Angelo Ruggiero

Angelo Ruggiero
Ruggiero mugshot c.1965
Born
Angelo Salvatore Ruggiero

(1940-07-29)July 29, 1940
DiedDecember 4, 1989(1989-12-04) (aged 49)
New York City, U.S.
Other names“Quack Quack”
“Angelo Quack”
RelativesSalvatore Ruggiero, brother
AllegianceGambino crime family

Angelo Salvatore Ruggiero Sr. (Italian: [ˈandʒelo rudˈdʒɛːro]; July 29, 1940 – December 4, 1989), also known as "Quack Quack", was an American mobster who rose to the position of caporegime in the Gambino crime family. He is best known for his fraternal friendship with John Gotti and was instrumental in the assassination of incumbent boss Paul Castellano which led to the rise of Gotti to official boss of the Gambino family.