Editing Sammy Gravano (section)

===Aligning with Gotti===
In the aftermath of the Fiala murder, Gravano continued to focus on his construction business by branching out into the lucrative drywall industry. New York City's cement industry was controlled by four of the [[Five Families]], which made millions of dollars by manipulating bids and steering contracts.<ref name="trutv"/> Gravano said in 1998, "I literally controlled Manhattan, literally. You want concrete poured in Manhattan? That was me. [[Tishman (company)|Tishman]], [[Donald Trump]], all these guys—they couldn't build a building without me."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/08/trump-gravano-gotti-mafia/568273/|title=Donald Trump's Mafia Mind-Set|first=Jeffrey|last=Goldberg|date=August 23, 2018|website=The Atlantic|access-date=January 8, 2019|archive-date=January 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108145451/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/08/trump-gravano-gotti-mafia/568273/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Gravano eventually became embroiled in a dispute with business partner [[Louie DiBono]], a member of another Gambino crew. Gravano and his brother-in-law Eddie had a meeting with DiBono (along with an attorney and an accountant DiBono brought), at which DiBono said only $50,000 was due. Gravano excused the attorney and accountant and, once alone with DiBono, banged him around the room because of the scam. 

Putting hands on another made man is a death penalty in Cosa Nostra. DiBono told his captain, [[Pasquale Conte|Pasquale "Patsy" Conte]], who then told Castellano, and a sit-down was called. Toddo spoke on Gravano; Gambino [[underboss]] [[Aniello Dellacroce|Neil Dellacroce]] intervened on Gravano's behalf. Castellano told DiBono to pay Gravano $200,000 and the two men end their business partnership.<ref name="Underboss" /> Gravano's standing with his boss slipped as a result of the incident. Dellacroce, however, was the mentor to rising star [[John Gotti]], and when word got back to him that Dellacroce had supported Gravano, Gotti and other Gambino members were impressed.<ref name="trutv" />

During this time, the FBI had intensified its efforts against the Gambino family and in August 1983, three members of Gotti's crew – [[Angelo Ruggiero]], [[John Carneglia]], and [[Gene Gotti]] – were indicted for [[heroin]] trafficking. Castellano was against anyone in the family dealing narcotics. Castellano planned to kill Gene Gotti and Ruggiero if he believed they were drug traffickers. Castellano asked Ruggiero for a copy of the government surveillance tapes that had Ruggiero's conversations. To save Gene Gotti and Ruggiero, Dellacroce stalled the demand. Eventually, one of the reasons for Gotti's killing Castellano was to save himself, his brother and Ruggiero. The Ruggiero tapes not only had them talking about drugs, but also the bosses and commission. The FBI had [[covert listening device|bugged]] Ruggiero's house and telephone, and Castellano decided he needed copies of the tapes to justify his impending move to Dellacroce and the family's other capos.<ref name="trutv"/><ref name="tapes">{{cite news|url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/ny-gotti022692,0,120833.story|title=Tapes Called Gotti Murder Motive|last=Bowles|first=Peter|date=February 26, 1992|work=[[Sun Sentinel]]|access-date=July 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090824234435/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/ny-gotti022692,0,120833.story|archive-date=August 24, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

When Castellano was indicted for both his connection to [[Roy DeMeo]]'s stolen car ring and as part of the [[Mafia Commission Trial]], he learned his own house had been bugged on the basis of evidence from the Ruggiero tapes and he became livid.<ref name="trutv"/> In June 1985, he again demanded that Dellacroce get him the tapes. Dellacroce tried to convince Gotti and Ruggiero to comply if Castellano explained beforehand how he intended to use the tapes, but Ruggiero refused, fearing he would endanger good friends.<ref name="tapes"/>

Prior to Castellano's indictment, Gravano was approached by [[Robert DiBernardo]], a fellow Gambino member acting as an intermediary for Gotti. DiBernardo informed him that Gotti and Ruggiero wanted to meet with him in [[Queens, New York|Queens]]. Gravano arrived to find only Ruggiero was present. Ruggiero informed Gravano that he and Gotti were planning to murder Castellano and asked for Gravano's support.<ref name="trutv"/> 

Gravano was initially noncommittal, wanting to confer first with [[Frank DeCicco]]. In conversation with DeCicco, both men voiced concern that Castellano would designate his nephew, [[Thomas Gambino]], acting boss and his driver, [[Thomas Bilotti]], underboss in the event he was convicted and sent to prison. Neither man appeared to Gravano or DeCicco as leadership material, and they ultimately decided to support the hit on Castellano.<ref name="Underboss"/>