Former Bonanno crime family boss Joseph “Big Joey” Massino — the first head of one of New York’s five mob families to ever turn rat — died earlier this month after battling a shor…
when he became a federal witness nearly two decades ago, had been battling a number of health conditions, including diabetes and obesity, in the lead-up to his death, the sources said.after he was convicted in 2004
Former Bonanno crime family boss Joseph “Big Joey” Massino died on Sept. 14 at a New York City area rehab facility, sources said.Massino had to forfeit hisin the wake of his conviction — including $7 million in cash and the more than 250 bars of solid gold that he stashed in the Howard Beach, Queens, home where he lived with his wife and three daughters.
Already ill by the time he was released, Massino was subsequently given a new identity in the witness protection program. He had been living in Ohio for some time prior to his death, sources told Newsday.
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