The State - News from Aug. 11, 1989

Salvatore (Bill) Bonnano, who claimed three months ago to be too poor to pay his lawyer, managed to come up with $72,500 last October to pay for his daughter’s wedding, according to court documents. Bonnano, the son of reputed mobster Joseph (Joe Bananas) Bonnano, was sentenced in 1987 to four years in prison after his conviction on charges of conspiracy to commit grand theft. He has been free since then on $50,000 bail pending an appeal. Deputy California Atty. Gen. Derald Grandberg, who has been fighting to put Salvatore Bonnano behind bars, filed documents in Alameda County Superior Court indicating the wedding featured a 14-piece orchestra and a menu that included shrimp and filet mignon. Earlier this year, after pleading that he was indigent, Bonnano was awarded $19,250 in public funds to pay his lawyer.