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Constantino Paul Castellano was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, on June 26, 1915.His parents, Giuseppe and Concetta Castellano (née Cassata), were both Italian immigrants; his father was a butcher and an early member of the Mangano crime family, the forerunner of the Gambino crime family.
Thomas "Tommy" Bilotti (March 23, 1940 – December 16, 1985) was an American mobster who briefly served as underboss of the Gambino crime family in New York City.It was his promotion that helped trigger the 1985 assassination of Gambino boss Paul Castellano; Bilotti would end up killed as well as part of the assassination.
Acting 1964–1976 – Paul Castellano – acting boss for Gambino, became official boss after his death. 1976–1985 – Paul Castellano – murdered in December 1985 on orders of capo John Gotti. Acting 1985–1986 – John Gotti – became official boss. 1986–2002 – John Gotti – imprisoned in 1990, died in 2002.
Despite Dellacroce's wishes for its members to remain loyal to the boss, his death triggers a coup against boss Paul Castellano. December 16 – Gambino crime family boss "Big" Paul Castellano is murdered, along with his new underboss and bodyguard Thomas "Tommy" Bilotti, outside of Manhattan's Sparks Steak House. John Gotti, the prime suspect ...
Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano (born March 12, 1945) is an American former mobster who rose to the position of underboss in the Gambino crime family.As the underboss, Gravano played a major role in prosecuting John Gotti, the crime family's boss, by agreeing to testify as a government witness against him and other mobsters in a deal in which he confessed to involvement in 19 murders.
Against expectations, he had appointed Paul Castellano to succeed him over his underboss Dellacroce. Gambino appeared to believe that his crime family would benefit from Castellano's focus on white collar businesses. [12] Dellacroce, at the time, was imprisoned for tax evasion and was unable to contest Castellano's succession. [13]
When Castellano appointed his chauffeur Bilotti as underboss to replace the recently deceased Aniello Dellacroce, [7] Gotti decided to move against Castellano. Although DeCicco had enjoyed close ties with Castellano, he joined Gotti, Gravano, Joseph "Joe Piney" Armone , and Frank "Frankie Loc" Locascio in the murder conspiracy.
After Gambino's death in 1976, Gallo continued as consigliere for boss Paul Castellano. In 1986, after Castellano's assassination, new boss John Gotti also kept Gallo as consigliere. On December 22, 1987, Gallo was convicted of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act charges that included two counts of bribery and one count of ...