Michael Mancuso | |
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Born | [1] New York City, U.S. | July 18, 1955
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Occupation | Crime boss |
Predecessor | Vincent Basciano |
Allegiance | Bonanno crime family |
Conviction(s) | Manslaughter (1984) Murder (2008) |
Criminal penalty | 10 years' imprisonment 15 years' imprisonment |
Michael "The Nose" Mancuso (born July 18, 1955) is an American mobster. He is a member of the American Mafia and the boss of the Bonanno crime family, one of Five Families in New York City. [2] In June 2013, while imprisoned, Mancuso was picked as the new official boss of the Bonanno family. [2] On March 12, 2019, Mancuso was released from prison. [3]
During the early 1980s, before joining the Bonanno family, Mancuso was affiliated with the East Harlem Purple Gang. [4] In August 1984, Mancuso fatally shot his wife Evelina and left her body on a bench in front of Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx. [5] Mancuso pleaded guilty to manslaughter of his wife and received a 10-year prison sentence. [5] [6]
In 2004, acting boss Vincent Basciano promoted him to the acting underboss position. He became acting boss in November 2004, after Basciano was imprisoned. [5] In May 2005, Joseph Massino implicated Mancuso in the 1999 murder of Gerlando Sciascia. [4] In early 2006, Basciano allegedly ordered Mancuso's murder. [7]
On February 16, 2006, Mancuso was arrested in Las Vegas for ordering the murder of associate Randolph Pizzolo on November 30, 2004. [8] [9] [10] Mancuso followed the orders of imprisoned acting boss Vincent Basciano and arranged Pizzolo's murder. [11] The hit was carried out by soldier Anthony "Ace" Aiello. [11] On August 6, 2008, Mancuso and soldier Aiello pled guilty to murdering Pizzolo. [11] [12] On December 16, 2008, Judge Nicholas Garaufis sentenced Mancuso to 15 years in prison and Aiello to 30 years in prison for the murder of Pizzolo. [13] [14]
In June 2013, Mancuso, while imprisoned for the last five years, was picked as the new official boss of the family. [2] Mancuso was controlling the family through his Bronx associates and underboss Thomas DiFiore. [2] In 2015, appointed Joseph Cammarano Jr to serve both as the Bonanno family street boss and acting underboss. [15] In April 2015, it was reported that Mancuso was imprisoned at the Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, in Danbury, Connecticut. [3] On March 12, 2019, Mancuso was released from federal custody. [3]
On March 9, 2022, Mancuso was arrested and was under investigation for violating the terms of his supervised release by associating with members of organized crime. [16] On July 28, 2023, he was sentenced to a further eleven months in prison in connection with these violations. [17] On July 28, 2024, he was released. [18]