The Bonanno Crime Family - Overview

[Gangsters Inc.]

Estimate members: Around 100
First Boss: Joseph Bonanno.
Primary activities: Involved in narcotics trafficking, home video pornography, robbery, extortion, loan sharking, gambling, phony telemarketing schemes, pizza parlors and espresso cafes.
Boss: Michael Mancuso
Acting Boss: Joseph Cammarano Jr.

BOSSES:

Joseph Cammarano Jr. (in freedom)
Thomas Di Fiore (in freedom)
Michael Mancuso (in prison)
Salvatore Montagna (whacked)
Joseph Massino (flipped)
Carmine Galante (whacked)

CONSIGLIERI:

Anthony "T.G." Graziano (in prison)

CAPI:

Joseph Sammartino Sr. (in freedom)
Anthony Pipitone (prison)
Jack Bonventre (prison)

SOLDIERS:

Benjamin "Lefty Guns" Ruggiero (dead, natural causes)

ASSOCIATES:

Joseph Gambina (flipped)

ARTICLES:

Bonanno capo sent back to prison for 2 more years
Six plead guilty in murder of ex-Bonanno family mob boss
Anonymous mobster says Vinny Asaro was part of Lufthansa heist
Bonanno capo smashed glass in face of sushi lounge owner
Gangsters Inc. Court Report: “Goodfella” Vincent Asaro’s trial
How Bonanno goodfellas whacked Lufthansa heist loot
WTC contractor with mob ties busted for $1.5M fraud
Former Bonanno boss Massino’s HQ becomes bakery
The Canadian Connection: Flooding the U.S. with dope
Bonanno goodfellas turned in by former boss Massino
Montreal Mafia Boss Vito Rizzuto (1946 - 2013)
Bonanno Family Leadership Busted
Bonanno Boss Murdered Near Montreal
How the Sicilian Mafia flooded the US with heroin
Montreal Bust: Project Colisée
Mafia of Montréal: A Short History
Aftermath of a Hit (Murder of the three captains)