Castellano and Gravano were intelligent enough to transcend the mafia. Guys like Corrao owned businesses. Guys like De Meo and Gaggi made more money.
Gotti was a degenerate gambler and hellraiser who strong armed his way into the hotseat with the help of having Dellacroce's ear.
Gotti had a magnetic personality, granted, but he had no nous and he did the family more harm in the long-term than any positive effects he had in the short-term.
I invoke my right under the 5th amendment of the United States constitution and decline to answer the question.
