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In ensuing sessions between Ruggiero, Gotti and Dellacroce, Ruggiero remained adamant about not giving up the tapes. He accused his uncle of betrayal for even entertaining the thought. He told his lawyers he would kill them if they gave up the tapes.
Oct 30, 2023 · But the Ruggiero tapes also gave the police cause to bug the homes of a number of Gambino family associates, giving them enough evidence to arrest Castellano himself. When he got out on bail, he was furious with Ruggiero, but Dellacroce was still able to protect his nephew — until the old man eventually died of cancer in 1985.
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Feb 26, 1992 · In June, 1985, Angelo Ruggiero, a reputed mobster loyal to Gotti, and Gotti’s brother, Gene, were facing trial for heroin trafficking and Castellano wanted copies of FBI surveillance tapes...
Feb 25, 1992 · The 10-year-old tapes played at Gotti's murder-racketeering trial capture mobster Angelo Ruggiero telling an associate that then-Gambino boss Paul Castellano considered putting the then-capo...