Robert Mormando is an American mafia hitman for the New York Gambino crime family, who later became a government informant.[1]
Mormando was born in Ozone Park, Queens, and is a divorced father of two children.[2] In October 2009, Mormando became the first mobster to admit in open court that he is gay while on trial for the 2003 shooting of bagel store owner, Angelo Mugnolo.[3] Although the mafia ran gay bars and gay night clubs, including the Stonewall Inn, they frowned upon being gay. He had a close personal friendship with Richard G. Gotti, John Gotti's nephew.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Robert Mormando Says He's Gay: Mafia Hit Man Comes Out Of The Closet At Trial". The Huffington Post. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Telling Court He's Gay, Mob Informer Crosses Line". The New York Times. October 20, 2009.
- ^ "Mob hit man out of the closet: Robert Mormando is gay and regrets life of crime, his lawyer says". NY Daily News. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Did Hitman Robert Mormando Have a Special Relationship With a Gotti?". Queerty. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Feuer, Alan (21 October 2009). "Telling Court He's Gay, Mobster Crosses Line". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
