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THE WAY WE WERE John Gotti Jr.'s plea bargain last week dealt a blow to New York's Mafia, leaving the Gambino family without a boss. It's not the only sign that the Mob just isn't what it used to be.
THEN NOW
NICKNAMES
Frank ("the Enforcer") Nitti Nicholas ("Little Nick") Corozzo Jack ("Machine Gun") McGurn Dominic ("Quiet Dom") Cirillo Fred ("Killer") Burke Liborio ("Barney") Bellomo
BOOKS
The Rise of the Mafia Gangland: How the FBI in New York (1978) Broke the Mob (1995) The Mafia Mystique (1975) The Mafia Cookbook (1993)
DRESS
In court, Al Capone was John Gotti Jr. has gone to impeccably dressed in court in jeans and sneakers expensive suits
MOVIES
Scarface (1983) Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) The Godfather (1972) (L) Analyze This (1999) (R) Little Caesar (1930) Mafia! (1998)
OMERTA (THE CODE OF SILENCE)
Even after being shot 22 Salvatore Gravano (R) times in the St. testified against John Valentine's Day Massacre, Gotti and wrote a book Frank Gusenberg (L) refused about his life in the Mob to implicate anyone
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