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Carmine Galante (Italian: [ˈkarmine ɡaˈlante]; February 21, 1910 – July 12, 1979) was an American Mafioso who was de facto boss of the Bonanno crime family of New York City. Galante was rarely seen without a cigar hanging from his mouth, leading to the nickname " The Cigar " and " Lilo " (a Sicilian term for 'cigar').
James Galante (born January 5, 1953) is an American convicted felon and associate of the Genovese crime family, [1] owner of the defunct Danbury Trashers minor-league hockey team and a defunct racecar team fielding cars for Ted Christopher, and ex-CEO of Automated Waste Disposal (AWD), a company that holds waste disposal contracts for most of western Connecticut and Westchester and Putnam ...
In 1979, they received a boost when Rastelli and Joseph Massino sought Commission approval to kill Galante; the request was granted. [37] [38] On July 12, 1979, Galante was shot dead by three men at a restaurant in the Bushwick area of Brooklyn. [39] [40]
Extinct or Alive is an American wildlife documentary television programme produced for Animal Planet by Hot Snakes Media of New York City, the United States.It is hosted by wildlife biologist and television personality Forrest Galante, who travels to different locations around the globe to learn about possibly extinct animals and whether or not there is a chance that they may still be extant. [1]
Forrest Galante (born March 31, 1988) is an American outdoor adventurer and television personality.He primarily seeks out animals on the brink of extinction. He is the host of the television shows Extinct or Alive on Animal Planet and "Mysterious Creatures with Forrest Galante," as well as multiple Shark Week shows.
Daidone stuffed a dead canary into Facciola's mouth, put his body in the trunk of his 1985 Mercury sedan and abandoned the car on East Fifty-Fifth Street in Canarsie. [ 160 ] [ 161 ] In April 1991, Lastorino was ordered by Anthony Casso to murder Gambino family capo Bartholomew Boriello , who was a former bodyguard of John Gotti .
After Galante's murder, a power struggle erupted between two factions of the Bonanno family. One faction included capos Dominick Napolitano and Joseph Massino , who were loyal to Rastelli. The second faction, which included Indelicato's father Alphonse, Philip Giaccone and Dominick Trinchera , wanted to murder the leaders of the Massino faction ...
In April 1956, due to Galante's strong-arm extortion tactics, the Canadian government deported him back to the U.S. [7] As is the norm with Mafia families, the elite status of " made men " was limited to those who were Italian or of Italian descent , with the status of associate open to those of non-Italian background. [ 8 ]