This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Joe Watts" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR(September 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Joseph Watts (born 1942) also known as "The German" is an associate of the Gambino crime family. He was a close confidant of former boss John Gotti and participated in the infamous 1985 assassination of Paul "Big Paul" Castellano.[1][2] Watts was not a made man due to being only Italian on his maternal side, while being German, Welsh on his paternal side.[3][4]
After caporegime Tommy Bilotti was murdered, Watts was given Bilotti's black book for his loansharking operation, which made him a millionaire and a good earner for the Gambino family. Watts also insisted that Gotti should put a hit on his brother, Joey Bilotti as well. However, Bilotti accepted the fate of his brother and did not retaliate, therefore killing him was unnecessary.
John Gotti appointed Watts as a liaison to the Westies, an Irish-American gang in Hells Kitchen. The Westies were being used as hired guns for the Gambino family under Paul Castellano, and continued under the Gotti regime.
Watts was charged and acquitted of the 1987 killing of William Ciccone. According to the testimony of government witness; Dominic "Fat Dom" Borghese, Watts allegedly drove him from Queens to Staten Island in the back of his black Mercedes-Benz. Borghese testified that Watts shot Ciccone in the head five times.
In 2011, Watts was convicted for his part in a 1989 murder conspiracy ordered by John Gotti, and sentenced to 13 years in prison.[5] He served his sentence at FCI Cumberland, and was released from prison on January 14, 2022.[6]
^Feuer, Alan (January 24, 2001). "Former Gotti Henchman Faces New Charges on Eve of Release". The New York Times.
^"Watts was never made, due to his German blood, but he had an illustrious career by Mafia standards". Archived from the original on 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
^"He Told Joe Watts If You Touch Sammy's Son I will Kill You" | Sammy "The Bull" Gravano
^Gearty, Robert (20 April 2011). "John Gotti associate Joseph (The German Watts) sentenced to 13 years in prison for mob murder". nydailynews.com.
^Federal inmate locator (Necessary to type inmate name into website)
Watts was given Bilotti's black book for his loansharking operation, which made him a millionaire and a good earner for the Gambino family. Watts also...
Joe Biden. In 2016, Watts became a board member of Emerge America. Watts also serves on the board of Advance Peace and Urban Peace Institute. Watts was...
After the divorce, Watts and her older brother Ben Watts moved several times across South East England with their mother. Peter Watts left Pink Floyd in...
Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference JoeWatt at Find a Grave v t e...
Onion News Network. Watts has also directed music videos for electronic music artists such as Fatboy Slim and Swedish House Mafia. Watts was born on June...
group, the Charlie Watts Quintet, and appeared in London at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club with the Charlie Watts Tentet. In 1989, Watts was inducted into the...
to 1997. Watts was the on-camera announcer for Judge Joe Brown, which ended its run in 2013. She is currently the announcer for Sherri. Watts's mother,...
possible for Watts to switch from receiver to defense. Watts saw snaps at the "rover" position, a mix between safety and linebacker. Watts made his first...
Watts (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2020. McNary, Dave (April 16, 2018). "Joe Carnahan's...
2015. Watts, Noah (5 December 2019). "How to Act in Video Games: Noah Watts, 'Assassin's Creed III'". Backstage. Retrieved April 26, 2024. Noah Watts Interview:...
Gambinos after Castellano's murder in December 1985. Gotti appointed JoeWatts as the liaison to the Westies. From time to time, the Westies worked for...
and the NFL Scouting Combine. Watts signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2024. "Eric Watts". UConn Huskies. Fuller, Jim (March...
Erma Lee Horne, Delores Williams Lynch, Henry Rosell, Oneal Vance and JoeWatts Jr. Included 12 participants – Carroll Gary Barber, Charles Henry Booth...
of Historic Places in Los Angeles. The Watts Towers of Simon Rodia State Historic Park encompasses the Watts Towers site. Sabato ("Simon" or "Sam") Rodia...
miscarriage. Bilotti's lucrative loansharking business was taken over by JoeWatts, who was given Bilotti's shylock book as a reward for acting as a backup...
playing. Frankie (Frank DeCicco) said him and me would move into JoeWatts' basement. Joe and his wife and kids would stay upstairs. John (John Gotti) and...
November 1941. In Ronald Kessler's 1996 biography of Joe Sr., Sins of the Father, James W. Watts, who carried out the procedure with Walter Freeman (both...
straight-necked C melody saxophone. Watts also played the notable sax riff on "The One You Love" from Glenn Frey's album No Fun Aloud. Watts was born in Norfolk, Virginia...
Naomi Watts is a British actress and producer known for her work in Australian and American film, television and video games. Watts emigrated with her...
MPs stand". BBC News. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2020. Murphy, Joe; Watts, Joseph (29 June 2016). "Tory leadership election: Boris Johnson's transformation...
Global Information