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 ...
Fifty years ago this year, that is, 1959, was a busy year. Read on to learn what happened, and what was going on in 1959; some things are pretty significant, some not so. January 3, 1959 Alaska becomes the 49th state. January 12, 1959 Barry Gordy, Jr. founds Motown Records. February 3, 1949 The plane ...
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 ...
The Aryan Brotherhood is a racially based biker gang which began to spread hatred in 1967, originating in San Quentin Prison in California. The Aryan Brotherhood formed out of the need for protection for white prisoners against Hispanic and African American prisoners. (Special Needs Offenders Bulletin, October 1997). The Aryan Brotherhood went through a few ...
Staten Island Ferry This is, by far, the best sightseeing deal New York City has to offer, and the tourists know it; it’s now the largest tourist attraction in the city, with over one million visitors a year. Board the Staten Island Ferry for free and take a one-hour excursion through New York harbor (round-trip), ...
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 ...
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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