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He was the brother-in-law of former underboss Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, married to Gravano's sister Fran. In May 1985, Garafola was charged with tax evasion for failing to report income from a New York discothèque that he owned with Gravano and a third Staten Island resident.
Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano (born March 12, 1945) is an American former mobster who rose to the position of underboss in the Gambino crime family.As the underboss, Gravano played a major role in prosecuting John Gotti, the crime family's boss, by agreeing to testify as a government witness against him and other mobsters in a deal in which he confessed to involvement in 19 murders.
Sammy Gravano said he was told by the only Mafia member allowed to see John Gotti in jail, his friend Angelo Ruggiero, that Gotti wanted DiBernardo killed for being subversive. In his memoir, Gravano said he was reluctant to obey the command, failing to understand how DiBernardo—without the soldiers that would be necessary for any power play ...
Karen Gravano spoke candidly about her time on Mob Wives and being raised by Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano on the “Dumb Blonde” podcast — and Us Weekly has an exclusive clip. While ...
His father Mackie was a close friend of Sammy Gravano and Gambino crime family mob associate who became indebted to loansharks and bookmakers including and Sammy Gravano. Mackie died in December 1981 of natural causes leaving his wife, his son Michael and daughter Rosanna under financial strain and heavily indebted.
The daughter of former mobster Sammy "the Bull" Gravano, she starred in the VH1 reality series "Mob Wives." "I stepped out of the industry for a while, but this is my one true passion," she said ...
Notorious former mob hitman and turncoat Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano lauded former President Donald Trump as a "gangster" this week -- and claimed he repeatedly tried and failed to grease ...
In 1980, DiLeonardo opened a social club a block away from the Veterans' Club. In early 1981, he moved the club to a different location in Brooklyn. A successful venture, the club's customers included Gambino soldiers Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano and Frank DeCicco. DiLeonardo also used his club as a headquarters for his bookmaking and ...