Like the poltergeist, he's back!
Joseph "Big Joey" Massino, the former Bonanno boss who testified last year against his successor Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano, will take the witness stand again next month.
This time Massino will testify against the family's alleged acting street boss Vincent "Vinny TV" Badalamenti as reported by Mitchel Maddux for the New York Post: "Badalamenti faces charges that sent three tough wiseguys to shake down Hector Pagan, the ex-husband of 'Mob Wives' star Renee Graziano," and "Massino’s forthcoming testimony is expected to help federal prosecutors establish that Badalamenti is a longstanding 'made-member' of the Bonanno crime family."
Massino's testimony was critical in securing the racketeering conviction last year against Basciano involving the 2004 murder of Randolph Pizzolo, and Basciano now is serving two life sentences on that conviction and another at the supermax facility in Florence, CO.
Why is Big Joey still snitching? What's in it for him? He was never going to get the death penalty anyway and plus he is never getting out of jail. Here is a guy who ordered killings then turns around and snitches out the guys who carried out his orders. How ironic is that? I don't understand why he is still helping the feds and why the feds are having anything to do with him. There must be something we are missing here.
Posted by: Clinton Fussell | 03/07/2012 at 01:24 PM