Anthony Vitale

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Anthony Vitale is an Italian-American Bonanno crime family associate and is the son of Bonanno crime family underboss Salvatore Vitale and nephew of Bonanno crime family don Joseph Massino from Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. He is the younger brother of Joel Vitale.

[edit] Biography

Anthony Vitale has a striking resemblance to his father Salvatore Vitale and is a low-key button-man of the Bonanno crime family. He was born to Salvatore Vitale and Josephine Massino, sister of former Bonanno crime family Boss, Joseph Massino. In the 1990's Anthony was employed as a worker for the New York Post distribution center in Manhattan by Robert Perrino as a no-show employee. Anthony had an abuse relationship with his father Salvatore. When Salvatore discovered Anthony was working a no-show for The New York Post he lunged across a coffee table and strangled his son threatening Anthony not to return to his no-show job at the newspaper. Salvatore did not want his son in the La Cosa Nostra life and provided well for him. He had intentions of having Anthony work so he could be encouraged to return to college. He was a college dropout.