The Gambino gunman who tried to silence radio host Curtis Sliwa wants the feds to give back his cash and bling.
Michael Yannotti — who’s doing 20 years for racketeering — filed papers yesterday seeking the return of a Rolex watch, gold chain and $1,010 seized when he was busted by the FBI. Defense lawyer Diarmuid White argued that while Yanotti was convicted of conspiracy, he beat the rap for loan-sharking, which the feds claimed provided his loot.
Prosecutors claim Yannotti shot Sliwa in the back of a stolen taxi in June 1992 on orders from John “Junior” Gotti, allegedly as payback for the Guardian Angels founder’s on-air trash talk against Gotti’s father, “Dapper Don” John Gotti.
Jurors acquitted Yannotti of attempted murder, but federal Judge Shira Scheindlin said evidence identified him as Sliwa’s assailant.
A spokeswoman for the US Attorney’s Office declined comment.