Pubdate: Sat, 07 Sep 2002
Source: Deseret News (UT)
Copyright: 2002 Deseret News Publishing Corp.
Contact:  http://www.desnews.com/
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MOBSTER GETS 20 YEARS FOR ECSTASY OPERATION

NEW YORK (AP) -- Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, the mob turncoat who 
put John Gotti away, was sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison Friday 
for running a multi-million-dollar Ecstasy ring in Arizona.

U.S. District Judge Allyne Ross departed from sentencing guidelines that 
recommended no more than 15 1/2 years, saying the former underboss of the 
Gambino crime family "has shown an utter lack of remorse."

Gravano, a 57-year-old notorious killer who had avoided hard time by 
testifying against Mafia kingpins, did not speak during the hearing and 
showed no reaction to the sentence.
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