Mobster Who Put Hit On Gotti Released At 95 To Live In Hudson County: Reports

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — A 95-year-old former Genovese crime family member, who was convicted of putting a hit on John Gotti, has been granted "compassionate release" from prison to live with family in New Jersey, court documents and reports say.

Robert "Bobby" Manna was known as the “consigliere,” or third-in-command, in charge of the New Jersey arm of the infamous Genovese crime family, according to past reports.

He will be coming home to live with his stepson in Bayonne, said a story in NJ.com. He's been in federal prison in Minnesota since 1989, reports said.

Back in 2021, while Manna was battling Parkinson's disease, a judge denied his request for release, saying his crimes were "serious and heinous."

But because he's even more frail, a judge granted his third motion for compassionate release on April 16, while not denying the severity of the crimes.

Originally Got 80 Years

Manna was sentenced to 80 years in federal prison in 1989 for his involvement in the plot to kill Gambino crime family head John Gotti, as well as other crimes.

(You can see the FBI's history of organized crime families in America, including the five New York-area families, here.)

At the time, U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan said, “He was a leader of the Genovese crime family, a role he performed through violence and intimidation. His numerous crimes were extremely serious and heinous."

U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch said last month that Manna had recently suffered from lung cancer, Parkinson’s disease, chronic kidney disease, a bacterial infection, hypertension, and several other serious medical conditions, according to the NJ.com report.

He will be supervised by federal probation officials and remain under 24-hour house arrest, monitored by GPS, the story notes.