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world of the mafia there is one rule that must be followed at all times “all money flows upward” ( Cummings and Volkman 6). The money that the mafia makes goes right up to the boss and he decides on who should get what of the profits. The way the boss splits the money is on how much the soldiers and the associates earn for the family. The boss also uses the money for bail and legal matters, but there is one thing that a person must do in order for him to get what he wants. That stipulation is to keep his mouth shut when the law is trying to get information about the family and their business. As in business the mafia families are also very competitive. Some families are more successful than others. For the past several years the most powerful, richest, and most feared mob

family has been the Gambino family of New York “known by the name in honor of its progenitor, Carlo Gambino; it’s an organization of approximately two hundred fifty formally inducted members and several hundred associates” ( Cummings and Volkman 7). The Gambino family made millions every year in narcotics extortion, and illegal gambling; these were just a few of the operations that they used. In order to be boss of the Gambino family one must have many things, such as a good business sense, and unquestioning loyalty. John Gotti is one of those men who possesses these qualities. Mr. Gotti is currently the head of the Gambino family.”At age fifty-nine, which is a young age by mafia standards, he is the most notorious of all organize crime leaders”(9 Cummings and Volkman

7). Like many immigrants have done in the past, John Gotti’s parents came to this country to make a better living for themselves. Fannie and John Sr. came to New York and lived in Harlem. At that time Harlem was divided into two parts, “Black Harlem and Italian Harlem” ( Cummings and Volkman 9). The Gotti’s lived in Italian Harlem, which was the east side of New York City, and this is where John Gotti began his life. “On October 27, 1940, John Gotti was born” ( Elliot 1). When he was born no one thought that he would be the leader of one of the biggest crime families of New York. “He was the fifth child of thirteen siblings” ( Cummings and Volkman 20). Some of his “known siblings in the family were Vincent, Gene, Richard, and Peter, who was the oldest” (Elliot

1). The family lived in the part of Harlem where it was infested by every parent’s nightmare. This nightmare consisted of gangs that were run by children. The name of these gangs was called “Brogata, the Italian term for the gangs that created mischief” (Cummings and Volkman 20). Sometimes their mischief would turn into serious crimes. For instance, the crimes they would commit consisted of rolling drunks and stealing from merchants. Many Italian children were part of these gangs, but not Gotti though. John Gotti, Jr. was in a league of his own. At a very young age Gotti had a reputation that no one his age had, a reputation of power. When Gotti started school he didn’t have this power right away. Gotti attended the “public school A 33 near his home” (Cummings and

Volkman 20). Everyday Gotti would see gang’s surround little kids for their money. Any teacher that would interfere with the gangs action would have received a beating like they have never felt before in their life. Also these gangs would walk around the place like they were the owners and warn any boy not to become a sbirru. A sbirru is ” Sicilian slang for stool pigeon and anyone who would become a stool pigeon would get a crippling beating” (Cummings and Volkman 21). John Gotti was a person with a violent temper when he was younger. His school record had nothing but acts of fighting with other students. He was always in a bad mood because of his living style. His father and mother had to work so hard in order to feed so many children. Gotti would always get beat up by

his older brothers, and teachers feared the youngest Gotti. Even though the youngest was the smart kid, he scored an “IQ of 140″ (Elliot 1). But Gotti didn’t care about school. The other kids of the school started to notice some of the attributes that Gotti had and then they began to follow him. In no time flat Gotti formed a small borgata of his own, and that’s where he began the life of crime that he lived. Gotti and his gang started to hang out at the night clubs and restaurants that were owned by the mafia. The older wise guys would make them pick up messages and also do other jobs as well. Gotti would continue to do this well into his junior high school years. Gotti was an up and coming street child, and his record still continued to show it. It began to show so much