Gaggi went to jail in March 86 and died their 2 years later. He was on trial when Gotti took over so Nino had bigger concerns.
Then he must have summoned Gotti in 86 around the time of the Decicco hit. What is my source? The book, Murder Machine.
The book says that right before Nino was jailed in 86, he summoned Gotti to a meeting. The way it was done was very undeferential and condescending. Nino sent an emissary to "bring" Gotti to Nino about an unspecified issue concerning a restaurant. So there you have a Capo sending someone to "bring" a boss to a meeting that the boss doesn't even know the back story to. It was probably going to be a hit, since Gotti would have possibly attended the meeting alone and would not know who would be waiting for him. But it was probably more a signal than anything else. It was a signal to Gotti and the rest of the Gambinos that Gotti did not have Commission backing and that Nino did. The only question for Gotti was who exactly on the commission was backing Nino.
"For us, rubbin'out a Mustache was just like makin' way for a new building, like we was in the construction business."
