He was never convicted in the 1978 “Goodfellas” Lufthansa heist at JFK Airport — but that didn’t stop a Brooklyn judge from using the case to wallop him with a massive sentence for a car arson ...

The aging Bonanno capo who once beat charges that he was involved in the infamous 1978 Lufthansa heist immortalized in Martin Scorsese’s “Goodfellas” is getting another break — early release from ...

Vincent Asaro, 78, was named along with his son, Jerome, and three other defendants in wide-ranging indictment alleging murder, robbery, extortion, arson and other crimes from the late 1960s through ...

He was one of the most feared gangsters in American organized crime lore. He was the mastermind of the history-making Lufthansa heist at Kennedy Airport in 1978. He was immortalized in Martin Scorcese ...

NEW YORK -- An aging mobster threw his hands into the air and shouted "Free," grinning as he walked out of a courthouse following his surprising acquittal on charges he helped plan the legendary 1978 ...

On Nov. 12, a Brooklyn federal court acquitted "Goodfellas" inspiration Vincent Asaro on all counts in connection with the 1978 six million-dollar Lufthansa Airlines heist. Photo: Fox Maybe Vincent ...

NEW YORK — The robbery crew that pulled off one of the biggest heists in U.S. history — the $6 million Lufthansa theft immortalized in “Goodfellas” — was elated at first, but became fearful of being ...

NEW YORK -- The robbery crew that pulled off one of the biggest heists in U.S. history - the $6 million Lufthansa theft immortalized in "Goodfellas" - was elated at first, but became fearful of being ...