Ex-mob boss says ‘Vinny Gorgeous’ wanted to kill federal prosecutor in NYC Italian restaurant

NEW YORK — The former head of an organized crime family on Wednesday told jurors weighing whether to give his fellow mobster the death penalty that the capo wanted permission to kill the federal prosecutor responsible for his case. Joseph Massino testified Wednesday that Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano wanted to kill U.S. Attorney Greg Andres in an Upper East Side Italian restaurant called ...