Word: gotti
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...jury acquitted Gotti and six co-defendants of carrying out at least two murders, two armored car robberies that netted $1 million, truck hijackings, loansharking and gambling over an 18-year period...
...witnesses were given immunity and in some cases new identities and promises of relocation in return for their testimony implicating Gotti. They all admitted to lying in the past for criminal purposes...
...think they're tired of paid government witnesses who lie," Gotti's attorney, Bruce Cutler, said after the verdict. "I think it's a swing in the right direction...
...Gotti, who was dubbed "The Dapper Don" for his well-tailored clothing and had been in jail since three months before the start of the seven-month trial, returned home to an enthusiastic welcome from neighbors in the Howard Beach section of Queens. Passing drivers honked horns and shouted congratulations, and yellow ribbons were tied symbolically around trees, and around the waist of a Gotti supporter...
Cutler said he believes the government will continue its investigation of the 46-year old Gotti, who has been under police surveillance for year...