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'Junior' Gotti ponders whether to testify at trial

John Gotti Jr. exits Manhattan federal court. (Sept.

Photo credit: AP File | John Gotti Jr. exits Manhattan federal court. (Sept. 27, 2006)

Mob prince John "Junior" Gotti is close to a high-risk decision on whether to take the stand in federal court in Manhattan and testify on his own behalf in an effort to break the deadlock that has lasted through three racketeering trials, his lawyer said Tuesday.

With the fourth trial in its seventh week and the defense about to rest its case, Gotti attorney Charles Carnesi asked U.S. District...

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