John Gotti was an American mobster which had an estimated net worth of $10 million.

John Gotti began his involvement with gangs when he was 12 years old. He was then associated with Carmine Fatico, a capo in the Gambino family. He is the leader of Fulton-Rockaway boys.

His association with the Gambino family started when he met underboss Aniello Dellacroce. But during his stint as a mobster, he had legitimate jobs as a presser in a coat factory and as an assistant to the truck driver.

He was known as Teflon Don, due to his ability to acquit himself in pressing charges on him. His numerous unlawful acts such as hijacking, robberies, gambling, extortion and killing people, Gotti became one of the most powerful crimes bosses during his era.

In 1992, he was convicted of five murders, conspiracy to commit murder, racketeering, obstruction of justice, illegal gambling, extortion, tax evasion, and loansharking. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole and transferred to United States Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois.

John Joseph Gotti Jr. was born on October 27, 1940 in Bronx, New York City. He attended Franklin K. Lane High School and dropped out of the said school. He is married to Victoria DiGiorgio and has five children. On June 10, 2002, he died in the federal prison hospital in Springfield, Missouri, from complications from throat cancer.