Anthony Indelicato
American mobster
Anthony Indelicato, also known as "Bruno" and "Whack-Whack", is an American mobster and consigliere of the Bonanno crime family of New York City. In November 1987, Indelicato was sentenced to 40 years in prison and fined $50,000 for participating in the July 1979 murder of Carmine Galante. He was released in 1998. In December 2008, Indelicato was sentenced to 20 years in prison for participating in the February 2001 murder of Bonanno associate Frank Santoro. Indelicato served 14 years of this sentence. Upon release, Indelicato was welcomed back into the fold of Bonanno family affairs and was appointed as the new and current consigliere of the Bonanno family around 2023.
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