| īsts Bonanno; Never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut. |
[Nov. 13th, 2015|01:30 am] |
"In what was easily one of the most dramatic trials in recent American mafia history, the 80-year-old reputed mobster was acquitted of all charges related to the 1978 Lufthansa heist, as well as the 1969 murder of a suspected informant. Fourteen counts in total, gone; life in prison, evaded. The only mobster ever to face trial for the biggest cash heist ever—one that was dramatized in the 1990 Martin Scorsese flick Goodfellas—is a free man.
With a look of exuberance on his face, Asaro slammed his hands on the table, fist-pumped to himself, hugged his defense team, and then whispered out loud, "I can't believe it."
Now, Valenti will be the one spending time behind bars.
The minute Asaro walked outside of the courthouse, the man who had spent most of the past two years in jail exclaimed "Free!" Cameras swarmed, and he struggled to wade his way through, lawyers by his side.
"Even John Gotti didn't get this much attention," Asaro joked.
What did he have to say, someone asked. "A huge thank-you to my lawyers and to the US Marshal's Office. I can't say the same about the FBI."
What would he do next? "Have a good meal with my family."
Finally, a reporter asked what has surely been on Asaro's mind for the past two years: What would he tell the cousin who tried to land him in prison?
"Honey, you don't want to know," Asaro replied, before taking off in a white Mercedes"
//"Whenever we needed money, we’d rob the airport. To us, it was better than Citibank." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo5jJpHtI1Y |
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