Former Bonanno consigliere linked to Mob Wives stars dies at age 78
Reputed
Bonanno crime family consigliere Anthony Graziano, whose daughter Renee
starred on the reality show “Mob Wives,” has died at age 78.
The
passing of the Staten Island-born gangster known as “T.G.” was
announced Saturday by Renee in a heartfelt Instagram posting. Her sister
Jennifer was the creator of the popular VH-1 program that reportedly
caused problems for the Graziano patriarch with his organized crime
colleagues.
“I
can’t believe you’re gone, life will never be the same without you,”
wrote Renee. “My hero, my protector, my rock, my dad and the best man in
the world ... We sure are gonna miss you ... rest in peace Daddy.”
Graziano’s
disdain for his daughters’ television careers led him to stop speaking
with them for a period of time until fences were mended. And there were
reports that the daughters’ involvement in the reality show led his
fellow mobsters to take away many of the father’s organized crime
responsibilities.
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Graziano,
owner of a seventh-grade education, became a well-respected gangster
and top family earner who moved up through the Bonanno ranks to capo and
then consigliere under boss Joseph "Big Joey" Massino — who eventually
flipped and became a federal witness.
In
contrast, Graziano’s reputation among his fellow Mafiosi was sterling. A
co-defendant, once asked if Graziano could ever turn on his mob
compatriots, ridiculed the idea: “Are you nuts? That man is a man and a
half.”
Graziano
was famously ratted out by his son-in-law Hector Pagan, who wore a wire
in a case that stuck Graziano with a 19-month prison sentence in 2012.
He previously did time for a 1990 conviction for tax evasion, and served another prison term for a 2002 racketeering conviction.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-20190525-yxbnarzozzhgbdop3oc5hxsvge-story.html
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