{"product_id":"gottis-boys","title":"Gotti's Boys - The Mafia Crew That Killed for John Gotti","description":"\u003cb\u003eMeet the men who murdered for the mob—and made John Gotti the most powerful and deadly crime boss in America . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e They called him the “Teflon Don.” But in his short reign as the head of the Gambino crime family, John Gotti wracked up a lifetime of charges from gambling, extortion, and tax evasion to racketeering, conspiracy, and five convictions of murder. He didn’t do it alone. Surrounding himself with a rogues gallery of contract killers, fixers, and enforcers, he built one of the richest, most powerful crime empires in modern history. Who were these men? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anthony M. DeStefano takes you inside Gotti’s inner circle to reveal the dark hearts and violent deeds of the most remorseless and cold-blooded characters in organized crime. Men so vicious even the other Mafia families were terrified of them. Meet \u003ci\u003eGotti’s Boys\u003c\/i\u003e . . .\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e* Charles Carneglia:\u003c\/b\u003e the ruthless junkyard dog who allegedly disposed of bodies for the mob—by dissolving them in acid then displaying their jewels.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e* Gene Gotti:\u003c\/b\u003e the younger Gotti brother who ran a multimillion-dollar drug smuggling ring—enraging his bosses in the Gambino family.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e* Angelo “Quack-Quack” Ruggiero:\u003c\/b\u003e the loose-lipped contract killer who was wire-tapped by the FBI—and dared to insult Gotti behind his back.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e* Tony “Roach” Rampino:\u003c\/b\u003e the hardcore stoner who looked like a cockroach—and used his gangly arms and horror-mask face to frighten his enemies. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e* “Sammy the Bull” Gravano: \u003c\/b\u003ethe Gambino underboss who helped John Gotti execute Gambino mob boss Paul Castellano—then sang like a canary to take Gotti down. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Rounding out this nefarious group were the likes of Frank DeCicco, Vincent Artuso, and Joe “The German” Watts, a man who wasn’t a Mafiosi but had all of the power and prestige of one in John Gotti’s slaughterhouse crew. \u003ci\u003eGotti’s Boys\u003c\/i\u003e is a killer line-up of the crime-hardened mob soldiers who killed at their ruthless leader’s merciless bidding—brought to vivid life by the prize-winning chronicler of the American mob.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50952037499168,"sku":"9780806539133","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9780806539133.jpg?v=1763649981","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/gottis-boys","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}