Charges Against Kimberly And Gianna Gotti Dismissed On Long Island

MINEOLA, NY — Misdemeanor assault charges against Kimberly Gotti, the wife of the reputed former acting Gambino crime family boss, John Gotti Jr., and her daughter, Gianna Gotti — as well as another woman — have been dismissed, Nassau District Attorney Anne Donnelly's office said Tuesday.

The charges followed a dispute during a basketball game between Oyster Bay and Locust Valley high schools, officials said.

In a statement to Patch, Donnelly's office said "the case against" the two women "was dismissed today on procedural grounds."

"We await the judge’s written decision and will review our options," the statement concluded.

The judge has not published his written decision yet.

Defense attorneys, Gerard Marrone and Steven Christiansen, said the DA's office did not turn over evidence for their defense promptly, and did not disclose that the alleged victim had a previous conviction for stealing money from a car dealership, Newsday reported.

But prosecutors disputed the lapse in sharing evidence, saying that the victim did not tell them about the conviction.

Civil rights attorney Fredrick K. Brewington, who represents the woman who was involved in the fight, told Newsday that the case is not over for her family, adding that his clients "are extremely disappointed that this case has been dismissed" and that given the real violations and trauma they experienced they will continue to pursue some level of justice in this matter."

Attempts to reach Marrone were not successful.

Patch has reached out to Christiansen.

The Gottis pleaded not guilty to the charges in April and have maintained their innocence in the case.

Both women in March nixed an offer by the Nassau County District Attorney’s office to plead guilty and participate in anger management counseling, a spokesman for DA Anne Donnelly's office said.

In 1999, Gotti Jr. pleaded guilty to racketeering, bribery, and extortion and was sentenced to more than six years. His fourth trial 10 years later ended in a mistrial.

His father, John Gotti Sr., was a mobster known as the "Dapper Don" and the "Teflon Don."

He died in prison in 2002 while serving out a sentence for murder and racketeering.