US mob boss Vincent “The Chin” Gigante, who avoided jail for decades by wandering Manhattan streets in a ratty bathrobe and slippers as part of an elaborate feigned mental illness, has died in prison.

A judge who issued a bizarre ruling in the style of a George Harrison song said today he meant no disrespect.

A judge issued a bizarre ruling, in the style of a George Harrison song, as part of a case involving a controversial doctor who once treated the Beatles legend.