The New York dealer, scion of a powerful art world family, pleaded guilty to running an illegal gambling ring in 2013. Source: New York Times
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Mobster Pleads in Plot Against ‘Real Housewives’ Boyfriend, U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2020
John Perna, who prosecutors say is a member of the Lucchese crime family, agreed to the beatdown in exchange for a discount on a wedding deal, the indictment charged. Source: New York Times
William Aronwald, Target of a Botched Mob Hit, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2020
He was a prominent prosecutor in the 1970s. A blunder by hit men left his father dead. Source: New York Times
Inside the Mystery of a Country Moonshine Bunker
By Gotham Rex on November 12, 2020
Distilleries are trendy in rural New York. But this one was open 88 years ago, during Prohibition. Source: New York Times
Albert Krieger, a Bulldog of the Criminal Defense Bar, Dies at 96
By Gotham Rex on May 28, 2020
His clients included John Gotti, Joseph Bonanno, Miami’s “cocaine cowboys” and the defendants in the Wounded Knee siege. Source: New York Times