Sammy The Bull Gravano is an Italian-American criminal who has a net worth of $500,000 according to Celebrity Net Worth.. Salvatore Gravano, or Sammy the Bull, is the former boss of the Gambino crime family based in New York City.
On January 13, former President Donald Trump shared an interview with Gravano from last week conducted by YouTuber DJ Vlad, in which the former mobster called Trump a “legit guy.” The tweet was later deleted.
In the interview clip, Gravano reveals that he failed to work for Trump because he was always around former FBI agents and the former president did not want to get involved with the mob.
Sami Al-Thour worked for the United States government as an informant in the early 1990s
Known for helping the FBI bring down Family boss John Gotti by becoming a government witness, Sammy has earned money from his book and media interviews. His earnings also come from selling his products, such as Patreon, TikTok, podcasts, and YouTube videos.
Sammy joined the US Army at Fort Jackson, California in 1964 as a mess hall cook before slowly rising through the ranks. He then took the position of corporal and received an honorable discharge two years later.
Sami joined organized crime at the age of 23 and was drawn into the Cosa Nostra crime family. He committed minor crimes such as kidnapping, robbery, armed robbery, loan sharking and extortion.
The Italian-American ran a lucrative game in the back room of an after-hours club before co-owning it. He was then noticed by family boss Joe Colombo who used him to picket FBI headquarters in Manhattan as part of an Italian American Civil Rights League initiative.
In the 1970s, he considered quitting crime by taking a construction job, but was falsely accused and arrested for a double murder in 1969. After being put on trial, the criminal became desperate for money to pay his legal bills.
So, he quit his construction job and began robbing houses for a year and a half before becoming fully involved with the Gambino crime family.
Sammy joined the plumbing and drywall business with his brother-in-law Edward Garafola and gained a reputation as a top earner in the Gambino family. The work also made him a millionaire. He used the money to buy real estate and became the operator of The Plaza Suite, a disco club where he allegedly earned $4,000 a week.
The club also became the headquarters of his construction racket. According to Toko, Sami Al-Thawr has also earned money from his books and interviews with various publications such as the Arizona Republic. Sami is also a social media personality and runs a weekly podcast called our thing podcast, Where he reveals his notorious life experiences.
He created a YouTube channel, Salvatore, “Sammy the Bull” Gravano, where he has amassed over 552,000 subscribers and over 95 million views.
Gravano worked for the United States government as an informant in the early 1990s. He admitted his involvement in 19 murders and was sentenced to 20 years in prison for running an ecstasy ring in Arizona. He was released in 2017.
