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Sammy "The Bull" Gravano
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Table of Contents
Introduction 2
Childhood years 2
Initial criminal involvement 2
Gambino membership 2
Career as an Underboss 2
Turning Government Witness 2
Re-engaging criminal activity 2
Ecstasy Ring 2
Recent charges and present day life 2
References 4
Introduction The story of Sammy “the bull” Gravano is not a first of any kind. It was not a turning point in his life and is still vulnerable. In fact, his family felt adversely towards him even after he turned to the government. His position as the new underboss was perfectly well timed for his betrayal of at least two Italian drug families. However, if Sammy had stopped here; he would have been …show more content…
It was these men that gave him the nickname “The bull” on account of his brutish fighting. Despite several attempts by his father to dissuade him from a life of crime, Sammy joined the Colombo crime family. He learned the trade of the mob such as hijacking, larceny, racketeering, loan-sharking and running gambling dens using a legitimate store front. In 1970, Sammy committed his first murder. Although his criminal career was studded with several high profile murders, the murder of Joseph Colucci earned him the respect that helped him to enter the Gambino crime family.
Gambino membership Sammy’s first test in the Gambino crime family came in the form of his brother-in-law’s killing for using insulting language about the daughter of one of the bosses. Although Sammy initially wanted to kill the mob boss, however; Frank DeCicco convinced Sammy that such opposition would be futile. Subsequently, only the hand of Nicholas Scibetta was ever recovered. The details of his gory filled murder remain a mystery to this day.
There are also exploits of a clash between Sammy and his associates with a biker gang. Sammy is believed to have been injured at the time and yet managed to kill members of the biker …show more content…
As a twist of fate, Sammy Gravano was diagnosed of a thyroid disorder in the following year. This caused him to lose hair, weight and appetite.
Although he boasted to fellow inmates that he had killed over nineteen people during his life of crime with the Gambino family, he had grown weak and hardly left his cell. The only times he is seen outside his cell is to pick up food occasionally. The end of his violent career did not come by the bullet or by an ordered hit. It has come with disease and rot.
His estranged family published books of their own and deeply regretted Sammy’s betrayal of the Gambino crime family as well as their family. In recent times he had been visited by his daughter who claims that their relationship was on the mend.
The once feared mobster will not be eligible for parole until 2019 and even if he is released, it is almost certain that he would be monitored for the rest of his natural life by law enforcement agencies (Raab,
Course title
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano
Student’s name
Date of submission
Table of Contents
Introduction 2
Childhood years 2
Initial criminal involvement 2
Gambino membership 2
Career as an Underboss 2
Turning Government Witness 2
Re-engaging criminal activity 2
Ecstasy Ring 2
Recent charges and present day life 2
References 4
Introduction The story of Sammy “the bull” Gravano is not a first of any kind. It was not a turning point in his life and is still vulnerable. In fact, his family felt adversely towards him even after he turned to the government. His position as the new underboss was perfectly well timed for his betrayal of at least two Italian drug families. However, if Sammy had stopped here; he would have been …show more content…
It was these men that gave him the nickname “The bull” on account of his brutish fighting. Despite several attempts by his father to dissuade him from a life of crime, Sammy joined the Colombo crime family. He learned the trade of the mob such as hijacking, larceny, racketeering, loan-sharking and running gambling dens using a legitimate store front. In 1970, Sammy committed his first murder. Although his criminal career was studded with several high profile murders, the murder of Joseph Colucci earned him the respect that helped him to enter the Gambino crime family.
Gambino membership Sammy’s first test in the Gambino crime family came in the form of his brother-in-law’s killing for using insulting language about the daughter of one of the bosses. Although Sammy initially wanted to kill the mob boss, however; Frank DeCicco convinced Sammy that such opposition would be futile. Subsequently, only the hand of Nicholas Scibetta was ever recovered. The details of his gory filled murder remain a mystery to this day.
There are also exploits of a clash between Sammy and his associates with a biker gang. Sammy is believed to have been injured at the time and yet managed to kill members of the biker …show more content…
As a twist of fate, Sammy Gravano was diagnosed of a thyroid disorder in the following year. This caused him to lose hair, weight and appetite.
Although he boasted to fellow inmates that he had killed over nineteen people during his life of crime with the Gambino family, he had grown weak and hardly left his cell. The only times he is seen outside his cell is to pick up food occasionally. The end of his violent career did not come by the bullet or by an ordered hit. It has come with disease and rot.
His estranged family published books of their own and deeply regretted Sammy’s betrayal of the Gambino crime family as well as their family. In recent times he had been visited by his daughter who claims that their relationship was on the mend.
The once feared mobster will not be eligible for parole until 2019 and even if he is released, it is almost certain that he would be monitored for the rest of his natural life by law enforcement agencies (Raab,