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Gotti, 46, was accused of seven racketeering acts, among them the 1973 barroom murder of James McBratney, who, prosecutors said, was suspected of killing a nephew of the late Carlo Gambino, then head of the Gambino crime family. Gotti helped do away with McBratney, prosecutors claimed, to gain favor within the family...
...investigation has picked up a trail of $300 and $500 payments to judges, which the union describes as Christmas gifts. One tape contained Traitz's statement to Judge Mitchell S. Lipschutz that a roofer's nephew, up on a minor theft charge, "just needs a clean bill to get into the Army." Lipschutz acknowledges receiving money but denies doing any favors in return...
...best foot forward, ideologically-speaking. I hitched a ride with a quasi-legal import-export merchant to Nicaragua and then took an arms freighter to Cuba where I was able to register with the Comintern and buy some identification papers. I was now Rutger Gorbachev, long lost grand-nephew, twice removed, from the Soviet premier. I figured the pull might be useful later...
...decision came after he read a story about his escape the day before in The Boston Globe, according to a Correction Department spokeswoman and Easterling's nephew...
Easterling's nephew, Darryll Rogers, said the family was relieved to hear of Easterling's surrender but angry about the escape...