WHO WAS JOHN GOTTI? Introduction American organized crime figure John Gotti rose to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s due to his ostentatious lifestyle and numerous high-profile trials. Gotti was born on October 27, 1940, in the South Bronx, New York, U.S., and died on June 10, 2002, in Springfield, Missouri. Gotti was one of 13 children in the Gotti family, with parents who were both descendants of Italian immigrants. Gotti joined the Gambino criminal family—one of the Five Families in New York City—and rose to the position of gang boss in Brooklyn's East New York neighborhood while he was a teenager. He had nine arrests (mainly for minor offenses) between the ages of 18 and 26, following his high school dropout, due to his numerous run-ins with the law. Gotti was taken into custody by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 1968 and charged with cargo theft and truck hijacking. He entered a guilty plea and was subsequently sentenced to three years in federal prison. As retribution for his suspected 1973 involvement in the kidnapping and death of Carlo Gambino's nephew, he was accused of taking part in the murder of James McBratney. John Gotti’s Formative Years John Gotti was born on October 27th, 1940 in the South Bronx, New York, in the United States of America. Fanny Gotti, his mother, and J. Joseph …show more content…
Despite the fact that Gotti was dispatched to seek revenge, he did not behave in a quiet manner, and he left several witnesses at the scene of the killing. Several passers-by recognized Gotti in a photo lineup that led to his 1974 arrest. Three years later, during his trial, Gotti reached a settlement with the judge. His four years of prison time were reduced after he pleaded guilty to attempted