John Gotti’s Family: All About His Wife, Siblings and Kids

Stories revolving around the Mafia have captured America’s attention through critically acclaimed movies and TV shows, documentaries and memoirs. However, not many organized crime families have gained the public’s attention quite like the Gottis. 

Patriarch John Gotti Sr.—also known as the “Teflon Don” and “Dapper Don”—quickly rose to power in the 1980s and became the leader of New York City’s infamous Gambino crime family. Because of his fashion sense, public trials and ability to get out of trouble, Gotti became one of the most well-known figures in the American Mafia. 

In the years following Gotti’s 1992 conviction, the Gotti family’s public image began to evolve, as they used books, reality TV shows, interviews, documentaries and social media to share their perspective on their family’s infamous history. Even though some sought to distance themselves from organized crime, a few Gotti relatives have continued to stay in the spotlight as they've faced legal trouble over the years.

Born: October 27, 1940

Died: June 10, 2002, of throat cancer

Criminal convictions/charges: Murder, murder conspiracy, racketeering, hijacking, loan sharking, attempted manslaughter, tax evasion, drug trafficking and other charges

John Gotti Sr. became involved with the Gambino family as a teenager, running errands for a capo’s social club. Over the following years, Gotti was sent to prison twice. In 1968, he, his brother, Gene, and an associate were arrested for cargo theft and truck hijacking. Gotti Sr. served three years in prison. Then in 1972, Gotti was sent back behind bars after killing Jimmy McBratney, a member of an Irish-American gang that was suspected of murdering the nephew of Carlo Gambino. Despite there being many witnesses to the murder, Gotti served two years after pleading guilty to attempted manslaughter in 1975. 

After watching the assassination of former Gambino boss Paul Castellano from a parked car in December 1985, Gotti took his place and was officially in charge. His most notable arrest came in 1990, when he was booked and charged with five murders, murder conspiracy, racketeering and more. Two years later, he was found guilty on 13 counts and sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Gotti died in 2002 while serving his sentence and has since been the subject of many documentaries and movies, including the 2023 documentary Get Gotti and 2018’s Gotti, starring John Travolta. 

Born: February 14, 1964

Criminal convictions/charges: Racketeering, bribery, extortion, loansharking and fraud

John “Junior” Gotti was reportedly a capo in the Gambino family and served as the acting boss when his father, Gotti Sr., went to prison in 1992. Years later, in 1999, Junior pleaded guilty to racketeering crimes including extortion, bribery and fraud, and was sentenced to six years and five months in prison. He was released in 2005. 

In the years following his release, he found himself in more legal trouble with four more trials, with prosecutors claiming that he never left organized crime, despite Junior saying otherwise. However, all trials ended in mistrials because the jury could not reach a verdict. 

During a 2010 interview with 60 Minutes, he said Mafia members were “happy” to see him go, as it was “more money for them.” Junior is married to Kimberly Albanese, and they have six children together.

“I’m blessed,” he said on 60 Minutes. “I’m alive. I’m free. My children are healthy, which is most important. I have the liberty to get up every morning and embrace my children, spend time with my family.” 

Born: October 15, 1939

Died: February 25, 2021, of natural causes 

Criminal convictions/charges: Racketeering, extortion, murder conspiracy, money laundering and fraud

Peter, older brother of Gotti Sr., reportedly served as acting boss of the Gambino family when Junior was sent to prison in 1999. However, his reign was short-lived. In 2003, he was convicted of racketeering, extortion and money laundering and was sentenced to nine years and four months in prison. In 2005, he was also convicted of conspiring to murder former mobster Salvatore Gravano, receiving a 25-year sentence. Peter died at age 81 while incarcerated at the Federal Medical Center in North Carolina. 

Born: 1946

Criminal convictions/charges: Racketeering and drug trafficking 

Gene, the younger brother of Gotti Sr., went through three trials related to a drug trafficking case in the 1980s; two ended in mistrials, and in the third one, he and Gambino family associate John Carneglia were convicted of racketeering and trafficking heroin in 1989. For that, Gene was sentenced to 50 years in prison. In 2018, he was released after serving 29 years and seemingly lives a private life in New York with his wife, Rosalie.

Born: November 2, 1992

Criminal convictions/charges: No known crimes committed 

John Gotti III, son of Junior, is best known for being a professional MMA fighter and boxer. Outside the ring, he has remained in the public eye due to his family’s controversial history, but he has no known ties to organized crime. 

“My name is my name, but slowly but surely, even now I’m starting to pave my own way, so to speak, but I’m not looking to run from it. I embrace it,” he said. “I fight for my name and the legacy of my name, so I’m just trying to be positive for myself and the future generations of my family.”

Born: November 8, 1962

Criminal convictions/charges: No known crimes

Victoria Gotti is the daughter of Gotti Sr. and his wife, Victoria DiGiorgio. In the years following her father’s conviction, she has continued to attract public attention with her books and entertainment programs. 

She released her first book, Women and Mitral Valve Prolapse, in 1995, which detailed her struggle with the illness that can cause heart palpitations, chest pain and fatigue. Her writing career took off, and she later released the fiction books The Senator’s Daughter, I’ll Be Watching You and Superstar.

In 2004, Victoria starred in A&E reality show Growing Up Gotti, which showcased her life as a single mother to three sons: Carmine Jr., John and Frank, whom she shares with her ex-husband, Carmine Agnello Sr. She released the memoir This Family of Mine: What It Was Like Growing Up Gotti in 2009. Ten years later, Victoria served as writer and producer on her own Lifetime biopic, Victoria Gotti: My Father's Daughter.

Born: 1960

Criminal convictions/charges: Racketeering, extortion, arson conspiracy, fraud and loansharking

Carmine “The Bull” Agnello worked as a businessman in the scrap metal business. He had some run-ins with the law in the 1990s, including hitting a police scooter with his car and arguing over parking tickets. However, his biggest conviction came in 2001, when he was accused of a slew of crimes, including racketeering, extortion, arson conspiracy and income tax fraud. Prosecutors believed he used scare tactics, including threats and violence, to control other businesses. In 2001, Agnello Sr. pleaded guilty to all charges and was sentenced to nine years in prison. 

In 2015, Agnello Sr. was back in court following a lengthy investigation into a scrap metal business he co-owned in Cleveland. It was alleged that his business, Eagle Auto Parts, was involved in an illegal car-scrapping scheme. Two years later, in 2017, the case ended in a plea deal, with him pleading guilty to an environmental violation and no contest to theft and having a firearm as a felon.

Born: April 8, 1986

Criminal convictions/charges: Fraud, arrested on domestic assault allegation

Carmine Agnello Jr., son of Victoria and Agnello Sr., has not been convicted of any organized crime offenses; however, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison in April 2026 after pleading guilty to wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining about $1.1  million in federal COVID-19 disaster loans. He began his prison sentence in August 2026. 

In June, Agnello Jr. was arrested on an allegation of domestic assault after getting into an argument with a 29-year-old woman. He was charged with criminal mischief, assault and criminal obstruction of breathing. He pleaded not guilty and was released on bail.