The Bonanno crime family is one of the "Five Families" of New York City's American Mafia. Joseph Bonanno was the first boss of the modern family, which had originated in the 1890s. The family was unstable for much of the 1970s and 1980s, and boss Carmine Galante was murdered by Philip Rastelli in 1979; in 1981, three rebellious capos (Al Indelicato, Dominick Trinchera, and Philip Giaccone) were murdered before they could murder Rastelli. In 2004, the boss of the family, Joseph Massino, became an informant, and the family became weak. In 2015, the family had around 110 made members and over 500 associates.
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