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Apr 15, 2011 · Joseph C. Massino, the former boss of the Bonanno crime family, spoke matter-of-factly about having to kill one of his closest associates, simply because he had disobeyed protocol.
Joseph Charles "Big Joey" Massino (born January 10, 1943), also known as "The Last Don", "The Horatio Alger of the Mob" and "The Ear", is an American mobster and former boss of the Bonanno crime family, who eventually turned government witness. He was convicted in July 2004 of racketeering, seven murders, arson, extortion, loansharking, illegal ...
Sep 22, 2023 · Underworld rejoices as longtime former Bonanno Boss Joseph Massino dies in witness protection program. September 21, 2023 Dapper_Don. 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 his family told Newsday.
Apr 12, 2011 · Joseph C. Massino, a former head of the Bonanno crime family, testifed in Brooklyn on Tuesday. United States Attorney's Office. By testifying for the government, he is seeking a sentence reduction ...
Mar 29, 2019 · The next morning, he sent his wife, two daughters and youngest son away, and fled with his older son, Joseph, who was also a crime-family member. From a hiding place on Long Island, D’Arco ...
Sep 23, 2023 · NEW 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 York's five mob families to become an informant for law enforcement. Massino ran the Bonanno family with an iron fist from 1991 to 2003.
Jul 11, 2013 · NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Joseph Massino was the highest ranking mobster ever to turn government informant, having served as boss of the infamous Bonanno family. But on Wednesday, Massino's ...
