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Joseph Charles Massino (January 10, 1943 – September 14, 2023) was an American mobster. He was a member of the Mafia and boss of the Bonanno crime family from 1991 until 2004, when he became the first boss of one of the Five Families in New York City to turn state's evidence.
- 10 years' imprisonment (1987), Life imprisonment (2005)
- Salvatore Vitale (brother-in-law)
Sep 22, 2023 · Former Bonanno crime family boss Joseph “Big Joey” Massino — the first head of one of New York’s five mob families to ever turn rat — died earlier this month after battling a short illness, it...
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Apr 14, 2024 · Learn how Joe Massino rose to power in the Bonanno crime family, killed his rivals, and became the first Mafia boss to turn informant. Discover his role in the Donnie Brasco scandal and his downfall in 2004.
Jul 11, 2013 · July 10, 2013. When Joseph C. Massino took the witness stand in 2011, becoming the first official boss of one of New York’s five crime families to break the code of silence and testify against...
• 7mo. N EW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Joseph 'Big Joey' Massino, the former boss of the Bonanno crime family, died in early September 2023 at the age of 80. He was the first head of one of New...
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Joseph “Big Joey” Massino, the former boss of the Bonanno mafia family and first head of a mob family to turn rat, died earlier this month at the age of 80, sources close to his family told...
Sep 22, 2023 · Joseph Massino, the low-key Mafia boss who stunned the world of organized crime in 2005 when it was revealed he had become a government witness, has died after a short illness, sources close to...