‘Goodfellas’ mobster Vinny Asaro, once busted in $6M JFK Lufthansa heist, dead at 86 | New York Post
October 22, 2023
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0:48Now Playing‘Goodfellas’ mobster Vinny Asaro, once busted in $6M JFK Lufthansa heist, dead at 86 | New York Post
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as posted by the channelA notorious Bonanno crime family capo once linked to the infamous Lufthansa heist at JFK airport depicted in the movie “Goodfellas,” has died three years after he was released from prison for health reasons.
Vincent Asaro, 86, was part of a cadre of mobsters charged with making off with nearly $6 million in the 1978 airport robbery. He beat the rap in 2015 — only to get jailed on an unrelated road rage arson conviction.
In 2020 the ailing capo, who had suffered a stroke behind bars, was granted compassionate release amid fears that he was vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus.
Asaro died Saturday, according to reports and sources.
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