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===19 Murders overlooked by FBI===
 
Gravano subsequently pleaded guilty to a single count of racketeering as part of a plea agreement with the FBI  in which he admitted responsibility for 19 [[murder]]s, that would be forgiven and overlooked by the FBI. Gravano's testimony against [[John Gotti]] was considered to be a large asset to the prosecution's case against Gotti. The prosecution also overlooked the deaths of 19 people just for Gravano to speak.
 
Gravano subsequently pleaded guilty to a single count of racketeering as part of a plea agreement with the FBI  in which he admitted responsibility for 19 [[murder]]s, that would be forgiven and overlooked by the FBI. Gravano's testimony against [[John Gotti]] was considered to be a large asset to the prosecution's case against Gotti. The prosecution also overlooked the deaths of 19 people just for Gravano to speak.
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==Bibliography==
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*Blum, Howard. ''Gangland : How The FBI Broke the Mob''. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. ISBN 0671687581
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*[[Jerry Capeci|Capeci, Jerry]] and Gene Mustain. ''Mob Star: The Story of John Gotti''. New York: Penguin, 1988. ISBN 0-02-864416-6
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*Capeci, Jerry and Gene Mustain. ''Gotti: Rise and Fall''. New York: Onyx, 1996. ISBN 0-451-40681-8
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*Davis, John H. ''Mafia Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the Gambino Crime Family''. New York: HarperCollins, 1993. ISBN 0-06-109184-7
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*Raab, Selwyn. ''Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires''. London: Robson Books, 2006. ISBN 1861059523

Latest revision as of 04:16, 9 January 2011

Testimony against John Gotti[edit]

Sammy Gravano, John Gotti's underboss, agreed to testify against Gotti, with a promise from the U.S. Feds of being entered into the Witness Protection Program.

19 Murders overlooked by FBI[edit]

Gravano subsequently pleaded guilty to a single count of racketeering as part of a plea agreement with the FBI in which he admitted responsibility for 19 murders, that would be forgiven and overlooked by the FBI. Gravano's testimony against John Gotti was considered to be a large asset to the prosecution's case against Gotti. The prosecution also overlooked the deaths of 19 people just for Gravano to speak.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Blum, Howard. Gangland : How The FBI Broke the Mob. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. ISBN 0671687581
  • Capeci, Jerry and Gene Mustain. Mob Star: The Story of John Gotti. New York: Penguin, 1988. ISBN 0-02-864416-6
  • Capeci, Jerry and Gene Mustain. Gotti: Rise and Fall. New York: Onyx, 1996. ISBN 0-451-40681-8
  • Davis, John H. Mafia Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the Gambino Crime Family. New York: HarperCollins, 1993. ISBN 0-06-109184-7
  • Raab, Selwyn. Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires. London: Robson Books, 2006. ISBN 1861059523