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Joe Barone discussed his intricate relationship with Dominick Cicale, a former member of the Bonanno crime family. Barone, who worked as a federal informant, recounted forming a close bond with Cicale, unaware of his covert operations with the authorities. Despite their friendship, Barone acknowledged that Cicale would not have hesitated to kill him if he discovered his betrayal, yet Barone expressed a peculiar acceptance of this potential fate. Cicale was described as having both a loving heart and a staunch loyalty to the Mafia lifestyle.
Barone shared insights into their criminal endeavors, indicating he withheld certain information from the feds, such as plots to harm rivals that fortunately did not materialize. The conversation also touched on Joe Massino, the notorious Bonanno family boss who broke the Mafia code by cooperating with authorities to escape the death penalty. Barone speculated on Massino's strategic maneuvering, which involved setting up a hit on a prosecutor, using it as leverage to reduce his sentence.
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