John Gotti, an American gangster and head of America’s most powerful crime syndicate (the Gambino crime family), in New York City, was worth $30 million net worth before he died.
Gotti was one of the family’s biggest earners in history, and was ranked number nine on the top 20 richest criminals in the world.
The Gotti family were reportedly worth a whopping $500 million a year.
Gotti masterminded the murder of the former boss of the Gambino family, Paul Castellano, in December 1985 before usurping the role of the business.
Gotti had grown up in poverty in the Bronx, living a life of crime with his five brothers who all became “made men” at a young age, which is a fully initiated member of the Mafia.
John Gotti became known as “The Teflon Don”, “The Dapper Don”, “Johnny Boy” and “Crazy Horse” for his expensive clothes and flamboyant personality that attracted the media.
He soon went to prison in 1992 for five murders after his own underboss, Salvatore Gravano, known as “Sammy the Bull”, assisted the FBI in his conviction.
After he went to prison, his first son, John Gotti Junior took over the business with a net worth of $10 million. Gotti Junior’s mother, Victoria, was always displeased that his father had got him into the crime family business.
John Gotti senior died of cancer on June 10, 2002, after a series of acquittals, and serving a life term for racketeering and murder.
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