Real American Gangster talks reform

Real American Gangster talks reformFrank Lucas spoke Saturday at the Nation of Islam's annual Saviours' Day convention in suburban Chicago and said the key to reforming his life was education. The session was called "Redefining the American Gangster." His career was dramatized in the 2007 feature film American Gangster. Lucas's character

In NY Bonanno and Lucchese Bust

In NY Bonanno and Lucchese BustThe Fed’s have unsealed an 18 count indictment charging nine defendants variously with racketeering , racketeering conspiracy, extortion and other crimes relating to their involvement with the Luchese and/or Bonanno organized crime families.

Ex Klansman sues FBI claims they used mafia hit man against him

Ex Klansman sues FBI claims they used mafia hit man against himA former Ku Klux Klansman convicted in the 1964 slayings of three civil rights workers has sued the FBI, claiming the government used a mafia hit man to pistol-whip and intimidate witnesses for information

The Saint faces judge

The Saint faces judgeAppearing via video-teleconference, reputed Patriarca crime family mafia captain Anthony “The Saint” St. Laurent made an initial court appearance in a federal extortion case. St. Laurent, Sr. is currently

Is this Organized Crime? Hedge Funds and the Global Economic Meltdown

Is this Organized Crime? Hedge Funds and the Global Economic MeltdownVery interesting,easy to understand and well thought out videos in three parts on the cause of the Global Economic Crisis.

Martha Coakley Mass AG Toughen Anti Mafia Laws

Martha Coakley Mass AG Toughen Anti Mafia LawsMA Attorney General Martha Coakley contends that before the state legalizes casino or slots gambling it better toughen its laws against organized crime and money laundering.House Speaker Robert DeLeo told reporters

Suspected Money Laundering Ring Busted In Italy

Suspected Money Laundering Ring Busted In ItalyItalian anti-mafia prosecutor Piero Grasso has announced the issuance of 56 arrest warrants pursuant to an investigation into an alleged $2.7 billion Mafia-connected tax fraud and money laundering

Bulgaria and Organized Crime the War Continues

Bulgaria and Organized Crime the War ContinuesBulgaria's new government is taking steps to root out the corruption and organized crime that have affected the country for years. Nine people were arrested early

Bulgaria and Organized Crime the War Continues

Bulgaria and Organized Crime the War ContinuesBulgaria's new government is taking steps to root out the corruption and organized crime that have affected the country for years. Nine people were arrested early

Museum of the American Gangster NYC to open in March

Museum of the American Gangster NYC to open in March80 St. Mark's Place, a building in the heart of the East Village, held an old speakeasy during Prohibition owned by gangster Walter Scheib. Now it will house the new Museum of the American Gangster."People would come down the subway

FBI Top Ten List History in Video

FBI Top Ten List History in VideoInteresting video on the history of the FBI Top Ten Most Wanted List

Federal Judge bars Saint Jr association with list of seven

Federal Judge bars Saint Jr association with list of sevenA federal judge ordered the son of a reputed mob captain Anthony St. Laurent Sr. to stay away from seven individuals identified by investigators as mobsters or associates.On Monday morning Magistrate Judge

Saab and the Mob part Two

Saab and the Mob part TwoA Swedish government investigation tied Vladimir Antonov and his family to money laundering and the Russian mafia. Those findings helped kill the initial deal between a bailout of Saab between Spyker and General Motors, leading Antonov's to give

Adolfo Big Al Bruno hit details revealed in unsealed court documents

Adolfo Big Al Bruno hit details revealed in unsealed court documentsAn FBI agent wrote in a report on Feb. 12, 2002:
"Writer advised Bruno that he had received information during a recent interview that there has been or currently is a threat against Bruno's life. Writer explained

Colombo Family Sonny Franzese vs Son

Colombo Family Sonny Franzese vs SonColombo Crime Family member John “Sonny” Franzese is scheduled to go on trial for murder. This trial won’t be another wiseguy extravaganza because this one offers something no other has… Franzese vs Franzese. No, it’s not a divorce but

St Laurents looking for a deal

St Laurents looking for a dealOn February 5th Dorothy St. Laurent and her son, Anthony St. Laurent Jr. were charged with extortion. They along with Anthony "The Saint" St. Laurent

Hey Granny I dont have the Vig this week

Hey Granny I dont have the Vig this weekShylocking may not be the oldest profession but it right up there in top three. A bad economy affects just about everyone and “Joan the Loan,” seeing a business opportunity, took advantage of the situation. Joan Fionda, a 78 year old grandmother

Journalists Get Deed to Mobsters Villa

Journalists Get Deed to Mobsters VillaThe notorious Mafia godfather Toto "the Beast" Riina’s Sicilian villa has been handed over to the local branch of the Italian journalists' guild. The gift is the latest

Christian speaker Michael Franzese former Colombo family mobster settles bad check charge

Christian speaker Michael Franzese former Colombo family mobster settles bad check chargeMichael Franzese, a Brooklyn wiseguy once nicknamed "The Prince of the Mafia," was arrested in Tennessee last month for writing

DiCaprio Will Play Sinatra in biopic

DiCaprio Will Play Sinatra in biopicLeonardo DiCaprio will play but not sing, Frank Sinatra in Martin Scorsese's biopic about the crooner as reported

More Indictments for Genovese Capo Slaying

More Indictments for Genovese Capo SlayingAnthony Arillotta and Arthur Nigro, a reputed former acting boss of the Genovese crime family who currently is serving time for extortion have been arrested in connection with

Bobo back in prison Video

Bobo back in prison VideoFrank "Bobo" Marrapese was arrested Tuesday night on a parole violation and is back in prison. According to Captain David Neill of the

HBO s Boardwalk Empire coming later this year

HBO s Boardwalk Empire coming later this yearThe highly anticipated series "Boardwalk Empire" is inspired by the real-life reign of the flamboyant and fabulously corrupt political boss Enoch "Nucky" Johnson. Where the

Series of Montreal arsons probed

Series of Montreal arsons probedA string of fires set in Italian cafes in Montreal beginning last September could be the start of a turf war between rival

New York bus service will do tours of Mafia social clubs and hit sites

New York bus service will do tours of Mafia social clubs and hit sitesJohn “Cha Cha” Ciarcia hopes to bring some of the city's old gangland history back to life with a new bus

Mobsters legal bills will be paid by taxpayers

Mobsters legal bills will be paid by taxpayersAnthony “The Saint” St. Laurent will be represented by a public defender in a murder-for-hire case as ruled by a federal judge after the reputed mobster

Bulgaria PM Vows an all out war of the state in Fighting Organized Crime

Bulgaria PM Vows an all out war of the state in Fighting Organized CrimeBoyko Borisov, Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, declared his readiness to go all the way in an all-out “war of the state” against organized crime on

Nicolo Rizzuto Pleads Guilty

Nicolo Rizzuto Pleads GuiltyNicolo Rizzuto, father of the U.S.-jailed reputed Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto and grandfather of the recently gunned down Nick Rizzuto Jr., pleaded guilty this morning

Feds try to limit St Laurent Jr associates

Feds try to limit St Laurent Jr associatesFederal prosecutors want mob associate Anthony St. Laurent Jr. jailed if he associates with certain Rhode Island wiseguys. Watch the video for the full story.

Italy Probes Mafia Led Insider Trading in the US tied to the Rizzutos in Canada

Italy Probes Mafia Led Insider Trading in the US tied to the Rizzutos in CanadaShares of Infinex Ventures Inc., a U.S.-based mining company, were manipulated by Italians working for an organized crime family, netting them 15 million

Immigrants in Italy fall into clutches of Camorra

Immigrants in Italy fall into clutches of Camorra"Immigration is not the first problem of Castel Volturno, it's Camorra, this system of illegality," says Padre Filippo

Rizzutos faces tax problems in Canada

Rizzutos faces tax problems in CanadaNicolo Rizzuto, who will turn 86 this month, is facing new charges alleging he committed tax evasion by not paying taxes

The Saints family face extortion charges

The Saints family face extortion chargesJailed mobster Anthony M. “The Saint” St. Laurent Sr., his wife and son were charged Friday in U.S. District Court in Providence with conspiring to extort “protection” payments from 1988 through

Israel cracking down on the mob

Israel cracking down on the mobIsrael Police Insp.Gen. David Cohen warned Wednesday that recent police successes against senior mob kingpins have created a power vacuum in the organized

Wife and son of The Saint nabbed in sting Video

Wife and son of The Saint nabbed in sting VideoThe son and wife of notorious mob captain Anthony "The Saint" St. Laurent were picked up Friday in a FBI sting. Sources indicate the mobster

Murdered Bulgarian mafia leaders sister and son slain in double homicide

Murdered Bulgarian mafia leaders sister and son slain in double homicideSlavka P. Naydenova, 41, the sister of Bulgarian mafia leader Iliya Pavlov and her eight year old son, Paul Wilson were slain

Witness claims Mafia invested heavily in Berlusconi housing project

Witness claims Mafia invested heavily in Berlusconi housing projectMassimo Ciancimino, the son of a Mafia don who was close to the head of the Sicilian mafia's "boss of bosses", Bernardo Provenzano alleges

Thomas Marino running for Republican Congressional Nominee

Thomas Marino running for Republican Congressional NomineeThomas Marino, the former U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania who provided a reference on the 2005 slots application for Louis DeNaples, former owner of the Mount Airy Casino Resort, is running

Berlusconi associate linked to top mobster

Berlusconi associate linked to top mobsterThe key witness in a Mafia trial in Sicily told a court Tuesday that a close ally of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had direct links with

Saab and the Mob

Saab and the MobSaab filed for bankruptcy protection in 2009 after losses threatened its survival. The carmaker, owned by America's General Motors said

Bulgarian Writer shot dead in January The Back Story

Bulgarian Writer shot dead in January The Back StoryBobi Tsankov, 30, a radio host\writer, who had a conviction for fraud was gunned down last month in broad daylight in the center of Sofia, shot four times in