by Gene Mustain
strategy to rattle Giacalone
deliberations
Giacalone’s summary
Gleeson complaints
jury selection
Maloney’s belief that trial was fixed
opening statements
rebuttal witnesses
Sparks Steak House investigation
Traynor’s testimony
verdict
witness Dominick Lofaro
Riggi, John (boss of DeCavalcante Family)
Robley, Richard (FBI agent)
Roccoforte, Louis, arrest
Roccoforte, Michael
Rourke, Mickey
Ruggiero, Angelo
arrest
Brooklyn restaurant bug
bugs leading to arrest of the crew
conversation about gambling debts owed to Joseph Carrao
death
employment at Arc Plumbing and Heating Corporation
FBI-Strike Force investigation for drug dealing
friendship with
hung jury verdict in McBratney murder case
indictment
murder of Jimmy McBratney at Snoope’s Bar & Grill
prison time with Gotti at Lewisburg prison
second Sparks case mistrial
selling Salvatore’s last load
taking over Salvatore’s heroin profits
wiretap of phone
conversations with Gene Gotti
conversations with John Gotti
Ruggiero, Salvatore
death on flight from New Jersey to Orlando
drug dealings
fleeing from tax-evasion case
Gotti’s arrest with
life on the run for
Ruggiero, Stephanie, death on flight from New Jersey to Orlando
Russo, Carmine, revelation of DiBono murder conversation
S
Salerno, Anthony (Genovese boss)
Sally Ubatz. See Polisi, Salvatore
Sammy. See Gravano, Salvatore
Santucci, John (district attorney)
Schiavone, Peter, arrest
Schilero, Lewis, testimony of Cosa Nostra-speak
Sclafani, Reverend Dominic A.
sentencing, federal case against Gotti
sequestering of jury, federal case against Gotti
Sheer, Thomas, protest to Washington for Giacalone to back off
Shepard, Susan, support of Giacalone
Sheraton Centre Hotel, Manhattan
Sicily, history of Mafia
Sinatra Club
Gotti’s rise to captain position
Polisi, Salvatore
Sisca, Alphonse
sitdowns, James Cardinali attends with Gotti
Slotnick, Barry Ivan (lawyer)
Smith, Attorney General William French
Snoope’s Bar & Grill
Source BQ 11766-OC
belief that Gotti was dealing in drugs
Gene Gotti’s position in Family dealings
lobster hijacking
men’s suits hijacking
Salvatore Ruggiero’s continued contact with Gotti
Source BQ 5558-TE
account of murder of Joseph Spione
account of murder of Tommy DiSimone
arrest of Gotti for McBratney murder
belief that Gotti was not involved in drug dealing
FBI agent changes
Gene Gotti’s position in Family dealings
indicted for bribing Detective Holder
Our Friends Social Club
reports to Queens detective squad
Salvatore Ruggiero’s drug dealings
targeting by Giacalone
South Bronx, childhood years
Southern District, Colombo Family indictment
Sparks Steak House case
murder of Paul Castellano and Thomas Bilotti
events leading up to
Gotti voted control of Family after
Gotti’s behavior after
Gotti’s behavior leading up to
RICO trial investigation
Special Operations squad, bugging of Ravenite Social Club
Spillane, Mickey (writer)
Spinelli, Thomas
Spione, Joseph
Sportsman’s Bar
Squitieri, Arnold
Storey, Frank
subordinates, Gotti’s treatment of as boss
subpoenas, Gotti, John
Sullivan, Joe
surveillance. See also bugs; informants
Castellano’s “White House” bug
conflict between FBI and Queens D.A. office
drug dealing
money-making ventures, conversations
Nettie Cirelli’s apartment conversations
between Frank LoCascio and John Gotti
between Frank LoCascio, Sammy, and John Gotti
Gotti discusses murders
between Sammy and Gotti about jury tampering
Ravenite, conversation between Michael Coiro and John Gotti after Coiro is found guilty
legalization
Nice N EZ Auto School
Ravenite Social Club
T
Tambone, Peter (Little Pete)
arrest at Bergin Club for dice game
jail sentence for contempt
murder plot against
tax-evasion cases
Aniello Dellacroce
Salvatore Ruggiero
teen years. See childhood years, John Gotti
“Teflon Don” title
murder of Jeffrey Ciccone
telephone room (Vito Maccia’s Candy Store)
arrest of Peter Schiavone
Gotti’s bets
investigation of Frank Guidici
tickling the wire
Traynor, Matthew
account of murder of Ronald Jerogae
account of childhood gang days
drug dealing
hijacking information
relationship with Tony Rampino
RICO trial testimony
trials. See cases
Trott, Steven
U
U.S. attorneys
Clark, Ramsey
Dearie, Raymond J.
Giacalone, Diane F.
case against Armond Dellacroce
charges that Gotti’s men approached witness about Gelb murder
Cutler accuses of creating carnival atmosphere
FBI-Strike Force wiretapping of Angelo Ruggiero’s phone
motion to revoke bail for Gene and John Gotti
prosecution of Peter Zuccaro armed robbery case
request for witness name secrecy during federal case
response to Cutler’s appeal for bail
Light, Marty
Morgenthau, Robert
Raggi, Reena
underbosses
Armone, Joseph
lead defendant in Gambino hierarchy case
public renouncement of life of crime in return for bail
as replacement for DeCicco
Dellacroce, Aniello
assignment by Gambino to be underboss
Castellano’s relinquishment of control over Gambino Family to
consent to make Gotti captain
death
high profile
Manhattan D.A.’s detective squad
pretrial hearing
relationship with Gotti during Bergin days
soldier years
tax cases
underboss years
DeCicco, Frank
arrest at Bergin Club for dice game
gambling at Bergin Club
Gotti considers a replacement for
Gotti promotes to underboss
Gotti’s meeting with after Castellano murder
murder of
wake
Gravano, Salvatore (Sammy)
arrests
decision to turn evidence against Gotti
fixing of RICO trial case
promotion to consigliere
reads transcripts of Nettie Cirelli apartment tapes
testimony at federal case against Gotti
LoCascio, Frank
arrest at Ravenite
promotion to acting underboss
taped conversation with Gotti at Netties
United States of America v. Aniello Dellacroce, et al.
V
Vaccarezza, Carlo, lobbies press to publish stories about Gotti
Valachi, Joseph M. (soldier imprisoned for murder)
Valiquette, Joseph
Vario, Paul
Velvet Touch caper
Coiro’s defense prevents prison time
dismissal of case
Veterans and Friend Social Club, meeting between Joseph Massino and Gotti after Castellano murder
video surveillance, Gotti’s Ravenite headquarters
Voight, Jon, alleged visit with Gotti
vomini di rispettu
Vulcano, John Jr., murder
W
Wahoo. See BQ 11766-OC
“walk-talks”
Nettie Cirelli’s apartment
Ravenite hallways
Ward, Laura (assistant to Gleeson), revelation of DiBono murder conversation
Webster, William H.
wedding, Gotti, John Jr.
Westies (Irish-American gang)
“White House,” 1
Willie Boy Johnson
witnesses. See informants
Woods, Edward, murder contract
X-Y-Z
Yudzevich, George
Zappi, Anthony, relationship to John Favara
Zappi, Ettore (crew leader)
Zips
Zuccaro, Peter
armed robbery case
RICO trial testimony