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Gotti mobster fails to get 1992 conviction overturned by smearing judge
An aging mob big shot who went to trial with notorious boss John Gotti cried foul because he never knew the judge’s son was a federal prosecutor.
But a Manhattan federal appeals court had no sympathy Friday and dismissed 85-year-old Frank (Frankie Loc) Locasio’s latest effort to undo his conviction at the epic trial.
The Gambino crime family cratered on the 1992 convictions of the no-longer Teflon Don and Locasio, the crime family’s acting underboss.
Brooklyn Federal Judge Leo Glasser presided over the proceedings — but 25 years later, Locasio said Glasser should have recused himself from the start.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/gotti-mobster-fails-conviction-tossed-smearing-judge-article-1.3582405