John Gotti’s underboss Sammy” Bull” Gravano
By Mitchel Maddux, New York Post
He was 400-plus pounds of Mafia brawn sprawled across the back of a Jet Ski.
That’s how the hit man selected by the Gambino crime family to murder mob turncoat “Sammy Bull” Gravano illegally slipped into the US from Canada.
Former Gambino wiseguy Salvatore “Fat Sal” Mangiavillano, who holds dual Italian-Argentine citizenship, explained how in the early 1990s he was deported after doing a stint behind bars for burglarizing a bank.
Although he spent most of his life in Brooklyn, he was born overseas, moved here at age 8 but never applied for US citizenship.
Determined to return, Mangiavillano flew from Italy to Canada.
Once there, Mangiavillano rented a Jet Ski, posed as a recreational enthusiast, and slowly made his way across the Niagara River. read more Here
