The 72-year-old was serving a 20-year sentence for buying and selling the drug Ecstasy after a 2002 conviction.
In the early 90’s, he was notorious for turning on his mafia family and helping the government bring down his former boss, John Gotti, in exchange for a generous plea deal.
As part of the deal, Gravano confessed to murdering a shocking 19 people — including his own brother-in-law! His testimony helped put at least 36 mobsters behind bars. He entered the witness protection program, but left in 1997 to release a tell-all about his life of crime, reports Radar.
Gravano’s daughter, Mob Wives star Karen Gravano may have hinted about the early release, as she posted the cryptic message “only a matter of time” back on August 12.
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