I Joeseph Bonanno was an American gangster from Sicily who would become one of the worlds most notorious boss of his group known as the "Bonanno crime Family". He was nicknamed Joey Bananas which he didn't like because it meant he was crazy.
II Personal Information
He was born on January 18th, 1905
Moved to Brooklyn NY in a large Sicilian community in 1908 with his family. His father Salvatore Bonanno started 2 businesses which were a pasta factory and tavern. They would move back to Sicily when he was 11 because of problems with the Buccellato family. His father was drafted to the Italian army during World Way 1 and his father would come back wounded badly after serving in the Austrian front and would die on the year 1915 and his mother would die 5 years later.
He would go to Trapani to study at a nautical preparatory school for a year and would move to the Joeni Trabia Nautical Institute in Palermo. Mussolini would rise to power and he would become a Anti-Fascist which would result in school suspensions and he would leave the country and come back to America illegally from Cuba to Florida.
He would become the boss of the Bonanno crime Family.
He died on May 11, 2002 in Tucson, Arizona and was 97 years old.
III Accomplishments
He would become one of the most notorious gangsters. He would make a lot of money during the Great Depression and by the time it was 1945 he would become a successful multi-millionaire.
He really didn't do much for society since he was a gangster involved in the prohibition era and did a lot of crimes.
IV Qualities that made the person interesting
His nickname made him very interested. Joey Bananas would made me want to learn more about him.
V Your Choice
There were many plots to kidnap him and murder him because he didn't want to step out of his position.
DeStefano, Anthony. The Last Godfather: Joey Massino & the Fall of the Bonanno Crime Family. California: Citadel, 2006. Raab, Selwyn. The Five Families: The Rise, Decline & Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empire. New York: St. Martins Press, 2005.
Time Line 1905 Bonanno is born on January 15 in Castellammare del Golfo, Italy. 1908 Bonanno moves to New York with his parents. 1912 Bonanno returns to Sicily. 1920s Bonanno is arrested on gun-running charges, but the case never goes to trial. 1924 Bonanno enters the United States illegally and detained briefly in Florida. 1931 Bonanno becomes the head of Marazano crime family (later known as the Bonanno crime family). He marries Fay Labruzzo. 1932 Son Salvatore "Bill" Bonanno is born. 1934 Daughter Catherine is born. 1940s Bonanno receives a $450 fine for violating wage laws in a garment company he owns. 1945 Bonanno becomes a U.S. citizen and son Joseph Jr. is born. 1951 Bonanno has his first heart attack. 1953 Federal government tries to take away Bonanno's citizenship, but the case is later dropped. 1957 Bonanno is among sixty organized crime figures arrested by police at a meeting in a home in Apalachin, New York. 1959 Bonanno is indicted on obstruction of justice charges related to the Apalachin raid. He has a second heart attack while awaiting trial. 1963 Bonanno is named a leading crime boss by fellow mobster Joseph Valachi during his testimony before a Senate subcommittee. 1964 Bonanno is abducted on October 21 by gunmen working for his estranged cousin and fellow crime figure Stefano Magaddino. He is released weeks later and goes into hiding. 1966 Bonanno surrenders to authorities in January to face obstruction of justice charges for failing to appear in front of a 1964 grand jury. 1968 Bonanno suffers a third heart attack and retires to his home in Tucson, Arizona. His home is damaged by a bomb. 1970 Bonanno is acquitted for trying to secure false testimony to get a new trial for fellow crime figure Charlie Battaglia. 1979 Bonanno is arrested on obstruction of justice-related charges in the case against his sons Bill and Joseph Jr. 1980 Bonanno is found guilty of an obstruction of justice charge—his first felony conviction. He is later sentenced to five years in prison, but this sentence is later reduced. 1983 Bonanno begins serving his sentence in December. 1984 Bonanno is released in July. 1985 Bonanno is ordered to testify in an organized crime case being prosecuted by Rudy Giuliani and Michael Chertoff. He refuses to answer questions and is jailed for contempt. 1986 Bonanno is released from federal custody after 14 months. 1995 Bonanno celebrates his ninetieth birthday with family and friends in Tucson. 1999 Bonanno suffers a stroke around this time. 2002 Bonanno dies on May 11 in Tucson at the age of 97.
Joeseph Bonanno
I Joeseph Bonanno was an American gangster from Sicily who would become one of the worlds most notorious boss of his group known as the "Bonanno crime Family". He was nicknamed Joey Bananas which he didn't like because it meant he was crazy.
II Personal Information
- He was born on January 18th, 1905
- Moved to Brooklyn NY in a large Sicilian community in 1908 with his family. His father Salvatore Bonanno started 2 businesses which were a pasta factory and tavern. They would move back to Sicily when he was 11 because of problems with the Buccellato family. His father was drafted to the Italian army during World Way 1 and his father would come back wounded badly after serving in the Austrian front and would die on the year 1915 and his mother would die 5 years later.
- He would go to Trapani to study at a nautical preparatory school for a year and would move to the Joeni Trabia Nautical Institute in Palermo. Mussolini would rise to power and he would become a Anti-Fascist which would result in school suspensions and he would leave the country and come back to America illegally from Cuba to Florida.
- He would become the boss of the Bonanno crime Family.
- He died on May 11, 2002 in Tucson, Arizona and was 97 years old.
III Accomplishments- He would become one of the most notorious gangsters. He would make a lot of money during the Great Depression and by the time it was 1945 he would become a successful multi-millionaire.
- He really didn't do much for society since he was a gangster involved in the prohibition era and did a lot of crimes.
IV Qualities that made the person interesting- His nickname made him very interested. Joey Bananas would made me want to learn more about him.
V Your Choice- There were many plots to kidnap him and murder him because he didn't want to step out of his position.
VI Bibliography"Joseph Bonanno." 2010. Biography.com. 14 Dec 2010, 08:52 http://www.biography.com/articles/Joseph-Bonanno-438744.
tver1. 2005. <http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/joseph-bonanno/>.
DeStefano, Anthony. The Last Godfather: Joey Massino & the Fall of the Bonanno Crime Family. California: Citadel, 2006.
Raab, Selwyn. The Five Families: The Rise, Decline & Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empire. New York: St. Martins Press, 2005.
Time Line
1905 Bonanno is born on January 15 in Castellammare del Golfo, Italy.
1908 Bonanno moves to New York with his parents.
1912 Bonanno returns to Sicily.
1920s Bonanno is arrested on gun-running charges, but the case never goes to trial.
1924 Bonanno enters the United States illegally and detained briefly in Florida.
1931 Bonanno becomes the head of Marazano crime family (later known as the Bonanno crime family). He marries Fay Labruzzo.
1932 Son Salvatore "Bill" Bonanno is born.
1934 Daughter Catherine is born.
1940s Bonanno receives a $450 fine for violating wage laws in a garment company he owns.
1945 Bonanno becomes a U.S. citizen and son Joseph Jr. is born.
1951 Bonanno has his first heart attack.
1953 Federal government tries to take away Bonanno's citizenship, but the case is later dropped.
1957 Bonanno is among sixty organized crime figures arrested by police at a meeting in a home in Apalachin, New York.
1959 Bonanno is indicted on obstruction of justice charges related to the Apalachin raid. He has a second heart attack while awaiting trial.
1963 Bonanno is named a leading crime boss by fellow mobster Joseph Valachi during his testimony before a Senate subcommittee.
1964 Bonanno is abducted on October 21 by gunmen working for his estranged cousin and fellow crime figure Stefano Magaddino. He is released weeks later and goes into hiding.
1966 Bonanno surrenders to authorities in January to face obstruction of justice charges for failing to appear in front of a 1964 grand jury.
1968 Bonanno suffers a third heart attack and retires to his home in Tucson, Arizona. His home is damaged by a bomb.
1970 Bonanno is acquitted for trying to secure false testimony to get a new trial for fellow crime figure Charlie Battaglia.
1979 Bonanno is arrested on obstruction of justice-related charges in the case against his sons Bill and Joseph Jr.
1980 Bonanno is found guilty of an obstruction of justice charge—his first felony conviction. He is later sentenced to five years in prison, but this sentence is later reduced.
1983 Bonanno begins serving his sentence in December.
1984 Bonanno is released in July.
1985 Bonanno is ordered to testify in an organized crime case being prosecuted by Rudy Giuliani and Michael Chertoff. He refuses to answer questions and is jailed for contempt.
1986 Bonanno is released from federal custody after 14 months.
1995 Bonanno celebrates his ninetieth birthday with family and friends in Tucson.
1999 Bonanno suffers a stroke around this time.
2002 Bonanno dies on May 11 in Tucson at the age of 97.