John Gotti's older brother was convicted Wednesday of trying to have Mafia turncoat Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano killed as payback for his testimony against the Dapper Don.
It's nice to see someone upholding "family" values
Federal prosecutors argued that Peter Gotti, 65, sought revenge against Gravano for his devastating testimony at John Gotti's racketeering and murder trial. The boss of the Gambino crime family was convicted in 1992 and died in prison a decade later. Gravano, once John Gotti's underboss, abandoned the Gambino family for the Witness Protection Program and admitted to involvement in 19 murders.
I continue to be amazed Sammy is still breathing
Prosecutors said Peter Gotti and reputed mob captain Thomas "Huck" Carbonaro, who was also convicted Wednesday, plotted in 1999 and 2000 to kill Gravano in Arizona with a homemade land mine or a hunting rifle. But Gravano was arrested on drug charges before the hit could be carried out.
Couldn't keep away from the business, huh? Well, I'll wager he doesn't sleep very well in the joint.
The evidence included a videotape in which John Gotti talked about going after Gravano. "We'll, we'll, we'll answer this rat," John Gotti told his brother.
Lawyers for Peter Gotti, a former sanitation worker, argued that he was unfairly targeted by prosecutors because of his last name.
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But Gravano was arrested on drug charges before the hit could be carried out.
How about calling him "Lucky Sammy"?
If Sammy has any intelligence, he'll move someplace else, and this time, STAY UNDER THE RADAR.
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maybe Bulger?
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Gravano dropped out of the witness protection plan and was living out in the open. I was living in AZ at the time when Sammy and son along with several other kids just out of high school went down for the ecstasy ring. In Gilbert, AZ if I remember correctly.
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