in April 2012, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said Vincent Asaro, 82, who was cleared in November 2015 of involvement in the famed 1978 Lufthansa airport heist that helped inspire the movie "Goodfellas," became enraged when a motorist moved in front of his car at a traffic light.
John J. Gotti, Matthew "Fat Matt" Rullan and Asaro, an alleged member of the Bonanno crime family, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn to charges related to the arson and robbery under an agreement with federal prosecutors, said John Marzulli, a spokesman for Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget Rohde. They are set to be sentenced on Oct. 24.
After chasing the car, Asaro tracked down its owner's address and arranged for a fellow Bonanno crime family associate to set fire to the car, prosecutors had said. Gotti, 23, and Rullan, 26, were recruited and torched the car on April 4, 2012, they added.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-crime-idUSKBN19I2TM