this mob boss was known as the Teflon
Don welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’ll be learning more about the life of
John Gotti John Joseph Gotti jr. was
born October 27 1940 in the Bronx New
York to an italian-american family by
age 12 he was involved in mafia gangs
where he befriended other important
future mobsters like Wilford Willie boy
Johnson and Angelo Ruggiero Gotti was a
school bully and dropped out at 16 to
continue working for the Gambino crime
family when he started a family in the
early 60s he attempted to go straight
but was soon tempted by easy money gadi
then became an important part of the
Gambino hijacking team but was arrested
in 1968 for a robbery at New York’s JFK
Airport when Gotti was paroled in 1972
he returned to the Gambino’s at their
headquarters in the Bergen hunt and fish
club Gotti became gradually more
powerful as high-ranking members went to
jail however he had still not officially
been inducted into the Mafia and was not
yet a made man the crimes soon escalated
in 1973 Gotti was part of a team sent to
avenge the death of a Gambino family
member by an Irish mafia hitman during
the botched hit they ended up shooting
their victim dead in a bar full of
witnesses
it was then no surprise when Gotti was
arrested in 1974 he struck a plea deal
and was sentenced to four years for
attempted manslaughter by the time Gaudi
got out in 1977 much had changed the
head of the Gambino’s had died and left
Paul Castellano at the reins with an
yellow della Croce as underboss
Castellano then appointed the newly
initiated Gotti as captain of the Bergen
gang della Croce acted as his mentor and
the Burgin crew flourished
however misfortune hit the Gotti family
in 1980 when his youngest son was
accidentally struck and killed by a
neighbor’s car that neighbor soon went
missing and was declared legally dead in
1983 another of Gotti sons John Gotti Jr
became involved with the mob in the
early 80s as his father’s presence
spread the FBI became increasingly
interested and
soon put gaudy in the Bergen Club under
surveillance this led to his indictment
on racketeering charges in 1985 and
revealed that his longtime friend Willie
boy Johnson was working as an informant
meanwhile other Bergen associates were
charged with selling heroin and to
Gambino boss Castellano this was
unacceptable he disciplined drug dealers
with death Gotti worried his boss would
blame the miss behaviors of his
underlings on him and sought help from
della Croce to resolve the situation
unfortunately della Croce died of cancer
soon after Castellana refused to attend
the funeral which Gotti saw as an act of
disrespect
two weeks later Castellano and his
underboss were executed at a Manhattan
restaurant Gotti then became head of the
most powerful crime family in America by
1986 a rigged jury cleared Gotti of the
racketeering charges this infuriated law
enforcers who battled to put the Teflon
Don behind bars
however his days of being untouchable
were numbered on December 11th 1990
Gotti was arrested and charged with
crimes that included Castellanos murder
as well as for others loan sharking and
tax evasion
Gotti’s downfall ultimately came at the
hands of his latest underboss Sammy the
bull Gravano in a series of FBI tapes
Gotti trash-talked his subordinate and
tried to frame him for his crimes this
motivated Gravano to help the
prosecution prove the existence of the
Gambino crime family as well as Gatti’s
placed within it on April 2nd 1992 Gotti
was found guilty on all charges and was
eventually sentenced to life in prison
without the possibility of parole he
died there June 10th 2002 from
complications due to throat cancer
though he exhibited unpredictable
behavior and a flamboyant persona Gotti
helped the Gambino crime family earned
an estimated five hundred million
dollars from illegal activities this
made John Gotti one of the most
notorious and intimidating mob bosses in
the history of the Mafia
Don welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’ll be learning more about the life of
John Gotti John Joseph Gotti jr. was
born October 27 1940 in the Bronx New
York to an italian-american family by
age 12 he was involved in mafia gangs
where he befriended other important
future mobsters like Wilford Willie boy
Johnson and Angelo Ruggiero Gotti was a
school bully and dropped out at 16 to
continue working for the Gambino crime
family when he started a family in the
early 60s he attempted to go straight
but was soon tempted by easy money gadi
then became an important part of the
Gambino hijacking team but was arrested
in 1968 for a robbery at New York’s JFK
Airport when Gotti was paroled in 1972
he returned to the Gambino’s at their
headquarters in the Bergen hunt and fish
club Gotti became gradually more
powerful as high-ranking members went to
jail however he had still not officially
been inducted into the Mafia and was not
yet a made man the crimes soon escalated
in 1973 Gotti was part of a team sent to
avenge the death of a Gambino family
member by an Irish mafia hitman during
the botched hit they ended up shooting
their victim dead in a bar full of
witnesses
it was then no surprise when Gotti was
arrested in 1974 he struck a plea deal
and was sentenced to four years for
attempted manslaughter by the time Gaudi
got out in 1977 much had changed the
head of the Gambino’s had died and left
Paul Castellano at the reins with an
yellow della Croce as underboss
Castellano then appointed the newly
initiated Gotti as captain of the Bergen
gang della Croce acted as his mentor and
the Burgin crew flourished
however misfortune hit the Gotti family
in 1980 when his youngest son was
accidentally struck and killed by a
neighbor’s car that neighbor soon went
missing and was declared legally dead in
1983 another of Gotti sons John Gotti Jr
became involved with the mob in the
early 80s as his father’s presence
spread the FBI became increasingly
interested and
soon put gaudy in the Bergen Club under
surveillance this led to his indictment
on racketeering charges in 1985 and
revealed that his longtime friend Willie
boy Johnson was working as an informant
meanwhile other Bergen associates were
charged with selling heroin and to
Gambino boss Castellano this was
unacceptable he disciplined drug dealers
with death Gotti worried his boss would
blame the miss behaviors of his
underlings on him and sought help from
della Croce to resolve the situation
unfortunately della Croce died of cancer
soon after Castellana refused to attend
the funeral which Gotti saw as an act of
disrespect
two weeks later Castellano and his
underboss were executed at a Manhattan
restaurant Gotti then became head of the
most powerful crime family in America by
1986 a rigged jury cleared Gotti of the
racketeering charges this infuriated law
enforcers who battled to put the Teflon
Don behind bars
however his days of being untouchable
were numbered on December 11th 1990
Gotti was arrested and charged with
crimes that included Castellanos murder
as well as for others loan sharking and
tax evasion
Gotti’s downfall ultimately came at the
hands of his latest underboss Sammy the
bull Gravano in a series of FBI tapes
Gotti trash-talked his subordinate and
tried to frame him for his crimes this
motivated Gravano to help the
prosecution prove the existence of the
Gambino crime family as well as Gatti’s
placed within it on April 2nd 1992 Gotti
was found guilty on all charges and was
eventually sentenced to life in prison
without the possibility of parole he
died there June 10th 2002 from
complications due to throat cancer
though he exhibited unpredictable
behavior and a flamboyant persona Gotti
helped the Gambino crime family earned
an estimated five hundred million
dollars from illegal activities this
made John Gotti one of the most
notorious and intimidating mob bosses in
the history of the Mafia
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