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| FBI arrest Gotti Jr in New York | FBI arrest Gotti Jr in New York |
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| Alleged Mafia boss John "Junior" Gotti has been arrested on federal conspiracy charges including murder, the FBI says. | Alleged Mafia boss John "Junior" Gotti has been arrested on federal conspiracy charges including murder, the FBI says. |
| Mr Gotti, 44, was arrested at his Long Island home on several conspiracy charges, including three murders, an FBI spokesman said. | Mr Gotti, 44, was arrested at his Long Island home on several conspiracy charges, including three murders, an FBI spokesman said. |
| The charges come after an FBI inquiry in New York and Tampa, Florida. | The charges come after an FBI inquiry in New York and Tampa, Florida. |
| Mr Gotti has been tried three times on racketeering charges linked to his late father's crime organisation. Each ended in a mistrial. | Mr Gotti has been tried three times on racketeering charges linked to his late father's crime organisation. Each ended in a mistrial. |
| Mr Gotti is due to appear in a Manhattan court later on Tuesday with two other suspects arrested in New York, the Associated Press reported. | |
| At least one other man has been arrested in Florida in connection with the charges. | |
| In 2006, US prosecutors failed for a third time to convict Mr Gotti on racketeering charges after the jury was deadlocked. | |
| Mr Gotti says he decided to reject the Mafia lifestyle in 1999. | |
| His father, John Gotti Senior, died in prison in 2002, convicted of murder and racketeering. |