John Gotti Jr.

The Trial of John Gotti Jr.

In the year of 1992 the notorious John Gotti Jr. life has come to a decision of the court system. After being put on trial for racketeering, extortion, murder and attempt to steal over one hundred million dollars in merchandise, Mr. Gotti unfortunately found himself in front of a jury that he wasn’t able to tamper, which has been done in the past. Gotti’s fate was later ended by throat cancer in the United State Prison in Marion, Illinois.

As a young teenager at the age of 14, Gotti experienced the law at an early age. After trying to steal a cement mixer, he unfortunately crushed all ten of his toes and spending his summer in the hospital (May). At his high school (Franklin K. Lane High School) Gotti was known as a bully and trouble maker. At the age of 16 he dropped out of school and by 18 was ranked as a low level threat by the FBI and NYPD (May). Gotti was one of eleven children that grew up in a poor family, which led him to have a drive to provide for his family. Gotti frequently made comments about his father that wasn’t pleasant. He stated that his father was poor, didn’t provide for his family, and never had anything. This however was enough for Gotti to drop out of school and participate full time in a street gang (Ernst).

Gotti quickly gained street credit as he perfected hijacking airport trucks, this led to the trust and respect from the Gambino family and boss Carlo Gambino (Ernst). Later Gotti married and had four kids, two girls and two boys. Gotti and his wife (Victoria Gotti) frequently fought and were separated throughout their marriage. She was often question by the FBI of her husbands’ work but no leads were given on Mr. Gotti. John Gotti was frequently arrested for petty crimes and misdemeanors. Tying him in to the Gambino family business and his past criminal record, law enforcement was stocking Mr. Gotti as a high profile mobster and highly dangerous person. With these acquisitions, this made Mr. Gotti a...