Peter Gotti
Peter Gotti worked as a sanitation worker, and a former associate remembered him as an ordinary man who did not let his standing go to his head. He was 81 and had long been in poor health, including thyroid problems and blindness in one eye. He died on February 25, 2021, at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, where he was held. A person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press that he died of natural causes. He had sought early release to avoid dying in prison.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. A person familiar with the matter told the AP he died of natural causes after long-standing poor health, including thyroid problems and blindness in one eye.
Reported by: a person familiar with the matter, speaking to the AP.