Bonanno Associate Gets 18 Years for "Joe Pistone" Hit?
Former Bonanno underboss from days of Donnie Brasco was arrested not too long ago. We don't get it... Is it really just a coincidence that the mob -- specifically, a Bonanno associate -- robbed and whacked a guy with the same name as a well-known undercover agent for the FBI who infiltrated the same crime family using the famous alias of Donnie Brasco in the late 1970s ? Bonanno mobster gets 18 years in prison for 1992 murder of Brooklyn man and dog - NY Daily News : "A reputed Bonanno crime associate was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the home-invasion murder of a Brooklyn man and his beloved dog — nearly twice the term he thought he’d get under a plea deal with the government. "Neil Messina, 52, found out Friday that Federal Judge Kiyo Matsumoto may have gone easy on some Mafia oldfellas, but is more than ready to severely punish violent mobsters.