King of the Godfathers: Joseph Massino and the Fall of the Bonanno Crime Family An updated edition of King of The Godfathers, my definitive account of Bonanno boss Joseph Massino, will be released this June. This edition features a powerful new foreword by former FBI undercover agent Joseph Pistone—better known as Donnie Brasco—whose infiltration of theContinue reading “Updated Edition of King of The Godfathers”
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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”
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.”
Anthony M. DeStefano 