John Gotti

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John Joseph Gotti Jr. ( GOT-ee, Italian: [ˈɡɔtti]; 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 the most powerful crime syndicate in the United States. Gotti and his brothers grew up in poverty and turned to a life of crime at an early age. He quickly became one of the Gambino family's biggest earners and a protégé of Aniello Dellacroce, the family's underboss, operating out of Ozone Park, Queens. Following the FBI's indictment of members of his crew for selling narcotics, Gotti began to fear that Castellano would kill him and his brother Gene in retribution. As this fear continued to grow, and amidst growing dissent over Castellano's leadership, Gotti arranged his murder. At his peak, Gotti was one of the most powerful and dangerous crime bosses in the...

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