# Dominick Napolitano

Canonical: https://mobfiles.org/people/dominick-napolitano/

Charged in the 1982 Southern District of New York case as a member of "the Bonanno Family of La Cosa Nostra." The Eleventh Circuit says the trial evidence showed Benjamin Ruggiero was a member of "the 'crew' captained by Napolitano," that he did not appear for trial, and that he "later was found murdered."

The rank labels for Napolitano differ from record to record. The FBI files call him "acting boss" (July 1980), "acting underboss" (August 1980) and "capo" (June 1981). The 1982 and 1983 indictments, as the courts summarize them, call him a "captain." The Eleventh Circuit, describing the trial evidence, says he captained the crew Ruggiero belonged to. The role line above uses only the courts' wording. The rest stays in the events, and none of it fills a seat on the [Bonanno family chart](/families/bonanno/).

No record filed here gives a date of death. The court says only that he "later was found murdered," and Pistone's figure of 17 days is his testimony. No record filed here gives a date or place of birth. The FBI photograph of him with Pistone is served by the FBI and is [described on its own page](/items/fbi-pistone-sonny-black-1970s/).

## Sources

- United States v. Ruggiero, 754 F.2d 927 (11th Cir. 1985): https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/447925/united-states-v-benjamin-ruggiero-and-john-cerasani/