John Gotti Jr

Now, when did you ever see that in one case? Three different elements all got fired for misconduct in my first case. So I beat the first case. This is spilling into the second case. So my father believed that I had them. He said, John, you got them. This is it. You caught them in misconduct. You did everything you're supposed to do. I'm proud of you. Now finish it.

Now, when did you ever see that in one case? Three different elements all got fired for misconduct in my first case. So I beat the first case. This is spilling into the second case. So my father believed that I had them. He said, John, you got them. This is it. You caught them in misconduct. You did everything you're supposed to do. I'm proud of you. Now finish it.

Take them to trial and break their holes and send them packing. And I didn't see it that way. I said, I'm going to be... And I knew I could beat the case. I knew I could beat that case. And I said to myself, I says, but to what end? If I win, I can't move on with my life. I have to remain who I am. And I become... In their words, their eyes, the Teflon Don. I become it.

Take them to trial and break their holes and send them packing. And I didn't see it that way. I said, I'm going to be... And I knew I could beat the case. I knew I could beat that case. And I said to myself, I says, but to what end? If I win, I can't move on with my life. I have to remain who I am. And I become... In their words, their eyes, the Teflon Don. I become it.

I just beat them two, and I beat them in 87. So I'm on a roll. I beat them in 87. I beat them in 89. I just beat them a case now in 98. Now if I beat this fourth case in a row, I said, I'm the Teflon Don. I can't get out anymore. I'm trapped. And I didn't agree with my father. And I left that prison misrepresenting to him. I said, I'm going to fight. You're right, Dad. You're right. You're right.

I just beat them two, and I beat them in 87. So I'm on a roll. I beat them in 87. I beat them in 89. I just beat them a case now in 98. Now if I beat this fourth case in a row, I said, I'm the Teflon Don. I can't get out anymore. I'm trapped. And I didn't agree with my father. And I left that prison misrepresenting to him. I said, I'm going to fight. You're right, Dad. You're right. You're right.

That's right. That's right. And then when I went home and I saw my daughter, and I got a little emotional talking to my daughter. And she says, you know, she was at that time, she was about eight or nine years old. And I looked at her and I says, these kids are lost. I spoke to my oldest boy and I says, if I fall and get life, They're done.

That's right. That's right. And then when I went home and I saw my daughter, and I got a little emotional talking to my daughter. And she says, you know, she was at that time, she was about eight or nine years old. And I looked at her and I says, these kids are lost. I spoke to my oldest boy and I says, if I fall and get life, They're done.

They're done.

They're done.

If I give them seven more years, my wife could hold it down for seven more years. She'll hold it down for me. My brother, my immediate family will hold it down for me. I'll get home, and I'll get things on track here. Not just for my family, because remember, my father put his whole family on my shoulders.

If I give them seven more years, my wife could hold it down for seven more years. She'll hold it down for me. My brother, my immediate family will hold it down for me. I'll get home, and I'll get things on track here. Not just for my family, because remember, my father put his whole family on my shoulders.

My mother, in essence, who's my mother, I adore her, but she's, in essence, she became my wife. I've got to hear her complaints. I've got to make sure everything's okay for my mother. My sisters became my daughters. Okay? My brother became my son. My father's grandkids became mine. I mean, just everything fell on. I had to deal with all these different problems.

My mother, in essence, who's my mother, I adore her, but she's, in essence, she became my wife. I've got to hear her complaints. I've got to make sure everything's okay for my mother. My sisters became my daughters. Okay? My brother became my son. My father's grandkids became mine. I mean, just everything fell on. I had to deal with all these different problems.

So I thought we had it under control. I thought it was going to be a great thing. And I said, you know what? He's got this wrong. I'm going to take this plea. I had to fought for $2.5 million. You know what $2.5 million is? You want to put that number up, $2.5 million in 1999. What is that in today's US dollars today? $7 million. Okay?

So I thought we had it under control. I thought it was going to be a great thing. And I said, you know what? He's got this wrong. I'm going to take this plea. I had to fought for $2.5 million. You know what $2.5 million is? You want to put that number up, $2.5 million in 1999. What is that in today's US dollars today? $7 million. Okay?

I forfeited $2.5 million plus property, 50 acres upstate, 90 acres in Pennsylvania, a building. They destroyed my business. $5 million today. Okay, $5 million. It's like you're writing a check for $5 million today. I forfeited all of that. They destroyed my phone business. I had Penn Station on lockdown. They took my whole business, destroyed all my companies.

I forfeited $2.5 million plus property, 50 acres upstate, 90 acres in Pennsylvania, a building. They destroyed my business. $5 million today. Okay, $5 million. It's like you're writing a check for $5 million today. I forfeited all of that. They destroyed my phone business. I had Penn Station on lockdown. They took my whole business, destroyed all my companies.

My brokerage company took everything apart. They dismantled it. I gave it all up, and I said, you know what? Fortunes are won and lost every day. I'll come home. I'll rebuild. I still got enough. I could be okay. I'll give him another seven, seven years and I'll be home and I'll rebuild. No problem at all. But I'll rebuild completely and totally as a civilian. That's what I thought.

My brokerage company took everything apart. They dismantled it. I gave it all up, and I said, you know what? Fortunes are won and lost every day. I'll come home. I'll rebuild. I still got enough. I could be okay. I'll give him another seven, seven years and I'll be home and I'll rebuild. No problem at all. But I'll rebuild completely and totally as a civilian. That's what I thought.