Peter Gotti

Peter "One Eyed Pete" Gotti

Peter Gotti, also known as "One Eyed Pete" (born 1939), is a New York mafioso in the Gambino crime family who was the older brother of Gambino boss John Gotti.

Background

Peter Gotti was born to John and Fannie Gotti. Peter's brothers included John, Gene, Richard, and Vincent Gotti. Peter is the father of Peter Gotti Jr.

Around 1960, Peter Gotti started working as an associate for the Gambino family. In 1988, the family inducted Peter Gotti as a full member, or made man. John Gotti did not believe his brother Peter had the ability to belong to La Cosa Nostra, which may have led to Peter's reputation as "the Dumbest Don". John Gotti designated Peter as caretaker of the Bergin Hunt and Fish Club, and as a driver for John and Gene. In 1989, Peter was promoted to capo. During Peter's 2006 racketeering trial, Peter admitted that he suffered from a gambling addiction in 2000 and his brother John did not trust him with family money.

Like his father, Peter Gotti had a legitimate job as a sanitation worker for the New York City Department of Sanitation. Peter eventually retired from the Sanitation Department with a disability pension after injuring his head against the back end of a garbage truck. This accident generated many jokes at the Bergin about how the accident occurred to the one part of Peter's anatomy certain to sustain no lasting damage.Vorlage:Citation needed

Rise to leadership

Despite everyone's low expectations for Peter Gotti, he was soon fulfilling a more important role in the family. When John and Gene Gotti went to prison, Peter started relaying messages from the two leaders to the rest of the family. In 1999, Gambino acting boss John A. Gotti, Peter's nephew was sent to prison and Peter became the new acting boss, with assistance from capos Nicholas "Little Nick" Corozzo, a former rival of John Gotti and John "Jackie Nose" D'Amico, a longtime Gotti associate. The three mobsters formed a "Committee" which ran the day-to-day operations of the Family. Sometime in late 2001 or early 2002, with official boss John Gotti dying in prison, Peter became the new sitting or official boss.

Conviction and Prison

In June 2002, a few days before his brother John's death, Peter Gotti was indicted on federal racketeering charges. During Peter Gotti's trial, federal prosecutors released information revealing that Peter was having an affair with Marjorie Alexander, a longtime girlfriend. Alexander then publicly acknowledged the liaison and declared her love for Peter. In response, Peter berated Alexander for causing the publicity and broke off all contact with her. Alexander later committed suicide. During this time Catherine Gotti, Peter's wife of 42 years, filed for divorce. Catherine asked the judge at one of Peter's trials to lock Peter up and throw away the key.

In 2003, Peter Gotti was convicted of extortion and money laundering activities centered on the Brooklyn and Staten Island waterfronts, and for the attempted extortion of film actor Steven Seagal. Peter received over 20 years in prison. In April 2004, Peter was convicted of extortion in the construction industry and for plotting to murder government informant and former Gambino underboss Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano. Peter received an additional 9 1/2 years in prison.

As of July 2009, Peter Gotti is imprisoned at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn. His projected release date is May 5, 2032. During his last trial, lawyers stated that Peter Gotti was blind in one eye and suffered from thyroid goiter, sciatica, emphysema, rheumatoid arthritis, postconcussion syndrome, and depression.

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Peter Gotti

Background

Rise to leadership

Conviction and Prison

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