Joe Bonanno (or “Joe Bananas” as
he was nicknamed) is yet another of
the characters who can be allegedly
be tracked to being in Trinidad
during this time. At the age of 26,
Joe Bonanno was named leader
of the “five families” in New York
City. This national crime syndicate
later became known as the Bonanno
Family as Joe ruled the empire of
gambling, labor racketeering, and
drug trafficking for more than 30
years.
In the 1940s, Bonanno was
linked to the Colorado Cheese
Company which had started in
Trinidad. The FBI later listed 23
cheese and pizza companies that
were owned or affiliated with mafia
families, including Joe Bonanno,
used as “cover” businesses as they
infiltrated the United States.
It is, to this day, speculated
that Italian mafia families are still
prevalent in the state of Colorado,
from Denver to Trinidad. But like
any gangster mafia film has taught
us, mums the word.
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