Originally Posted By: Dwalin2011
Just another question that comes in mind since I was reading about the Bonannos recently: when Bonanno boss Paul Sciacca was arrested for drug trafficking with Mike Casale, how many years did they receive? Or were they acquitted? I read somewhere Sciacca went to jail, but somewhere else I read the charges were dropped.


I think Sciacca was indicted in two seperate cases approximately at the same time. First he was indicted on charges of contempt of court after he had refused to answer questions in front of a grand jury regarding the Bananas War. In this case, I think he was sentenced to a short prison term but the sentence was reversed due to his bad health.
The second indictment charged him and seven others (including Casale) for being a part of a narcotics ring. In this case, both Sciacca and Casale were acquitted. Perhaps after successful appeals?

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