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 | | The defendants, VINCENT BASCIANO, an official captain and the current acting boss of the Bonanno organized crime family, and ANTHONY DONATO, a Bonanno family soldier, were arrested this morning and will be arraigned this afternoon by United States Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom at the U. Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York. |
 | | The superseding indictment also adds an attempted murder charge against Bonanno family captain Patrick DeFilippo, also known as "Patty from the Bronx." DeFilippo was previously charged with racketeering conspiracy, which included as predicate acts murder/murder conspiracy, illegal gambling and loansharking, as well as with substantive counts of illegal gambling and loansharking. |
 | | FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge D'AMURO stated, "New York's organized crime families have been under such constant scrutiny by the FBI and the U. Attorneys' offices that they are having to name acting bosses to replace acting bosses. |
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