Yes. Why did he bother?
He had the brains and nous of guys like Gotti, Quack Quack Ruggiero, Roach Rampino, De Meo, Testa, Senter and Borelli to conspire against and implicate him in crimes.
Why bother with these nobodies when you have this ragtag collection of heroin addicts, Studio 54 jocks, loudmouths, morons and egotistical narcissists.
That made me laugh pretty good. Damn, I haven't heard Tony Roach's name since I read the Gotti book by Capeci a few years ago. Keeping around a heroin addict ... great move by Gotti.
Gene Gotti directly behind, and "Roach" Rampino in the back