The Gambino crime family infamous for Prohibition bootlegging, bloody turf wars have been hurled back into the spotlight after ten arrests of members and associates this week.
Eight of ten members and associates of the Gambino crime family stayed in custody after pleading not guilty on racketeering charges Wednesday - after a years-long international operation.
A judge has denied the release of ailing mob boss, 81-year-old Peter Gotti
Gotti s lawyer asked for compassionate release from Butner Federal Medical Center, North Carolina fearing his client could succumb to coronavirus
Gotti asked to be allowed to pass away at his daughter s New York home
But prosecutors said that the mafia boss still posed a substantial danger to the community despite his age and early onset dementia
He is serving a 25-year sentence having been jailed 18-years ago in 2002
Gotti was jailed in 2002 shortly after he took over from his dying brother John
The mobster says he wants to help others not make the life mistakes he made