If Gotti was never caught blabbing on tape he could've lasted at least another decade, even wearing all the fancy suits he wanted. I'm shocked that he said enough to fill the pages of a whole book, The Gotti Tapes.
Agreed, if he kept his mouth shut, didn’t parade his captains around every week for the feds to track, he could have had a respectable run and a respectable reign, unlike how it’s looked at now.
Oh yea, and if he killed Sammy at some point too.