Ill-Gotti Gains

Many rappers emulate mobsters such as Gotti, Murder, Inc., Al Capone, etc. by invoking their names in rhymes or even by taking their names as monikers. This despite the fact that so many mobsters historically (and New York Italians period) were so virulently racist. Case in point the very racist John Gotti caught here on tape being an all-around asshole and taking consolation in not being a “nigger”; cause apparently that’s worse than being a mass murdering sociopath.

John Gotti is the father of Victoria Gotti (novelist, gossip columnist and Reality TV star. I found the smokinggun.com link above while searching for the answer to that nagging question in the head of everyone who has seen the Growing Up Gotti reality show, complete with aerial shots of Victoria’s massive estate: where in the hell did she get all of that money?

The answer? Well apparently, in addition to her father’s many lucrative illegalities, her ex-husband is currently serving time for racketeering related to his scrap metal business. You figure it out.

While Victoria did not believe that he was a mobster, even after hearing the FBI surveillance tapes, she did believe that he was having an affair with his secretary and used that as the basis for her divorce filing.

While I do believe that America is one of the most just countries in the world, isn’t it a bit unjust that because of the enforcement of drug laws, poor, working & middle class people can lose their houses (and other property) when family members are busted with drugs and Victoria Gotti gets to live champagne wishes and caviar dreams?