The Gambino Crime Family

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This paper explores the history of the Gambino crime family which was formed as a result of a war among various New York mafias in the 1920s and which still exists today. This paper delves into the background of Carlo Gambino, Paul Castellano and John Gotti, Sr., the three main bosses who headed the Gambino organization. The writer of this paper details the organization's criminal involvement in various areas such as the Longshoreman's club which gave them access to ports from Maine to Texas, as well as the recent incident involving phone and internet fraud, which accumulated some $650 million for the Gambino organization. This paper also discusses the Gambino's involvement in illegal gambling rings as well as the legitimate businesses they were associated with that helped hide their involvement in criminal activities.

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"Castellano wanted to change the mafia image to businessmen who always got their way, from the band of ruthless killers they were once known as. The move to be more like businessmen did not work at all, and people like John Gotti, Sr. moved the family back. Castellano's views only lasted for so long until fellow gangsters saw him as weak. He would eventually be shot, and the ruthless killer, Gotti, took over. Gotti organized the shooting because his crew of gangsters were selling drugs, which was against family policy. As boss, Gotti dressed and behaved the way many believed a mafia gangster should dress. In public, he wore a $2,000 suit and $200 hand painted ties. Gotti generated large sums of money by using his blue-collar way of criminal acts."

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