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John Gotti was born John Joseph Gotti, Jr. by John Sr. & Fannie (Philomena) Gotti in The Bronx, NY. His family moved into a tough neighborhood in Brooklyn when he was 12. He had four brothers that ... went into the Mafia life: Peter, Gene, Richard and to a lesser degree, Vincent. Peter, Gene and Richard were all made members of the Gambino family as John was.
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John Gotti was the last great leader of the Gambino crime family, the dominant Sicilian mafia family of New York. Gotti's boys had their fingers in everything from gambling houses, to drug trafficking, prostitution, to weapons dealing. Gotti originally came to lead the organization in 1985, but had been an enforcer for the mob since the early 70's.
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John Gotti served his first jail term, 20 days for being apprehended in a stolen car, in 1963. Three years later, in 1966, he spent several months in jail after pleading guilty to attempted theft which cost him his job with the trucking company. Without legitimate employment, John Gotti, at the age of 26, became a professional hijacker. He operated out of a social club, the Bergin Hunt and Fish Club, under the tutelage of Carmine and Daniel Fatico, two adult-gang members of the Rockaway Boys and connected to the Gambino crime family. In 1969, Gotti, by now the father of four children, was sent away to Lewisburg federal penitentiary to serve a four year sentence for cargo theft at JFK international airport. After his release, and after Carmine Fatico was indicted on loan-sharking charges, John Gotti, at age 31, became acting captain of the Bergin crew, even though he was not yet formally inducted into Cosa Nostra.
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On June 23, 1992, John Gotti began his sentence of life without the possibility of parole and delivered to Marion Penitentiary in Illinois, the toughest and most inhumane prison in the country. On June 12th 2002 he passed away. Rest in Peace......."We took a shot"! STAY STRONG! Thanks for the picture Angel! okproductions@aol.com
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John Gotti is born October 27, 1940 in the Bronx, New York. When Gotti is 12 he and his family move to a rough neighborhood in Brooklyn. In Brooklyn Gotti took to the streets more and more and he finally dropped out of school in the 8th grade. On the streets Gotti got involved with gangs and committed several small crimes. Gotti would continue his small crimes and eventually started moving up in the underworld. By 1966 Gotti had hooked up with the Gambino Crime Family.
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John Gotti was born in the Bronx on October 27, 1940. His family moved into a tough neighborhood in Brooklyn when he was 12. John began to love the streets and dropped out of school in 8th grade. After spending years performing small crimes and gaining respect in the underworld, he became affiliated with the Gambino family in 1966.
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