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November 20th, 2008 at 5:24 pm

Attorney: Tampa trial puts Gotti at a disadvantage (AP)

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John Gotti Jr. exits Manhattan federal court in this 2006 file photo in New York. Gotti's attorney, argued that a Tampa trial would be a 'crushing burden' for Gotti and his family and make it difficult to get already reluctant defense witnesses to testify. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)AP - Making John A. “Junior” Gotti stand trial on racketeering charges in Tampa instead of New York would be like “cutting off the supplies he needs to fight the fight,” his attorney told a federal judge Thursday. Charles Carnesi, attorney for the New York Mafia scion, argued that a Tampa trial would be a “crushing burden” for Gotti and his family and make it difficult to get already reluctant defense witnesses to testify.


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