As the words pour from her mouth in a soupy Brooklyn accent, it quickly becomes apparent that although she appears more like the suited psychotherapist Dr Melfi from The Sopranos, a ballsy Carmela Soprano lurks not far beneath. Her husband, John Fogarty, and brother, John Silvestri, were wanted for murder and extortion. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Two months later, when Fogarty went down to Tennessee to pick it up, he was met by a squad of undercover DEA agents. Silvestri picked up the dealer in his car with a friend. He wanted her to chase away the nightmares that made him scream in the night. At 17, he committed his first murder, an act that earned him the epithet Johnny Bubblegum. His sisters don't know where he lives. She was five years old when her mother woke her before dawn to go the Jewish deli down the road and take milk and bagels for breakfast. It was with Fogarty that Giovino became the archetypal Mafia wife. Her father is doing life in the US Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois - the most restrictive prison in the federal system. Six months ago, John Fogarty chose to leave the Witness Protection Program. So it was, then, that in 1984, while Ronald Reagan was easing legal restrictions on electronic surveillance, Giovino was enjoying the view from Reiter's multi-million dollar penthouse on Manhattan's 59th Street. Fogarty checked himself into rehab in Kentucky. Sex and the City is on C4 on Wednesdays at 10pm. 'John's determined to make a go of it with the family,' says Giovino. Then her phone rings. I still feel terrible,' says Giovino in a low voice. 'John got angry. One night, Fogarty and Aldo went drinking. She is vivacious and pretty, with an air of sadness about her. Gotti claims her father ran a plumbing business. John Silvestri was instructed to collect the debts. He met a man who offered him $100,000-worth of marijuana. Giovino knew then that Fogarty would be caught. She also became firm friends with the DEA agents who had moved her - she cooked them ravioli and they put together her furniture. When driving, he would always check the rear-view mirror. 'He liked my past.'. Arrested herself, Giovino was indicted on the same charges of conspiring to distribute marijuana and cocaine in the Brooklyn and Staten Island area. She thinks Pennsylvania is a great place to raise kids. The relationship didn't last. Fogarty confessed to an undisclosed number of murders and served six years in a federal penitentiary before joining the Witness Protection Program. Giovino releases a hollow laugh. They have no conscience and feel no shame. In 1991, Gravano made history when he testified against his former boss, John Gotti. All the men in her life have been involved with organised crime. 'I always drove a Mercedes 450 convertible,' she says. Fogarty grew up on the streets of Staten Island. Aware that somebody was looking to dispose of her husband and assume his position meant never knowing who was going to knock on her door - or knock him off. Alfa 2002 at 34 Ch Vol-A-Voile, L'Ange-Gardien. Four weeks later, she and her four children were hurried out of the state. It was not until 1992, however, that Giovino realised the extent to which her life was a lie. 'Normal' is another of Giovino's frequently used words. RGCV Réfrigération et Gaz Centre-Ville Ltée. Giovino was indicted as a co-conspirator. What sets her apart from the rest of the Mafia wives, including her five sisters, is her willingness to talk. It was Giovino who gave him the go-ahead. Whenever he came to New York to do business, he would stay at their house. Call Insulfloor, a manufacturer and distributor of insulating and humidity-proof subflooring in L’Ange-Gardien. He bought a $100,000 speed boat and named it Andy Girl. Everything she had learned from Lino and Reiter she used to help Fogarty. Aldo was Fogarty's Miami connection. 'I've had to learn what normal behaviour is. Gravano testified to the execution of 19 men. Her earliest memory is of learning how to steal. Giovino kicked him out and changed the locks. 'I thought it was the norm until my arrest,' she says. Accordingly, her brother and husband pleaded guilty to a string of crimes, and Giovino went free. 'John was the kind of guy who would rent a limo and drive to Atlantic City with a ton of cocaine,' she says. View Producer Page; Create New Wine; Show All Wines; Show All Tasting Notes; Advertisement. She would do anything she could to make a few extra bucks. Giovino's life has been defined by the wise guys ('made' men who have been sworn into the crime families) and connected guys (men who take orders from wise guys) with whom she has lived and had children. Fogarty was arrested, charged with interstate trafficking and held without bail. When they met, Fogarty was living in a shabby one-bedroom apartment and wearing tracksuits and trainers. 'The fact they could take a person's life and protect my innocence was attractive.' The government wanted Giovino to join the Witness Protection Program and live under an alias in the Mid-West. Founded in 2009, BALCONY 2000 manufactures high-quality fibreglass products, including fibreglass balconies, stairs and decks, and aluminum stair railings and balconies. Her prayers were soon answered. Afterwards, Silvestri rushed home to tell his mother. Most were illiterate. If ever there was a sign that the dissolution of the Mafia was under way, it was Gravano's betrayal of the culture that created him. Denial is the key to Mafia wives' survival. This incident spelt the beginning of the end for Giovino and Fogarty. Andrea Giovino is not what you would expect of a Mafia wife.