Anthony Graziano

Anthony A. Graziano (November 12, 1940 – May 25, 2019) was an American mobster and consigliere. He worked in the Bonanno crime family.[1] In 1990, Graziano pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion. He had failed to pay $100,000 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Anthony Graziano
FBI surveillance photo of Anthony Graziano and Joseph Massino
Born(1940-11-12)November 12, 1940
Staten Island, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 25, 2019(2019-05-25) (aged 78)
Alias(es)T.G.,
The Little Guy
AllegianceBonanno crime family
OccupationMobster
Children3

In September 2002, Graziano was indicted on federal racketeering and extortion charges, bookmaking, and murder based on recorded conversations with his son-in-law and Hector Pagan Graziano, Jr. and conspiracy to commit murder.[2]

On July 18, 2003, Graziano was sentenced to 11 years in prison on the Florida charges. On November 13, 2003, Graziano was sentenced to nine years in prison on the New York charges. He was suffering from diabetes and bladder cancer.[3]

Graziano died on May 25, 2019 at the age of 78.

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