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Former Gambino crime family boss John Gotti's grandson copped to a plea deal in a drug-dealing case. He will serve eight years in prison. He faced a pretty strong case. He was recorded on a wiretap stating that he sold more than 4,200 pills a month for a $100,000 return. John Gotti's grandson arrested last August. Undercover cops allegedly made 11 buys from Gotti, purchasing $46,000 worth of Oxycodone. He faced up to 25 years to life in prison if convicted. At Queens Supreme Court today, Gotti, 23, pleaded guilty to three charges stemming from the Operation Beach Party investigation that focused on him and a Queens-based drug operation he reportedly headed up. Once he serves the sentence, he has five years of supervised release; he also will forfeit $259,996, under terms of the agreement. The sentencing was slated for March 2.

John Gotti grandson UPDATED In an exclusive interview with the New York Daily News on Saturday, John Gotti (grandson of the notorious former  Gambino crime family boss ) detailed some of the dynamics that he believes led to his arrest two days prior to his discussion with two journalists. His own decision to allegedly mastermind the selling of Oxycodone and other diverted prescription drugs didn't figure once in the interview. And, disturbingly, for reasons of his own, he referenced the brutal rape and murder of a young woman last Tuesday in Howard Beach, one of two Queens neighborhoods in which Gotti and six others allegedly sold illegal prescription drugs. The murder remains unsolved . Calling Karina Vetrano "drop-dead gorgeous" as well as a "sweetheart" whom he personally knew, Gotti also made a bizarre reference to her father, who found her body , calling him a "man's man."