Former Gambino Crime Family Associate & Proposed Member
14 Years In Prison
37+ Years Clean From Drugs & Alcohol
Real Mafia Stories. Real Consequences. Real Redemption.
The Mob Museum, Las Vegas
Anthony books a limited number of speaking engagements each month.
Former Gambino crime family associate and proposed member.
14 years in federal prison.
37+ years clean.
A Rare Inside Look at the Mafia, Prison, and Redemption
Anthony Ruggiano Jr. delivers a powerful, story-driven keynote based on a life inside the Gambino crime family, 14 years in federal prison, and over 36 years clean.
This is not theory. This is lived experience.
WHAT AUDIENCES TAKE AWAY
The reality of life inside organized crime
The mindset behind high-risk decisions and loyalty
The true cost of choices—prison, family, and loss
What it takes to change and rebuild your life
IDEAL FOR
Corporate events and leadership teams
Conferences and keynote events
Universities and schools
Recovery and mental health programs
Law enforcement audiences
WHY ANTHONY
Authentic, real-world experience
A gripping story that holds attention
A message of accountability, resilience, and transformation
KEYNOTE OPTIONS
45–60 minute keynote
Keynote plus Q&A
Private or small-group sessions
BOOKING
Anthony accepts a limited number of engagements.
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True Mafia Stories from inside the Gambino Crime Family. Stories never told publicly. Real People, real events. Life inside and life after.
Reformed Gangsters Podcast
Reformed
adjective
Having relinquished an immoral, criminal, or self-destructive life-style.
If this ex-mobster can change his life so can you...
Born into the mafia. 14 years in prison. Overcame cocaine addiction while in the mafia. Made it our of the mafia alive. 37+ years drug & alcohol free.
Some of the latest episodes…
Anthony Ruggiano Jr. has dedicated his life to improving other people's lives by helping them beat addiction to drugs and alcohol through a personalized recovery plan. He is committed to empower endangered youth, and prevent them from joining the crime world by refuting the myths there is any glamour in it.
Anthony Ruggiano Jr. was born in 1953. The same year Albert Anastasia opened the books & straightened out his father Fat Andy Ruggiano.
Back in the glory days of the Italian American Mafia Anthonys dad, Fat Andy, was one of the most respected gangsters there were & he was a killer.
Learn what the life was like first hand from the Son of A Gangster. From meeting John Gotti in his teens to getting the nod to become a made member in the Gambino Crime Family.
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
Gambino Family Reunion
With Sammy The Bull
SIT DOWN WITH
MICHAEL FRANZESE
Anthony Ruggiano Jr. has dedicated his life to improving other people's lives by helping them beat addiction to drugs and alcohol through a personalized recovery plan. He is committed to empower endangered youth, and prevent them from joining the crime world by refuting the myths there is any glamour in it.
Anthony is currently working on a book that reccounts his experiences in the mob world, and what it was like to work for and be the son of the renowned 'Fat Andy' Ruggiano. He is also creating his Youtube show in hopes he can expand his platform and reach a wider audience that is in desperate need of help with their recovery from addiction.
Anthony Ruggiano Jr was born into the mafia via his father Anthony ‘Fat Andy’ Ruggiano Sr. in 1953. His mother was distant as opposed to his father who, despite being a mafia hitman, was a warm and loving figure throughout his life. Anthony was born in East New York and moved to Ozone Park when he was five. He has one brother and one sister. Due to his exposure to a life in crime from such a young age, it was only unavoidable he later joined his father and ran his own crew.
Anthony’s father 'Fat Andy' became a made member of the mafia in 1953 under the tutelage of Albert Anastasia, and quickly became a feared boss with one of the biggest crews in New York City. Fat Andy was featured in the beginning of Goodfellas, for having been part of the biggest robbery known to man. For as tough as Fat Andy could be he was also a loving and caring son, father, neighbor and grandfather.
It wasn't until Anthony was thirteen however, that he truly pieced together who his father truly was. Fat Andy took him to clubs where he met the likes of John Gotti, and he began to read up about his father through articles. At the age of 16 Anthony was suspended from high school, and his father asked him what he wanted to do with his life. Anthony said he wanted to work for him, at this point knowing full well what that meant.
Fat Andy kept exposing his son to other bosses and captains like O’Neil, who was the underboss of the Gambino family. At this point, through Fat Andy and his partner Tony Lee's guidance, Anthony began to form his own crew. The NYPD quickly learned who he was and began to arrest him in hopes they could shake off some money from his father. Anthony was also exposed to cocaine and the drug world too.
At twenty-three Anthony was convicted of burglary and grand larceny but due to the lavish party his father threw in his honor, he wasn't aware of the consequences of going to jail. Upon Anthony’s release, Fat Andy moved to South Miami where he began to run a crew, until his arrest and 40-year conviction. At this point, Anthony's addiction began to accelerate and take its toll.
Over the course of the next twenty-one years, Fat Andy and Anthony were either both in prison at the same time or one was out and the other was in. His father continued to run his crew through Anthony and Tony Lee where extreme acts of violence and other crimes were being committed through his blessing.
