Reputed Bonanno crime family soldier Ronald Giallanzo just finished up a year-long stretch behind bars for violating the terms of his supervised release but feds aren’t finished with him yet.
He was prohibited from meeting with known members of organized crime but the was captured on surveillance attending a Bonanno family holiday party along with three other separate meetings. Those meetings brought him an added year in the clink after a longer stretch stemming from his 2007 conviction on racketeering and extortion charges. According to court papers, the US Attorney’s office now wants to seize his 3,500 square foot Howard Beach home.
“Ronald Giallanzo at Staten Island mafia Christmas Party”
According to the feds, Giallanzo made millions running illegal online bookmaking operations over his 17-year career in the New York mafia. The US Attorney’s office said in Brooklyn Federal Court filings that since Giallanzo used money from his illegal Cosa Nostra enterprises to purchase and renovate the property the government would be entitled to it because of the criminal forfeiture laws. The house is officially owned by Ronald’s wife Elizabeth Giallanzo but that seemingly doesn’t make a difference in the seizure proceedings. The alleged mobster has just regained his freedom but may end up paying for it with his home as the feds continue to try and make his life in the mafia as costly as possible.
Guy did a stretch and then a year for that Christmas Party ya would think that would have been sufficient but guess not. That is a pretty nice house for the feds to lay their hands on!
Is it just me, or is the government harder on Italian mobsters than they are on other ethnic criminal groups?
They used to catch some breaks in the court system but not sure there are as much of those anymore. Ever since the feds put that target on back of the mafia its been tougher sledding.
i dont think so other groups get deported out of the country lol
good point lol
But if they seize your money and assets you end up living like you’re in a 3rd world country anyway.
Damn, answers my question about earning power for the “weaker families”. For a soldier no less.
Yes, it seems Feds have a hard on for anything mafia related. Perhaps it’s to deter them from reaching new heights. Gambling? Really, come on, go catch some terrorist or molesters.
Right. The government wants to be the biggest crime syndicate on the block and I think that they really resent the fact that many people are enamored with Mob life. Their message isn’t just to the mobsters but to the broader public at large.
The smart thing is to have large cash reserves somewhere that the government can’t find and pretty much live like a brokester.
No less? This is one of the biggest New York mob house i have seen in the last time.
Soldier, Capo, streetboss whatever thats doesn’t matter, many soldiers make lot more money than capos and some streetboss.
Weaker family? The Bonnanos? Maybe from the one or other fbi /fed guy or in the news paper…. or some wannabe expert
I know more Bonnanos and Gambinos with this art of houses than Genovese or Lucchese.
I’m sorry, I’m not understanding your reply.
If you don’t agree the Bonnano ‘s are one of the weaker families in NYC, well that’s silly. It’s a fact. Does that mean they don’t earn a lot? No, like you said, from soldier to capo, some are just good earners. Is this indicative of state of family as whole? Not in my opinion.
I agree i think its a myth that all made guys are millionaires. i mean if you look at the Vincent Asaro trial, some of these guys are dead broke. i for one believe the bonnanos are the weakest of the 5 families. i mean there official boss ratted them out….!
First of all, because these guys make their money illegally, you never really know how much money they actually have. They can intentionally appear to be broke, and the seizure of this house is exactly why that would be a wise choice. Second of all, Joseph Massino is long gone and just because he turned rat doesn’t mean that the Bonannos can’t make a comeback. One reason why I don’t believe they’re the weakest family is because they have Sicilian crews and ties to Sicily. This means that no matter how many American mobsters go away, they still have true Mafiosi to prop them up. My opinion.
i respect your opinion. but massino wasnt the only problem alot of the hierarchy turned informant. if i was a boss of another family i dont think i would ever want to work or collaborate with the bonnanos (colombos) as well. i mean these guys all have tight restrictions and they caught having a a XMAS party lol. doesnt seem to intelligent. im sure some are wealthy but for the most party naw.
The Mafia is like anything else, some are successful at it, others suck tremendously at it. Just being a member of the Mafia doesn’t make you wealthy. You still have to come up with your own scams and scheme your way to financial success.
If there is money to be made and the Bonannos have their shit together, then I’m sure anyone in the underworld will do business with them and they won’t care that their former hierarchy turned rat. People rat. There have always been snitches and there always will be. It sucks but it’s the bitter truth.
This is certainly debatable, I think we all agree these two are the weakest at the moment. I tend to agree with Colombos being weakest, but I could be wrong. All of the families have gone through ups and downs. During the 90’s most believed the Bonnano’s to be the strongest because of massino. The other bosses were in jail. So who knows how it will shake out in another few years. Even the mighty Genovese fell a bit during 60-70’s until Don Carlo helped out a bit.
The mafia is like roaches, they will survive just about anything. Most thought the 80-90’s ruined them, and now they are back and pretty damn strong again.
Question, If these guys are going to have property in wives names why don’t they get them jobs that at least on paper prove they can afford it? I mean they get No Show jobs for Tax purposes so why not one for “Property” owners? Or am i overthinking this