Rise To Leadership
Despite everyone's low expectations for Peter Gotti, he was soon fulfilling a more important role in the family. When John J. Gotti and Gene Gotti went to prison, Peter started relaying messages from the two leaders to the rest of the family. In 1999, Gambino acting boss John A. Gotti, commonly known as "Junior" Gotti, was sent to prison and Peter became the new acting boss, with assistance from capos Nicholas "Little Nick" Corozzo, a former rival of John J. Gotti and John "Jackie Nose" D'Amico, a longtime Gotti associate. The three mobsters formed a "Committee" which ran the day-to-day operations of the Family. As acting boss, Peter Gotti represented the Gambinos at a 2000 Commission meeting.
Sometime in late 2001 or early 2002, with official boss John J. Gotti dying in prison, Peter became the new sitting or official boss.
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