Charismatic Las Vegas mob lawyer mayor pens memoir

Oscar Goodman poses for photos with two showgirls before kicking off a car show at the Fremont Street Experience, 105Friday, May 17, 2013, in Las Vegas. The former Las Vegas mayor branded the city with a larger than life persona. And now he's branded himself again with a memoir. In “Being Oscar--From Mob Lawyer to Mayor of Las Vegas, Only in America,” Goodman tells all from his days as a lawyer representing members of the mob to his three terms as the “happiest mayor in the universe." (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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Charismatic Las ... Oscar Goodman poses for photos with two showgirls before kicking off a car show at the Fremont Street Experience, 105Friday, May 17, 2013, in Las Vegas. The former Las Vegas mayor branded the city with a larger than life persona. And now he's branded himself again with a memoir. In “Being Oscar--From Mob Lawyer to Mayor of Las Vegas, Only in America,” Goodman tells all from his days as a lawyer representing members of the mob to his three terms as the “happiest mayor in the universe." (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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