King of the Godfathers: Joseph Massino and the Fall of the Bonanno Crime Family (Pinnacle True Crime) by Anthony DeStefano

King of the Godfathers: Joseph Massino and the Fall of the Bonanno Crime Family (Pinnacle True Crime)

Anthony DeStefano
384 pages
Pinnacle
Jun 2007
Mass Market Paperback
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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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Pages 384
Publisher Pinnacle
Published 2007
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