1909 -- 1912 -- Sebastiano DiGaetano 1912 -- 1930 -- Nicolo Schirò -- fled 1930 -- 1931 -- Salvatore Maranzano -- murdered on September 10, 1931 1931 -- 1968 -- Joseph "Joe Bananas '' Bonanno -- forcibly replaced by the Commission, officially retires after a heart attack in 1968 Disputed 1965 -- 1966 -- Gaspar "Gasparino '' DiGregorio -- installed and forcibly replaced by the Commission Acting 1966 -- 1968 -- Paul Sciacca -- for the DiGregorio faction 1968 -- 1971 -- Paul Sciacca -- imprisoned 1971 -- 1973 -- Natale "Joe Diamonds '' Evola -- died on August 23, 1973 1973 -- 1991 -- Phillip "Rusty '' Rastelli -- imprisoned 1975 -- 1984 and 1986 -- 1991 Acting 1974 -- 1979 -- Carmine "Cigar '' Galante -- murdered on July 12, 1979 Acting 1979 -- 1983 -- Salvatore "Sally Fruits '' Farrugia -- appointed by the Commission Acting 1987 -- 1991 -- Anthony "Old Man '' Spero 1991 -- 2004 -- Joseph "Big Joe '' Massino -- imprisoned January 2003, became government informant in October 2004 Acting 1991 -- 1993 -- Anthony "Old Man '' Spero Acting 2003 -- 2004 -- Anthony "Tony Green '' Urso -- imprisoned January 2004 Acting 2004 -- Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous '' Basciano -- imprisoned November 2004, in July 2007 received a life sentence 2005 -- 2013 -- Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous '' Basciano Acting 2004 -- 2006 -- Michael "the Nose '' Mancuso -- imprisoned February 2006 Acting 2006 -- 2009 -- Salvatore "Sal the Iron Worker '' Montagna -- deported to Canada in April 2009, murdered in 2011 Acting 2010 -- 2012 -- Vincent "Vinny T.V. '' Badalamenti -- imprisoned in January 2012 2013 -- present -- Michael "the Nose '' Mancuso Acting 2013 - 2014 -- Thomas "Tommy D '' DiFiore Acting 2014 - 2015 - John Palazzolo Acting 2015 - 2018 - Joseph ' Joe C ' Cammarano Jr.
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