Bonanno Gangster John “The Maniac” Ragano Found Guilty in Extortion Trial

A menacing Bonanno crime family soldier nicknamed “The Maniac” was convicted of extorting a loan sharking victim who he forced into stripping naked in his Queens auto parts shop.

John Ragano, 62, learned his fate after a week-long trial in Brooklyn Federal Court, where a jury convicted him of extortion, but acquitted him of witness harassment and tampering.

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