Originally Posted By: pmac
whose left of mancuso Bronx guys he had to have some young guys left guess he must have just took over vinny gorgeous crew. im still trying to figure out how he was named official boss since hes been in jail since 05.


In the early 2000s, all Bonanno Bronx guys were under DeFilippo. But this crew split when Basciano was made a skipper. Mancuso, Montagna and some other guys stayed with DeFilippo. I´m also trying to figure out how Mancuso was named official boss. To me, it doesn´t make sense making somebody who´s in jail the official boss.

Originally Posted By: pizzaboy


But in the interim, he's the perfect lightning rod for the Feds. Frankly, I'm surprised that they're buying it.


I don´t know exactly what you mean by that comment. Are you saying that Mancuso is just a figure head while the power is with somebody else? Did the Bonannos make Mancuso the boss in a calculating move to stir the feds away from the real power? If that´s the case, I´m sure the feds know about it and are not buying it.


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