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Gaetano Badalamenti (Italian pronunciation: [ɡaeˈtaːno badalaˈmenti]; 14 September 1923 – 29 April 2004) was a powerful member of the Sicilian Mafia. Don Tano Badalamenti was the capofamiglia of his hometown Cinisi, Sicily, and headed the Sicilian Mafia Commission in the 1970s.
In early April 1984, the FBI closed in on a real-life Mafia godfather. His name was Gaetano Badalamenti, and he was the former top boss of the Sicilian Mafia. Though banished from Sicily by...
Gaetano Badalamenti was sentenced to 45 years in prison and fined $125,000, and since he was extradited from Spain with the provision that he serve no more than 30 years, he was ordered to be released after 30 years should he live that long.
Aug 24, 2022 · Wiretaps from public phones in Queens led to Gaetano Badalamenti in Brazil. The Sicilian boss in exile oversaw the Pizza Connection, including shipments of cocaine. Catalano was his American operations boss.
Gaetano Badalamenti, once described by federal authorities as the boss of bosses of the Sicilian mafia and ring leader of a billion-dollar drug smuggling operation, has died, a Justice Department spokesman said Friday.
May 1, 2004 · Gaetano Badalamenti, once known as the "boss of bosses" of the Sicilian Mafia, has died at the age of 80 in the US where he was serving a prison sentence.
May 1, 2004 · Gaetano Badalamenti, once known as the "boss of bosses" of the Sicilian Mafia, has died in the United States where he was serving a prison sentence.
