Peter Gotti, former Gambino crime family boss, dies in prison Print this article
Peter Gotti, the mafia boss who succeeded his infamous brother as the don of the Gambino crime family, died while serving a federal prison sentence, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.
Gotti, 81, was a former sanitation worker who rose to power in the New York mob and was convicted in 2004 of racketeering and conspiracy charges, including a bounty he placed on the Gambino family turncoat Sammy (The Bull) Gravano.
His younger brother, John Dapper Don Gotti, also died in prison in 2002
“I had a call [Thursday] morning that he died,” said attorney James Craven III. “That’s all I know. I liked him. . May he rest in peace.”
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