Monday, February 28, 2011

Chinese Mafia Harvests Geoduck In Puget Sound

Chinese Mafia Harvests Geoduck In Puget Sound An underwater gold mine exists off the shores of Puget Sound and centers on a bizarre-looking clam which brings a top dollar of $168 a pound.

Olympic Committee Calls For Mafia Crackdown

Olympic Committee Calls For Mafia Crackdown GENEVA — The International Olympic Committee is stepping up the global fight against illegal betting and match-fixing in sports, warning of the danger posed by organized crime.

Mexican Drug Cartel Raids Include Bandidos Motorcycle Club Arrests

Mexican Drug Cartel Raids Include Bandidos Motorcycle Club Arrests Last week federal, state and local law enforcement agencies coordinated a nationwide raid against the drug cartels which resulted in nearly 700 arrests. Among those charged were several reputed members of the Bandidos motorcycle club in Hondo, TX who allegedly obtained

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Mexican Mafia a Constant Target of the FBI in San Antonio

Mexican Mafia a Constant Target of the FBI in San Antonio Drugs, extortion and brutal murders are the types of crime happening in San Antonio linked to the Texas Mexican Mafia. After years of investigating and capturing some

Qaddafi's Son Bankrolls "Mafia" Killer Movie While Father Clings to Power

Qaddafi's Son Bankrolls "Mafia" Killer Movie While Father Clings to Power Al-Saadi Qaddafi, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, may manage to keep his Hollywood investment business going even as his father fights off a rebellion at home.

Gangs, Terrorists, Mafia Make Huge Profits Selling Cigarettes

Gangs, Terrorists, Mafia Make Huge Profits Selling Cigarettes There's no better example of the law of unintended consequences than cigarette taxes in the United States.

Friday, February 25, 2011

Mobster Exodus Makes Little Italy Less Italian

Mobster Exodus Makes Little Italy Less Italian In 1950, nearly half of the more than 10,000 New Yorkers living in the heart of Little Italy identified as Italian-American. The narrow streets teemed with children and resonated with melodic exchanges in Italian among the one

Gangster's Daughter Sues Las Vegas Mob Attraction

Gangster's Daughter Sues Las Vegas Mob Attraction The daughter of famed gangster Sam Giancana has sued the Las Vegas Mob Experience, saying the Las Vegas Strip attraction opening next week owes her money.

Feds ID New England Mafia Leaders Video

Feds ID New England Mafia Leaders Video For the first time ever, the federal government is naming who officials believe is running the New England Mafia, and as Fox Undercover earlier reported that leadership team is in Massachusetts.

Back in RI "Shacks" Pleads Not Guilty

Back in RI "Shacks" Pleads Not Guilty Prosecutors say made members of LCN will testify

Feds: "Shacks" Stayed Active in the Mob

Feds: "Shacks" Stayed Active in the Mob Shocking filing reveals new details on NE Mafia

Feds: "Shacks" Stayed Active in the Mob

Feds: "Shacks" Stayed Active in the Mob Shocking filing reveals new details on NE Mafia

For Now RI Mob Boss Manocchio to Remain in Prison

For Now RI Mob Boss Manocchio to Remain in Prison Luigi “Baby Shacks” Manocchio, the longtime boss of the New England mob, is a sly old fox with international contacts who would immediately disappear if he was allowed free on bail, a prosecutor

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Judge Rules Gambino Boss to Stay in Jail

Judge Rules Gambino Boss to Stay in Jail A federal judge ruled today that a top Gambino Mafia boss charged in a 30-year-old mob double-murder should remain behind bars until trial, overturning a decision

15 NJ Defendants In Mob Bust Plead Not Guilty

15 NJ Defendants In Mob Bust Plead Not Guilty NEWARK -- Fifteen defendants from New Jersey pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges stemming from a recent roundup that federal officials have called one of the largest Mafia takedowns in FBI history.

Arguments Made in Bruno Trial

Arguments Made in Bruno Trial When they weren't serving prison time, local defendants in an upcoming mob murder trial essentially crafted a long-term business around robbing drug dealers, extorting business owners, roughing up rivals and taking out suspected informants, according to

Mobster Manocchio Back in State

Mobster Manocchio Back in State PROVIDENCE — Luigi “Baby Shacks” Manocchio, the ex-boss of the New England mob, is expected to return to Rhode Island on Thursday morning.

Randy Quaid Wins Fight to Stay in Canada

Randy Quaid Wins Fight to Stay in Canada American actor Randy Quaid says he's won his legal fight to stay in Canada, after the Canada Border Services Agency dropped inadmissibility proceedings against him.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Prosecutor: Pizzo Payers Complicit With Mafia

Prosecutor: Pizzo Payers Complicit With Mafia Francesco Messineo, chief prosecutor in Sicily's mob-infested capital city of Palermo, has ripped into local businesses which pay off Cosa Nostra with protection money known as pizzo

Feds to Provide "Gorgeous" His Choice of Suits

Feds to Provide "Gorgeous" His Choice of Suits He’ll be a model prisoner. Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano already has the perfectly coiffed hair, but at his upcoming capital-murder trial, the former Bonanno crime-family boss will also

Monday, February 21, 2011

Mob Suspect Makes His Mooove

Mob Suspect Makes His Mooove When accused Mafia hit man Enrico Ponzo’s 12 cows were sold at an auction last week, they fetched top dollar, the alleged mobster’s former Idaho neighbors told the

GoodFella Wants to be a Good Fella

GoodFella Wants to be a Good Fella Regrets, he's had a few. Anthony Borgese is singing a new tune -- the 72-year-old wiseguy actor who admitted arranging for mobsters to beat up a deadbeat, told The

NY Feast of San Gennaro Bans Mob Attire

NY Feast of San Gennaro Bans Mob Attire It's a clash of cannoli vs. couture. Supporters of Little Italy's famed Feast of San Gennaro -- set to celebrate its 85th year in September -- are fighting a newly passed Community Board 2 resolution urging

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Feds: Mob Investigation Led To Dirty Judges

Feds: Mob Investigation Led To Dirty Judges It may have been Mark Ciavarella listening to the verdict, but it was organized crime and reputed mobster William “Billy” D’Elia echoing in the background.

Quebec Creates New Anti Corruption Squad

Quebec Creates New Anti Corruption Squad The Quebec government has created a new anti-corruption squad and calls it the first of its kind in Canada. The province announced a new unit

Tony Magi's Wife Fired at in Brazen Daytime Shooting

Tony Magi's Wife Fired at in Brazen Daytime Shooting The wife of Tony Magi, a Montreal businessman with ties to the mafia, was the target of a gunman in a brazen daytime attack near her NDG home on Friday morning. Rita Biasini, 50, survived the shooting

Friday, February 18, 2011

100+ Organized Crime Groups Charged

100+ Organized Crime Groups Charged Washington, D.C. One hundred and two members and associates of transnational organized criminal groups operating in the United States have been charged in indictments unsealed today in Los Angeles; Santa Ana, Calif.; Miami and Denver. Today, teams of federal, state

Teen Prostitute in Berlusconi Case Wants More Money

Teen Prostitute in Berlusconi Case Wants More Money In an all-caps email to the AP, the “Ruby” at the center of the the Italian premier’s scandal demands compensation. The Moroccan teenager at the center of a prostitution scandal that has sent Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi to trial says

Magistrate: Dismiss Lawsuit in 1964 KKK Killings

Magistrate: Dismiss Lawsuit in 1964 KKK Killings JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal magistrate has recommended the dismissal of a lawsuit in which a reputed Ku Klux Klansman claims the FBI used a mafia hit man to gather information that led to his conviction in the 1964 slayings

Crime Boss Arrested in Computer Heist

Crime Boss Arrested in Computer Heist Rolando Coca, a reputed Miami, FL crime boss, has been arrested as the alleged mastermind behind a warehouse heist. Federal investigators and Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies spotted him

Cosy Nostra: Mafia Charm Campaign

Cosy Nostra: Mafia Charm Campaign It looks like the Mafia have hired a slick PR firm to make people an offer they just can’t refuse.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Bonanno soldier Armando Rea Pleads Guilty to Using Mafia Contacts to Get Union Job

Bonanno soldier Armando Rea Pleads Guilty to Using Mafia Contacts to Get Union Job Bonanno soldier Armando (Mondo) Rea pleaded guilty Tuesday to using his Mafia contacts to obtain a union job at the Javits Center more than

Bronx Jury Convicts Gangster of Botched Hit

Bronx Jury Convicts Gangster of Botched Hit Amid extra security, a skittish jury today convicted a reputed gangster of a botched mob hit 12 years ago in a Bronx tavern.

Canadian Most Wanted Wiseguy Caught Shoplifting

Canadian Most Wanted Wiseguy Caught Shoplifting Andre Roy, an in-house investigator for Canadian Tire, was scanning images from the store’s live security cameras last November when a customer in the automotive aisle caught his eye. He says the man, dressed head to toe in black, looked left and right before

Nearly 100 Charged Dozens Arrested in Operation Targeting Armenian Organized Crime

Nearly 100 Charged Dozens Arrested in Operation Targeting Armenian Organized Crime Dozens of people were arrested Wednesday morning in a massive operation by federal and local law enforcement authorities targeting Armenian organized crime, particularly members

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Top Cop Calls Mafia "Patriotic"

Top Cop Calls Mafia "Patriotic" ELIZABETH — The chief of detectives at the Union County prosecutor’s office says Mafia members are “patriotic” citizens who “believe in the American

Mob Boss Loses Assets Worth 675 Million Dollars

Mob Boss Loses Assets Worth 675 Million Dollars Palermo, 15 Feb. (AKI) – Police on Tuesday seized assets worth over 500 million euros ($675,560,000.00) from jailed Sicilian mafia boss Lucca Sicula. The assets include real

Italy: Mafia's Multi Million Euro Racket Busted

Italy: Mafia's Multi Million Euro Racket Busted Naples, 15 Feb. (AKI) – Second-hand clothing is among a long list of mafia rackets that include drugs, prostitution and drug trafficking, according to Italian police who carried out a

Defense in “Hit” Case Asks for Mistrial

Defense in “Hit” Case Asks for Mistrial A lawyer for a man accused of a botched Bronx mob hit demanded a mistrial today when jurors asked that testimony be read back to them in private after being told “the family” would be in the

Party Girl Denies Pimping for Berlusconi

Party Girl Denies Pimping for Berlusconi Milan, Italy (CNN) -- One of the women who partied with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has told CNN how she became a key figure in the scandal that is

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Mob Experience Cuts Loose Mafia Princess

Mob Experience Cuts Loose Mafia Princess Even before it has opened to the public, there has been a whacking of sorts at The Mob Experience.

Vinny Gorgeous Tossed Out of Court After Shouting Match with Judge

Vinny Gorgeous Tossed Out of Court After Shouting Match with Judge Former Bonanno crime boss Vincent (Vinny Gorgeous) Basciano was ejected from the courtroom Monday after a shouting match with a federal judge.

Turncoat Capo Fingers Persico Family Crony In Mob War Rubout

Turncoat Capo Fingers Persico Family Crony In Mob War Rubout Mafia boss Carmine (Junior) Persico has managed to reclaim his favored dining spot in the federal prison complex in Butner, but the news out of his old Brooklyn haunts just

FBI Not Liable for Turning a Blind Eye on Mob Hit

FBI Not Liable for Turning a Blind Eye on Mob Hit (CN) – The 1st Circuit has voided an award of $8.4 million in damages to the families of two men killed by Boston mobsters in 1982, after concluding that their wrongful death claims against the FBI – which had aided and abetted the murders – were not timely filed.

Mob Arrests Raise Issues of Crime, Port Security

Mob Arrests Raise Issues of Crime, Port Security NEWARK, N.J. — Law enforcement officials have called the stretch between Port Newark and Newark Liberty International Airport the most dangerous two miles in America.

Berlusconi Ordered to Stand Trial in Prostitution Probe

Berlusconi Ordered to Stand Trial in Prostitution Probe Embattled Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been ordered to stand trial on charges he paid for sex with a teenage girl then tried to cover it up.

Calabrian Mafia Boss Earned Mob's Respect

Calabrian Mafia Boss Earned Mob's Respect Cosimo Stalteri, a retired Woodbridge businessman credited with helping take the Calabrian Mafia in Toronto from a poor group of immigrants to a global criminal powerhouse, was sent off in a funeral filled

Monday, February 14, 2011

Court: “Big John” Bologna had Dual Role in Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno Murder for Hire Case

Court: “Big John” Bologna had Dual Role in Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno Murder for Hire Case When a hulking gangster from Bronx, N.Y., began appearing regularly in Springfield during summer 2002, Western Massachusetts mob investigators suspected

Mob Experience Dispute Less Violent Than Real Mob Experience

Mob Experience Dispute Less Violent Than Real Mob Experience When I heard “Mafia Princess” Antoinette Giancana was having trouble as a consultant for the Tropicana’s Mob Experience exhibit and wanted to speak with me about it, I could

Tommy Shots Takes to Web The New Blog Father

Tommy Shots Takes to Web The New Blog Father Call him the blogging crime boss: Reputed Colombo kingpin Thomas (Tommy Shots) Gioeli has set up a behind-bars blog to portray himself as a good guy - not a wiseguy - and rant about

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Montreal Restaurateur Alexis Ales Denied Liquor License For Alleged Tony Magi Ties

Montreal Restaurateur Alexis Ales Denied Liquor License For Alleged Tony Magi Ties In Montreal, QC Canada the liquor board has denied restaurant owner Alexis Ales a license to serve alcohol at his establishment over allegations that he is tied to construction magnate Antonio (Tony) Magi.

Florida Appeals Court Hears John Connolly Appeal

Florida Appeals Court Hears John Connolly Appeal In November 2008 John J. Connolly Jr., retired FBI agent long credited for major blows against the Patriarca crime family, was convicted in a Florida state court on a second-degree murder

Camorra Boss Francesco Salzano Arrested In Brazil

Camorra Boss Francesco Salzano Arrested In Brazil SAO PAULO - Federal police in northeastern Brazil say they have arrested a suspected Italian mob boss.

Gerald Diodati Goes To Prison For Evading Taxes

Gerald Diodati Goes To Prison For Evading Taxes In Providence, RI contractor Gerald Diodati, caught in an FBI investigation into labor racketeering and organized crime was sentenced to a year and a day in prison following his conviction on a federal tax evasion charge. He under reported his

Prison Inmate: A Bronx Tale Star Lillo Brancato Jr. “Got This Fetish With The Mafia”

Prison Inmate: A Bronx Tale Star Lillo Brancato Jr. “Got This Fetish With The Mafia” He's still a punk. TV tough guy Lillo Brancato whaled on a fellow inmate at an upstate prison because the con wouldn't cut short a phone call to his wife, The Post

Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty Against Ex Colombo Mob Boss for Murder of NYPD Cop

Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty Against Ex Colombo Mob Boss for Murder of NYPD Cop The U.S. attorney general has ordered prosecutors to seek the death penalty against mobster Joel (Joe Waverly) Cacace for ordering the murder of an NYPD cop, officials said

Man Accused of Plotting Hit on New England Mob Boss Poised for Return to Boston

Man Accused of Plotting Hit on New England Mob Boss Poised for Return to Boston BOISE, Idaho The past is quickly closing in on Enrico Ponzo.

This Week in Michigan History A Tie to Crime That Shocked a Nation

This Week in Michigan History A Tie to Crime That Shocked a Nation While Valentine’s Day conjures images of hearts, flowers and romance, Feb. 14 in Chicago also calls to mind the 1929 massacre of seven gangsters in a garage on the city’s north side — a crime that shocked the nation, made a notorious legend

Police Arrest 28 in Southern Italy Over Plot to Murder Judge

Police Arrest 28 in Southern Italy Over Plot to Murder Judge Crotone, 11 Feb. (AKI) – Anti-mafia police on Friday arrested 28 people in southern Italy who are suspected plotting to murder local judge Pier Paolo Bruni.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Curtis Sliwa: Boycott John Gotti Bio Pic

Curtis Sliwa: Boycott John Gotti Bio Pic It's official: The mob owns Hollywood. It's nothing new for films and TV shows to glamorize gangsterism: From "The Godfather" to "The Sopranos," we've long had a love affair with the mob. But with the recent news that John Travolta

Rival Mob Museums In Las Vegas Video

Rival Mob Museums In Las Vegas Video There is a Chicago mob war underway, but it is unlikely to result in bloodshed. But the fight is actually 1,800 miles away from Chicago. From 1955, when the reign of Mayor Richard J. Daley began, through today with his son, Mayor Richard M. Daley, Chicago has shunned any official recognition of the city's gangland past. But Las Vegas

Enrico Ponzo's Life On The Lam

Enrico Ponzo's Life On The Lam To his Idaho neighbors, Jay Shaw was an outgoing, glad-handing greenhorn cattle rancher who liked to go hunting — at least until this week, when they learned he was actually accused Boston Mafia hit man Enrico M. Ponzo, on the lam

Target 12 Report Who is Baby Shacks

Target 12 Report Who is Baby Shacks "Baby Shacks." "Baby Shanks." "Baby Face." "The Professor." "The Old Man." Luigi Manocchio has had a lot of alleged nicknames in his eight decades. But federal and state investigators say

Accused Ex Mafia Boss Manocchio Moved to Oklahoma

Accused Ex Mafia Boss Manocchio Moved to Oklahoma The reputed former boss of New England's Patriarca crime family has been moved to Oklahoma City in preparation for his return to Rhode island to face federal conspiracy and extortion charges, Target 12 has learned.

EU Parliament Security Again Under Fire

EU Parliament Security Again Under Fire Parliament’s security services are once again under fire following accusations of “over-zealous” security for a hearing on the Mafia.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Police Report Kansas City Mafia Behind 1970 Assassination Of Civil Rights Leader Leon Jordan

Police Report Kansas City Mafia Behind 1970 Assassination Of Civil Rights Leader Leon Jordan A Kansas City police investigation into the 40-year-old murder of civil rights leader Leon Jordan has found that a little-known mafia associate was a key link in what appears to have been a mob-related conspiracy to have Jordan killed.

Former MRAA Chairman Accused of Mob Ties

Former MRAA Chairman Accused of Mob Ties The news that former Marine Retailers Association of America chairman Glenn Mazzella was charged along with 126 others last month as part of a sting against some of the East Coast’s most notorious organized crime families seemed

Guilty Plea For “Sopranos” Actor

Guilty Plea For “Sopranos” Actor He played a mobster on "The Sopranos," and now a longtime character actor will come face-to-face with real-life justice.

EU Urged to Follow Italy's Anti Mafia laws

EU Urged to Follow Italy's Anti Mafia laws Italy’s top mafia fighter has urged European Union governments to follow his country’s lead in enacting tough laws against organized crime, warning that mobsters are spreading their tentacles throughout the bloc.

Silvio Berlusconi Threatens Constitutional War Over Sex Trial

Silvio Berlusconi Threatens Constitutional War Over Sex Trial Silvio Berlusconi has raised the spectre of a full-scale constitutional showdown in Italy after prosecutors in Milan asked for him to be put on trial immediately, charged with sex-related offences.

Suspected Boston Capo Tracked Down in Idaho Video

Suspected Boston Capo Tracked Down in Idaho Video An alleged Hub mafioso on the lam from a list of wise-guy charges — including racketeering, firearms offenses and conspiracy to murder — was arrested in Idaho, where he changed his name and remained out of sight for 17 years, federal officials said.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Lucchese Thug Gets 5 1/2 Behind Bars for Macing and Mugging

Lucchese Thug Gets 5 1/2 Behind Bars for Macing and Mugging A low-level Lucchese lunkhead was sentenced to 5 1/2 years prison today for the elaborately-staged Macing and mugging of a jilted bachelor who was selling an engagement ring on

The “Saint's” Hearing Delayed Again

The “Saint's” Hearing Delayed Again In Providence R.I. for a second time a change-of-plea hearing for admitted mobster Anthony "The Saint" St. Laurent, has been postponed.

Idaho Agents Arrest Fugitive Who Fled Massachusetts in 1994 After Being Tied to Mob Crimes

Idaho Agents Arrest Fugitive Who Fled Massachusetts in 1994 After Being Tied to Mob Crimes Federal agents in Boise Idaho say they have arrested a man who fled Massachusetts in 1994 and was wanted for his role in plots to kill organized crime rivals.

Ex FBI Agent Appeals Florida Murder Conviction in 1982 Mob Hit

Ex FBI Agent Appeals Florida Murder Conviction in 1982 Mob Hit In Miami Defense attorneys argued Tuesday that a former FBI agent's conviction in the 1982 mob-related killing of a gambling executive should be tossed out because the agent never touched the murder weapon.

Kill the Irishman New Movie

Kill the Irishman New Movie Over the summer of 1976, 36 bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia. “Kill the Irishman” chronicles Greene’s heroic rise from a tough Cleveland neighborhood

Sopranos Thug Faces Real Music

Sopranos Thug Faces Real Music He played a mobster on “The Sopranos,” and now a longtime character actor will come face to face with real-life justice.

Title Company Missed Mob Ties Investors Say

Title Company Missed Mob Ties Investors Say Two investors say North American Title Co., one of the nation’s biggest title firms, took $415,000 of their money and invested it in a real estate scheme controlled by members of the Russian mafia. Brian Vodicka and Steven Aubrey claim that North American Title served as

Italian Prosecutors to Seek Immediate Trial for Berlusconi in Sex Scandal

Italian Prosecutors to Seek Immediate Trial for Berlusconi in Sex Scandal Italian prosecutors will on Wednesday seek an immediate trial for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, accused of paying for sex with an under-age girl and intervening improperly to have her released from police custody.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

“Dirty Danny” and “Little Robert” Take Their Punishment Like Made Men

“Dirty Danny” and “Little Robert” Take Their Punishment Like Made Men Mob families are so infested with rats these days it’s a wonder there isn’t ear-piercing feedback from all the recording devices. One Colombo captain

Feds Steer Big Mafia Case to Government Friendly Judge

Feds Steer Big Mafia Case to Government Friendly Judge Federal mob prosecutors in Brooklyn have started out their big new Mafia takedown case with some heavy spin, just as they did in a similar situation back

Former N.J. Union Leader Gets 33 Months in Mob Scheme

Former N.J. Union Leader Gets 33 Months in Mob Scheme A federal judge in Newark New Jersey has sentenced a former union leader to three years in prison for getting union jobs for friends of a reputed member of the Gambino

Mafia May Hold Compromising Silvio Berlusconi Photos

Mafia May Hold Compromising Silvio Berlusconi Photos A leading Italian photographer has alleged that mafia gangsters claim to possess compromising photos of Silvio Berlusconi at wild “bunga bunga” sex parties. Fabrizio Corona, who runs a

Mob Informer Joseph Barone Indicted by Feds and in Crosshairs of Double Crossed Mafia Pals

Mob Informer Joseph Barone Indicted by Feds and in Crosshairs of Double Crossed Mafia Pals The veteran Mafia informer’s farewell gift was an indictment, accusing him in the kind of crime he long helped prevent – a $1 million murder for

Gallery Takes Whack at Mobster Fashion

Gallery Takes Whack at Mobster Fashion This is some Cosa Nostra couture.

Italian Announcer Urges Viewers to Stop Buying Pachino Tomatoes

Italian Announcer Urges Viewers to Stop Buying Pachino Tomatoes An Italian television presenter has infuriated government ministers by telling viewers to boycott one of Italy’s most famous varieties of tomatoes, claiming the mafia has taken over the trade and

German Police Arrest Wanted Mafia Suspect

German Police Arrest Wanted Mafia Suspect German police have arrested a man suspected of being a member of the Calabrian mafia in a joint operation with their Italian counterparts. The suspect is alleged to have trafficked

Russian Crime Gangs Discussed During Asia Pacific Summit

Russian Crime Gangs Discussed During Asia Pacific Summit A delegation from the Russian government are taking part in a conference of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, which opened this week in

Monday, February 7, 2011

Gambino Crime Family Made Millions Building High Rise Condos

Gambino Crime Family Made Millions Building High Rise Condos The housing boom that swept the nation spawned glittering luxury condo towers across New York City and was a windfall for developers, banks, mortgage brokers – and the mob.

Modern Mobsters Follow Dad Into the Life

Modern Mobsters Follow Dad Into the Life The historic mobster roundup that collared more than 120 people in the New York region last month provided a snapshot of the Mafia of today: murder, gambling and extortion; big bosses and small

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Anthony “Big Anthony” Russo Third Colombo Capo to Roll Over to Work with Feds

Anthony “Big Anthony” Russo Third Colombo Capo to Roll Over to Work with Feds A powerful Colombo captain who vowed to find a mob rat and "chop his head off" is cooperating with the feds less than two weeks after his arrest, the Daily News has

New England Mob Alive and Well Video

New England Mob Alive and Well Video The New England mob is alive and well despite the recent arrest of its former boss, state and federal mob investigators say.

Friday, February 4, 2011

The Hammer Falls in Quebec Construction Industry Probe

The Hammer Falls in Quebec Construction Industry Probe In Montreal, QC Canada seven people, including a former mayor of Boisbriand and a businessman who heads a company that received many contracts from the municipality, were arrested Thursday morning and face 28 criminal charges

Jailed Sicilian Mafia “Boss of Bosses” Seeks Release

Jailed Sicilian Mafia “Boss of Bosses” Seeks Release The Sicilian mafia’s jailed “boss of bosses” Bernardo Provenzano has asked to be released from prison in northern Italy owing to poor health. The 78-year-old from Corleone is

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Dead Mobster's Siberian Tiger Seized

Dead Mobster's Siberian Tiger Seized ROME, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Police in southeastern Italy confiscated a Siberian tiger from the compound owned by Mafia leader Lucio Vetrugno of the Sacra

Reputed Bonanno Associate Gets 5 Years for Loansharking Threat

Reputed Bonanno Associate Gets 5 Years for Loansharking Threat STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A reputed Bonanno crime family associate from Huguenot was sentenced to five years in prison today after he was caught on tape threatening to “put a hole” in a man who

Feds: Mobster Dangled Mother in Law From Roof

Feds: Mobster Dangled Mother in Law From Roof Disputes within organized crime families that are settled through violence are legendary.

The Mafia's greatest untouchable: The True Story Behind TV's Boardwalk Empire

The Mafia's greatest untouchable: The True Story Behind TV's Boardwalk Empire Sitting in his palatial suite on the ninth floor of the Ritz Carlton Hotel on Atlantic City’s seafront, Enoch ‘Nucky’ Johnson reclined in his silk robe.

FBI Roundup Exposes Modern Day Mafia

FBI Roundup Exposes Modern Day Mafia Crimes include murder, extortion, gambling, drug dealing, and the corruption of labor unions

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Luxury “Mafia” Beach Hotel Impounded in Southern Italy

Luxury “Mafia” Beach Hotel Impounded in Southern Italy Italian police on Wednesday impounded a luxury hotel in southern Italy that investigators contend is owned by a clan from the country’s most powerful and wealthy mafia network – the ‘Ndrangheta.

Two Lucchese Mobsters Plead Guilty

Two Lucchese Mobsters Plead Guilty Two Lucchese crime family mobsters pleaded guilty today to federal racketeering charges. Carlo Profeta, a Lucchese acting captain, and Eric Maione, a Lucchese

New Book, Chicago to Springfield: Crime and Politics in the 1920s

New Book, Chicago to Springfield: Crime and Politics in the 1920s The story of Chicago gangsters in the 1920s is legendary. Less talked about is the tale of the politicians who allowed those gangsters to thrive. During the heyday of organized crime in

Montreal Homicide Victim Had Close Ties to Mafia: Cops

Montreal Homicide Victim Had Close Ties to Mafia: Cops Montreal's latest homicide victim is believed to have had close ties to the highest levels of the Mafia, according to police sources. At first glance, the shooting death of Antonio

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Escaping the Law One Final Time

Escaping the Law One Final Time By all accounts, the F.B.I.’s concern was clear: Just make sure he’s really dead.

500 Euro Note and Why Criminals Love It So

500 Euro Note and Why Criminals Love It So Like almost all organized crime, the breakfast cereal box plan was done with the minimum of fuss. Eftychia Symeonidoy stood outside a London apartment, casually holding the box under her arm.

Nephew of Top Mobster Aids in Colombo Family Takedown

Nephew of Top Mobster Aids in Colombo Family Takedown The biggest and most damaging of the 16 indictments announced by Attorney General Eric Holder in the blockbuster FBI roundup of more than 120 mob defendants was achieved with lots of help

Gangster to Plead Guilty for Failed 2007 Hit on Rival

Gangster to Plead Guilty for Failed 2007 Hit on Rival New England Mafia capo Anthony “The Saint” St. Laurent is scheduled to plead guilty in a Rhode Island court Wednesday to a failed murder-for-hire plot to rub out his reputed underworld rival and