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The Bonanno crime family (pronounced ) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City as part of the criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia. The family was known as the Maranzano crime family until its founder Salvatore Maranzano was murdered in 1931.
A Nassau County police detective allegedly moonlighting for the Bonanno crime family held “at least one” phony raid on rival gambling operations run by a Genovese associate, according to ...
Vincent Asaro (July 10, 1935 – October 22, 2023) was an American mobster who served as a caporegime in the Bonanno crime family. [1] [2] Born in Queens, a borough of New York City, he was arrested by the FBI on January 23, 2014 and indicted on charges related to the 1978 Lufthansa heist at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
The Bonanno crime family operates mainly in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Long Island. The family also maintains influence in Manhattan , The Bronx , Westchester County, New Jersey, California , Florida , and Atlanta , and have ties to the Rizzuto crime family in Quebec .
A tow truck driver with connections to the Bonanno crime family who fatally struck an 88-year-old Queens chef told police he only “tapped” the victim with his Chevrolet Silverado, prosecutors ...
A Bonanno crime family soldier who whacked a witness in a murder case will get a hearing to determine whether one of his lawyers screwed up by telling him not to take a plea deal. Stephen ...
Anthony "Fat Tony" Rabito (born January 27, 1934) [1] was an alleged Consigliere of the Bonanno crime family. [2] [3] It has also been said he was a captain. [4]
Vincent John Basciano (Italian pronunciation: [baʃˈʃaːno]; born November 14, 1959) [1] is an American mobster who became acting boss of the Bonanno crime family after the arrest of Joseph Massino. [2] Basciano was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in 2011.