Frank Coppa

For the American historian, see Frank J. Coppa.

Frank Coppa
Born(1941-09-11)September 11, 1941
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 17, 2023(2023-10-17) (aged 82)
Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Other names"Big Frankie"
OccupationMobster
Children3
AllegianceBonanno crime family

Frank Coppa Sr. (September 11, 1941 – October 17, 2023) was an American gangster in the Bonanno crime family who was a close friend of Joseph Massino and Frank Lino and made large sums of money in stock fraud schemes. In 2002, Coppa became the first Bonanno made man to turn state's evidence.[1]

  1. ^ Marzulli, John (April 10, 2005). "The Rise & Fall Of New York's Last Don. Pale. Bloated. Shuffling". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.