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King of the Godfathers: Joseph Massino and the Fall of the Bonanno Crime Family

By Anthony DeStefano

Book information

Publisher
Pinnacle
Year
2007
ISBN
0786018933, 9780786018932, 9780806527352, 0806527358
LCC
HV6452.N72 M344 2006
Open Library ID
OL17561089M
Language
english
Format
LIT
Filesize
273 kB (279427 bytes)
Series
Pinnacle True Crime
Pages
384\0
Time added
2011-04-28 18:43:47

Description

For more than twenty years, Joseph ''Big Joey'' Massino ran what was called the largest criminal network in the U.S., employing over two hundred and fifty made men and untold numbers of associates. The Bonanno family was responsible for over thirty murders, even killing a dozen of its own members to enforce discipline and settle scores. He would be brought down by Salvatore ''Good Looking Sal'' Vitale, the underboss who was not only Massino's closest and most trusted friend, but also his brother-in-law. In the end, facing the death penalty and the prospect of leaving his family penniless, Massino started talking to the FBI - the first Mafia Godfather to break the sacred code of omerta, and the end of a centuries-old tradition.

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