80-year-old on trial in NY over 'Goodfellas' heist

[WorldNews]

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Vincent Asaro, reputedly a member of the notorious Bonanno crime family, is accused of murder, violence and extortion that allegedly spanned 45 years from the late 1960s to 2013. On the witness stand, a former number two in the Bonanno crime family who turned informant painted Asaro as a hothead with a nasty temper who handed over a case stuffed with jewelry after the holdup. Salvatore Vitale, who has spent more than a decade testifying against his fellow criminals, said that mob boss, Joseph Massino, collected a case stuffed full of jewelry from Asaro after the heist.

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