John Gotti Jr
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They establish them for the press, and they identify various names. But he was accused of being the shot caller for that group, and then you had a guy named Tony Pro Provenzano, who was the union leader, the Teamsters union leader, that was always adverse at loggerheads with Jimmy Hoffa out of New Jersey. So they were respectively in 7980, two indictments came about.
They establish them for the press, and they identify various names. But he was accused of being the shot caller for that group, and then you had a guy named Tony Pro Provenzano, who was the union leader, the Teamsters union leader, that was always adverse at loggerheads with Jimmy Hoffa out of New Jersey. So they were respectively in 7980, two indictments came about.
Tony Provenzano, yep. And he died while in prison. They both were convicted of RICO. Now, I remember driving in a car with my dad, and my father saying to me, he had said that in 79, he came home in 77, did the state bid, he came home in 77 August, and we're driving in the car, and he heard it on 1010 Winds News. My father used to always put on 1010 Winds News. That's always in his car.
Tony Provenzano, yep. And he died while in prison. They both were convicted of RICO. Now, I remember driving in a car with my dad, and my father saying to me, he had said that in 79, he came home in 77, did the state bid, he came home in 77 August, and we're driving in the car, and he heard it on 1010 Winds News. My father used to always put on 1010 Winds News. That's always in his car.
And if he went to music, it would be Jimmy Roselli or Engelbert Humperdinck. but he had 1010 Winds News on. And when it came over the radio about the first conviction, and again, my memory doesn't serve me correct which one fell first. I want to say Tony Provenzano, that he fell first. Indictments, like I said, were within a year. My father said, that's the beginning of the end.
And if he went to music, it would be Jimmy Roselli or Engelbert Humperdinck. but he had 1010 Winds News on. And when it came over the radio about the first conviction, and again, my memory doesn't serve me correct which one fell first. I want to say Tony Provenzano, that he fell first. Indictments, like I said, were within a year. My father said, that's the beginning of the end.
I remember him turning to me and saying, and I didn't understand what he meant. I'm in military school at the time. I was a bit naive to certain things. But at this point, you already know how dad makes money. Well, you know what? You pretty much understand when you come from Howard Beach.
I remember him turning to me and saying, and I didn't understand what he meant. I'm in military school at the time. I was a bit naive to certain things. But at this point, you already know how dad makes money. Well, you know what? You pretty much understand when you come from Howard Beach.
And the only way I can really closely make the public understand it, to understand it, you have to make a correlation. And the correlation would be, have you ever seen a movie, The Town? Of course. Okay, with Ben Affleck? Great movie. Great movie. It's the famous line, right? Well, I was away with a lot of those guys. A lot of those guys I was in Raybrook with, all good, solid kids, Irish kids.
And the only way I can really closely make the public understand it, to understand it, you have to make a correlation. And the correlation would be, have you ever seen a movie, The Town? Of course. Okay, with Ben Affleck? Great movie. Great movie. It's the famous line, right? Well, I was away with a lot of those guys. A lot of those guys I was in Raybrook with, all good, solid kids, Irish kids.
They had lived in that conclave there. You couldn't, you couldn't, there's only one way in, one way out. You know, how they used to pinch those kids and they used to do a score is they blocked the bridge and get them every time coming back one way or the other. Wow. Well, Howard Beach is very similar. There's only two ways.
They had lived in that conclave there. You couldn't, you couldn't, there's only one way in, one way out. You know, how they used to pinch those kids and they used to do a score is they blocked the bridge and get them every time coming back one way or the other. Wow. Well, Howard Beach is very similar. There's only two ways.
One way in, of course, Bay Boulevard, and the back way, dumping into Brooklyn. Close-knit, everybody's the same. More than not, people will like my father. I wasn't unique that my father was in prison. My next-door neighbor's father was in prison, or uncle or cousin or somebody else was in prison. For similar situations, they were all part of the street element.
One way in, of course, Bay Boulevard, and the back way, dumping into Brooklyn. Close-knit, everybody's the same. More than not, people will like my father. I wasn't unique that my father was in prison. My next-door neighbor's father was in prison, or uncle or cousin or somebody else was in prison. For similar situations, they were all part of the street element.
So really, if you were an Italian-American... and you lived there, you were more so inclined to know or be a part of that life or have relationships than not. If the answer would be not, then you were the odd duck. You were the exception, I was the rule. Okay? You would be the exception and I would be the rule.
So really, if you were an Italian-American... and you lived there, you were more so inclined to know or be a part of that life or have relationships than not. If the answer would be not, then you were the odd duck. You were the exception, I was the rule. Okay? You would be the exception and I would be the rule.
So if you were that guy that didn't really know any better or didn't have a friend or didn't know somebody that was in the street life, you were the exception. Because the rule was we all knew each other. We were real tight there. And you couldn't come in or out without us knowing about it. And that's basically the way it went down. So at that point, you're growing up. You get an understanding.
So if you were that guy that didn't really know any better or didn't have a friend or didn't know somebody that was in the street life, you were the exception. Because the rule was we all knew each other. We were real tight there. And you couldn't come in or out without us knowing about it. And that's basically the way it went down. So at that point, you're growing up. You get an understanding.
Your father's a bit different. You know, he's the list on his taxes. He's the professional gambler. You know, I just scratched my head. What exactly is a professional gambler? I'm not quite sure. You know, and my mother always was that, you know, solid rah-rah person in his corner. You know, she adored my father, you know, and never asked questions, you know. But P.S., she would stand up.
Your father's a bit different. You know, he's the list on his taxes. He's the professional gambler. You know, I just scratched my head. What exactly is a professional gambler? I'm not quite sure. You know, and my mother always was that, you know, solid rah-rah person in his corner. You know, she adored my father, you know, and never asked questions, you know. But P.S., she would stand up.