‘Junior’ Gotti free after judge declares mistrial in racketeering case

‘Junior’ Gotti free after judge declares mistrial

NEW YORK — John “Junior” Gotti is free after a federal jury failed to reach a verdict against the son of the notorious Gambino crime family mob boss.

A smiling Gotti walked out of the same Manhattan courthouse where his previous three racketeering trials also ended with hung juries.

The anonymous jurors deliberated 11 days before notifying the judge on Tuesday they were hopelessly deadlocked.

Prosecutors accused Gotti of ordering gangland hits to settle scores despite insisting he’d gone straight. Gotti claimed he quit the mob in the 1990s.

The 45-year-old Gotti was freed on $2 million bond while prosecutors decide whether to seek a fifth trial.