John Gotti

New York U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White speaks in New York City following guilty verdicts in the trial of four followers of terrorist Osama bin Laden that bombed two US embassies in East Africa that killed 224 and injured thousands - May 29, 2001 (credit: DOUG KANTER/AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama Nominating Former NY US Attorney Mary Jo White For SEC

White spent nearly a decade as the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, building a reputation as a tough prosecutor with an expertise in pursuing white collar crimes and complex securities and financial fraud cases.

2013/01/24

Victoria Gotti (credit: David Goldman/Getty Images)

4-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Queens Junk Yard Owned By Victoria Gotti’s Ex-Husband

On a drizzly, damp and dreary day, there isn’t usually much to see at a fire in a junk yard. But the thick, stinky smoke in the air wasn’t enough to hide one curious onlooker.

2012/12/17

Victoria Gotti, widow of John Gotti, and John Travolta. (credit: Stephen Chernin/Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Report: Victoria Gotti Trashes Accusations Against John Travolta

Travolta is set to play infamous mob boss John Gotti – Victoria Gotti’s late husband – in an upcoming film. “What difference does it make if he were gay?” Gotti said. “Does it make him less of a beautiful being?”

2012/05/15

1010 WINS' Juliet Papa with John Gotti (credit: Louis Liotta)

Juliet Papa’s Seven Notorious Mafia Spots And Hangouts In NYC

1010 WINS’ reporter Juliet Papa is an expert on the Mob, having penned several books on organized crime. Here, she shares with us 7 New York City haunts notorious for Mafia meetups, hits and busts.

CBS New York–2011/12/25

Curtis Sliwa (file / credit: Donna Ward/Getty Images)

Curtis Sliwa Reacts To Freeing Of Mob Rat ‘Mikey Scars’ DiLeonardo

A former close friend of John Gotti Jr. who confessed to conspiring to kill three people was freed from jail after helping law enforcement jail 80 members of organized crime.

2011/09/12

Domenico Cefalu (file / credit: La Cosa Nostra Database)

Report: Gambino Crime Family Picks Domenico Cefalu As New Boss

The Gambino crime family, knocked down and knocked down again by federal indictments, is reportedly going back to the old pre-John Gotti way of running an organized crime family.

2011/07/29