Sammy "Sonny" Bottino is an unseen character in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto V, and a forty-three year old member of the Gambetti Family. He had been Don Jon Gravelli's right hand man but went into hiding due to murder charges in Vice City. Since going into hiding, he has been replaced by Roy Zito as the acting underboss of the Gambetti Family. Bottino has been arrested on four occasions: in 1981 for grand theft auto, in 1982 for hijacking, in 1984 for manslaughter and in 1993 for racketeering.
In 2007 a murder charge was pinned onto him and as such he and his family went into hiding out west. According to his daughter, Antonia Bottino, they were "...moving around safehouses in rat-hole hick towns where no one comes looking." As of 2011 he was "pinched" and became a "snitch" according to his daughter whom Trevor Philips, Michael De Santa or Franklin Clinton rescue from being buried alive on a random encounter and then has an a family member, Dario Bottino transfer 60,000$ into the account of whichever character saved her.
LCPD Database information
Surname: Bottino
First Name: Sammy
Age: 43
Place of Birth: Broker, Liberty City
Affiliations: Gambetti Crime Syndicate
Criminal Record:
- 1981 - Grand Theft Auto
- 1982 - Hijacking
- 1984 - Manslaughter
- 1993 - Racketeering
Notes:
- Wanted for murder in Vice City.
- Believed to be Jon Gravelli's right hand man and his logical successor as the head of the Gambetti Crime Syndicate.
Trivia
- Sammy Bottino is loosely based off of Gambino underboss Salvatore "Sammy The Bull" Gravano.
- He wouldn't allow his daughter to participate in the reality show "Wise Bitches" because he was protective of his daughter.