Joe the Cat La Forte was alleged to be a wealthy guy. He owned several lucrative properties and buildings in Little Italy, and more on SI. He ran numbers for years and was said to have had a solid numbers trade.

Another low key guy who only garnered attention during the Gotti era because of John's high profile, arrogant in your face lifestyle. He exposed all his men to much unwanted publicity.

LaForte, Jimmy Failla, Frankie Dapolito, Joe Arcuri, and many others later all cursed the day he came to power.