John Gotti
Born	October 27, 1940(1940-10-27) The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	June 10, 2002 (aged 61) Springfield, Missouri, USA
Penalty	Life imprisonment
Status	Deceased
Occupation	Boss of the Gambino Crime Family
Spouse	Victoria DiGiorgio
Parents	John and Philomena Gotti
Children	Angela Gotti Victoria Gotti John A. Gotti Frank Gotti Peter Gotti, Jr. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Springfield is a city in Christian and Greene Counties in the U Life imprisonment or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime often for most The Gambino crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities based in New York City, United States Victoria Gotti (born November 27, 1962, in Brooklyn New York) is an American Writer and reality television participant John Angelo Gotti or Junior Gotti (born February 14, 1964) is a New York City mobster who during much of the 1990s led the Gambino crime

John Joseph Gotti, Jr. (October 27, 1940 – June 10, 2002), commonly known by the media as "The Dapper Don" and "The Teflon Don", was the boss of the Gambino crime family, one of the Five Families in New York City after the murder of his former boss Paul Castellano. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" A crime boss is a person in charge of a Criminal organization. The Gambino crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities based in New York City, United States The Five Families are the five major Italian-American Mafia crime families which have dominated Organized crime in New York City since the 1930s The City of New York Constantino "Paul" Castellano ( June 26, 1915 &ndash December 16, 1985) also known as "The Howard Hughes of the He became widely known for his outspoken personality and flamboyant style that eventually caused his own downfall. In 1992, Gotti was convicted of racketeering, 13 murders, obstruction of justice, hijacking, conspiracy to commit murder, illegal gambling, extortion, tax evasion and loansharking among others largely helped by testimony of his Underboss Salvatore Gravano, and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, where he would eventually die in 2002. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (commonly referred to as RICO Act or RICO) is a United States federal law that provides for extended Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries The crime of obstruction of justice includes crimes committed by Judges Prosecutors attorneys general, and elected officials in general Hijacking means to take over by force. Hijacking may refer to In property: Aircraft hijacking or 'skyjacking' In the Criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between Natural persons to break the law at some time in the future and in some cases with at least one overt act Gaming law can be described as the set of rules and regulations that apply to the gaming or Gambling industry Extortion, outwresting, or exaction is a criminal offense, which occurs when a person Unlawfully obtains either money property or services Tax avoidance is the legal utilization of the Tax regime to one's own advantage in order to reduce the amount of tax that is payable by means that are within the law A loan shark is a person or body that offers illegal Unsecured loans at high Interest rates to individuals often backed by Blackmail or threats Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano (born March 12, 1945) was a high ranking member of the Gambino crime family. Life imprisonment or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime often for most

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Family 1.3 Rise in the Gambinos 1.4 The last trial 1.5 Prison 1.6 Death 1.7 Funeral 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External links

Biography

Early life

John Joseph "Johnny Boy" Gotti Jr. was born October 27, 1940 to Italian-American parents John Gotti Sr. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. and Philomena "Fannie" Gotti. He was the fifth child of thirteen, two of whom died in infancy. When Gotti was twelve, his family moved to Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Sheepshead Bay is a Bay separating the Mainland of Brooklyn, New York City from the eastern portion of Coney Island, the latter originally With his brothers Peter and Richard, he became part of a local street gang. Peter Gotti is a Mafia member of the Gambino crime family and is the brother of John Gotti. Richard V Gotti (born 1942 to John Gotti Sr and Fannie along with John Gotti, Gene, Peter and Vincent Gotti is a member of the Gambino crime In the early summer of 1954, Gotti and a few other hoods participated in a robbery of a construction site. While trying to steal a cement mixer, the mixer tipped over, crushing Gotti's foot, that is why he walked with a swagger. He spent most of the summer in the hospital.

Family

In 1960, Gotti met and fell in love with Victoria DiGiorgio. They married on March 6, 1962,and a year later, their first child, Angela (Angel), was born. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[1] The two went on to have four more children; Victoria Gotti, John A. Gotti, Frank Gotti, and Peter Gotti, named after his uncle, John's brother, Peter Gotti. Victoria Gotti (born November 27, 1962, in Brooklyn New York) is an American Writer and reality television participant John Angelo Gotti or Junior Gotti (born February 14, 1964) is a New York City mobster who during much of the 1990s led the Gambino crime Peter Gotti is a Mafia member of the Gambino crime family and is the brother of John Gotti. John and his family lived on 85th Street in Howard Beach. Howard Beach is a middle class neighborhood in the southwestern portion of the borough of Queens in New York City.

On March 18, 1980 his 12-year old son, Frank, while riding a mini bike around Howard Beach was accidentally knocked down and killed by neighbor John Favara's car. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) John Favara ( 1929 - July 28, 1980) was the backyard neighbor of Gambino crime family godfather John Gotti, in Howard Frank and Favara's son, Scott, were friends, often having sleepovers at each other's homes. A sleepover, also known as a pajama party or a slumber party (or rarely a snoozer) is a Party where a guest or guests are Although the death was viewed as accidental by the authorities, Favara was kidnapped and murdered by eight members of Gotti's crew. ^[2] while Gotti and his wife were conveniently out of town. ^[3]

According to numerous sources, Gotti may have up to three illegitimate children, with one named Bella Petrisi (Petrisia) being the result of a longtime affair with Staten Island housewife Shannon "Sandy" Connelly, the wife of Gambino soldier Ernie Grillo. ^[4]

His daughter Victoria, along with her three sons; Carmine, John and Frank starred in the reality TV series Growing Up Gotti. Carmine Agnello Jr (born in Brooklyn, New York on April 8 1986) is the son and namesake of the mobster Carmine Agnello and John Agnello (born in Long Island New York on May 8 1987 is the son of the mobster Carmine Agnello and Victoria Gotti, as well as grandson of convicted For the songwriter and music producer see Frank Agnello Frank "Frankie" (Gotti Agnello (born April 12, 1990) in Long Island Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary Growing Up Gotti was an American Reality television series that appeared on A&E on Mondays at 900 PM ET ^[5]

Rise in the Gambinos

After his marriage, Gotti tried working legitimate careers. He worked as a coat factory presser and a truck driver's assistant, but he was always drawn back to a life of crime. In 1963, Gotti and Salvatore Ruggiero were arrested by police for being in an automobile that had been reported stolen from a rental car agency. Gotti spent twenty days in jail. Around this time Gotti was arrested often, mostly on petty crimes such as larceny, burglary, and bookmaking. In the United States, larceny is a Common law Crime involving Theft. A bookmaker, bookie or turf accountant, is an organization or a person that takes bets and pays winnings depending upon results and depending on the nature In 1966, he spent several months in jail for an attempted theft. In 1966, Gotti also became an associate for a crew headed by reputed captain Carmine Fatico, who worked for Aniello "Mr. Neil" Dellacroce, the Underboss of the Gambino crime family. Carmine "Charley Wagons" Fatico ( January 19, 1910 - August 1, 1991) was a Caporegime in the Gambino crime family Aniello John Dellacroce, also known as "Father O'Neil" "The Archangel of Darkness" "The Tall Guy" and "The Pollack" ( March 15 The Gambino crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities based in New York City, United States

Gotti's criminal career with the Gambinos began with fencing stolen goods from Idlewild Airport out of the Bergin Hunt and Fish Club in Ozone Park, Queens. John F Kennedy International Airport is an International airport located in Queens County on Long Island in southeastern New York City about 12 miles (19 The Bergin Hunt and Fish Club is a former Gambino crime family mob hangout and headquarters Ozone Park is a New York City neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the borough of Queens bordering Woodhaven, Richmond Gotti became successful enough at this lifestyle to move his family to a nicer apartment in Brooklyn. On November 27, 1967, Gotti and Angelo Ruggiero forged the name of a forwarding company agent and then took a rented truck to JFK's United cargo area and drove off with $30,000 worth of merchandise. Angelo Ruggiero Sr pronounced (roo-JEH-roh (1941 - 1989 was a Capo of the Gambino crime family and close personal friend of John Gotti. A few days later the FBI began surveillance on Gotti and Ruggiero and caught them loading up more goods, this time at Northwest Airlines cargo terminal. Once outside the terminal Gotti's brother Gene pulled alongside Gotti's truck and they began to transfer the goods. Gene Gotti (born 1946 to John and Fannie Gotti is a New York mobster who belongs to the Gambino crime family who was a major drug trafficker in New York The FBI swooped in and arrested all three men and found Gotti hiding in the rear of the truck behind some boxes.

In February 1968, United employees identified Gotti as the man who signed for the earlier stolen merchandise. The FBI arrested him for the United hijacking soon after. Two months later, while out on bail, Gotti was arrested a third-time for hijacking--this time stealing a load of cigarettes worth $500,000 on the New Jersey Turnpike. The New Jersey Turnpike (or simply The Turnpike as it is known to New Jersey residents is a Toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled Fatico urged Gotti to hire defense attorney Michael Coiro. Later that year Gotti pled guilty to the Northwest hijacking and was sentenced to four years at Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary. The Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary is a high security Prison housing male inmates in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and houses approximately 1500 inmates Prosecutors dropped the charges for the cigarette hijacking. Gotti also pleaded guilty to the United hijacking. Gotti spent less than three years at Lewisburg. After he was released from prison he was placed on probation and ordered to find a legitimate job. Gotti was placed on the payroll of his wife's stepfather's construction company where he reportedly never showed up for work but remained on the payroll. Meanwhile he returned to his old crew at the Bergin club still working under Fatico. When Fatico was indicted on loansharking charges, he used Gotti to oversee the day-to-day activities at the club. This helped get the attention of the Gambinos, specifically of Dellacroce, and, at the age of thirty-one, Gotti became acting capo. A caporegime (or Capodecina) (sometimes shortened to capo) is a term used in the Mafia for a high ranking member of a crime family who heads Gotti owned a Queens flea market with Genovese crime family wiseguys Joseph "Joe Glitz" Galizia and Carlo DiPietro, eventually Gotti and Galizia decided they wanted DiPietro out of the business, and Galizia killed DiPietro. The Genovese crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities in New York City, within the nationwide Joseph "Joe Glitz" Galizia ( July 24, 1941 -1998 was a New York mobster who became a high ranking soldier in the Genovese crime family and ran

Gotti's crew, however, was caught selling heroin, against the rules of the family, and were to be disbanded, and maybe killed. Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative Gotti and others in his crew organized the shooting of the Gambino family boss, Paul Castellano, on December 16, 1985. Constantino "Paul" Castellano ( June 26, 1915 &ndash December 16, 1985) also known as "The Howard Hughes of the Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Castellano was shot six times, along with his bodyguard, Thomas Bilotti, outside Sparks Steak House in Manhattan and Gotti took control of the family. A bodyguard (or "close protection officer" is a type of Security guard or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous wealthy or politically Sparks Steak House is located at 210 East 46th Street between Second & Third Avenues in Midtown Manhattan. Gotti was arrested several times throughout his career, and although he served time in both state and federal prison (including a manslaughter conviction in connection with the shooting death of a low-level Irish-American gangster who had kidnapped and killed Emmanuel Gambino, Carlo Gambino's nephew, named James McBratney in a tavern on Staten Island in 1973), in the 1980s he was referred to by the media as the "Teflon Don" as he avoided conviction on racketeering and assault charges (they didn't stick). Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being in a manner considered by law as less culpable than Murder. Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. Carlo "Don Carlo" Gambino, ( August 24, 1902 - October 15, 1976) was a Mafioso who became Boss of the Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name Gotti bribed or threatened jurors in several trials. A jury a sworn body of persons convened to render a rational, impartial Verdict (a finding of fact on a question officially submitted to them He also made use of police informants to keep a step ahead of investigators.

The last trial

Gotti was long under intense electronic surveillance run by the FBI. His club, phones, and other places of business were all bugged. To get around this, he held meetings while walking down the street and played loud tapes of white noise. Eventually the FBI caught him on tape in an apartment above the club discussing a number of murders and other criminal activities. The FBI also caught Gotti denigrating his underboss Salvatore "Sammy The Bull" Gravano. Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano (born March 12, 1945) was a high ranking member of the Gambino crime family. On December 11, 1990, FBI agents and New York City detectives raided the Ravenite Social Club and arrested Gotti, Gravano, Frank Locascio, and Thomas Gambino , Gotti was charged with 13 counts of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, loansharking, racketeering, obstruction of justice, illegal gambling, tax evasion, and, for the first time, he was charged with the murders of Paul Castellano and Thomas Bilotti. Frank "Frankie Loc" Locascio (b 1933 is a New York mobster who became the Consigliere to the Gambino crime family, under Boss John Gotti. Thomas "Tommy" Gambino (born 1929 is a New York mobster and a longtime Caporegime of the Gambino crime family. In the Criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between Natural persons to break the law at some time in the future and in some cases with at least one overt act

Gotti was tried in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York before the Honorable I. Leo Glasser. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the entirety of Long Island Israel Leo Glasser, also known as I Leo Glasser or Leo Glasser is a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York The federal prosecutor's evidence was overwhelming. Not only did they have Gotti on tape, they also had several witnesses to testify against Gotti. Philip Leonetti, former underboss of the Philadelphia Crime Family was prepared to testify that Gotti bragged to Philadelphia crime leaders that he had ordered Castellano's execution. Phillip "Crazy Phil" Leonetti (b March 27, 1953) is a Philadelphia gangster who became the Underboss of the Philadelphia Prosecutors also persuaded Gravano to testify against his boss with the promise of being entered into the Witness Protection Program. The United States Federal Witness Protection Program is a Witness protection program administered by the United States Department of Justice to protect threatened On April 2, 1992, after only 13 hours of deliberation, the jury found Gotti guilty on all 13 charges. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) ^[6]

Prison

On June 23, 1992, Judge Glasser sentenced Gotti to life imprisonment without possibility of parole. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish ^[7] It was assumed that Gotti would serve his sentence at the new federal "supermax" facility at Florence, Colorado, but instead he was sent to the older United States Penitentiary at Marion, Illinois, where he was kept in a cell 23 hours a day. Supermax is the name used to describe "control-unit" Prisons or units within prisons which represent the most secure levels of The United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility (ADX in Florence CO The City of Florence is a Statutory City located in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The United States Penitentiary is a medium-security Prison located in Marion, Illinois. His cell was underground and measured eight feet by seven feet. He was allowed out of his cell one hour per day for solitary exercise in a concrete-walled enclosure. He was allowed two showers per week and one radio and a small black and white T. V. set in his cell. Meals were delivered to his cell through a slot in the door. In other words, he was in virtual solitary confinement. (This is standard procedure for all inmates in the restricted units at this Supermax Federal Prison. Supermax is the name used to describe "control-unit" Prisons or units within prisons which represent the most secure levels of ) While in Marion he had been confined along with convicted spies Jonathan Pollard and Christopher Boyce. Jonathan Jay Pollard (born August 7, 1954 in Galveston, Texas) is a convicted Israeli Spy and a former United States Christopher John Boyce (born February 16 1953) was convicted of spying against the United States for the Soviet Union. Four days after John Gotti was imprisoned at Marion, his father John Gotti Sr. died of heart failure at the age of eighty-five. Gotti paid the notorious prison gang the Aryan Brotherhood $50,000 a year for protection. The Aryan Brotherhood, also known as the AB or The Brand, is a White Prison gang numbering about 15000 members in and out of prison However, in 1996 Gotti insulted Walter Johnson, a black inmate on the prison yard with racial slurs. The black inmate later assaulted Gotti. Gotti felt completely disrespected and paid the Aryan Brotherhood $500,000 to kill Gotti's attacker. The Aryan Brotherhood, also known as the AB or The Brand, is a White Prison gang numbering about 15000 members in and out of prison However, Gotti died of cancer soon afterwards and the murder was never carried out.

Death

Gotti died of throat cancer at 12:45 p. m. on June 10, 2002 at the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri, where he had been transferred once the cancer was diagnosed. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Springfield is a city in Christian and Greene Counties in the U His family claimed he had not received proper care in jail and that faulty dental work had aggravated the disease. Gotti had the lower half of his jaw removed due to the cancer and was fed through a tube. Following his death, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn announced that Gotti's family would not be permitted to have a Mass of Christian Burial for Gotti. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, which includes territory that was previously part of the (now Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, was established as a separate The Requiem (from Latin requiem, accusative case of requies, rest or Requiem Mass (informally a funeral Mass also known formally (in Latin as the The church said that Gotti's family would be allowed to have a Mass for the Dead for Gotti only after he had been buried. The Catholic Church had taken similar action against other organized crime figures such as Paul Castellano; but unlike Castellano, Gotti's family was permitted to have him buried in the mausoleum at Saint John's Cemetery in Queens, next to his son Frank Gotti. Constantino "Paul" Castellano ( June 26, 1915 &ndash December 16, 1985) also known as "The Howard Hughes of the For the cemetery located in South Dakota see Saint John Cemetery. ^[8]

Funeral

The day after he died, Gotti's body was flown by a private jet to New York. His body was dressed in a blue suit and placed into a solid bronze gold-colored casket for two nights of visitation June 13 and 14 at the Papavero Funeral Home in Maspeth, NY. ^[9] The private funeral started at 10 a. m. June 15, in the funeral home. Stretch limousines clogged the street in front of the funeral home. ^[9] Hundreds of mourners crowded into the chapel which was filled with giant floral tributes that would require 19 Cadillac flower cars to transport to the cemetery. At 10:35 a. m. ,eight pallbearers shoulder-carried the casket to the awaiting hearse while helicopters hovered overhead. Enroute to St. John's Cemetery the 100-car funeral procession circled Gotti's longtime home in Howard Beach then passed by his old headquarters at Bergin Hunt and Fish Club in Ozone Park. ^[9] One neighbor told reporters that "Mr. Gotti was good for the neighborhood. Once he was gone, the neighborhood went to hell. You can't walk safe anymore. "^[9]

References

Further reading

• Blum, Howard. Gangland : How The FBI Broke the Mob. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. ISBN 0671687581
• Capeci, Jerry and Gene Mustain. Mob Star: The Story of John Gotti. New York: Penguin, 1988. ISBN 0-02-864416-6
• Capeci, Jerry and Gene Mustain. Gotti: Rise and Fall. New York: Onyx, 1996. ISBN 0-451-40681-8
• Davis, John H. Mafia Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the Gambino Crime Family. New York: HarperCollins, 1993. ISBN 0-06-109184-7

External links

• The Smoking Gun
• The Smoking Gun: Blowing Up Gotti
• Complete Coverage Of The John 'Junior' Gotti Trials
• Bureau of Prisons image taken months before John Gotti's demise
• http://www.carpenoctem.tv/mafia/gotti.html
• http://ganglandnews.com/gotti.htm

Preceded by Paul Castellano

Gambino Crime Family Boss 1985–2002

Succeeded by Peter Gotti

Constantino "Paul" Castellano ( June 26, 1915 &ndash December 16, 1985) also known as "The Howard Hughes of the The Gambino crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities based in New York City, United States Peter Gotti is a Mafia member of the Gambino crime family and is the brother of John Gotti.

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