In 1990, the FBI had enough evidence to put both John Gotti and Sammy Gravano away for the rest of their days. The feds had hours of incriminating conversations recorded via bugs planted in the gang’s Manhattan hideout. And as Gravano told his local Fox affiliate in February 2021, Gotti planned on having him take the fall for everything. Gotti told Gravano that the streets needed the boss, and that he would have to sacrifice himself for the good of the family. But Gravano didn’t earn a nickname like The Bull for no reason. He fought back against anyone who threatened him, even his former friend and boss. So he contacted the government and spilled every bean he had on Gotti.

Gravano was released into the witness protection program in 1995, but he only stayed inside for eight months. He didn’t like having to leave his old life behind and start over as someone new. Neither did he want to leave behind his life of crime. Five years after his release, he was arrested again, this time on charges of running a drug ring with his son. He served just over 17 years of a 20-year sentence, and was released in 2017. He now continues to capitalize on his life of crime with his podcast called “Our Thing.”