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Newsday Exclusive: Joseph Massino, 80, low-key Mafia boss turned fed witness has died

Joseph Massino, the former boss of the Bonanno crime family and the subject of my first true crime book “The Last Godfather,” died on September 14 at the age of 80. He shook up the Mafia when in 2004 he decided to become a cooperating witness and testify against his mob cronies. The complete storyContinue reading “Newsday Exclusive: Joseph Massino, 80, low-key Mafia boss turned fed witness has died”

Frank and Vito, the Movie

So, from the world of Hollywood comes word that the competing lives of Mafia rivals Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, who happen to be the subjects of my two books “Top Hoodlum” and “The Deadly Don,” will be a major motion picture featuring Robert DeNiro playing both men with screenplay by author Nick Pileggi. ShouldContinue reading “Frank and Vito, the Movie”

The Frank Morano Show

Did a Podcast with WABC radio personality Frank Morano for his new concept, the Racket Report, which dealt with the struggle between Bonanno crime captain Vincent Basciano and former boss Joseph Massino. Their intrigue is laid out in my book “Vinny Gorgeous.”