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Argumentative Essay On John Gotti And Gambino

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prison in 1972 he went to work for the Gambino family under the leadership of Carlo Gambino. At the time a nephew of Gambino’s was kidnapped and murdered by and Irish mob crew that was being led by James McBratney. Infuriated by this Gambino ordered the killing of McBratney and had Gotti spearhead the operation. Gotti along with two other accomplices gunned down McBratney in a Staten Island tavern in May 1973. All three of them were eventually incarcerated for the crime in 1974 (Carlo Gambino). Gotti was soon released from prison after only serving three years in prison in 1977. He was soon promoted to captain of his own crew and even became a “made man” in the Gambino family ranks. Before Gambino passed away he appointed Paul Castellano as …show more content…

The media soon began to recognize Gotti as the “Teflon Don” for his ability to avoid any conviction that has been brought against him (Mafia boss John Gotti is born). Gotti and several of his other partners were arrested for several charges. This was the case that would finally see Gotti put behind bars for his crimes. To avoid jury bribery or intimidation the Judge ordered that the Jurors remained anonymous and were given only numbers to identify them. The FBI also made a deal with Sammy Gravano, a close associate to Gotti, to testify against Gotti in the ensuing case. For the first time the courts had an airtight case against Gotti and on April 2 1992 he was found guilty of all charges that were brought against him some of which were racketeering, extortion, jury tampering, and murder. After the trial ended an NYPD officer remarked “The don is covered in Velcro, and every charge stuck.” Which earned him the nickname by the law enforcement as the “Velcro Don”. Gotti was sentenced to life in prison. On June 10, 2002 John Gotti died of throat cancer at the age of sixty-one at a federal prison medical center in Springfield, Missouri (A Byte Out of

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