John Gotti, the high-profile boss of New York City’s Gambino crime family, nicknamed the “Teflon Don” based on his numerous courtroom acquittals and ability to avoid conviction, came very close to being the “Dead Don” on a spring day in April of 1986 when he narrowly avoided being murdered on a Brooklyn, New York, street ...
Every now and then, a few friends of mine will “start up” a pun subject in an email thread that seems to reach epic proportions in no time flat. Such was the case recently when “car puns” became the topic of the day. Suddenly, we were off and racing – car puns flying fast and ...
While the Golden Age of the Italian Mafia is in the past, it still wields a great deal of power in the underworld of the major cities in the United States. Since its founding in the aftermath of the Castellamarese War, the American Mafia has operated with the same hierarchal structure. As any fan of ...
10) Drake Although Drake is a fairly new artist, he is no doubt one of the best rap artists of the decade. Before becoming a rapper, he was an actor playing one of the main characters on the teen series, Degrassi. He signed with the Young Money record label that is headed by the famous ...
Lil Wayne has undoubtedly changed the way people listen to rap; he successfully bridged the gap between party music and gangster rap. Lil Wayne is a love or hate artist, which means you, will either love his music or hate it with a passion. Lil Wayne’s hits can be heard at parties by all ethnicities ...
Peter Gotti’s 25-year prison sentence was upheld in the Federal Appeals Court this month. Gotti received the sentence after ordering a failed hit on Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano. Gravano testified against Gotti’s brother, John Gotti, which ultimately doomed Gotti to die in prison, the Associated Press reported. Peter Gotti, 67, was convicted of racketeering ...
Ja Rule was once assailed by fans and critics for the sin of self-importance in an industry built on narcissism. The Hollis, Queens rapper’s frequent references to martyrdom and attempts to associate himself with the legacy of Tupac Shakur seemed to bespeak an artist whose ego knew no bounds, and seemed to outstrip even the ...
John Gotti, the flamboyant boss of the Gambino Crime Family, spent the last decade of his life in federal custody. After being convicted on multiple murder and racketeering counts, Gotti was sentenced to five consecutive life terms in June 1992. Within days of his sentencing, Gotti was whisked away and flown to Marion, Indiana, home ...
In a recently released prison photo of the late Mob boss John Gotti taken on October 17, 2001, the once-Dapper Don appears frail and grim, a stark contrast to the flashy and robust aura that he projected as the mighty boss of New York’s Gambino crime family. This photo, recently released to “The Smoking Gun” ...
Reality star Victoria Gotti is facing foreclosure on her lavish Long Island home. According to New York Post, Victoria Gotti owes $650,000 to JP Morgan Chase for her $4.2 million home and has fallen two years behind in loan payments. Victoria Gotti had inherited the mansion (as well as the mortgage debt) after her 2003 ...
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