Gotti grandson sentenced to eight years in prison

The 23-year-old namesake of the infamous John Gotti was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to selling prescription drugs on the black market, a scheme which banked him about $1.6 million a year, the Queens district attorney said.

Gotti is the grandson of John Gotti, known as the Dapper Dan, who was the head of the Gambino crime family and died in prison in 2002. The younger Gotti was arrested in his grandfather’s home in Howard Beach. He is the son of Peter Gotti, one of the crime family head’s sons.

“The sentence imposed today by the court sends a strong message to all drug dealers that illegal drug trafficking in Queens will not be tolerated. Drug abuse and misuse can destroy the lives of young people and wreak havoc in our communities,” Brown said. “Do not expect any leniency from dealing prescription drugs rather than peddling in cocaine or heroin. It cannot be stressed enough that drugs like Oxycodone are just as addictive and dangerous.”

Gotti pleaded guilty in February to second-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and conspiracy to commit a felony, sidestepping a sentence of 25 years to life, DA Richard Brown said. He was ordered to forfeit an additional $250,000 in drug proceeds on top of his prison sentence.

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