Philip Giaccone
Killed in May 1981 with Alphonse Indelicato and Dominick Trinchera. The en banc Second Circuit calls him "another Bonanno family capo" in its account of the evening of the 1979 Galante killing.
- Aliases
- Phily Lucky
- Family
- Bonanno family, in the Second Circuit's account of the Commission-case evidence (1989)
- Role
- "another Bonanno family capo" (Second Circuit en banc, 1989, the evidence viewed for the government); one of three "captains" in the 1982 indictment (charge, as summarized in 1985)
- Rights
- Biography on this page is limited to what the cited federal records state.
On the record
- 12 July 1979 — United States v. Indelicato, 865 F.2d 1370: after the shooting, Anthony Indelicato went "with his father, his uncle J.B., and Phillip Giaccone, another Bonanno family capo, to a social club in Manhattan." Court opinion, in its account of the evidence viewed for the government.
- 23 February 1981 — A Brooklyn-Queens memorandum (Trinchera file, p. 102) lists "Philip Giaccone, Capo, Bonanno LCN Family" among those a confidential source said attended a meeting. FBI memo.
- 5 May 1981 — A New York teletype of May 20, 1981 (Vault, p. 133) names "Philip Giaccone, aka 'Phily Lucky'" among three men a source said were killed "on or about May 5, 1981." On June 1, 1981 the FBI reported his body still missing. FBI teletypes.
- 7 July 1982 — United States v. Ruggiero, 754 F.2d 927: the New York indictment charged his murder as one of three "captains." Charge, as the court summarizes it.
The FBI pages spell the name “Phillip,” “Giacone” and “Giaione.” The Newark memorandum of March 1982 gives the alias as “Lucky.” No record filed here gives a birth date or a date of death beyond the May 1981 reports. The rank labels stay on this page and do not fill the Bonanno family chart.
Records
itemUnited States v. Indelicato, 865 F.2d 1370 (2d Cir. 1989) (en banc)The en banc Second Circuit holds that Anthony Indelicato's part in three murders committed in a single transaction could form a RICO pattern. Its account of the evidence begins: "In 1979, the boss of the Bonanno family was Carmine Galante."itemUnited States v. Ruggiero, 754 F.2d 927 (11th Cir. 1985)The Eleventh Circuit rejects Benjamin Ruggiero's and John Cerasani's double-jeopardy challenge to a 1983 Florida RICO indictment. It summarizes the 1982 New York case, in which Ruggiero was convicted of RICO conspiracy and sentenced to fifteen years, and says "Ruggiero was a member of the 'crew' captained by Napolitano."
itemFBI Vault, Dominick Trinchera file, viewer pp. 102-103 (February 27, 1981)A Brooklyn-Queens memorandum headed "Bonanno LCN Family" reporting a confidential source's account of a meeting on February 23, 1981. It lists those present with an FBI label for each, among them Philip Giaccone and Dominick Trinchera as "Capo."
itemFBI Vault, Operation Donnie Brasco, Part 01, viewer pp. 97-98 (June 1, 1981)A Brooklyn-Queens teletype of June 1, 1981: "the Bonanno LCN family is presently undergoing a power struggle that has resulted in the deaths of three family capos," Sonny Red Indelicato, Phillip Giaccone and Dominick Trinchera. It says Benjamin Ruggiero would travel to Canada.
itemFBI Vault, Operation Donnie Brasco, Part 01, viewer pp. 133-136 (May-June 1981)New York teletypes of May and June 1981. The first reports a source's information that Alphonse Indelicato, Philip Giaccone and Dominic Trinchera were killed on or about May 5, 1981, and that Anthony "Bruno" Indelicato was hiding with a contract on his life. The second records the surveillance of Ruggiero's flight to Montreal.
itemFBI Vault, Operation Donnie Brasco, Part 01, viewer pp. 148-154 (June 1981): the GENUS casesA two-section New York teletype of June 1981: "The GENUS code name encompasses several major cases targeted against various factions of the Bonanno LCN family." It lists the undercover operation, the Catalano investigation and the file opened on the May 1981 murders.
itemFBI Vault, Dominick Trinchera file, viewer p. 123 (March 9, 1982)A Newark memorandum recommending that the Trinchera file be closed: "NY investigation reveals subject Trinchera was murdered along with Alphonse 'Sonny Red' Indelicato and Phil 'Lucky' Giacone on 5/5/81." It doubts the two missing bodies will ever be recovered.
itemFBI announcement and briefing outline, "LCN Commission Indictment," February 26, 1985The FBI's announcement of the Commission indictment, forwarded to John Roberts at the White House, lists "Philip Rastelli, Boss, Bonnano Family." Its briefing outline says the Commission "authorized the murders of" Galante, Coppola, Alphonse Indelicato, Trinchera, Giaccone and "Anthony Indelicato, solider," and lists "Testimony of UCAs (Pistone)."
itemFBI Vault, Dominick Trinchera file, viewer pp. 102-103 (February 27, 1981)A Brooklyn-Queens memorandum headed "Bonanno LCN Family" reporting a confidential source's account of a meeting on February 23, 1981. It lists those present with an FBI label for each, among them Philip Giaccone and Dominick Trinchera as "Capo."itemFBI Vault, Operation Donnie Brasco, Part 01, viewer pp. 97-98 (June 1, 1981)A Brooklyn-Queens teletype of June 1, 1981: "the Bonanno LCN family is presently undergoing a power struggle that has resulted in the deaths of three family capos," Sonny Red Indelicato, Phillip Giaccone and Dominick Trinchera. It says Benjamin Ruggiero would travel to Canada.itemFBI Vault, Operation Donnie Brasco, Part 01, viewer pp. 133-136 (May-June 1981)New York teletypes of May and June 1981. The first reports a source's information that Alphonse Indelicato, Philip Giaccone and Dominic Trinchera were killed on or about May 5, 1981, and that Anthony "Bruno" Indelicato was hiding with a contract on his life. The second records the surveillance of Ruggiero's flight to Montreal.itemFBI Vault, Operation Donnie Brasco, Part 01, viewer pp. 148-154 (June 1981): the GENUS casesA two-section New York teletype of June 1981: "The GENUS code name encompasses several major cases targeted against various factions of the Bonanno LCN family." It lists the undercover operation, the Catalano investigation and the file opened on the May 1981 murders.itemFBI Vault, Dominick Trinchera file, viewer p. 123 (March 9, 1982)A Newark memorandum recommending that the Trinchera file be closed: "NY investigation reveals subject Trinchera was murdered along with Alphonse 'Sonny Red' Indelicato and Phil 'Lucky' Giacone on 5/5/81." It doubts the two missing bodies will ever be recovered.itemFBI announcement and briefing outline, "LCN Commission Indictment," February 26, 1985The FBI's announcement of the Commission indictment, forwarded to John Roberts at the White House, lists "Philip Rastelli, Boss, Bonnano Family." Its briefing outline says the Commission "authorized the murders of" Galante, Coppola, Alphonse Indelicato, Trinchera, Giaccone and "Anthony Indelicato, solider," and lists "Testimony of UCAs (Pistone)."