Michael Mancuso
American mobster (born 1955) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael "The Nose" Mancuso (born July 18, 1955) is an American mobster. He is a member of the American Mafia and the boss of the Bonanno crime family, one of Five Families in New York City.[2] In June 2013, while imprisoned, Mancuso was picked as the new official boss of the Bonanno family.[2] On March 12, 2019, Mancuso was released from prison.[3]
Michael Mancuso | |
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| Born | July 18, 1955[1] New York City, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Crime boss |
| Predecessor | Vincent Basciano |
| Allegiance | Bonanno crime family |
| Convictions | Manslaughter (1984) Murder (2008) |
| Criminal penalty | 10 years' imprisonment 15 years' imprisonment |
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During the early 1980s, before joining the Bonanno family, Mancuso was affiliated with the East Harlem Purple Gang.[4] In August 1984, Mancuso fatally shot his wife Evelina and left her body on a bench in front of Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx.[5] Mancuso pleaded guilty to manslaughter of his wife and received a 10-year prison sentence.[5][6]
In 2004, acting boss Vincent Basciano promoted him to the acting underboss position. He became acting boss in November 2004, after Basciano was imprisoned.[5] In May 2005, Joseph Massino implicated Mancuso in the 1999 murder of Gerlando Sciascia.[4] In early 2006, Basciano allegedly ordered Mancuso's murder.[7][8]
On February 16, 2006, Mancuso was arrested in Las Vegas for ordering the murder of associate Randolph Pizzolo on November 30, 2004.[9][10][11] Mancuso followed the orders of imprisoned acting boss Vincent Basciano and arranged Pizzolo's murder.[12] The hit was carried out by soldier Anthony "Ace" Aiello.[12] On August 6, 2008, Mancuso and soldier Aiello pled guilty to murdering Pizzolo.[12][13] On December 16, 2008, Judge Nicholas Garaufis sentenced Mancuso to 15 years in prison and Aiello to 30 years in prison for the murder of Pizzolo.[14][15]
In June 2013, Mancuso, while imprisoned for the last five years, was picked as the new official boss of the family.[2] Mancuso was controlling the family through his Bronx associates and underboss Thomas DiFiore.[2] In 2015, appointed Joseph Cammarano Jr to serve both as the Bonanno family street boss and acting underboss.[16] In April 2015, it was reported that Mancuso was imprisoned at the Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, in Danbury, Connecticut.[3] On March 12, 2019, Mancuso was released from federal custody.[3]
On March 9, 2022, Mancuso was arrested and was under investigation for violating the terms of his supervised release by associating with members of organized crime.[17] On July 28, 2023, he was sentenced to a further eleven months in prison in connection with these violations.[18] On July 28, 2024, he was released.[19]
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