The Bonanno Crime Family - Overview

[Gangsters Inc.]

Estimate members: Around 100
First Boss: Joseph Bonanno.
Primary activities: Involved in narcotics trafficking, home video pornography, loan sharking, gambling, phony telemarketing schemes, pizza parlors and espresso cafes.
Boss: Michael "The Nose" Mancuso
Acting Boss: Thomas DeFiore

BOSSES:

Michael Mancuso (in prison)
Salvatore Montagna (whacked)
Joseph Massino (flipped)

CONSIGLIERI:

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

SOLDIERS:

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

ARTICLES:

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)