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Gotti was born in the Bronx, New York, on October 15, 1939. He was one of 13 children (two had died at birth) of John Joseph Gotti Sr. and Philomena "Fannie" DeCarlo. Gotti's brothers included John J. Gotti, Gene Gotti, Richard V. Gotti, and Vincent Gotti, all of whom joined the Gambino crime family. The brothers grew up in East New York ...
John Gotti [1] [note 1] (/ ˈ ɡ ɒ t i / GOT-ee, Italian:; October 27, 1940 – June 10, 2002) was an American mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City.He ordered and helped to orchestrate the murder of Gambino boss Paul Castellano in December 1985 and took over the family shortly thereafter, leading what was described as America's most powerful crime syndicate.
Gotti was raised in a two-story house in Howard Beach, New York, with his four siblings, [3] which include sisters Victoria Gotti, [4] and Angel, [5] and brothers Frank and Peter. [3] Angelo Ruggiero was his godfather and middle namesake, whom he and his siblings considered an uncle.
Mobster Peter Gotti, the brother of notorious Gambino crime boss John Gotti, has died while serving a federal prison sentence, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press Thursday.
Gambino crime family boss Peter Gotti, brother to “Dapper Don” John Gotti, dies behind bars
Her parents are mob boss John Gotti and Victoria (DiGiorgio) Gotti, whose father was of Italian descent, and mother was of half Italian half Russian ancestry. [2] Gotti was raised in a two-story house in Howard Beach, New York , with her four siblings, [ 3 ] which include brother John A. Gotti , [ 4 ] sister Angel, [ 2 ] and her younger brother ...
Gotti's brothers included John Gotti, Peter Gotti, Richard V. Gotti, and Vincent Gotti. All the brothers grew up in East New York, Brooklyn , and became involved with organized crime. [ 1 ] John Cummings and Ernest Volkman in Goombata wrote, "He was noted for his inability to comprehend even the simplest statement addressed to him, and people ...
He is a nephew of John, Peter, Gene, and Vincent Gotti and cousin of former acting boss John A. Gotti. Vincent Gotti – soldier in the Gambino family. Vincent is the youngest of the Gotti brothers and was inducted as a made man in 2002, the year his brother John died.