Strange thing to say. The Feds have an obligation to warn mobsters when their life is in danger. They had a hard on for Gotti. If a civilian like Favara went to them, they would have been too happy to listen. The sad fact is that Favara didn't take the threats against his life seriously until it was too late. He should have moved far, far away or asked to go into witness protection once he realized he was dealing with a maniac and not a grieving mother.

What I am interested to know is if Gotti wanted him dead at all. There is a school of thought that he dealt with him just to appease his wife.