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- ↑ "Telling Court He's Gay, Mob Informer Crosses Line". The New York Times . October 20, 2009.
- ↑ "Mob hit man out of the closet: Robert Mormando is gay and regrets life of crime, his lawyer says". NY Daily News. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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- ↑ Feuer, Alan (21 October 2009). "Telling Court He's Gay, Mobster Crosses Line". The New York Times . Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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