http://joebrunoonthemob.wordpress.com/tag/tony-mirra/Anthony "Tony" Mirra was a feared and loyal Bonanno soldier that was "made" sometime in the late 1970s. After then boss Carmine "The Cigar" Galante was murdered in 1979, Mirra fell under the crew known as the "zips" and would fit the mold well. The zips had been imported from Italy for the sole purpose of heroin trafficking and were considered ruthless. Mirra derived much of his earnings from vending machine rackets and extorting nightclubs. He also was a huge loanshark and had killed over a dozen gangsters. In the late 1970s he was sent away for extortion, before this he had introduced retired FBI Agent Joe Pistone alias "Donnie Brasco" to the Bonanno family and would watch as Pistone's infiltrated the Bonanno LCN Family. Since Mirra was irrational, considered crazy by many and had introduced Pistone to his crime family....he would have to pay. Mirra was murdered in 1981 for his lack of judgement and his instability
