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NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The jury in the New York trial of John "Junior" Gotti is deliberating racketeering charges against the reputed mobster.
Deliberations in the U.S. District Court case began Wednesday after a brief boycott by Gotti, 45, in opposition to the presiding judge, Kevin Castel, The New York Daily News reported.
Gotti's boycott was an attempt by the reputed mob boss to question Castel's handling of his trial, which began Sept. 21. Gotti was back in court Wednesday.
The 12 jurors in the racketeering trial are expected to deliberate for seven hours a day until they reach a decision.
It's the fourth time Gotti has been tried on nearly identical racketeering charges. The first three trials ended in mistrials after jurors were unable to reach a consensus decision.
Gotti is accused of ordering the killings of George Grosso in December 1988 and Bruce Gotterup in November 1991, in addition to racketeering charges.
Gotti could face a possible life prison sentence if convicted on racketeering charges or on two murder counts, the Daily News said. Gotti's father, former Gambino crime family head John (Dapper Don) Gotti, died in prison in 2002.
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