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Constantino Paul Castellano was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, on June 26, 1915.His parents, Giuseppe and Concetta Castellano (née Cassata), were both Italian immigrants; his father was a butcher and an early member of the Mangano crime family, the forerunner of the Gambino crime family.
Amato worked for brother-in-law, Paul Castellano Jr. After a few months of working at Dial Poultry, Amato was caught committing adultery . After he caught Amato having an affair with a co-worker, Paul Castellano became enraged and ordered Amato to move out of the Todt Hill mansion and had him fired from his job as a butcher at Dial Poultry.
The killing marked the city’s first murder of a sitting mob boss since the December 1985 hit on Gambino boss Paul (Big Paul) Castellano, who lived in the same Todt Hill neighborhood where Cali ...
Acting 1964–1976 – Paul Castellano – acting boss for Gambino, became official boss after his death. 1976–1985 – Paul Castellano – murdered in December 1985 on orders of capo John Gotti. Acting 1985–1986 – John Gotti – became official boss. 1986–2002 – John Gotti – imprisoned in 1990, died in 2002.
[4] [5] Boss Paul Castellano, who had banned made men from his family from dealing drugs under threat of death, demanded transcripts of the tapes, [4] [6] and, when Ruggiero refused, threatened to demote his brother John. [7] In late 1986 Gotti took over the crew, when Ruggiero was demoted.
Thomas "Tommy" Bilotti (March 23, 1940 – December 16, 1985) was an American mobster who briefly served as underboss of the Gambino crime family in New York City.It was his promotion that helped trigger the 1985 assassination of Gambino boss Paul Castellano; Bilotti would end up killed as well as part of the assassination.
Since Castellano had skipped Dellacroce's wake, this was a good way to make amends to the family. The dinner meeting was set for Sparks Steak House in Midtown Manhattan. [8] Just before 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 16, Castellano and Bilotti were shot to death while exiting their Lincoln Town Car outside of Sparks Steak House. [9] [10] [11] [12]
Louis Ricco was recognized as a caporegime with a crew based in the Bronx since the early 1980s, under the leadership of Paul "Big Paul" Castellano. Ricco resides in Lodi, New Jersey. On January 21, 1998, Ricco, Junior Gotti, and 38 other Gambino mobsters were indicted on federal racketeering charges. [1]