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1978 Lufthansa Heist

Bonnano Crime family Capo Vincent Asaro released from prison

April 17, 2020 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment
Vincent Asaro leaving Brooklyn Federal Court after he was found not guilty. November, 2015

Vincent Asaro, 85, is getting out of the slammer. Escaping a guilty conviction in 2015 for the notorious 1978 Lufthansa heist as depicted in the Martin Scorsese mobster epic “Goodfellas”, a Brooklyn judge ordered him released from prison stating concerns about the mafioso’s declining health in conjunction with the current pandemic. Capo to the Bonnano … [Read more…]

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Bonanno family mobster Vincent Asaro losses appeal

April 24, 2019 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  Aging Bonanno crime family wiseguy Vincent Asaro tried unsuccessfully to appeal his 8-year prison sentence from his 2017 arson conviction. The 84-year-old mobster hired mob associates including John J. Gotti the grandson of former mafia boss John Gotti to strike back at another driver after a road rage incident. According to court documents, the … [Read more…]

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Bonanno family rats take the stand against former capo Vincent Asaro

October 21, 2015 by Kam Miles 9 Comments

  Bonanno crime family captain Vincent Asaro sits in a Brooklyn courtroom as his former New York mafia pals and even his own cousin take the stand to testify against him. According to opening statements from prosecutors Asaro has been a member of the NY mafia and the Bonanno family since the 1970’s and helped … [Read more…]

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Mafia News: New details of 1978 Lufthansa Robbery disclosed

May 29, 2015 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  Prosecutors have disclosed new details of the infamous 1978 Lufthansa Robbery some of which will be used as evidence against Vincent Asaro. The former Bonanno crime family captain is facing an impressive lineup of mafia rats including former Bonanno boss and underboss Joseph Massino and Salvatore Vitale along with former Gambino family associate Anthony … [Read more…]

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Another Secret Informant in latest Bonanno Family takedown identified

January 30, 2014 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  Putting pieces together from court records we were already able to identify two of the four government informants as former Bonanno crime family bosses Joseph Massino and Sal Vitale. Now a third informant has been identified as Gaspare “Gary” Valenti a cousin of reputed Bonanno family captain Vincent Asaro. Valenti implicated Asaro in the … [Read more…]

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Feds bust reputed Bonanno family mobsters including underboss Thomas DiFiore

January 23, 2014 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  A series of predawn raids by the feds have led to the arrest of five reputed mobsters from the Bonanno crime family of the New York Mafia. Vincent Asaro was one of the alleged wiseguys to be apprehended who feds claim is a high ranking member of the crime family and is being charged … [Read more…]

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