Richard V. Gotti
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Richard V. Gotti (born 1942) is an American
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in the
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. Gotti was born in
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, in 1942. He was one of 13 children (two had died at birth) of John Joseph Gotti Sr. and Philomena "Fannie" DeCarlo. Gotti's brothers included former Gambino boss
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, capo
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, former boss
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, and Vincent Gotti. They grew up in East New York, Brooklyn. Gotti fathered a son, Richard G. Gotti, who followed him into organized crime. By 1988, Gotti had become a made man, and by 1999 a
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. On June 4, 2002, Gotti was indicted on racketeering and extortion charges, mainly involving Gambino crimes at an International Longshoremen's Association local and the attempted extortion of actor
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. On March 17, 2003, Gotti was convicted of extortion and
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. Gotti was later sentenced to 16 years in federal prison. He was released from prison on August 12, 2005.


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Further reading

*''Mob Star: The Story of John Gotti'', Gene Mustain and Jerry Capeci, 2002, . *''Gotti: The Rise & Fall'', Jerry Capeci, 1996, . *''Mafia Dynasty: The Rise & Fall of the Gambino Crime Family'', John H. Davis, 1994, . *''Goombata: The Improbable Rise and Fall of John Gotti and His Gang'', John Cummings and Ernest Volkman {{DEFAULTSORT:Gotti, Richard V. 1942 births Living people American gangsters of Italian descent People from East New York, Brooklyn Criminals from the Bronx Gambino crime family Gotti family