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Prosecutor: Dix Hills man had friend killed

Originally published: April 23, 2012 8:03 PM
Updated: April 23, 2012 10:38 PM
By ROBERT E. KESSLER robert.kessler@newsday.com

Federal prosecutors say Christian Tarantino, right, had Vincent

Photo credit: Handouts | Federal prosecutors say Christian Tarantino, right, had Vincent Gargiulo, left, killed "because he knew too much" about the businessman's involvement in two other murders and was trying to extort him for $500,000.

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A federal prosecutor charged Monday that a Dix Hills businessman had a longtime friend and associate killed "because he knew too much" about the businessman's involvement in two other murders and was trying to extort him for $500,000.

At Monday's opening of the retrial of Christian Tarantino in federal court, Assistant United States Attorney James Miskiewicz said that Tarantino's longtime...

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