Anthony Graziano
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Anthony A. Graziano (November 12, 1940 – May 25, 2019) was an American mobster and consigliere in the Bonanno crime family.[1]
Bonanno crime family
Captain
In 1990, Graziano pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion. He had failed to pay $100,000 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and had hidden some personal assets under the names of relatives. Graziano was sentenced to five years in prison and fined $250,000.
In 1994, Graziano ordered his crew to find and kill John Pappa and Calvin Hennigar, both mobsters with the
Consigliere
In March 2002, Graziano was indicted on separate
On July 18, 2003, Graziano was sentenced to 11 years in prison on the Florida charges. On November 13, 2003, Graziano was sentenced to nine years in prison on the New York charges. At the New York sentencing, Graziano's lawyer asked for leniency, saying that his client had diabetes and had survived two episodes of bladder cancer.[3] In August 2011, Graziano was released from prison.
On May 25, 2019, Graziano died.[4]
Personal life
Graziano's daughter
References
- ^ Vinita Singla (May 1, 2011). "Married to the 'mob': Tough-talking Renee Graziano dishes about the 'connected' life". New York Post. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ William Glaberson (March 20, 2002). "Metro Briefing : New York: Brooklyn: Bonanno Family Indictment". The New York Times.
- ^ John Marzulli and Leo Standora (December 24, 2002). "S.I. Wiseguy Grins & Will Bear It In Jail". New York Daily News.
- ^ McShane, Larry (May 25, 2019). "Bonanno crime family consigliere Anthony Graziano, father of "Mob Wives" stars, dies at age 78". New York Daily News.
- ^ Maddux, Mitchel (January 28, 2012). "'Mob wives' rat helps feds make bust". New York Post. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
External links
- Bonanno Consigliere: Anthony Graziano (November 26, 2010) Gangsters Inc.
- United States of America, Plaintiff, v Anthony Graziano Archived 2019-05-27 at the Wayback Machine (Decided: March 24, 1988) IPSN.org
