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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.
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In 1990, Gotti married Kimberly Albanese. They have six children and live in Oyster Bay Cove on Long Island's North Shore. [47] [48] [49] His son, John Gotti III, is a professional mixed martial artist. [50] In November 2013, Gotti was stabbed while breaking up a fight in Syosset, New York. [51] Gotti authored a 2015 book, Shadow of My Father.
A high-profile RICO case sentenced John Gotti and Frank Locascio to life in prison in 1992, [65] with the help of informant Sammy Gravano in exchange for immunity from prosecution for his crimes. [41] [66] John Gotti just after his arrest in 1990
The days of the Five Families ruling New York and sharp-suited John Gotti mingling with the stars appear to be long gone. But the RICO indictment and arrest of 10 accused Gambino mob members ...
Gotti was arrested by the FBI in late 1990 on racketeering charges [61] [62] and denied bail 10 days later. [ 63 ] [ 64 ] On April 2, 1992, with the help of Gravano becoming a government witness, Gotti was convicted of numerous racketeering charges, including the 1985 Castellano murder.
As her 1990 Foreign Affair Tour entered its final weeks, Tina Turner played the first of two back-to-back shows at NEC Arena in Birmingham, U.K., on Oct. 24. Turtle Power Paul Natkin/Getty
Kimberly Gotti, 55, and Gianna Gotti, 23 — the daughter-in-law and granddaughter of infamous late Mafioso John Gotti Sr. — were accused of attacking a woman at a Feb. 8 basketball game at ...