Vinny Basciano Wins His Nickname!
Former (or current) official Bonanno crime family boss Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano looks worthy of the nickname he so despised. Longtime reader/commenter David Gizewski sent us the photo. Thank you, David. Former (or current) official Bonanno crime family boss Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano, above, is looking worthy of the nickname he so despised. Longtime reader/commenter David Gizewski sent us the photo. Thank you, David. He requested that we post it with the following quote: "It's not about being a rat or loyalty. It's about being a man. 11 years in solitary confinement and still smiling." Vinny Gorgeous actually has something to smile about: his release from Colorado's Supermax prison. As noted in August 2015, he was relocated to the high-security prison facility on the same compound. "Better than the hellhole Supermax prison in Colorado... where ex-Bonanno crime boss Vincent (Vinny Gorgeous...