John A. Gotti
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John Angelo Gotti or Junior Gotti (born February 14, 1964) is a New York City mobster who during much of the 1990s led the Gambino crime family of Cosa Nostra for his imprisoned father, legendary boss John Gotti. Gotti lives in Long Island. Gotti is the son of John Gotti. John J. Gotti demoralized the Gambino crews by imposing his son as a stooge leader. Gotti has two sisters, Victoria and Angela. He also had two brothers, Frankie and Peter, though Frank was struck by a car during childhood and killed. In 1990, Gotti married Kimberly Albanese, daughter of Gambino crime family mobster Phillip Albanese.
[edit] Quotes
"I know my father loved me, but I got to question how much, to put me with all these wolves." "This is the world you put your kid in? So much treachery. ... My father couldn't have loved me, to push me into this life." – John A. “Junior” Gotti about his father.
[edit] References
- Mob Star: The Story of John Gotti by Gene Mustain & Jerry Capeci in 2002, ISBN 0-02-864416-6.
- Capeci, Jerry. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia. Indianapolis: Alpha Books, 2002. ISBN 0-02-864225-2.
- Gotti: The Rise & Fall by Jerry Capeci in 1996, ISBN 0-451-40681-8.
[edit] External links
- This Week in Gangland: Junior Yearns To Be A Latin King by Jerry Capeci
- This Week in Gangland:ILA Big Sings Praises To Mafia Prince by Jerry Capeci
- New York Times: For Second Time, a Jury Fails to Reach a Verdict on GottiBy ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS