Several days after the murder, Gotti was named to a three-man committee to temporarily run the family pending the election of a new boss, along with Gallo and DeCicco. It was also announced that an internal investigation into Castellano's murder was underway. However, it was an open secret that Gotti was acting boss in all but name, and nearly all of the family's "capos" knew he had been the one behind the hit. He was formally acclaimed as the new boss of the Gambino family at a meeting of 20 "capos" held on January 15, 1986. He appointed DeCicco as the new underboss while retaining Gallo as "consigliere".