John Joseph Gotti the Younger ( Eng. John Joseph Gotti, Jr ; October 27, 1940 , New York , USA - June 10, 2002 , Springfield , Missouri ) - the boss of the Gambino family in 1986-1992, was nicknamed "Teflon Don", as for a long time he managed to avoid punishment (the charges " did not stick " to him). He ascended the "throne" after the murder on December 16, 1985 of the previous boss of the family - Paul Castellano , which he himself ordered.
| John gotti | |
|---|---|
| John Joseph Gotti, Jr | |
 Magshot Gotti | |
| Nickname | Teflon Don, Johnny Boy, Dark John |
| Date of Birth | October 27, 1940 |
| Place of Birth | The Bronx , New York , USA |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of death | June 10, 2002 (61 years old) |
| Place of death | Springfield , Missouri , USA |
| Cause of death | Throat cancer |
| Affiliation | Gambino family |
| Crime | |
| Crime | Murders, racketeering, robberies |
| Period of commission | approximately 1968-1992 |
| Motive | Self-interest, power |
| Date of arrest | 1992 |
| Accused of | Kills, racketeering |
| Found guilty of: | Kills, racketeering |
| Punishment | Life imprisonment |
| Status | dead |
Content
Biography
Gotti was born in 1940 into a poor Italian family , grew up on the streets of the South Bronx, then moved to Queens . He was one of thirteen children in the family and one of the five brothers who later became members of the Gambino family. At age 16, Gotti dropped out of school and joined the Fulton-Rockaway Boys gang, which worked closely with the mafia. There he met with Angelo Rudgeiro and Wilfred "Willie Boy" Johnson. During this period, Gotti contacted the Carmine Charlie Wagon team of Fatiko, the capo of the Gambino family in Brooklyn. In the early 1970s, the Fatiko team moved to the Ozone Park area (Queens).
As a teenager, Gotti carried out the assignments of Fatiko, later he was engaged in hijacking trucks at Idlewild Airport with his brother Gene and friend Rugeiro. March 6, 1962, John Gotti married Italian-American Victoria Di Giorgio. The couple in the future had five children: Victoria, John Jr., Frank, Angela and Peter. In 1969, Gotti was convicted of armed robbery of a truck, served his sentence in the Lewisburg prison in Philadelphia, was released in 1973, and already in 1975 was convicted of murder, but served only two years.
At the end of 1977, Gotti became a member of the Gambino family and was included in the "team" Carmine Fatico. After the arrest of Fatiko for usury, Gotti, who was considered the protégé of deputy boss Agnello Dellacroce, was promoted to acting capo . In December 1978, Gotti participated in organizing the largest robbery of Lufthansa Airlines at Kennedy Airport .
On December 16, 1985, John Gotti and Sammy “Bull” Gravano organized the assassination of Gambino family boss Paul Castellano and his deputy Tommy Bilotti, whom the killers shot at the Sparks restaurant in Manhattan. A few weeks later, Gotti became the boss of the Gambino family. In 1986, an attempt was made on Gotti's life, then he was acquitted three times by the court.
In 1992, thanks to the testimony of his deputy, Salvatore Gravano, who agreed to cooperate with the authorities, Gotti was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and racketeering. In 1990-2002, John Gotti was imprisoned; on June 10, 2002, he died in prison from throat cancer [1] [2] .
In art
Cinema
- 1994 - “ Catching Gotti ” / “Getting Gotti”, Spanish. Anthony John Danison;
- 1996 - “ Gotti ” / “Gotti”, Spanish. Armand Assante ;
- 1998 - Witness to the Mafia / Witness to the Mob, Spanish. Tom Sizemore ;
- 2001 - “The Boss of All Bosses” / “Boss of Bosses”, Spanish. Sonny Marinelli;
- 2001 - The Big Heist / The Big Heist, Spanish. Stephen Randazzo;
- 2010 - “Sinatra Club” / “Sinatra Club”, Spanish. Danny Nucci
- 2018 - Gotti Code / Gotti, Spanish John Travolta .
Music
- The composition "King of New York" by the American group " Fun Lovin 'Criminals " is dedicated to John Gotti (album " Come Find Yourself ", 1996).
- Composition "John Gotti" of the Russian group " Bad Balance " (album " Legends of the Gangsters ", 2007).
- Composition “Hijack” by American hip-hop artist “ Tyga ” (fragmentary reference to Gotti - “Young Gotti”).
- Composition “John Gotti” by American hip-hop artist “Kevin Gates” (album “Luca Brasi 2”).
- Album " Teflon Don " by American rapper Rick Ross .
- Composition "John Gotti" by German rapper Kollegah.
- The song "Everybody get up" by the British band Five ("... Together represent like John Gotti").
- The song "Stakes Is High" of the American hip-hop trio " De La Soul " from the 1996 album of the same name ("... Seem like every man and woman shared a life with John Gotti").
Notes
- ↑ The "godfather" of the Sicilian mafia Died . Date of treatment December 17, 2011. Archived February 1, 2012.
- ↑ The authority of the American mafia who died of throat cancer is buried in the family mausoleum . Date of treatment December 17, 2011. Archived February 1, 2012.
Literature
- Jenkins JP John Gotti // Britannica . Archived on May 8, 2016.