Binnie_coll
With all due respect, everyone thinks it was Gotti being flashy that lead to his demise. Do you really think if Gotti was much more low key the government would of said;; " hey guys, lets not relentlessly pursue the most powerful crime boss in the country because he keeps himself out of the limelight" c'mon.. Castellano was going down and so did all those other " low key" mob bosses during the commission case. Gotti's flashiness just made them dislike him. Every boss from 84-90 went away for.life. Why do you think if Gotti ate at a hot dog stand rather than an upper east side joint or wore a $200 suit rather than a $2000 suit, he would still be around? The moment the feds knew he was the new boss, he became their new target.
Lcn has changed alot the past 10 years. During gotti's era, every boss was on the commission and everyone knew who the bosses were. Today, they no longer have commission meetings and no one really knows who the bosses are.
I stand by my statement regarding Gotti refusing his men take plea deals as their ultimate demise.
Of course the fbi using tools the cia uses didnt help matters much either.