95-Year-Old Mobster Who Put Hit on Gotti Released From Prison

A 95-year-old mobster linked to a failed attempt to murder John Gotti has been released from prison after serving over 36 years in federal prison before being released on April 25.

Louis "Bobby" Manna is a former consigliere of the Genovese crime family.  He was granted compassionate release after spending more than 30 years in federal prison for racketeering and murder conspiracy.  He is suffering from lung cancer, chronic kidney disease, Parkinson’s disease, and other ailments.

First sentenced in 1989, Manna, 95, had served 36 years of an 80-year sentence. A federal judge approved his release.  He will remain under 24-hour house arrest with GPS monitoring in Bayonne, N.J.

Manna was involved in the plotting of Gotti's assassination attempt.  The motive stemmed from deep tensions and rivalries between the Genovese and Gambino families.  At the time, Gotti was believed to have orchestrated the 1985 murder of Paul Castellano, the former Gambino boss, without getting approval from the Mafia Commission.

Manna was recorded in FBI wiretaps from the Casella's restaurant in Hoboken, New Jersey, discussing plans to kill Gotti and his brother, Gene Gotti.

Judge Robert Kirsch, who approved the release, described Manna’s crimes as “depraved,” but noted his sentence had already demonstrated the consequences of racketeering convictions.