Donald V. North, 62, Leader in F.B.I.’s Fight Against Mafia, Dies
NY Times
onald V. North, who as head of the organized crime effort of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in New York in the 1990’s helped devise and carry out strategies that led to the conviction of John J. Gotti and other organized crime leaders, died on Sunday after collapsing while driving in Manhattan. He was 62.
His friend Laura Tobocman said Mr. North died of a heart attack. He had shoveled his car out of a snowdrift and was driving it when it hit two pedestrians on First Avenue at 20th Street, neither of whom was badly hurt. He died before being taken to nearby Beth Israel Medical Center, Ms. Tobocman said.
As assistant special agent in charge of organized crime in the New York office from 1990 to 1997, Mr. North supervised a staff of 500, including 200 federal agents and 35 police detectives.
