What's Sammy the Bull Gravano's net worth? Exploring the mobster's fortune as former President Trump thanks him on social media

Sammy The Bull Gravano is an Italian-American criminal, with a net worth of $500,000 as per Celebrity Net Worth. Salvatore Gravano or Sammy the Bull, is the former underboss for the Gambino crime family based in New York City.

Former President Donald Trump, on January 13, shared an interview of Gravano from last week by YouTuber Dj Vlad in which the former mobster called Trump, "a legitimate guy." The tweet was later deleted.

In the interview clip, Gravano reveals that he failed at getting to work with Trump since he was always around ex-FBI agents and the former President didn't want to get involved with the mob.

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Sammy the Bull worked with the US government as an informant in the early 1990s

Known for aiding the FBI in bringing down the family boss John Gotti by becoming a government witness, Sammy has made money from his book and media interviews. His earnings also come from selling his products, Patreon, TikTok, Podcasts, and YouTube videos.

Sammy joined the U.S. Army in Fort Jackson, California in 1964 as a mess hall cook before slowly rising through the ranks. He then took the position of a corporal and was given an honorable discharge two years later.

Sammy joined organized crime at 23 and drifted into the Cosa Nostra crime family. He committed minor offenses such as hijacking, theft, and armed robbery before loansharking and racketeering.

The Italian-American ran a lucrative game in the backroom of an after-hour club before co-owning it. He was then noticed by family boss Joe Colombo who used him to picket the FBI Manhattan headquarters as part of his Italian-American Civile Rights League Initiative.

In the 1970s, he considered leaving crime by taking up a construction job but was falsely accused and arrested for a double 1969 murder. Post his arraignment, the criminal became desperate for money to pay his legal bills.

So, he left his construction job and began robbing houses for a year and a half before fully initiated into the Gambino crime family.

Sammy joined the plumbing and drywall business with brother-in-law Edward Garafola and earned the reputation of a great earner in the Gambino family. The business also made him a multi-millionaire. He used the money to buy real estate and to become the operator of The Plaza Suite, a disco club that allegedly made $4,000 per week.

The club also became the headquarters for his construction racket. As per Tuko, Sammy the Bull also made money from his books and interviews with various publications such as the Arizona Republic. Sammy is also a social media personality and runs a weekly podcast called Our Thing Podcast, where he reveals experiences of his notorious life.

He created a YouTube channel, Salvatore, "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, where he has amassed over 552,000 subscribers and over 95 million views.

Gravano worked with the US government as an informant in the early 1990s. He confessed to his involvement in 19 murders and was sentenced to prison for 20 years for running an ecstasy ring in Arizona. He was released in 2017.