14 Facts About Dominick Napolitano

Dominick Napolitano, known as Sonny Black, was an American Mafia caporegime in the Bonanno crime family.

Dominick Napolitano was a close friend of future Bonanno crime family boss Joseph Massino; incarcerated boss Philip Rastelli knew Napolitano before he went to prison.

Dominick Napolitano was close to Carmine Napolitano, a cousin and fellow Bonanno mobster.

At that time, Dominick Napolitano set his sights on operating a major bookmaking operation in Orlando.

Dominick Napolitano rose to prominence in 1973 as a soldier for Michael Sabella and was promoted to capo, replacing his mentor after the gangland execution of the powerful rival capo Carmine "The Cigar" Galante.

Dominick Napolitano became a trusted confidant of the imprisoned mobster Phillip "Rusty" Rastelli who took over leadership permanently again.

Dominick Napolitano owned the Wither's Italian-American Veterans of Foreign Wars Club at 415 Graham Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and The Motion Lounge at 420 Graham Avenue.

Dominick Napolitano later ran an illegal casino in Pasco County, Florida, and owned a tennis club and night club called The King's Court Bottle Club in Holiday, Florida.

Dominick Napolitano's headquarters were in the heart of Williamsburg's Italian neighborhood.

Dominick Napolitano's crew, involved in burglary, extortion, robbery, bank robbery, loansharking, hijacking, bookmaking, casino operations and drug trafficking, were one of the most successful crews in the Bonanno family.

Dominick Napolitano was pushed down the staircase and was shot and grazed by Lino Sr.

When his gun failed to fire a subsequent shot, Dominick Napolitano told them "Hit me one more time and make it good", to which Filocomo responded by firing several.

Dominick Napolitano said that Napolitano really loved Pistone and was upset when he found out he was an agent.

At Massino's trial, prosecutors claimed that Dominick Napolitano was killed by his associates for allowing his crew to be compromised, and that his hands had been removed as a warning to other mobsters to follow the rule about proper introductions.