by Nasabeak » Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:56 pm
My theory is they knew, and they had a good idea that the successor would be Gotti.
They knew Gotti going back to the 50s in terms of law enforcement. He would’ve already had a reputation as a guy in constant trouble, a flashy guy with a loud mouth.
The Feds had been bugging the Ravenite as early as 1980 and bugging his phone as early as 1982.
Plus the Feds already knew the Bergin crew had proven a gold mine (to them):
Angelo Ruggerio’s loose lips had helped build the Commission case.
His talk gave them probable cause to bug the other Bosses.
Angie’s diagram over the phone of Paul’s house had helped them get a visual for Paul’s house and where to place the bug
Paul was an old timer. He’d never have flipped. So, he’s useless to the Feds. He was likely going to beat the car theft case. But otherwise, he’s just another old guy going to prison
Paul’s planned Acting Boss was Tommy Gambino, who was incredibly low key. Much harder to prosecute than a John Gotti.
But if he gets killed, that’s out the window. The Bergin crew takes over - You have a flashy, chatty Boss now. Angelo Ruggerio probably in an administration level position.
Gotti, Ruggerio etc are guys the Feds can capitalize on to dismantle the Gambinos because of who John, Angie, etc are.
Worst case scenario, you have a Gambino Family War. Which again, actually works for the Feds.
Either way, win win if he dies for the Feds.
Either they get Gotti in charge - and we see how long that lasted. Look how many guys went to prison *forever* after Gotti took over.
Or they get a war, which would cripple the Gambinos and makes them much more open to be prosecuted since a war would bring about murders, chargeable crimes, possibly guys flipping to save their lives
So you take a bet, and don’t do anything to stop a guy getting popped
My theory is they knew, and they had a good idea that the successor would be Gotti.
They knew Gotti going back to the 50s in terms of law enforcement. He would’ve already had a reputation as a guy in constant trouble, a flashy guy with a loud mouth.
The Feds had been bugging the Ravenite as early as 1980 and bugging his phone as early as 1982.
Plus the Feds already knew the Bergin crew had proven a gold mine (to them):
Angelo Ruggerio’s loose lips had helped build the Commission case.
His talk gave them probable cause to bug the other Bosses.
Angie’s diagram over the phone of Paul’s house had helped them get a visual for Paul’s house and where to place the bug
Paul was an old timer. He’d never have flipped. So, he’s useless to the Feds. He was likely going to beat the car theft case. But otherwise, he’s just another old guy going to prison
Paul’s planned Acting Boss was Tommy Gambino, who was incredibly low key. Much harder to prosecute than a John Gotti.
But if he gets killed, that’s out the window. The Bergin crew takes over - You have a flashy, chatty Boss now. Angelo Ruggerio probably in an administration level position.
Gotti, Ruggerio etc are guys the Feds can capitalize on to dismantle the Gambinos because of who John, Angie, etc are.
Worst case scenario, you have a Gambino Family War. Which again, actually works for the Feds.
Either way, win win if he dies for the Feds.
Either they get Gotti in charge - and we see how long that lasted. Look how many guys went to prison *forever* after Gotti took over.
Or they get a war, which would cripple the Gambinos and makes them much more open to be prosecuted since a war would bring about murders, chargeable crimes, possibly guys flipping to save their lives
So you take a bet, and don’t do anything to stop a guy getting popped