[114] According to fellow mobster Michael DiLeonardo, initiated on the same night, Gravano held the ceremony to keep Gotti from being accused of nepotism. [91] Through Radonji, Pape contacted Gravano and agreed to sell his vote on the jury for $60,000. Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, "Gotti Jr. on Living and Leaving a Life of Crime", "Why We're Still So Obsessed with John Gotti", "John Gotti, Head of the Gambino Crime Family, Dies at 61", "Matriarch of notorious crime family Philomena Gotti dies", "U.S. Indicts Gotti Brothers, Saying They Operated Dock Rackets", "Banned thug Vincent Gotti finally made it to crime time, then federal agents arrested him", "Gotti's Brother Called Rising Star in Gambino Mob", "John Gotti dies with his legacy in ruins", "Gotti: Dapper Celebrity Or Ruthless Mob Boss? [145][146] The trial commenced with the prosecution's opening statements on February 12;[147][148] prosecutors Andrew Maloney and John Gleeson began their case by playing tapes showing Gotti discussing Gambino family business, including murders he approved, and confirming the animosity between Gotti and Castellano to establish the former's motive to kill his boss. Floyd Mayweather has another exhibition opponent who thinks he has what it takes to get the better of the Hall of Famer. As a repeat offender, Gotti was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole and sent to federal prison in Marion, Illinois. Following the FBI's indictment of members of Gotti's crew for selling narcotics, Gotti began to fear that he and his brother would be killed by Castellano for dealing drugs. Best Known For: John Gotti, also known as 'The Teflon Don,' was an organized crime leader who became head of the Gambino family. The 30-year-old Gotti had a 5-1 record in MMA fights with his most recent appearance a loss to Nick Alley in 2020. Gotti quickly became one of the crime family's biggest earners and a protg of Aniello Dellacroce, the Gambino family underboss, operating out of the neighborhood of Ozone Park in Queens.