The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree

August 6. 2008

John Gotti jr

John Gotti jr, son of the late Mafioso John Gotti, was arrested by FBI agents this morning on conspiracy to commit murder charges.

FBI director Robert Mueller

As per usual, anytime FBI headquarters faces criticism for their conduct (see Anthrax scandal), they make some huge arrest in attempts at deflecting bad publicity.

Gotti Arrested in Murder Conspiracy

Published: August 6, 2008 - John A. Gotti was arrested at his Long Island home early Tuesday morning on federal racketeering and murder conspiracy charges tying him to three murders, including a storied mob killing authorized by his father, according to a person briefed on the case.

Mr. Gotti, 44, was taken into custody by the F.B.I. at his Oyster Bay home, and was expected to be arraigned in Manhattan federal court later in the day, the person said. The charges, brought by federal prosecutors in Tampa, Fla., accuse Mr. Gotti, whose late father was the head of the Gambino organized-crime family, of playing a role in the three murders, committed in the late 1980s and early ’90s.

http://www.nytimes.com