Mob Betting Rings Busted

Mob Betting Rings BustedSeventeen individuals, including several reputed Gambino and Genovese mobsters, have been variously charged in five indictments

Court Clears Silvio Berlusconi Of Mafia Ties

Court Clears Silvio Berlusconi Of Mafia TiesAn Italian appellate court in Sicily "handed down a verdict that effectively cleared the Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, of accusations that

Rizzuto Mobster Cuntrera Gunned Down In Montreal Video

Rizzuto Mobster Cuntrera Gunned Down In Montreal VideoIn Montreal, Canada Rizzuto crime family leader Agostino Cuntrera, age 66 and his driver were shot to death outside the mobster's

Ex Con On Board with Providence Mayors Waterfront Rezoning Plan

Ex Con On Board with Providence Mayors Waterfront Rezoning PlanIn Providence, RI Mayor David N. Cicilline wants to rezone the South Providence waterfront proposing a 62-acre zone along the river where restaurants, bars and recreational businesses

Reputed Camorra Boss Umberto Onda Arrested

Reputed Camorra Boss Umberto Onda ArrestedAnti-mafia police in Italy have arrested Umberto Onda, considered the head of the Gionta clan of the Camorra. Onda initially

Vito Rizzuto Files U.S. Appeal Wants Early Release

Vito Rizzuto Files U.S. Appeal Wants Early ReleaseVito Rizzuto, the reputed boss of the Montreal Mafia who is serving a 10-year sentence at a federal penitentiary in Florence, CO filed for an appeal

Reputed Italian Mobster Arrested In France

Reputed Italian Mobster Arrested In FranceItalian officials stated one of the country's top 30 most wanted mobsters has been arrested in the south of France. Interior Minister Roberto Maroni

Cadillac Lounge Records Subpoenaed by FBI Video

Cadillac Lounge Records Subpoenaed by FBI VideoOn Monday the FBI subpoenaed records from the Providence Licensing Board as part of their ongoing investigation into the Cadillac Lounge strip club.The request came on

Sylvester Stallone and Gotti Jr Partnership

Sylvester Stallone and Gotti Jr PartnershipSylvester Stallone is in serious talks with John Gotti Jr. to make a movie about his father, the late John Gotti.The story

Mob Boss Son Promotes Reality Show

Mob Boss Son Promotes Reality ShowThe son of the late mob boss Joe Colombo, Christopher Colombo, is promoting a reality show which chronicles his life from ex-con to Joe Average. Tentatively called

Mob Money Premiers Tonight on CNBC Video

Mob Money Premiers Tonight on CNBC VideoTonight at 9 pm CNBC premiers "Mob Money" which details "the corporate and fiscal evolution of the mob, how it has branched out from protection rackets and

Early Release for The Saint

Early Release for The SaintReputed mafia capo regime of the New England Crime Family, Anthony "The Saint" St. Laurent

Guilty Plea for Reputed Bonanno Capo

Guilty Plea for Reputed Bonanno CapoJoseph "Sammy" Sammartino, 55, of New Jersey a reputed Bonanno capo who was arrested last October with fourteen others, has pled

No Smoking Gun in Sonny Franzese Racketeering Trial

No Smoking Gun in Sonny Franzese Racketeering TrialJohn Franzese Jr. recorded some incriminating admissions by his dad John “Sonny” Franzese while wearing a wire and working as an informant for the feds,

FBI raids Strip Club in Providence RI Video

FBI raids Strip Club in Providence RI VideoFBI Special agents raided the Cadillac Lounge, a Providence strip club on Monday, removing items that may be potential evidence in an on-going federal investigation.

DUI Charges for Sopranos Star

DUI Charges for Sopranos StarJoseph Gannascoli, the actor who played Vito Spatafore on the The Sopranos, has been arrested on a DUI charge in Tampa Florida. Gannascoli played Vito, the mobster

Amanda Knox Trial Related Videos

Amanda Knox Trial Related VideosTwo video files related to the Amanda Knox trial. One is an interview with commentary featuring Diane Sawyer. The other features Elizabeth Vargas reporting the reasons why the Italian court rendered a guilty verdict.

FBI Places Ad Seeking Bulger and Greig in Military Times

FBI Places Ad Seeking Bulger and Greig in Military TimesThe FBI says James “Whitey’’ Bulger obtained a fake military identification card before he fled Boston and may be lurking around military bases so they placed an ad

Luciano Aviello Claims He Can Prove Amanda Knox Innocence

Luciano Aviello Claims He Can Prove Amanda Knox InnocenceLuciano Aviello, 41, a convicted Camorrist, made a full statement to Amanda Knox's legal team to be used as part of their appeal later this year. In his statement Aviello, who is serving 17 years for Mafia association, said

Outlaw Biker Killed by ATF was Suspect in Shooting of Hells Angel Member

Outlaw Biker Killed by ATF was Suspect in Shooting of Hells Angel MemberCourt documents reveal Thomas "Tomcat" Mayne, 58, an Outlaws motorcycle gang member earned a special patch for trying to kill a rival Hell's Angel member. Mayne, earned a Nazi-style

Italys Ndrangheta Moves North

Italys Ndrangheta Moves NorthMafia groups that control Italy's southern region are taking advantage of the recession and buying legitimate businesses in the northern region in order

Members of Outlaws Motorcycle Gang in Organized Crime Indictment Video

Members of Outlaws Motorcycle Gang in Organized Crime Indictment VideoFederal agents attempting to arrest two members of the Outlaws motorcycle gang in Maine as part of a seven-state sweep shot and killed one of them in

Franzese vs Franzese Son Testifies at Trial

Franzese vs Franzese Son Testifies at TrialThe 93 year old John "Sonny" Franzese dozed at the defense table during his son's first day on the witness stand last week. The elder Franzese is

Anthony Tony D Palumbo Charged In 1992 Murder Plot

Anthony Tony D Palumbo Charged In 1992 Murder PlotAnthony "Tony D." Palumbo, a reputed acting captain in the Genovese crime family, previously charged with racketeering and extortion, is accused of

Reputed Mob Boss Bros Acquitted In Bulgaria

Reputed Mob Boss Bros Acquitted In BulgariaBrothers Krasimir and Nikolay Marinov, also known as the Marguin brothers, who are "reputed to be the biggest mafia bosses in Bulgaria," have been acquitted

Reputed Camorra Clan Boss Arrested

Reputed Camorra Clan Boss ArrestedThe suspected boss of the powerful Casalesi clan of the Camorra, Nicola Schiavone, 32 has been arrested in the southern Naples.

Mafia Planned To Smear the Kennedys

Mafia Planned To Smear the KennedysFollowing a freedom of information request 2,352 pages of FBI documents dated from 1961 to 1985 were released documenting the purported plot to ensnare Robert and Edward Kennedy

Amanda Knox 48 Hours Video

Amanda Knox 48 Hours VideoThere seems to be much controversy and emotion relating to the Amanda Knox trial, conviction and upcoming appeal. The site admin has rejected many comments

Famed Sicilian Vineyard Owner Arrested in Anti Mafia Raids

Famed Sicilian Vineyard Owner Arrested in Anti Mafia RaidsFrancesco Lena, the owner of the Abbazia Sant'Anastasia vineyard near Palermo, Sicily which has produced award-winning wines, has been arrested after

Philly Mobsters Grandson Gunned Down

Philly Mobsters Grandson Gunned DownRocco Maniscalco, the 38-year-old grandson of the late Harry "The Hunchback" Riccobene, was gunned down last

Mobsters Allegations Ignored in Amanda Knox Trial

Mobsters Allegations Ignored in Amanda Knox TrialEarlier this week a jailed member of the Mariano clan of the Camorra, Luciano Aviello, alleged that his brother Antonio is responsible for the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy and that Amanda Knox had been framed. Bob Graham

Gambling Ring Busted Alleged Genovese Connection

Gambling Ring Busted Alleged Genovese ConnectionFrank Fea, his son Alfred Fea, and daughter-in-law Tracey Kosierowski-Fea, have been charged in Rockland, NY with running a multimillion

Police Target Italian Mafia in Raids

Police Target Italian Mafia in RaidsItalian police targeted the mafia in raids across the country on Thursday. In Palermo, capital of the region of Sicily, some 200 special agents

The Sonny Franzese Racketeering Trial Continues

The Sonny Franzese Racketeering Trial ContinuesJohn Franzese Jr. testified yesterday against his reputed Colombo underboss father, admitting Thursday he sold his father out for $50,000 and revealed

Mobster Claims Amanda Knox Is Innocent Video

Mobster Claims Amanda Knox Is Innocent VideoA member of the Mariano clan of the Camorra or Neapolitan Mafia, Luciano Aviello, alleges that American citizen Amanda Knox has been framed for the 2007 murder of her British roommate

Colombo underboss John Sonny Franzese betrayed by son

Colombo underboss John Sonny Franzese betrayed by sonThe racketeering trial against reputed Colombo underboss John "Sonny" Franzese began yesterday in a federal court in Brooklyn, NY . John Franzese Jr. testified

Boiler Room with Suspected Mob link Busted

Boiler Room with Suspected Mob link BustedThe feds have busted a suspected pump and dump boiler room operation in midtown N.Y. which allegedly is linked to the Russian and Italian mob. Charged are thirteen

Sicilian Youths Take a Stand Against the Mafia

Sicilian Youths Take a Stand Against the MafiaIn Sicily a new generation who call themselves children of the massacre is mobilizing through anti-Mafia organization such as Libera Terra and Addiopizzo Travel to rid

Ndrangheta Launders Billions In Germany

Ndrangheta Launders Billions In GermanyAn Italian delegation meeting in Berlin with German investigators for a conference on ways of tackling organized crime found the 'Ndrangheta or Calabrian Mafia launders billions of dollars in cash through Germany.
"Italian mafia organizations are investing billions of euros into Germany to hide their profits from the Italian authorities,” organized crime experts

Italian Police Arrest 46 Alleged Mafia Members

Italian Police Arrest 46 Alleged Mafia MembersItalian police have arrested 46 alleged members of the mafia for running a concrete racket on a major motorway and their involvement in several murders carried out decades ago.
Two rival clans belonging to the 'Ndrangheta,

Environmental Impact Of The Mafia

Environmental Impact Of The MafiaLegambient, the Italian environmental group has released its annual report on the Mafia for 2009 identifying its rackets which impact the environment. Those include

Mob Money Premiers on CNBC

Mob Money Premiers on CNBC"Mob Money," an episode from the American Greed series will air on June 23, on CNBC and takes viewers inside the inner-workings of New Jersey's DeCavalcante crime

NYC agrees to record settlement to man framed by Mafia cop

NYC agrees to record settlement to man framed by Mafia copThe city of New York on Thursday agreed to pay $9.9 million to Barry Gibbs, an innocent man who spent 19 years behind bars after being framed

Two Years for Bridgeport Man Involved In Gambling Operation

Two Years for Bridgeport Man Involved In Gambling OperationA federal judge in Hartford sentenced Phillip John Bauco, 56, of Bridgeport to two years in prison and fined him

Remains Identified As Slain Genovese Associate Gary Westerman

Remains Identified As Slain Genovese Associate Gary WestermanHuman remains recovered from 160 Springfield Street in Agawam, MA have been confirmed to be that of Gary Westerman. Hampden District Attorney William

Sonny Franzese Goes To Trial Next Week

Sonny Franzese Goes To Trial Next WeekFollowing a June 2008 indictment on racketeering, loan sharking, and extortion charges involving a Long Island pizzeria, John "Sonny" Franzese, reputed underboss of the Colombo crime

Pasquale Claudio Locatelli Reputed Camorra Boss Arrested in Madrid

Pasquale Claudio Locatelli Reputed Camorra Boss Arrested in MadridPasquale Claudio Locatelli, a reputed boss of the Camorra who escaped from a French prison in 1989 was arrested Saturday by Spanish