i dont see the big surprise here, mostly because that bust was now 7 years ago. very common around the world to have women working in criminal orgs this is not new. perhaps for ny families it is but i imagine if we were to go back and search similar arrests/busts you will find a few female names. typical of u.s. mafia families to be behind the curve in using females or other ethnic groups to further there criminal rackets. and who cares what gotti would or wouldnt have allowed, clearly what he did wasnt good. maybe he should have allowed some women, minorities and the like to make money with gambinos could've helped. this practice is very common in canada by the way across the spectrum of criminal groups around the country. not with women as leaders but actively participating in crime. the wife of former andrea scoppa clan member nicola valiente was busted along with others in 2018 i think for smuggling guns across border into canada. in that arrest her husband was not arrested and best evidence says valiente wasnt even involved. you would have to think as well in speaking of prostitution or high class escort rings that usually there is a woman in charge of the women and money. her name escapes me but was arrested in chicago 2016 and had links to or was paying a street tax to gary gagliano of the outfit.