Sammy "The Bull" Gravano
ON THE RECORD · 7 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“At first, I was annoyed in a way, like, man, you don't know when to shut your f---ing mouth,”
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Sammy Gravano explained his initial annoyance with secretly recorded conversations of John Gotti.
“I said, 'Okay.' And I walked away,”
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Sammy Gravano recalled the moment he decided to break his oath and cooperate against John Gotti.
“Well, as I walked away, I said, 'F--- the Mafia, f--- the oath and f--- John Gotti — I'm switching sides. He wants to play chess with me. Let's play chess.'”
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Sammy Gravano described his reaction upon deciding to turn on John Gotti and the Mafia.
“I find this out way later, so it's not the reason I cooperated – but I find out later he's going to take me out,”
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Sammy Gravano described later finding out that John Gotti planned to kill him.
“They're going to turn around, including your lawyer, and say to the jurors, 'You heard the tapes. Sammy's a monster. Killed all these people, took over the businesses and everything. Poor John Gotti. You hear him complaining on the tape. It's not him. It's him,'”
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Sammy Gravano recounted discovering the defense strategy intended to pin the blame on him at trial.
“But it went beyond that.”
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Sammy Gravano noted that the conflict between him and John Gotti escalated beyond loose talk on wiretaps.
“But he wants Frankie [LoCascio] to go around to the captains and explain Sammy has lost his mind. He's really killing all kinds of f---ing people. It's crazy,”
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22
Sammy Gravano shared what he learned about John Gotti's scheme to turn Mafia captains against him.