Essay On John Gotti

The infamous criminal by the name of John Gotti, was one of the most powerful criminals of all time. This guy was famous and known for his outspoken persona all over America. Throughout his life, he was involved in crimes such as murders, dealing drugs, tax evasion and all types of other things. The purpose of this paper is to breakdown the psychosocial side of Jon Gotti. Despite the things that Gotti has done, I would like to share my side as to why he was the man he was and what was the reason behind the activity. John Gotti was born in the Italian Harlem side of South Bronx, New York. He was the fifth child born to Joseph and Fannie Gotti. John’s father Joseph came to the united states in 1920 and ended up having thirteen children. Sadly, two of them died when they were born. John and all his brothers, Vincent, Peter, Gene, and Richard all chose to become criminals and live that life at a very young age. His family moved several of times until they finally decided to stay in East New York which was most known for having tons of youth crimes and gang activity. His family was very poor and his father was always out doing things other than working. Most of the times that he had money, he would just spend it on a bad habit he had called gambling instead of using the money to provide for the family. At the age of twelve, Gotti was already working at an underground club which had him around tons of inappropriate things such as sex, drugs, and violence. The club was ran by the Gambino …show more content…
By the time he was 21, he had been arrested about 4 to 5 times but didn’t really do any time in jail. He was arrested for committing crimes such as street fighting, public intoxication, drugs, and even car theft. Gotti ended up meeting a guy named Aniello Dellacroce who was also involved in the neighborhood crime. Dellacroce became Gotti’s long life