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Joe Watts

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. Watts was not a made man due to being only Italian on his maternal side, while being German, Welsh on his paternal side.

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.

In 2011, Watts was convicted for his part in a 1989 murder conspiracy ordered by John Gotti, and sentenced to 13 years in prison. He served his sentence at FCI Cumberland, and was released from prison on January 14, 2022. Provided by Wikipedia