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The Nation : Bonanno Jailed in Tucson

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Retired mob leader Joseph Bonanno Sr. was jailed in Tucson for contempt of court after refusing to answer questions about organized crime in New York. But he later was taken to a hospital complaining of chest pains. U.S. District Judge Richard Owen sharply criticized Bonanno, 80, for an “absolute arrogant flouting of the duty to give testimony.” Bonanno, who contended he was too ill to answer questions by federal prosecutors, was taken to the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center and, from there, to St. Mary’s Hospital.

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