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Mobster 'shocked' after being acquitted over 1978 'Goodfellas' heist

An 80-year-old mobster grinned as he walked out of a US courthouse following his surprising acquittal on charges he helped plan a 1978 heist retold in the Mafia film Goodfellas.

Mobster 'shocked' after being acquitted over 1978 'Goodfellas' heist

Fri, 13 Nov, 2015 - 15:19

An 80-year-old mobster grinned as he walked out of a US courthouse following his surprising acquittal on charges he helped plan a 1978 heist retold in the Mafia film Goodfellas.

Vincent Asaro walked free on Thursday after a jury reached the verdict at a Brooklyn racketeering trial.

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