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‘Goodfellas’ Heist Defendant Found Not Guilty

On all charges in 1978 Lufthansa heist.

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Alleged mobster Vincent Asaro has been found not guilty on all counts in a federal trial for his alleged participation in the 1978 Lufthansa heist, made famous by the film Goodfellas. Jurors had been deliberating since last Tuesday, ultimately acquitting Asaro of robbery charges and the alleged choking to death of a suspected informant.

Read it at NY1

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