Ralph DiMatteo, 68, the alleged number three member of the Colombo crime family, was sentenced to three years in prison this week, after pleading guilty to racketeering
The trial of John Gotti, highlighted by testimony from former lieutenant turned informant, Salvatore “Sammy The Bull” Gravano, got all the headlines but it was the Gambino case that cause the biggest problems for the Mob.
NetflixJohn Gotti’s designer suits, perfectly coiffed hair, and in-your-face cockiness made him a media darling, as did his reputation—due to three separate courtroom acquittals—as “The Teflon Don.” The Gambino crime family boss was in fact such a 1980s fixture on the news and in the New York City tabloids that he became a national celebrity, complete with Time magazine plastering an Andy Warhol-created portrait of him on its cover, and show business luminaries flocking to his side. According to
John Gleeson’s “The Gotti Wars: Taking Down America’s Most Notorious Mobster” explains how the kingpin’s reign finally ended. The combination of determined prosecutors, a disgruntled underling, and one man’s enormous ego was powerful enough to do the unthinkable – take down the don.
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