Title: Top 5 Most Notorious Gangsters from New York City | The Blanch Law Firm
Headings: Top 5 Most Notorious Gangsters from New York City
Top 5 Most Notorious Gangsters from New York City
Content: To restore his honor, Coonan bought an automatic machine gun and fired at Spillane and his gang from the roof of a tenement building. He began a war between the Irish gangs and Spillane’s army. He became friends with ‘Mickey’ Featherstone and he joined his war against Spillane. Together, they joined ranks with the Gambino organization and became an incredibly powerful mob in New York racketeering circles. Eventually, Featherstone and Coonan’s relationship soured, with Featherstone turning state’s witness against Coonan who was arrested for RICO crimes going back decades. Featherstone testified against him, leading to Coonan’s conviction and sentence for sixty years. Jon Gotti became the head of the Gambino crime family. Known for his extroverted behavior and expensive taste, he was called ‘The Dapper Don.’ He was later called ‘The Teflon Don’ after he was acquitted three times for three different high-profile trials. It was later discovered that he had been involved with jury tampering and witness intimidation.