Mob boss betrayed by his own

Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano, the reputed acting boss of the Bonanno crime family, pleaded not guilty yesterday to a murder charge brought after one of the mob's most stunning betrayals.

Basciano, who took his street name from his Bronx beauty salon, turned to his family, smiled and appeared to mime a noose jerking around his neck as lawyers discussed the possibility that he could face a death sentence if convicted.

The new murder count against Basciano was filed after imprisoned boss Joseph Massino secretly recorded him in jail discussing the slaying of a mob associate and a plan to kill a federal prosecutor, according to an indictment unsealed last week.