Vincent Asaro a former capo in the Bonanno crime family believes the playing field is not level as he heads into his upcoming trial. Asaro is charged with taking part in the infamous Lufthansa heist along with murder and 14 other specified predicate acts of RICO spanning over 45 years. The 80 year old mobster claims prosecutors are acting unfairly by displaying courthouse exhibits of convictions of mobsters like John Gotti and mafia movies like Goodfellas in the lobby. He is also opposed to prosecutors being able to use his previous drug addiction which he kicked more then 50 years ago.
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Prosecutors plan to prove his previous addiction in an attempt to prove that he kicked his habit so he could join the ranks of the New York Mafia. They also hoped to prove that he traded his drug addiction for a gambling addiction which eventually cost him the majority of the money he pocketed for his role in the Lufthansa robbery and is the reason for his current lack of personal wealth. But Asaro’s defense attorney wants testimony tied to his personal gambling problem prohibited as its not relevant to the charges of illegal gambling. The defense plans to use the claim that if Asaro had made millions from the robbery how could he have so little personal wealth today.
In a bit of irony the Headlines exhibit found in the court house lobby’s Charles P. Sifton Gallery which Asaro wants removed contain accounts and photos of the convictions of former Bonanno family mobsters Joseph Massino and Salvatore Vitale. Both wiseguys would eventually turn rat and are now in line to testify against Asaro in his upcoming racketeering trial. Judge Alynne Ross has agreed to have the displays removed next month before the start of the trial. Definitely seems like the Asaro defense team is pulling at even the smallest string as the evidence the aging mobster will be hard to overcome.
i think the herion addication is ridicoulous it ws 50 years ago but vinnie has been a degnerate for along time the press got the wrong idea of him back in 2010 people were saying he was next in line to be boss well that is rubbish the guy has always been a degenerate and a drunk he was demoted to soldier for awhile and his own son was promoted to capo in another crew and now he hates his son the guy was always a joke and a loud mouth the guy has never been important just a joke
i think vinnie is going away for along time but if he has ny chnce at all he is in the best hands he has a good lawyer he is very expensive lawyer i mean this guy is one of the top defense lawyers in New York he would be costing vinnie alot of money and vinnie has no income at the moment as he is shelved and his son hates him and is in prison because of vinnie so he is not supporting him vinnie is relaying on money saved up vinnie must think he has a chance i dont think so thoses tapes are too good. tommy had him shelved after the comments vinnie made vinnie is responsible for his son a capo, jack and tommy all going to prison like i said he is a degenerate gambler and a well known drunk its why at 79(the time of his arrest) he was still involved most guys would be retring at that age but the guy is a degnerate and he needs money to keep that lifestlye going