Word: commissioner
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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In the '60s, Bonanno's scorn for his colleagues on the commission got him in trouble. He invaded their territories and ignored their calls for conciliatory meetings. And finally, the other dons believed, he schemed to kill three of his rivals, Stefano Magaddino, Carlo Gambino and Thomas Lucchese...
Believing, probably correctly, that Bonanno's motives were more sinister, the commission decided to move against him. Bonanno writes that Sam Giancana of Chicago, Angelo Bruno of Philadelphia and Santo Trafficante of Tampa were appointed to do the job. Bonanno was kidnaped by two gunmen near his lawyer'...
Ironically, Bonanno used a legalistic ploy. He writes: "They [the commissioners] didn't have any official authorization because J.B. was official member of commission. J.B. was head of the committee who elected the commission every five years. The five years was already passed and they were all out as J.B. was the only official to call [for a new election...
Sages of the brotherhood were summoned from retirement to refute Bonanno's version of how the commission was set up. Reluctant to cross J.B., the tottering dons were no help. In the end, Bonanno was offered a deal: retire to Tucson in return for his life. He accepted, but...
The dons were aghast when they learned that the authorities had seized Bonanno's book. An emergency meeting was called near Fort Lauderdale, but no decision was reached. The Mafia commission-established to "make law, to settle trouble, and to guarantee justice for all" -once again did not know...