United States v. Gotti

ORDER

SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.

The Opinion and Order issued by the Court on August 7, 2006 is withdrawn and replaced by the attached Opinion and Order dated August 14, (16) 2006.

SO ORDERED.

AMENDED OPINION AND ORDER

I. INTRODUCTION

When the Government indicted John A. Gotti in 2004, Gotti moved to dismiss the new charges, asserting that they were barred by the terms of his April 5, 1999 plea agreement with the Government. 1 I denied the motion, finding that the plea meant what it said and said what it meant. 2 The plea agreement permitted the Government to bring new charges that encompassed…