Diddy would have been killed in Mafia: ‘Sammy the Bull’ Gravano

  • Combs accused of racketeering and sex trafficking in federal trial
  • Racketeering is a pattern of crime carried out by organized groups
  • It's a charge that originally was applied to Mafia, other mob figures

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(NewsNation) — The former second-in-command to New York mobster John Gotti says Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is on trial for the type of racketeering charges usually leveled at crime bosses, wouldn’t have met Mafia standards.

Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano offers that opinion based on federal allegations that Diddy was a sex trafficker who abused women — something he says the mob wouldn’t have tolerated.

“We would never touch women and children,” Gravano told “Banfield” on Thursday. “That’s against our rules, our principles. … He would have been killed. There would be no trial.”

Mob only targets people who fall out of line in organization: Former underboss

The former Gambino family underboss said the mob would only target people in its organization who fell out of line.

Gravano spent time in prison for racketeering and other offenses. Asked about what life would be like for Diddy if he’s convicted, he said the music mogul could face repercussions for the way he allegedly treated women.

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“He’s going to be treated like a b—, in plain English,” Gravano said. “Listen, we’re all men. We have wives, we have daughters, we have granddaughters.”

He conceded that Diddy’s wealth could insulate him in prison.

“It’s true. Money talks in prison. He could buy a little bit of protection. But they’ll use him. Nobody will like him,” Gravano said.

John Gotti’s right-hand man helped make a case against him

Gravano used to be the right-hand man to the infamous mobster John Gotti. In 1992, however, federal agents were able to make a case against Gotti with Gravano’s help. He became a cooperating witness and helped convict Gotti, who later died in prison in 2002.

John Gotti and Sammy The Bull in vintage photo
John Gotti, center, enters the Brooklyn Federal courthouse with Sammy “The Bull” Gravano May 1986 in New York City. (Photo by Yvonne Hemsey/Liaison)

Gravano also had to serve time for his convictions. Gravano reportedly killed 19 people, but he says that isn’t entirely accurate.

“I didn’t commit 19 murders. I was involved in 19 murders. Sometimes I was the planner, sometimes I was the shooter. On a hit, there’s a lot of different people, positions that you play. So, I didn’t kill 19 people,” he said.

Diddy’s former assistant closing out testimony on third week

Diddy’s trial is set to head into the fourth week on Monday. On Friday, testimony from one of Combs’ former assistants, referred to only under the pseudonym “Mia,” continued. Mia, who worked for Combs from 2009 to 2017, has given testimony about being subjected to violence and sexual assault during her employment.

Mia testified about the years of alleged abuse, which included sexual assault, extreme working conditions, physical violence and psychological manipulation. She was the second of four accusers who were listed in the rapper’s indictment.

Not all were named, but Casandra “Cassie” Ventura did state that she was “Victim 1” listed in the documents. Mia claimed that she and Cassie became very close. She said that Combs would take things away “all the time” from Ventura when he was mad.

At times, Mia claimed that her job was to “keep tabs” on Ventura. She also claimed that Combs would become violent with Ventura multiple times.

“I’ve seen him attack her. I’ve seen him crack her head open,” she testified on Thursday. 

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