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| Alleged Mafia boss John "Junior" Gotti has been arrested and charged with conspiracy connected to cocaine trafficking and three New York murders. | Alleged Mafia boss John "Junior" Gotti has been arrested and charged with conspiracy connected to cocaine trafficking and three New York murders. |
| Federal prosecutor Robert O'Neill announced the charges against Mr Gotti and five other men in Tampa, Florida. | Federal prosecutor Robert O'Neill announced the charges against Mr Gotti and five other men in Tampa, Florida. |
| Mr Gotti, 44, was arrested at his Long Island home early on Tuesday morning. | Mr Gotti, 44, was arrested at his Long Island home early on Tuesday morning. |
| He has been tried three times on racketeering charges linked to his late father's crime organisation. Each ended in a mistrial. | He has been tried three times on racketeering charges linked to his late father's crime organisation. Each ended in a mistrial. |
| His father, John Gotti Senior, was nicknamed the "Teflon Don" because of his ability to escape justice. He eventually died in prison in 2002 after being convicted of murder and racketeering. | |
| Mr O'Neill said the fresh charges, which follow an FBI investigation in Tampa and New York, relate to murders in 1988, 1990 and 1991. | Mr O'Neill said the fresh charges, which follow an FBI investigation in Tampa and New York, relate to murders in 1988, 1990 and 1991. |
| A lawyer for Mr Gotti, Seth Ginsberg, was quoted in The New York Times newspaper as saying: "Weâre confident that there is no strength to the allegations and that he will prevail once again." | A lawyer for Mr Gotti, Seth Ginsberg, was quoted in The New York Times newspaper as saying: "Weâre confident that there is no strength to the allegations and that he will prevail once again." |
| Mr Gotti, who faces life in prison if convicted, is due to appear in a Manhattan court later on Tuesday with two other suspects arrested in New York, the Associated Press reported. | Mr Gotti, who faces life in prison if convicted, is due to appear in a Manhattan court later on Tuesday with two other suspects arrested in New York, the Associated Press reported. |
| In 2006, US prosecutors failed for a third time to convict Mr Gotti on racketeering charges after the jury was deadlocked. | In 2006, US prosecutors failed for a third time to convict Mr Gotti on racketeering charges after the jury was deadlocked. |
| Mr Gotti was released from prison in 2005 having served more than six years in jail for racketeering crimes including bribery, extortion, gambling and fraud. | Mr Gotti was released from prison in 2005 having served more than six years in jail for racketeering crimes including bribery, extortion, gambling and fraud. |
| But he says he decided to reject the Mafia lifestyle in 1999. | But he says he decided to reject the Mafia lifestyle in 1999. |