Yes,Robert "DB" DiBernardo as the major figure behind the US adult industry, he was a relatively capable businessman who did not have any personal reputation for involvement in violence, but his Mafia links deterred potential competitors and warded off other criminals. He became immensely influential in the US pornography business, and an associate of Reuben Sturman. Whether DiBernardo's relationship with Sturman and others was based on outright extortion or mutual advantage was never established. DiBernardo was seen as a phenomenal money maker, secretive, and a lone operator (unlike most Mafia members of his status, he did not retain a 'crew' to back him up) all of these traits made him vulnerable to others within Gotti's organisation. Di Bernardo, who had been target of a Federal investigation into child pornography, was awaiting sentence when he was murdered by fellow associates of Gotti, the body was never found.

In fact angelo ruggiero convinced gotti to give the OK to kill DiBernardo because he would not pay his debt of 250,000 and Gravano gain control of Teamsters Local 282.