Frank "Frankie Bones" Papagni (born July 18, 1957) is a soldier.[18] In 1991, Papagni attended a making ceremony in Howard Beach, Queens.[27] At the induction ceremony, a man he called his cousin Frank Gioia Jr. became a member of the Lucchese family.[3] In 1993, Papagni along with George Zappola and Frank Gioia Jr. plotted to have Steven Crea killed.[189] In 1993, he was convicted of fraud, extortion and attempted murder, including a plot to kill John A. “Junior” Gotti.[3] Papagni served as consigliere in the mid-1990s.[190] In 1996, Papagni was indicted along with George Zappola, George Conte and Frank Giacobbe on murder charges.[191] The 1996, indictment charged Papagni with two 1992 murders: the first was the murder of Gambino crime family associate Frank Mariconda and the second was the murder of Richard Taglianetti.[191] Papagni would later receive a 20-year prison sentenced.[3] Government informant Frank Gioia Jr. later testified that he helped Papagni murder Frank Mariconda, who had disrespected Papagni's girlfriend in a bar.[3] He was released from prison on November 24, 2015.[192]