Mole in Bonanno Crime Family's Midst?

Bobby Lino, left, Russell Mauro, on right.

Our source was inducted into Cosa Nostra's Bonanno Family in 1975, when the books were opened for the first time in a long time. He started out under Nicholas Marangello, aka "Little Nicky Glasses," underboss at the time, and became acting capo for Mickey Zaffarano.

"In that regime was all the guys that no one wanted," he said. "Anthony Bruno Indelicato, Anthony Rabito, Tony Mirra, Sonny Black Napolitano, James Episcopia, Louis "Louie HaHa" Attanasio and Vinny Asaro.

"That crew broke up when Lilo got hit. They took down all Lilo's guys."

Our source, a pretty sharp character in our view, made it through the ranks earning a lot of money in construction and selling heroin. Lets call him "Blue Eyes."

In the late 1990s, he went to jail, did his time and now resides in what he calls the " the warm state."

When he read our admittedly lame John Palazzolo story, he called us.

Of Russell Mauro, he said, "They robbed him and killed him and we couldn't attend the wake."

Whenever guys were ordered not to attend a funeral, when guys were shelved -- all such actions were said to be "forte familia," meaning for the strength of the family, our source told us.

"It was done for the family -- forte familia."

"Now he is a top-ranking member of the Bonanno family. How in the world did anyone put him in a position to open his big mouth to the wrong ears about everything, politics in the family, meeting with guys that are on parole, knowing who is who?"

But as for the main story, "How stupid can these new guys be!" He may have left the streets some time ago, but he certainly sounds like a guy from New York.

"There's a mole deep in this in the family for years. I can't believe that every time there's a meeting or a walk-and-talk, the FBI is always there. And listens."

The guy he thinks is a mole has been feeding the FBI agents information for years, he said.

After the "Sonny Red trifecta," his name for the storied three-capo whacking of Sonny Red, Phil Lucky and Big Trin in the basement of a Gambino-owned club, the "mole" -- who was part of the conspiracy, our guy said -- was put in position to gather lots of information.

"He was never charged" for the three capo murders, our source said of him. Also "he had something to do with the disappearance of the son-in-law of Paul Castellano."

"Now let's talk about the Donnie Brasco case. He was in the middle of that also, circa 1981. He was caught on a federal wiretap talking about Joe Massino being his captain, and loaning money and never received a subpoena."

Russell Mauro. A lot of guys didn't think he had
to go when he did. 

"He always borrowed money from members and never paid anyone in the family back but Joe Massino.and Big Louie. He was and is a broken down suitcase. He talked about everyone in the family. Dial any seven numbers and he would pick up the phone."

"He started a lot of trouble with in the family. He told the boss, Joe Massino, lies about everyone he didn't like and owed money to in the family."

Then he was under a captain close to Joe Massino, Johnny Palazzolo, and was in a backup position when Russell Mauro got killed. Still nothing happened to him.

"Now he is a top-ranking member of the Bonanno family. How in the world did anyone put him in a position to open his big mouth to the wrong ears about everything, politics in the family, meeting with guys that are on parole, knowing who is who?"

"If he was a fish he'd be on a wall because his mouth is always open and talking shit about everyone, even his good friends."

He added: "It's odd that every time someone meets him they get violated and or pinched.

"He's happy he's out and alive. But them young Long Island kids in gangland are right -- they don't need this thing resurfacing and the whole world knowing their business...."

The mobster-mole is a "total fraud and yellow dog. There is more nerve in a veal cutlet and his manhood is questionable. We'll get to that later ..."

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