Berlusconi is Italys Mob Busting Prime Minister

Berlusconi is Italys Mob Busting Prime MinisterItaly’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi may be the man who finally breaks the back of the Mafia in Italy. On Dec. 31, 2009, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni declared

Anthony Antico Receives Mixed Verdict

Anthony Antico Receives Mixed VerdictA federal jury in Brooklyn, NY cleared reputed Genovese capo Anthony "Big Nose" Antico of any role in the 2008 slaying of Staten Island jeweler Louis

Reputed Crime Boss Free Soon

Reputed Crime Boss Free SoonMONTREAL - Gerald “Gerry” Matticks is scheduled to be released long before the end of his 12-year prison term. Matticks, reputed leader of the West End Gang, will reach

Wife and Son of The Saint Make Deal Video

Wife and Son of The Saint Make Deal VideoPROVIDENCE, R.I. The wife and son of reputed mafia captain Anthony “The Saint” St. Laurent Sr. have made a deal with prosecutors in a pending federal extortion

FBI-style Agency Adopted by UK

FBI-style Agency Adopted by UKUK Home Secretary Theresa May has outlined plans she describes as "the most radical reform of policing for 50 years." A key point is the abolition of Serious

Mafia Plot Against Police In Sicily Feared

Mafia Plot Against Police In Sicily FearedAccording to a report in yesterday’s Rome daily La Repubblica, Matteo Messina Denaro, the "boss of bosses" for Cosa Nostra and a fugitive from justice

Trial Date Set in Stone for Big Al Bruno Slaying

Trial Date Set in Stone for Big Al Bruno SlayingIn New York U.S. District Court Judge P. Kevin Castel denied defense motions to move the November 1st date scheduled for the trial against several individuals charged in the 2003 hit on Genovese capo Adolfo "Big Al" Bruno

Ten Suspected Ndrangheta Mobsters Arrested

Ten Suspected Ndrangheta Mobsters ArrestedItalian authorities have arrested ten suspected members from the Bellocco di Rosarno clan of the 'Ndrangheta. They allegedly helped former

The Feds offer Jackie the Nose a Deal

The Feds offer Jackie the Nose a DealReputed Gambino capo John "Jackie the Nose" D'Amico and long-time family associate Joseph "Joe the German" Watts were indicted for murder in February 2009. The indictment

Bishop To Mafia - Stop Using Holy Shrine

Bishop To Mafia - Stop Using Holy ShrineMonsignor Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, bishop of Locri Gerace in Calabria, has issued an open letter to the 'Ndrangheta politely requesting clan members to stop using the shrine to the Madonna at

Goodfella Henry Hill Still Living in Hiding

Goodfella Henry Hill Still Living in HidingAs the 20th anniversary of Martin Scorsese's gangster movie Goodfellas approaches Henry Hill, 67 still has much to say. The film was the story of Hill's life in the Mafia, he shakes his head and admits:

The Mafia and The Pasta Connection

The Mafia and The Pasta ConnectionIn Italy "almost a fifth of all restaurants in Rome and Milan have fallen into mafia hands" “It is the largest restaurant chain in Italy, controlling at least

Canadian Drug Traffic and Organized Crime Videos

Canadian Drug Traffic and Organized Crime Videos"Canada has become a major producer and shipper of methamphetamines and ecstasy," according to a United Nations report. Canada, which traditionally consumes

Prostitution In Spain Dominated by Mafia

Prostitution In Spain Dominated by MafiaA debate is raging in Spain following a proposal by Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero calling for a ban in newspapers for ads for prostitution.

Suspected Camorra Members Associates Charged

Suspected Camorra Members Associates ChargedMembers of Italy's Camorra mafia won contracts to rebuild the quake-hit city of L'Aquila with the help of four bank employees, police charged

Suspected Ndrangheta Clan Busts Continue

Suspected Ndrangheta Clan Busts ContinueItalian authorities continued their assault against the 'Ndrangheta in Corigliano Calabro. Police arrested 67 individuals, including two brothers of the town's mayor and seized

Mafia Finds Wealth In Crisis

Mafia Finds Wealth In CrisisIn Italy the country's several Mafia organizations has increased money laundering activities after the credit crunch prompted banks to stop

Call For British Columbia Casinos Investigation

Call For British Columbia Casinos InvestigationIn Canada the "New Democratic Party is calling on the British Colombia government to review possible abuse by organized criminals of

Carmine Gotti Dont Like Teflon Don Branding

Carmine Gotti Dont Like Teflon Don BrandingCarmine Agnello Jr., 24-year-old grandson of the late Gambino crime family boss John Gotti, is not pleased with rapper Rick Ross using "Teflon Don" as the

Whitey Bulger Still FBI Most Wanted

Whitey Bulger Still FBI Most WantedJames ‘Whitey’ Bulger is still Public Enemy Number One according to the just released FBI Most Wanted list. The Feds are now

Uncle Al Capone

Uncle Al CaponeA 70-year-old great niece of Al Capone, Deirdre Marie Capone, is publishing her memoir “Uncle Al Capone” on growing up with the Chicago gangster. "I sat on

Racketeering Trial for Anthony Antico

Racketeering Trial for Anthony AnticoIn a federal courthouse in Brooklyn, NY the racketeering trial began last week against reputed Genovese capo Anthony "Tico" Antico who is charged

Reputed Georgian Redfella Boss Gets 10 Years

Reputed Georgian Redfella Boss Gets 10 YearsA Moscow court has sentenced an alleged kingpin of Russia's criminal underworld to 10 years in jail.

The Khamovniki District Court in Moscow said in a statement

Mob Informer in Murder Plot Trial

Mob Informer in Murder Plot TrialTrial begins today for Joseph Barone, a long-time FBI informer with ties to the Genovese crime family, and businessman Anthony Piliero. Both are accused

Iron Lady Battles Ndrangheta

Iron Lady Battles NdranghetaIlda Boccassini, the anti Mafia judge who was instrumental in the take down last week of over 300 suspected members of the 'Ndrangheta, has had some moments in her 30-year career

Reputed Cosa Nostra Drug Ring Busted

Reputed Cosa Nostra Drug Ring Busted
Thirteen accused Cosa Nostra mobsters have been arrested by Italian police, including reputed drug kingpin Paolo Messina, for their alleged roles in a cocaine trafficking

Accused Gambino Mobsters Whine to Court

Accused Gambino Mobsters Whine to CourtNearly half of the 14 accused Gambino mobsters rounded up in a recent bust this spring on a litany of charges from extortion to sex trafficking are complaining to the court

Nathan Wards Dark Harbor - The War for The NY Waterfront

Nathan Wards Dark Harbor - The War for The NY WaterfrontWho among movie buffs doesn’t remember Elia Kazan's 1953 film On the Waterfront, a gritty tale of the New York city docks? Nathan Ward is

Anti Mob Agency in NYC Raises Fees

Anti Mob Agency in NYC Raises FeesThe New York City watchdog agency, the Business Integrity Commission who is charged with attempting to keep organized crime out of the waste carting

BP - Transocean Named in RICO lawsuits

BP - Transocean Named in RICO lawsuitsIn Florida attorneys are filing lawsuits using a law originally enacted to combat the Mafia. The lawsuits accuse BP and Transocean Ltd. of committing a

Democratic Candidate - Investigate Providence RI Nightclubs

Democratic Candidate - Investigate Providence RI NightclubsOn Thursday the four Democratic candidates running for mayor in Providence, RI debated, and Christopher F. Young "proposed expanding

Reduced Sentence for William DElia

Reduced Sentence for William DEliaConvicted mobster William D'Elia, reputed boss of the Bufalino crime family in northeast PA who was sentenced in 2008 to a nine-year prison term

Racketeering Trial in NY for Anthony Antico

Racketeering Trial in NY for Anthony AnticoReputed Genovese capo Anthony "Tico" Antico was in federal court in Brooklyn, NY yesterday facing racketeering charges. Antico is charged

Canadian Connection in Italian Mafia Raids

Canadian Connection in Italian Mafia RaidsCanadian authorities told Antonio Coluccio last March that he was ineligible to remain in the country because of suspected ties to the 'Ndrangheta. Coluccio who

10 Most Wanted Resurrected in Chicago Video

10 Most Wanted Resurrected in Chicago VideoMore than seventy years ago The Chicago Crime Commission, an independent crime fighting group identified Al Capone as Public Enemy

Italy Arrests 300 in Sweep Video Update

Italy Arrests 300 in Sweep Video UpdatePolice in Italy swooped upon the powerful 'Ndrangheta mafia Tuesday, arresting more than 300 people, including 80-year-old Domenico Oppedisano, the man believed to be

Mob and Gang Units Joined at the DOJ

Mob and Gang Units Joined at the DOJThe department's Organized Crime and Racketeering Section and the Criminal Division's gang unit are to be joined into a new Organized Crime and

Anti Mafia

Anti MafiaFollowing are stories and videos related to efforts made to fight organized crime globally.

Judge Rules One held One Released in Outlaws Case

Judge Rules One held One Released in Outlaws CaseTwo defendants, Thomas Petrini and Mark Jason Fiel sought release from jail Monday, in the federal government's Outlaws motorcycle gang racketeering case.U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson released

Anti Mob Sweep in Italy Nets Top Bosses

Anti Mob Sweep in Italy Nets Top BossesOn Tuesday Italian police carried out a huge operation against the 'Ndrangheta crime organization, arresting 300 people including top bosses, and seizing

Crime Families in Italy and US Busted

Crime Families in Italy and US BustedAmerican and Italian authorities, in a coordinated effort arrested 25 men in Sicily, New York, North Carolina and Florida on Wednesday and charged them with taking

Lago d Averno Seized by Italian Authorities

Lago d Averno Seized by Italian AuthoritiesItaly authorities in Naples have seized the fabled Lago d'Averno or Lake Avernus which allegedly is owned by a mafia front man.Lago d'Averno is a volcanic crater lake

Berlusconi Wants to Limit Wiretapping

Berlusconi Wants to Limit WiretappingBerlusconi Wants to Limit Wiretapping

Unusual Mafia Alliance Behind Wholesale Produce Markets Busted

Unusual Mafia Alliance Behind Wholesale Produce Markets BustedIn Italy an alliance of Italy's three main crime syndicates was shattered by police. The group controlled wholesale produce

Son of Mafia Stockbroker Arrested

Son of Mafia Stockbroker ArrestedSon of the late Mafia stockbroker Frank Persico, is accused of pressing a gun to a man's head in an attempt to collect a $600 debt. Frank Persico, the

Reputed Boss of Camorra Clan Arrested

Reputed Boss of Camorra Clan ArrestedThe reputed head of the powerful Amato-Pagano clan of the Camorra, Cesare Pagano was arrested in an early morning raid in his seaside villa

Montreal Law Enforcement Stumped in Rizzuto Turmoil Analysis From the US Side

Montreal Law Enforcement Stumped in Rizzuto Turmoil Analysis From the US SideWhat is the cause of the recent upheaval within the Rizzuto organization?

Cotroni - Violi - Cuntrera - Rizzuto A Short Video History

Cotroni - Violi - Cuntrera - Rizzuto A Short Video HistoryThe Calabrian Cotroni family is a criminal organization based in Canada. The family was headed by Vic Cotroni in the 1940s and by the

Sonny Franzese Convicted Of Racketeering

Sonny Franzese Convicted Of RacketeeringA jury in Brooklyn federal court found 93-year-old John "Sonny" Franzese, reputed underboss of the Colombo organized crime family and three co-defendants guilty on

Mafiosos Seized Properties in New Role

Mafiosos Seized Properties in New RoleA two-story villa of beige stucco and stone, perched on a rise overlooking the Jato Valley in northern Sicily. The front doors opened onto

Origins of the Cuntrera and Caruana Alliance

Origins of the Cuntrera and Caruana AllianceThe Cuntrera and Caruana families originated from Siculiana, a small village on the south coast of Sicily in the province

Reputed Ndrangheta Boss Assets Seized

Reputed Ndrangheta Boss Assets SeizedAnti-mafia authorities have seized 15 million euros [$18,900,000 US] worth of assets from Domenico Rugolo, the reputed head

Michael Sparfven His Life

Michael Sparfven His LifeMichael Sparfven after testifying against reputed Genovese capo Angelo Prisco is making a new life in Providence,

Agostino Cuntrera Funeral

Agostino Cuntrera FuneralAgostino Cuntrera, reputed interim head of the Rizzuto family in Montreal, QC Canada, who was shot an killed last week along with

Frank Colacurcio Sr Dies Reputed Seattle Godfather Video

Frank Colacurcio Sr Dies Reputed Seattle Godfather VideoFrank Colacurcio Sr., the strip-club magnate whose organized-crime exploits covered more than half a century

Suspected Ndrangheta Loan Shark Ring Busted

Suspected Ndrangheta Loan Shark Ring BustedFollowing a two-year investigation Italian police executed raids and arrested 15 people suspected of involvement in a Milan based loan shark ring allegedly operated by the De Stefano clan from the 'Ndrangheta."

Five Reputed Mafia Members Charged With Mayors Murder

Five Reputed Mafia Members Charged With Mayors MurderFive reputed members of the Emmanuello and Cammarata clans of Cosa Nostra have been charged for their alleged roles in the 1992 murder of Riesi Mayor Vincenzo

Alleged New England Boss Gets Probation

Alleged New England Boss Gets ProbationPeter Limone, alleged leader of the New England Mafia who was framed by the FBI and imprisoned for 33 years for a murder he didn’t commit, pleaded no contest to

Reputed Camorra Drug Ring Busted

Reputed Camorra Drug Ring BustedItalian police arrested 28 reputed members from the Formicola clan of the Camorra on charges "of mafia association aimed at

Chinese Gangs in Italy

Chinese Gangs in ItalyItalian police targeted Chinese gangs on Monday in Prato, a city near Florence in which they claim to have broken up multibillion euro

Cuntrera Hit Theories Abound

Cuntrera Hit Theories AboundThere are currently many “expert” opinions on the Montreal hit of Agostino Cuntrera, reputed Rizzuto crime family member and his bodyguard yesterday in

Warner Bros Promises Good Gangster Flicks

Warner Bros Promises Good Gangster FlicksOriginal movies with well-paced action, a strong sense of place and a cross-section of colorful characters, These two fit the bill

50 Million in Assets Seized From Sicilian Brothers

50 Million in Assets Seized From Sicilian BrothersItalian anti-mafia investigators have seized assets worth more than 50 million euros from brothers Domenico and Nicola Pellegrino. They are suspected to be