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Bonanno death marks end of era for New York mob boss
Joseph Bonanno, longtime head of the Bonanno crime family, died at 97 in Tucson after a peaceful retirement. Once a powerful Regarded as a corporate style strategist he led the Brooklyn based family for decades and survived multiple trials and prison terms before his 1980 conviction. His legacy includes a self described venture capitalist role and a famous Banana War with rivals Gambino and Lucchese.
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