John Gotti Jr.

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Gottis Say Accuser Threw First Punch in High School Fight

Court filing shows woman's wig was pulled off during confrontation

(Newser) - The wife and daughter of John Gotti Jr., the namesake son of the notorious New York mob boss John "Dapper Don" Gotti, are facing assault charges stemming from a fistfight with a woman at a high school basketball game on Long Island. Kimberly Gotti, 55, and her daughter Gianna...

'El Chapo' Hires Experienced Legal Team

Jeffrey Lichtman suggests witnesses for the prosecution aren't credible

(Newser) - Days after public defenders argued his case should be dismissed , Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has said adios and hired a private legal team. Jeffrey Lichtman says Guzman has hired himself and Marc Fernich, who successfully defended the son of mafia boss John Gotti in a 2005 racketeering trial, along...

John Gotti Jr. Stabbed, but His Story Questioned

He says he was trying to stop fight, police aren't so sure: source

(Newser) - The former boss of the Gambino crime family was stabbed Sunday night, but he claims he was doing something heroic, not criminal, at the time. Law enforcement sources tell the New York Daily News that John Gotti Jr. says he was trying to break up a fight in the parking...

John Gotti Jr. Sells Movie Rights to His Life

Stallone's interested in starring

(Newser) - Hollywood has produced no shortage of movies and TV shows about the mob, but this one's coming straight from the most high-profile source imaginable: John "Junior" Gotti has sold the rights to his life story. The 46-year-old son of the late, legendary Gambino crime family leader, "Dapper Don"...

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