I had no clue that the family really operated that long, who took over with Joe's death or in 89? It says there are associates now, are there any recent cases?

Till 89 then?

he was doing interviews and books during the late 70s and 80s, i doubt he was running a crime family at the same time. Why would a bunch of made guys follow him to arizona when he is no longer part of the family and not seen as the boss.

The West Coast Faction was pretty powerful, but not as powerful as the other side of the family that was backed up by the Commission. However, in the West Coast they were pretty strong. Bill Bonanno also mentioned in his book Bound By Honor that he had a lot of soldiers on the West Coast that were ready, just in case one of the California mafia families tried to mess with them. JB was involved in organized crime with members listed above until the late 80's. There was even a murder in Arizona in the 1970s, one by a Boyles that people suspect Bonanno ordered, and another murder that Bonanno was suspected of ordering. Bill was involved in all kinds of scams, while he was living out West. Same with his brother.

Some evidence show that Joe Bonanno and his son Bill retired from Cosa Nostra after the Bananas War ended in 1968. They were pushed out basically. But there's also evidence that shows they ran a Mob Family (just not LCN anymore) on the west coast in the 1970s or way into the 1980s as my chart suggests. Bonanno's book came out in 1983 I know. But if you notice in his book, he never said he did anything wrong. He said he was just a nice old Sicilian man of honor.

Ivy, The other side has more than one meaning. I wasn't trying to compare the two groups in size. Daniel, stop it man. You're just trying to find a mistake with me, when there is none. LOL! The cool thing about you is you're cool about it.

A handful of Bonanno supporters stayed in New York and continued as members of the Bonanno Family. Some of these guys were the DeFilippo brothers (Joe and Vito), Angelo Caruso, Nick Alfano, the Morales brothers (John and Rosario) and "Big" Willie Riviello (who´s still active today). And to my knowledge, non of them suffered any reprisals because of the war. So the peace treaty seems to have worked.

hey njboy, i really like your charts as well. seems like alot of effort is put into them. sometimes people want to put everything under a microscope to try to find something wrong with what other people do while not doing anything themselves. im sure that you would be the first person to admit that they arent always 100% accurate, but thats ok because by putting them out there we have the opportunity to go over them and make them even more accurate!

Any more information on 'Big' Willie Riviello anyone? It's hard to find online, but he interests me as someone who was around for the Banana Wars and is still an active Capo with the Bonannos today. He's been around for some interesting times and met some mafia legends.

All I found was this article:

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2004-06-15/local/18253700_1_bank-fraud-cashing-bank-officer

and this picture:

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm188/geesix/bonanno%20family/WilliamRiviellocaptian.jpg

Chopps, I agree. There is not much out there on Riviello. I have seen his name being spelled "Raviello" also. If you try this name when doing the research, you might find some more on the dude.

Bill Bonanno described him as a knucklehead soldier who operated numbers lottery for the Family in East Harlem.

During the Bananas War, a Bonanno supporter by the name of William Gonzales (associated with Vito DeFilippo) was shot while riding in a car in the Bronx. He survived. But later investigation showed that there had been three others riding with him in the car; Vito DeFilippo, Patty DeFilippo and Willie Riviello. These three (who must have been the prime targets in the attack) escaped unharmed.

And in Herald Statesman (May 30, 1984), I found this article:

"Man sentenced in extortion conspiracy"

"A Bronx man was sentenced to four to eight years in prison by a Rockland County judge Tuesday for masterminding the attempted takeover of a Blauvelt restaurant.
William Riviello was convicted in March of conspiracy and extortion during a trial in which Organized crime task force investigators testified that he tried to forcibly take over Vincent's Restaurant, which is now closed, on Route 303.
Riviello was accused of directing two Rockland men to beat the restaurant manager, Daniel Addesso, who suffered facial injuries that required more than 140 stitches and surgery. The men, both armed, went to the restaurant on March 6, 1982, beat Addesso, refused to pay their bills and raised and lowered the lights and music at will, according to testimony by the restaurant owner, Vincent Cipolla.
On Tuesday. Riviello's lawyer. Murray Richman, asked Judge Robert Meehan to impose the minimum sentence in view of his client's record, which he said showed "no background of violence." But Assistant State Attorney General Michael Goldsmith said Riviello's "extensive criminal record (should) be given serious consideration."
He said Riviello's actions were "typical of sophisticated organized crime. This was part of an overall pattern of criminal activity."
Goldsmith said Riviello had a prior gambling conviction in the Bronx and was linked with gambling activities in Pomona, Manhattan and Westchester County."

///In the 1980´s FBI listed his home address at 1133 Lydig Avenue, Bronx