Meeting Gotti Gunslinger Joe Watts At Raos And Other Excerpts From Last Of The Gladiators
In 1989, Gambino boss John Gotti put out feelers to trial lawyer James LaRossa , who Gotti wanted to hire to represent him as co-counsel for an anticipated prosecution for the 1985 Paul Castellano murder. James LaRossa, left, Paul Castellano, middle. We mentioned this in a recent post about James LaRossa — the accomplished trial lawyer who died in 2014 at the age of 82 — who is now the topic of a biography written by his son , James. Last of the Gladiators, A Son’s Memoir is available now. As we were noting, as per federal investigators, Gotti’s invitation included the proviso that if LaRossa were to decline, the noted attorney would find himself pushing up daisies a lot sooner than he would’ve thought possible. When asked about the alleged threat, LaRossa wasted no time in declaring it a joke, and nothing more. Prosecutors gave him a healthy out, in any event. They told LaRossa that he might be called as a witness because of his association with Castellano, who ...