Dominick Cicale Details His First Hit for the Bonanno Crime Family, Man Killed Over a Joke (Part 7)

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Former Bonanno crime family member Dominick Cicale shared chilling details about his initiation into organized crime—his first sanctioned murder. Cicale confessed to the killing of Frank Santoro, a man associated with the Genovese crime family and a long-time friend of his father. The motive behind the hit was shockingly trivial: a joke. Santoro made an offhand comment about kidnapping a mobster’s son for ransom while intoxicated, which reached the ears of Vinnie, a high-ranking Bonanno member. Despite recognizing it as a jest, Vinnie decided to make an example out of Santoro, fearing the joke could lead to actual plans by other drug addicts in their circle.