Raymond Wean was of
English descent with relatives originating from
Yorkshire, England, but born and raised in
Brooklyn, New York. His family heritage could never allow him to join the ranks of the
Bonanno crime family like fellow Massino associate
German-American Duane Leisenheimer, but Raymond was allowed to work for the family as mainly an enforcer. Ray was a
Philip Rastelli loyalist. He was described by FBI Special Agent Joseph Colgan that once when arresting him, he couldn't get the handcuffs around Wean's thick wrists. Colgan would also say, "Wean was a
psychopath. He would have killed you and not batted an eye. But he was terrified of Joey (Massino)". FBI Special Agent
Joseph Pistone described Raymond as being a "tall, stocky, thick-handed guy". He never married, but maintained a relationship with a common-law wife. He suffered a heart attack in the 1970s and became afraid of dying in prison after being branded a three-time felon after his arrest in 1977. While he was sentenced to municipal jail in Manhattan his wife never received financial support from Joe Massino. FBI Special Agent Joseph Colgan and an assistant U.S. attorney testified before a special secret court hearing to lower Wean's $100,000 bail to $40,000 in exchange to testify. Ray's parents agreed and posted bail for him. He was an avid pool player and would compete with John Cersani and
Dominick Napolitano at The Studio Lounge in
Greenpoint, Brooklyn. While testifying against Massino he stated that he committed around "roughly 200 crimes". Joe Massino was acquitted of the triple homicide and the conspiracies to murder Bonanno crime family mobster Joseph Pastore and
Anthony Indelicato, after having already ordered and performed the task of executing his father,
Alphonse Indelicato. He was the individual who informed the FBI of the plan for Massino to have
Benjamin Ruggiero murdered for his association with undercover FBI agent
Joe Pistone. He also revealed to the FBI, information about his involvement in the botched home invasion of Princess
Ashraf Pahlavi, a sister to the
Shah of Iran in 1980. He and John Cersani were let into the townhouse at 29 Beekman Place passing themselves off as air conditioner delivery men. During the robbery, Ray was shot in the hand while struggling with the security guard. ==References==