The Bonanno crime family is one of the Five Families of the American Mafia in New York City, founded by Salvatore Maranzano in the 1890s. It has historically been the smallest and most brutal of the Five Families, with operations extending into New Jersey, Florida, California, Arizona, and Montreal. The family was involved in racketeering, drug trafficking, and labor union corruption, and was known for internal conflicts such as the Banana War in the 1960s. It remains active as of the 2020s.
CRIMENET has extracted 277 linkages for this organization, including 236 cooperative ties across 36 organizations, 25 conflicts across 9 organizations, 16 other connections and footprints in 3 countries.
With the support of Buffalo crime family boss Stefano Magaddino, Bonanno also expanded into Canada.
wiring the money to accounts in Costa Rica
the Italian police together with the FBI discovered a strong link between the Bonannos and the Castellammare del Golfo Mafia family... Most of the summits and meetings were held at Domingo's house in the Gagliardetta district, in Castellammare del Golfo.