by NorthBuffalo » Wed Sep 11, 2024 6:17 am
PolackTony wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 4:30 pm
Nice update and photo on Joey B.
Joseph Bonavolante was born in 1957 to Ralph Bonavolante and Joanne Tangorra, both from the Taylor St community, and grew up in Berwyn (later in life he had addresses in Cicero, Westchester, and Downers Grove). Ralph Bonavolante was born in Chicago to Francesco Buonavolontà and Giulia Alberto, both natives of Marigliano (today in Napoli, then in the old Nola district of Caserta/Terra di Lavoro province). Marigliano was the hometown of Genovese captain Ruggiero Boiardo (who also lived by Taylor St as a kid before moving to Newark) and neighbors major Chicago comuni like Acerra and Scisciano. Ralph’s older sister was married to Pietro Ariola, a native of Scisciano and presumably a relative of the Ariola/Eboli family, also natives of Scisciano. Joanne Tangorra was born in Chicago to a family from Valenzano, Bari.
Both Joey and his big brother Frank Bonavolante (b. 1946) were associates of the Carlisi crew and indicted on gambling and racketeering charges as part of the Carlisi crew case in December 1992 (Frank pled guilty while Joey was convicted). Frankie B was named by the government as a gambling supervisor reporting to Tony Zizzo, who of course was a made member, with Joey B tasked with operating one of the crew’s bookmaking businesses. At the time of the Carlisi crew case, Frankie B was already in prison on racketeering charges for his role in the Vic Plescia cocaine trafficking operation, in which Frank was identified by the Feds as responsible for bankrolling the narcotics operations of Plescia via profits from his gambling business. Frank Bonavolante died while incarcerated at FPC Duluth in 2002.
My source says the father (Ralph Bonavolante) was around Joe Aiuppa in the 50s.
You gotta wonder what Bonavolante and Gervasio and guys like that did when they eventually came out of prison. I'm told this Joey B owned a bar that did quite well. One wonders whether some went back with Zizzo like Chiaramonte did and tried to get the crew back together only to be foiled by Sarno. I'm told the Vince Dublino who testified against Sarno was actually Zizzo's driver when Zizzo was out of prison. After they hit Zizzo, Dublino didn't see any reason to keep his mouth shut.
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Nice update and photo on Joey B.
Joseph Bonavolante was born in 1957 to Ralph Bonavolante and Joanne Tangorra, both from the Taylor St community, and grew up in Berwyn (later in life he had addresses in Cicero, Westchester, and Downers Grove). Ralph Bonavolante was born in Chicago to Francesco Buonavolontà and Giulia Alberto, both natives of Marigliano (today in Napoli, then in the old Nola district of Caserta/Terra di Lavoro province). Marigliano was the hometown of Genovese captain Ruggiero Boiardo (who also lived by Taylor St as a kid before moving to Newark) and neighbors major Chicago comuni like Acerra and Scisciano. Ralph’s older sister was married to Pietro Ariola, a native of Scisciano and presumably a relative of the Ariola/Eboli family, also natives of Scisciano. Joanne Tangorra was born in Chicago to a family from Valenzano, Bari.
Both Joey and his big brother Frank Bonavolante (b. 1946) were associates of the Carlisi crew and indicted on gambling and racketeering charges as part of the Carlisi crew case in December 1992 (Frank pled guilty while Joey was convicted). Frankie B was named by the government as a gambling supervisor reporting to Tony Zizzo, who of course was a made member, with Joey B tasked with operating one of the crew’s bookmaking businesses. At the time of the Carlisi crew case, Frankie B was already in prison on racketeering charges for his role in the Vic Plescia cocaine trafficking operation, in which Frank was identified by the Feds as responsible for bankrolling the narcotics operations of Plescia via profits from his gambling business. Frank Bonavolante died while incarcerated at FPC Duluth in 2002.
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My source says the father (Ralph Bonavolante) was around Joe Aiuppa in the 50s.
You gotta wonder what Bonavolante and Gervasio and guys like that did when they eventually came out of prison. I'm told this Joey B owned a bar that did quite well. One wonders whether some went back with Zizzo like Chiaramonte did and tried to get the crew back together only to be foiled by Sarno. I'm told the Vince Dublino who testified against Sarno was actually Zizzo's driver when Zizzo was out of prison. After they hit Zizzo, Dublino didn't see any reason to keep his mouth shut.