John Palazzolo a reputed street boss of the Bronx based crew in the Bonanno crime family was arrested by the feds for meeting with fellow mobsters a direct violation of his parole.
According to the feds Palazzolo was conspiring with others to attempt to take over Bonanno family operations in Queens and possibly the entire family. This type of move could have unleashed a wave of violence between factions within the Bonanno family and possibly lead to a mafia war according to sources.
Palazzolo finished up a 10-year prison sentence on charges of attempted murder and was released back in 2012. He was recently caught by surveillance having extended meetings with Anthony Rabito the current Bonanno family consigliere in the parking lot of a Queens diner. He was also caught meeting with mob members with ties to reputed Bonanno boss Michael “Mikey Nose” Mancuso who is currently doing a stretch in prison.
A source familiar with the situation claims that Palazzolo had lost influence under the current leadership and was planning on taking matters into his own hands. Law enforcement sources claimed once they became aware of his plans they had no choice but to take him off the streets. Seems the potential power struggle set to put the New York mafia family on verge of war also included a yet unnamed imprisoned mobster as well.
Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis ordered the mobster to be held in prison pending a hearing citing the allegations of a conspiracy to take over the Bonanno crime family. The Bonanno family has recently been trying to rebuild its ranks after an array of mob turncoats including the families former boss and underboss lead to dozens of convictions thinning out the ranks. A major war within one of New York’s five families would be unexpected mafia news to say the least.
This family has been unstable since joe Massimo i remember there was plots to kill mancuso in 2005 before he got arrsted but mancuso got arrested before the orders went through then sal montranga who became boss after allegdly started to carry a gun as the older mobsters did not respect him and sal feared he would be killed well we all know what happened to sal got whacked in 2011 in Canada mob war. They need a clear leader mancuso leading from prison does not work i have never seen a boss leading a family from prison work always causes instability three most organized and stable familys Lucheses, Genovese and Gambinio all have well structured hiearchays losing tommy gioeli on that loansharking charges have not helped he has been away for awhile now not susprised pallazo has attempted this is has a violent past
I think your right on about the boss trying to keep things in order from prison esp now a days with so many guys in families with loose loyalties already. The Bonanno family has def been faltering ever since the last run of convictions and more unrest could really leave them a mess.
In my opinion the Bronx faction is finished with the death of patty defillipo , and the jailing of basciano and the spiritos . The bronx faction has been pretty much been swallowed up by queens and Long Island
I don’t even think mancuso is the real boss , I’ve been told he is not respected by the west side and the Bronx faction of the lucchese family
Do you think he is just a figure head. I thought tommy gioeli was his top guy on the streets
Don’t think he is respected across the board for sure and may be holding that title for now while he is inside keeping to heat off family’s leadership, but hard to say at this point. He could easily be boss for now as that family has been and is pretty much in disarray.
I think mikey nose only has the bronx faction which is a bunch of kids anyway his nephew a wannabe don’t know how that kid got his button