Domenic “Mick” Gatto (born 6 August 1955) is a professional mediator within the Victorian building industry; and a debt collector. Gatto was named as a standover man during the Royal Commission into the Building and Construction Industry.
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Mick Gatto House: Where Does Mick Gatto Live?
Gatto and his family also own a residence at Mount Martha, on the Mornington Peninsula. The son of two Italian immigrants from Calabria, Gatto was raised in Melbourne and commenced working in the fruit and vegetable industry.
A former boxer, in the 1980s and 1990s, Gatto was involved in Melbourne’s illegal gambling scene. In 2004 Gatto was given a ten-year gaming ban, which subsequently increased to a life ban.
In 2004 Gatto was charged with the murder of Andrew Veniamin, a suspected underworld hitman. Gatto was remanded in custody for 18 months. He was found not guilty at trial, during which Gatto claimed he had acted in self-defense after Veniamin pulled out a .38 and threatened to kill him.
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