by B. » Mon Jul 13, 2020 3:41 pm
At Massino's induction, Galante asked the new inductees who the boss of the family was. Everyone said Galante except Massino, who said Rastelli. Galante said that was true as of last week, but the previous week he had become the new boss. So we can figure it was the first week of June 1977 that Galante went from acting boss to usurping the role of "official" boss (without Commission support). It's in that big thread about the early 70s Bonannos, but sources within the Bonanno family told the FBI they expected Galante to try and take over the family even before his initial release from prison.
At Massino's induction, Galante asked the new inductees who the boss of the family was. Everyone said Galante except Massino, who said Rastelli. Galante said that was true as of last week, but the previous week he had become the new boss. So we can figure it was the first week of June 1977 that Galante went from acting boss to usurping the role of "official" boss (without Commission support). It's in that big thread about the early 70s Bonannos, but sources within the Bonanno family told the FBI they expected Galante to try and take over the family even before his initial release from prison.