Originally Posted by Zavattoni
Originally Posted by Lenox
You really think Scarfo was making a lot of money before he was boss? Gotti’s crew were killing it with heroin. Scarfo wasnt making real money until he was boss. There is a reason why Dellacroce and carmine fatico loved john gotti, he was a big earner. We only hear about his gambling but he brought in a lot of money after moving to queens.


Yes; Scarfo was making a ton of money with the legalization of Casino Gambling around 1976 or so... Gotti wasn't even made then..... He was in jail. How could he be a better earner around that time period?

@JCrusher.

I got Scarfo's rank wrong; He was never a captain.... Just a soldier with a few associates. It's stunning that he went from a soldier to consigliere under Phil Testa. Skipped the capo rank.


Yes that’s true he went from soldier to consigliere. Part of it was his friendship to Phil Testa. Also New York told Testa To make Scarfo either underboss or consigliere. As for Lenox I give up lol. I mean we are both giving him facts that back up the fact that individually Scarfo was a better earner. Gotti was an ok earner at best. He was a hijacker. He didn’t really know much about any other rackets. He was a degenerate gambler so whatever money they earned he pissed a lot of it away. This is backed up by Angelo and Gene. What earned Gotti a reputation was that he was a tough guy and proven he could do a stretch in prison and keep his mouth shut. That’s mainly it


Last edited by JCrusher; 06/26/20 10:41 AM.