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Philip "Rusty" Rastelli (January 31, 1918 – June 24, 1991) was an American mobster and former boss of the Bonanno crime family; he spent all but three years of his reign in prison.
Jun 27, 1991 · Philip Rastelli, a reputed head of the Bonanno organized-crime family, died on Monday at Booth Memorial Hospital in Queens. He was 73 years old and lived in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn.
Aug 24, 2023 · Filippo (Philip) “Rusty” Rastelli was born in Maspeth on Jan. 31, 1918. He was the sixth of eight children — though his New York Times obituary said he only had five siblings. He left...
Mar 18, 2014 · Learn about the life and crimes of Philip Rusty Rastelli, a former boss of the Bonanno crime family who ordered the murder of Carmine Galante in 1979. Find out how he was involved in loansharking, extortion, drug trafficking and the Mafia Commission Trial.
Jul 1, 1991 · Philip (Rusty) Rastelli, 73, the Mafia boss whose marriage was as turbulent as any mob war. Rastelli had been boss of the Bonanno crime family, one of the city’s five Mafia groups, and...
Oct 16, 1986 · Philip Rastelli, who the authorities say heads the Bonanno crime family, and seven co-defendants were found guilty last night of taking part in a massive labor racketeering conspiracy from 1964...
Apr 24, 1976 · The reputed head of the Joseph Bonanno crime group, Philip Rastelli, and two associates were found guilty yesterday of Federal charges of extortion in a protection racket involving mobile lunch...
