 Dellacroce regaled Gotti with tales of past Mafia glories under Anastasia, leading Gotti to adopt Anastasia as his role model.In February 1968, United Airlines employees identified Gotti as the man who had signed for stolen merchandise; the FBI arrested him for the United hijacking soon after.Gotti was arrested a third time for hijacking while out on bail two months later, this time for stealing a load of cigarettes worth $50,000 on the New Jersey Turnpike.