A former Bonanno capo who helped sink dozens of his own family members after turning into a government cooperator was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to time served Friday for six gangland killings.
Frank Lino, now 76, was declared a free man by Judge Nicholas Garaufis after serving eight years in a federal lockup for a string of brutal killings.
Lino’s most famous hit came in 1981, when he helped whack Dominick “Sonny Black” Napolitano for allowing FBI informant Joseph Pistone — who used the name Donnie Brasco — to infiltrate the crime clan.
The aging hoodlum said little at his sentencing Friday but was credited by prosecutors for helping take down key members of his family, including longtime boss Joey Massino.
He also led agents to the graves of several other slain mobsters during his stint as an informant.
The hood’s devastating turn on the stand famously drew glares from disapproving relatives in the court gallery — including his own brother.
Lino’s disgusted sibling stood up in the front row of court back in 2003 and asked Garaufis if he could have a word with him. The ominous request was denied.
Lino — who appeared in a dapper suit — will enter the witness protection program.
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