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John Joseph Gotti Jr. [1] [note 1] ( / ˈɡɒti / 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.
Dec 2, 2009 · John Gotti took charge of the Gambino crime family in 1985. Dubbed the Teflon Don, he was convicted on several criminal counts in 1992 and later died in prison.
Jun 6, 2024 · John Gotti, American organized-crime boss whose flamboyant lifestyle and frequent trials made him a prominent figure. He served as head of the Gambino crime family, and in 1992 he was convicted of various crimes, including murder. Sentenced to life in prison, Gotti died while incarcerated.
Apr 2, 2014 · John Gotti, also known as 'The Teflon Don,' was an organized crime leader who became head of the Gambino family.
Nov 12, 2020 · John Gotti elevated the public’s notion of a mob boss to near mythic status. As head of the Gambino crime family in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he cut a colorful and extremely public figure...
Despite the future nickname, John Gotti—a violent, ruthless mobster who’d grown up on the streets of New York—had been in and out of prison several times in his early career.
Jun 10, 2002 · John J. Gotti, who had a flamboyant reign as a Mafia boss, died today at a federal prison hospital in Springfield, Mo. He was 61.
