The Nation - News from Dec. 17, 1986
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James Cardinali, the government informant in the New York racketeering trial of reputed mob boss John Gotti, said he expects to be killed for his testimony and vowed he would violate an agreement with the government and refuse to testify in future trials. Cardinali, 37, who met Gotti in prison and worked in his mob crew when released in 1979, has linked Gotti and the six other defendants to crimes, including murder.
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