re he dies behind bars like Gotti did. In a 2-1 ruling last week, the Court, without deciding whether an affidavit Gravano submitted on behalf of Locascio is true, granted his request to file "a successive" habeas corpus motion known as a "2255 motion" based on newly discovered evidence. The appeals c

are disagreement by his top lieutenant angered Gotti, and led to Locascio's reduction in rank from underboss to consigliere. Sammy Bull wrote that "Locascio had no role in the planning of, nor did he participate in any way in the murder or conspiracy to murder DiBono," who was killed in a parking garage

rticipated in this investigation does not mean that the entire DOL is properly considered part of the prosecution team."); see also United States v. Locascio, 6 F.3d 924, 949 (2d Cir.1993) (refusing, for Brady purposes, to impute to AUSAs prosecuting that action with the assistance of certain FBI agents

ion of knowledge to the prosecutor . ." United States v. Avellino, 136 F.3d 249, 255 (2d Cir. 1998) (citations omitted); see also United States v. Locascio, 6 F.3d 924, 948-49 (2d Cir. 1993) (declining to "infer the prosecutors' knowledge simply because some other government agents knew about" additiona

on of knowledge to the prosecutor . . ." United States v. Avellino, 136 F.3d 249, 255 (2d Cir. 1998) (citations omitted); see also United States v. Locascio, 6 F.3d 924, 948-49 (2d Cir. 1993) (declining to "infer the prosecutors' knowledge simply because some other government agents knew about" additiona

rticipated in this investigation does not mean that the entire DOL is properly considered part of the prosecution team."); see also United States v. Locascio, 6 F.3d 924, 949 (2d Cir.1993) (refusing, for Brady purposes, to impute to AUSAs prosecuting that action with the assistance of certain FBI agents

on of knowledge to the prosecutor . . ." United States v. Avellino, 136 F.3d 249, 255 (2d Cir. 1998) (citations omitted); see also United States v. Locascio, 6 F.3d 924, 948-49 (2d Cir. 1993) (declining to "infer the prosecutors' knowledge simply because some other government agents knew about" additiona

on of knowledge to the prosecutor . . ." United States v. Avellino, 136 F.3d 249, 255 (2d Cir. 1998) (citations omitted); see also United States v. Locascio, 6 F.3d 924, 948-49 (2d Cir. 1993) (declining to "infer the prosecutors' knowledge simply because some other government agents knew about" additiona

on of knowledge to the prosecutor . . ." United States v. Avellino, 136 F.3d 249, 255 (2d Cir. 1998) (citations omitted); see also United States v. Locascio, 6 F.3d 924, 948-49 (2d Cir. 1993) (declining to "infer the prosecutors' knowledge simply because some other government agents knew about" additiona