Mobster once charged in airport heist gets prison in arson
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A legendary airport robbery has come back to haunt an 82-year-old mobster, who's been sentenced to eight years in prison for an unrelated road rage arson by a New York judge who cited the heist.
Vincent Asaro reacted to his sentencing Thursday with disgust, calling it a "death sentence." The sentence was more than double what federal guidelines set out as punishment for the 2012 car torching.
Brooklyn federal Judge Allyne (eh-LEEN') Ross says the public needs to be protected from Asaro, a longtime member of the Bonanno crime family.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The judge says she's mindful of Asaro's 2015 acquittal in the infamous 1978 heist at the Lufthansa cargo terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport, a robbery retold in the hit film "Goodfellas." But she also cites evidence Asaro had jewelry from the heist and admitted his role.