Bonanno Crime Family

Author : Andy Petepiece
Publisher : Tellwell Talent
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0228852919

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The Bonanno Family: A History of New York's Bonanno Mafia Family by Andy Petepiece Pdf

The Bonanno Family is a well-researched book on the 100-plus-year history of one of New York's infamous La Cosa Nostra organizations. It begins with an outline of the first Bosses, and ends with Boss Mikey Mancuso demoting his Acting Boss and Consigliere. Some of the important events covered included the 1931 killing of Boss of Bosses Salvatore Maranzano, the formation of the Commission, and the dates of the national meetings of La Cosa Nostra. Among those was the infamous 1957 gathering of mob Bosses held at Boss Joseph Barbara's estate. Long-time leader Joseph Bonanno is profiled in this book, as are all his successors. I examine Bonanno's role in the killing of Salvatore Maranzano and Bonanno's alleged kidnapping in 1964. The book covers the Commission's expulsion of Bonanno and his son Salvatore and their many years after that historic event. There are three chapters on the long-ignored Montreal, Canada, wing of the Bonanno Family. This group eclipsed any New York Family in terms of wealth and reach. Due to their deep involvement in the drug trade, the Montreal crew operated worldwide, unlike the New York Families. Most readers of La Cosa Nostra will recognize many of the characters from its history. The book provides details on well-known hoods such as Carmine Galante, Dominick "Sonny Black" Napolitano, Joe Massino, Anthony Spero, and Vincent Basciano. American Mafia followers will get to know Canadian Mafia powers like Nicolo Rizzuto, Vito Rizzuto, Vic Cotroni, Paulo Violi and powerful Associates like Raynald Desjardins.

Author : Joseph Bonanno
Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466847170

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A Man of Honor by Joseph Bonanno Pdf

"Friendships, connections, family ties, trust, loyalty, obedience-this was the 'glue' that held us together." These were the principles that the greatest Mafia "Boss of Bosses," Joseph Bonnano, lived by. Born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Bonnano found his future amid the whiskey-running, riotous streets of Prohibition America in 1924, when he illegally entered the United States to pursue his dreams. By the age of only twenty-six, Bonnano became a Don. He would eventually take over the New York underworld, igniting the "Castellammarese War," one of the bloodiest Family battles ever to hit New York City... Now, in this candid and stunning memoir, Joe Bonanno-likely a model for Don Corleone in the blockbuster movie The Godfather-takes readers inside the world of the real Mafia. He reveals the inner workings of New York's Five Families-Bonanno, Gambino, Profaci, Lucchese, and Genovese-and uncovers how the Mafia not only dominated local businesses, but also influenced national politics. A fascinating glimpse into the world of crime, A Man of Honor is an unforgettable account of one of the most powerful crime figures in America's history.

Author : Anthony DeStefano
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0806527358

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The Last Godfather by Anthony DeStefano Pdf

The epic inside story of Joseph Massino, the mob boss of New York's Bonanno crime family for more than 20 years, who was betrayed by his closest friend, underboss and brother-in-law Salvatore Vitale. Based on interviews with Massino's family and friends, as well as law enforcement officials and confidential sources, The Last Godfather reveals the truth behind incidents made legend in gangster films like Donnie Brasco and The Godfather.

Author : Anthony M. DeStefano
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780806533094

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King of the Godfathers: by Anthony M. DeStefano Pdf

The Last Of The Old-World Mob Bosses--And The Ultimate Betrayal For more than twenty years, Joseph "Big Joey" Massino ran what was called the largest criminal network in the U.S., employing over two hundred and fifty made men and untold numbers of associates. The Bonanno family was responsible for over thirty murders, even killing a dozen of its own members to enforce discipline and settle scores. He would be brought down by Salvatore "Good Looking Sal" Vitale, the underboss who was not only Massino's closest and most trusted friend, but also his brother-in-law. In the end, facing the death penalty and the prospect of leaving his family penniless, Massino started talking to the FBI--the first Mafia Godfather to break the sacred code of omerta, and the end of a centuries-old tradition. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Anthony DeStefano, who interviewed Massino's family and friends as well as law enforcement officials and confidential sources, King of the Godfathers is the story of the brutal mob war that made Massino head of the Bonanno family and the most powerful gangster in America. "The best and last word on the subject." --Jerry Capeci, Gangland News.com and bestselling co-author of Murder Machine With 16 Pages of Revealing Photos! Anthony Destefano was part of the team of New York Newsday reporters who won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the August 1991 subway crash in Manhattan. He covers organized crime for Newsday and was the lead reporter on several major criminal trials, including that of subway gunman Bernhard Goetz. He lives in New Jersey.

Author : Bill Bonanno
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1999-04-15
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780312264437

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Bound by Honor by Bill Bonanno Pdf

No one can tell the true story of the Mafia in America better than Bill Bonanno. He was there. He lived it. Bill Bonanno was born into a world of respect, tradition, and honor. The son of legendary mafioso Joe Bonanno, Bill was a "made" member of the Mafia by the time he was in his early twenties. He was rumored to be the model for The Godfather's Michael Corleone and was the subject of Gay Talese's best-selling Honor Thy Father. Now retired, Bill is finally ready to give an eyewitness account of his life as a high-ranking captain in the Bonanno crime family, one of America's most powerful Mafia syndicates. He takes you inside the mob at its peak, when New York's Five Families-Bonanno, Gambino, Colombo, Lucchese, and Genovese-not only dominated local businesses, but also controlled national politics. For the first time, Bill Bonanno discloses the machinations behind his marriage to Rosalie Profaci (niece of the powerful don Joe Profaci), and even that cemented the alliance between the two Families with all the pomp and circumstance of a royal wedding. From the truth about the mysterious disappearance of his father to a startling disclosure about he mob's participation in the Kennedy assassination, Bill Bonanno lays bare the inner workings of his chaotic, violent, and surprisingly human world with unparalleled detail and insight. Bound By Honor not only recounts Bill Bonanno's tumultuous life, but also is an engrossing chronicle of organized crime. Bonanno's story provides a remarkable glimpse into all of the intriguing personalities of the underworld of yesterday to today, from Bugsy Siegel to John Gotti. This book is a must for readers of Mario Puzo, Gay Talese, Nicholas Pileggi, and others who have written abut the Mafia, but who have never been in the eye of the storm in quite the same way as Bill Bonanno in Bound By Honor.

Author : Bill Bonanno,Gary B. Abromovitz
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062092526

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The Last Testament of Bill Bonanno by Bill Bonanno,Gary B. Abromovitz Pdf

An eye-opening look at life—and death—inside the Mafia, The Last Testament of Bill Bonanno is a stunning document written by the son of notorious crime boss Joe Bonanno. Published at the author’s request after his death, The Last Testament of Bill Bonanno provides highly confidential secrets about the inner workings of La Cosa Nostra—offering a behind-closed-doors look at the secret Commission meetings of the ’30s through ’60s and clandestine details of the Mafia’s most venerable rituals, techniques, and indoctrination ceremonies…plus pages of never-before-seen photos. Bonanno’s Last Testament stands alongside Talese’s Honor Thy Father, Pileggi’s Wiseguys, Maas’s The Valachi Papers and Underboss, The Good Rat by Jimmy Breslin, and T.J. English’s Havana Nocturne as an essential work of contemporary crime history—a must-read for fans of The Sopranos and The Godfather.

Author : Bill Bonanno,Joe Pistone,David Fisher
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780759513075

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The Good Guys by Bill Bonanno,Joe Pistone,David Fisher Pdf

Chain-smoking Mickey Fists isn't sure if he's an "addict" or an "attic." The Freemont Avenue Social Club is on Elizabeth Street in Little Italy. So are the best wiretaps FBI money can buy. Skinny Al weighed 320 pounds and lived life to the fullest...until someone burned out his eardrums and shot his body full of holes. Hundreds of writers have tried to capture life inside the mob, but no one has ever had the inside access to write a book like this one. Drawing on the firsthand experience of former undercover FBI agent Joe Pistone-aka Donnie Brasco-as well as former Mafia prince Bill Bonanno, The Good Guys straddles both sides of the law, races relentlessly through the New York City underworld, and crackles with characters and moments so vivid they will never let you go. At Columbia University, a professor of Russian literature has gone missing. A few miles and light-years away, Little Eddie LaRocca and Bobby San Filippo are on the move-dealing in everything from hot-sheet hotels to bootleg Fuji film. When the hoods are sent to find the professor, they find out that someone else is looking, too. Beautiful FBI agent Laura Russo is making her preppy partner's head spin. She knows the missing man is important-and somehow connected to a recent mob hit. While Eddie and Bobby are fighting their way through ugly deeds and pretty coeds, these feds will cook up some business of their own, turning a little disagreement among criminals into an all-out war... Capturing the organized crime world of the go-go '80s, Pistone and Bonanno's one-of-a-kind collaboration is bad to the bone-and as marvelously authentic as it gets.

Author : Lee Lamothe,Adrian Humphreys
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-12
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780470156933

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The Sixth Family by Lee Lamothe,Adrian Humphreys Pdf

From The Sixth Family, according to witness testimony: BROOKLYN, MAY 5, 1981 "We were in the closet. We all had our weapons loaded. We sat there and waited for the doorbell to ring," said Salvatore Vitale, a slender New York mobster known as Good-Looking Sal. "We left the door open a smidge to look out." The ringing of the bell at the private social club’s entrance signaled the arrival of the first of the invited guests. Vito Rizzuto crouched low, peeking out from his vantage point. Through the swelling crowd and loud chatter from tough men all accustomed to having their say, Vito kept his eyes on one man, Gerlando Sciascia, a fellow Sicilian who was a long-time Rizzuto family friend. Breathing deeply beneath his mask, Vito watched for the secret signal that would draw him from the closet, a signal that came when Sciascia slowly ran the fingers of his lean, right hand through the silver hair on the side of his head. That simple act of preening brought mayhem to the social club and radically changed the balance of power. "Don’t anybody move. This is a holdup," Vito said as he confronted the roomful of powerful mobsters, his words muffled by a woolen ski mask pulled down over his long, thin face. Despite those words, this was not about robbery. Nothing would be taken but three lives and the rights to an underworld throne.

Author : Anthony M. DeStefano
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-02
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780762796595

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Vinny Gorgeous by Anthony M. DeStefano Pdf

A vain man of good looks but no family ties to the Mob, Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano worked his way up to acting boss of the Bonanno crime family, becoming its leader when official boss Joseph Massino went to prison in 2003. When the Mafia was crawling with secret operatives and informants caving to government pressure to flip, Basciano steadfastly obeyed the code of La Cosa Nostra. “I got faith in one guy,” he said during a secretly taped meeting. That man was Massino, head of the Bonanno borgata. But for all his loyalty, Basciano was still a hot-headed, cold-blooded killer, which ultimately led to his arrest and downfall. Then in a remarkable betrayal that rocked the Five Families to their foundations, Massino secretly cooperated with the FBI—the first head boss ever to roll over. As a result, Basciano faced the death penalty, but a federal jury, disturbed by the prosecution’s use of deadly criminal informants, reached a surprising verdict. Here from veteran crime author Anthony M. DeStefano comes the riveting story of the last true believer in the Mob’s cult of brotherhood and his betrayal at the hands of the only man he ever trusted.

Author : Rosalie Bonanno,Beverly Donofrio
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003-03-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780312979256

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Mafia Marriage by Rosalie Bonanno,Beverly Donofrio Pdf

A view of love and marriage inside the Mafia details Rosalie Profaci's marriage to childhood sweetheart Bill Bonanno, her discovery of the dark side of the Sicilian Mafia, and her struggle to cope with the realities of her marriage.

Author : Mafia Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1739258592

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The Bonanno Mafia Crime Family by Mafia Library Pdf

Delve into the shadowy world of the Bonanno Mafia Crime Family, a pivotal pillar in the history of organized crime in New York. This book unveils the complex saga of power, betrayal, and survival within one of the infamous "Five Families." While maintaining an air of mystery, it navigates through the turbulent history of the family, from its Sicilian roots to its notorious presence in the American underworld. Key Insights: The inception and rise of the Bonanno family, spearheaded by the formidable Joe Bonanno. Intrigues of power struggles and the family's entanglement in the historic Castellammarese War. The transformative years under Joe Bonanno's rule, shaping the family's identity and operations. A daring infiltration by an FBI agent, known as Donnie Brasco, leading to unprecedented consequences. Turbulence and adaptability, marking the family's journey through legal challenges and internal strife. Notable Personalities: Joe Bonanno: The influential boss whose leadership and vision set the family's course. Donnie Brasco: An alias for the covert operation that penetrated the family's veil of secrecy. Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero, Dominick "Sonny Black" Napolitano, and Alphonse "Sonny Red" Indelicato: Key players whose actions and fates intertwine with the family's legacy and the Brasco infiltration. This narrative captures the essence of the Bonanno family's journey, offering a window into their operations without fully lifting the veil on their most guarded secrets. It's a story of loyalty and treachery, tradition and innovation, survival and evolution in the face of relentless law enforcement efforts and internal challenges. "The Bonanno Mafia Crime Family" is more than a historical account, it's a compelling exploration of the family's impact on organized crime and their enduring legacy. This book is a must-read for those fascinated by the machinations of one of America's most enigmatic criminal organizations.

Author : Bill Bonanno,Gary B. Abromovitz
Publisher : Random House
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781780574158

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Mafia: The Final Secrets by Bill Bonanno,Gary B. Abromovitz Pdf

Born into a powerful mob family, Bill Bonanno was privy to a private world that existed just outside the law for decades in America - a world ruled by the tenets of loyalty, secrecy, brotherhood and survival at any cost: the Mafia. The son of Joe Bonanno - the Godfather-like head of one of the original five New York crime families - Bill Bonanno came of age in the Golden Age of the Mafia. Bill is widely recognised as the historical basis for Michael Corleone's character in the Godfather trilogy, and in this revelatory final testament he ushers readers in to that cloistered world, from its origins in Sicilian and Italian history to its rise, tumultuous peak and precipitous fall in America. Mafia: The Final Secrets is the ultimate insider's last word on one of the most secretive and misunderstood phenomena of our time.

Author : Dennis N. Griffin,Andrew DiDonato
Publisher : Huntington Press Inc
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781935396383

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Surviving the Mob by Dennis N. Griffin,Andrew DiDonato Pdf

What do you do when the law wants you behind bars and the New York crime families want you buried? Surviving the Mob is a cautionary tale of the harsh reality of a criminal, inmate, fugitive, and witness who -- so far -- has lived to tell the tale.

Author : Mafia Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1917077114

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The Bonanno Mafia Crime Family by Mafia Library Pdf

Author : Jerry Capeci,Tom Robbins
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781250037435

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Mob Boss by Jerry Capeci,Tom Robbins Pdf

Reminiscent of Wiseguy, Mob Boss is a compelling biography from two prominent mob experts recounting the life and times of the first acting boss of an American Mafia family to turn government witness Alfonso "Little Al" D'Arco, the former acting boss of the Luchese organized crime family, was the highest-ranking mobster to ever turn government witness when he flipped in 1991. His decision to flip prompted many others to make the same choice, including John Gotti's top aide, Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, and his testimony sent more than fifty mobsters to prison. In Mob Boss, award-winning news reporters Jerry Capeci and Tom Robbins team up for this unparalleled account of D'Arco's life and the New York mob scene that he embraced for four decades. Until the day he switched sides, D'Arco lived and breathed the old-school gangster lessons he learned growing up in Brooklyn and fine-tuned on the mean streets of Little Italy. But when he learned he was marked to be whacked, D'Arco quit the mob. His defection decimated his crime family and opened a window on mob secrets going back a hundred years. After speaking with D'Arco, the authors reveal unprecedented insights, exposing shocking secrets and troublesome truths about a city where a famous pizza parlor doubled as a Mafia center for multi-million-dollar heroin deals, where hit men carried out murders dressed as women, and where kidnapping a celebrity newsman's son was deemed appropriate revenge for the father's satirical novel. Capeci and Robbins spent hundreds of hours in conversation with D'Arco, and exhausted many hours more fleshing out his stories in this riveting narrative that takes readers behind the famous witness testimony for a comprehensive look at the Mafia in New York City.