Dinner with Oscar
Before serving as mayor of Las Vegas for 12 years, Oscar Goodman was the foremost defense attorney for alleged gangsters in America, including Anthony “Tony the Ant” Spilotro, Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal, Jimmy Chagra, Natale Richichi, Nicky Scarfo, Vinny Ferrara, and many others, earning Goodman the moniker “the mouthpiece of the mob.” Goodman will speak to how he became involved and successfully defended his renowned client list and share first-hand accounts of representing organized crime figures and his interactions with the government in their pursuit of unsuccessful convictions.
“Neon is our unique artform. It is our alter ego. It is electric, eclectic and energizing. It’s hum and buzz breeds the excitement which can only be found in Las Vegas. I love Neon!” – Oscar Goodman
Photo One: Goodman represented legendary Mob figures Meyer Lansky, Frank Rosenthal, and Anthony ‘Tony the Ant’ Spilotro. He is pictured (right) with Spilotro in 1986
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Photo Two: Mobster Anthony Spilotro, right, does the perp walk in 1983 following his racketeering arrest. He is accompanied, right to left, by FBI agent Mark Kaspar while journalists George Knapp and Jane Ann Morrison question him.
Credit: Las Vegas Review-Journal
Photo Three: Reputed Las Vegas crime figure Anthony “The Ant” Spilotro, second from left, and his brother Michael, right, walk with their attorneys Jerry Werksman, left, and Oscar Goodman, outside federal court in Las Vegas, in February 1986, where the siblings are facing charges of racketeering. (AP Photo/Rene Germanier, str).
Credit: Las Vegas Review-Journal