Mobster ‘Vinny Gorgeous’ gets life for murder

A FORMER beauty salon owner, known within the Mafia as Vinny Gorgeous, was jailed for life without parole for the killing of one of his gangland rivals.

A Brooklyn jury had convicted Vincent Basciano in 2006 of racketeering, attempted murder and gambling, but was deadlocked over a murder charge for the killing of Frank Santoro. After a retrial, Basciano was convicted of the murder charge last July.

Basciano, who once owned the Hello Gorgeous salon in New York, killed Santoro because he believed he wanted to kidnap one of his sons, prosecutors said.