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MONTREAL – So how much light can “Donnie Brasco” really shed on modern-day corruption in Quebec? The man who decades ago infiltrated the New York Mafia in an operation immortalized in a 1997 Hollywood film will testify next week at Quebec’s corruption inquiry, according to a report. It wouldn’t be the first time on a [...] Related posts: ‘Donnie Brasco’ to testify at Quebec’s corruption inquiry MONTREAL — New York Mob infiltrator Joe Pistone, a.k [..]

Italian mafia boss arrested

Published on 2012-09-14 09:09:50

Rome - An affiliate of the Calabrian branch of the mafia, the Ndrangheta, was arrested at home on Friday after two years on the run, Italian police said. Domenico Aquino, 47, is thought to have succeeded his brother Rocco as head of the family clan when he was arrested in July 2010. At the time [...] Related posts: Italy: Billion-euro mafia drug boss arrested in Spain Rome, 7 March (AKI) – An Italian mafia boss allegedly... Fugitive Italian Mafia Leader Arrested Lisbon, May 4 (IANS/AKI): A [..]

Convicted Bulgarian Mobsters Found Heaven in Guernsey – Report

Published on 2012-09-13 09:26:21

Interpol-wanted convicted mobsters Angel Hristov and Plamen Galev, better known as the Galevi brothers, have laundered millions of dollars in the English Channel, local media reports. Guernsey, a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, is a hot spot for criminals all over the world, including Bulgaria, as local laws [...] Related posts: Bulgarian Mobsters Use Twitter to Ridicule Police, Refuse to Surrender Missing Bulgarian mobsters Plamen Galev and Angel Hrist [..]

‘Donnie Brasco’ to testify at Quebec’s corruption inquiry

Published on 2012-09-13 09:14:46

MONTREAL — New York Mob infiltrator Joe Pistone, a.k.a. Donnie Brasco, will be the next star witness at Quebec’s corruption inquiry, QMI Agency has learned. The man who helped bring down the Bonanno crime syndicate and lived to tell about it will testify, face uncovered, about the Mafia’s role in public contracting. He is scheduled [...] Related posts: RCMP must submit Montreal Mafia evidence to corruption inquiry: judge The Quebec inquiry looking at allegations of corruption in th [..]

Head of New England Mafia to plead guilty

Published on 2012-09-13 06:58:50

The head of the New England Mafia has agreed to plead guilty in federal court in Rhode Island on Thursday to taking part in an extortion plot, according to court documents filed Wednesday. It was the latest blow to a criminal organization that continues to see its power erode. Anthony L. DiNunzio, 53, of East [...] Related posts: Five New England mobsters agree to plead guilty in racketeering case Five men identified as leaders or associates of the New... New England Mafia a shell of former self [..]

Three men blasted to death by ‘gangsters’ on mountain road in Corsica

Published on 2012-09-12 16:32:36

The shooting happened less than a week after the murder of a British family in the Alps Similar to last week’s murder as both shootings happened with occupants in a car But police in Corsica say there are no suspected links between the two attacks Three men were today blasted to death by suspected gangsters [...] Related posts: 160 people arrested in London’s biggest swoop on gangsters LONDON: In a major swoop, nearly 160 people have been... Liverpool gangsters Downes and Bradley ret [..]

Second shooting in Milan after mafia-style killings

Published on 2012-09-12 16:28:29

MILAN (Reuters) – The occupants of an Audi car opened fire on the driver of a Ford Focus in a street in the north of Milan on Tuesday, police said, less than 24 hours after a mafia-style execution unusual in Italy’s financial capital. Witnesses at the scene told police the people in the car could [...] Related posts: Two killed in mafia-style shooting in central Milan (Reuters) – Masked bikers shot dead an Italian entrepreneur and... Italy: Powerful mafia group ‘for decade’ [..]

Drug lords, the Mexican Mafia and a death in the family

Published on 2012-09-12 16:14:09

How the heroin trade controlled by the Mexican Mafia only changed geography for one immigrant family. When the body of a 14-year-old who was called Angel Huero was buried without hue and cry in East Los Angeles, a priest described his death as “una muerte muy trágica,” but nothing was said about drugs, gangs or [...] Related posts: Mexican drug lords enjoy exotic ‘narco zoos’ Gangsters keep tigers, lions and parrots but police aren’t sure... Rialto meth lab bust linked to [..]

Beyond Mafia Stereotypes: Organized Crime’s Impact on Security

Published on 2012-09-12 16:04:05

The potential for organized criminal networks to foment intra-state violence and terrorism represents a major challenge to security establishments. Yet, as Philip Gounev points out, these networks do not necessarily need to safeguard their activities and maintain their influence by relying on such violence. By Philip Gounev for the ISN While most European countries and [...] Related posts: Who’s who of organized crime populate Quebec’s Leclerc The Leclerc Institution is a prison near Montrea [..]

Vatican hires anti-money laundering expert in clean-up bid

Published on 2012-09-11 11:50:33

The Vatican said Tuesday it has hired an international expert on money laundering to help it get rid of a reputation for shady dealings following a Council of Europe call for tighter controls. Swiss lawyer Rene Bruelhart, 40, has been taken on to help strengthen financial regulations and improve transparency as the Vatican tries to [...] Related posts: Vatican City could be hub for money laundering, says U.S. Drug enforcement chiefs have for the first time identified the... Bulgarian Anti-mafia [..]

37 ‘Ndrangheta arrests around Milan

Published on 2012-09-11 11:00:26

Operation ‘dismantled remains of clans in Milan and Monza’ (ANSA) – Milan, September 11 – Italian police on Tuesday arrested 37 suspects in a sweep against the Calabrian-based ‘Ndrangheta mafia in Lombardy, the region around Milan. The arrests are believed to have dismantled what remains of ‘Ndrangheta gangs rooted in Milan and its northern neighboring [...] Related posts: Italy: Powerful mafia group ‘for decade’ has invaded wealthy Milan Reggio Ca [..]

Big US reward for Belgium over arrest of drugs boss

Published on 2012-09-11 09:52:17

BRUSSELS — US law enforcers on Tuesday handed Belgium an $800,000 (625,000-euro) reward for assisting in the arrest of gangster Ricardo Fancini, a Polish-born drugs baron connected to the Russian mafia. The US Drug Enforcement Agency reward, the first in Belgian history, was handed over following the 2007 arrest of Fancini, up until then an [...] Related posts: FBI paid $2 million reward to tipster for Bulger’s capture, says Las Vegas man The FBI has quietly paid an unidentified tipster the [..]

Italian police issue arrest warrants for 37 suspected mafiosi

Published on 2012-09-11 09:45:34

Police in Italy said Tuesday they had issued arrest warrants for 37 suspected mafia affiliates in Milan, another indication of the extent to which Italy’s organized crime syndicates, based in the south, have spread to the north of the country. The suspects – who are thought to belong to the Ndrangheta, the branch of the [...] Related posts: Italian police seize $83M in mob assets NAPLES, Italy, Jan. 17 (UPI) — Italian police say they... Mafia fugitive and dozens of suspects arr [..]

Crime History: Luciano power play changes Mafia forever

Published on 2012-09-11 06:59:08

On this day, Sept. 10, in 1931, Charles “Lucky” Luciano took over the New York crime world with an orchestrated series of hits, culminating with the murder of the “Boss of Bosses” Salvatore Maranzano. Luciano arranged for a gang of hitmen to pose as government tax agents to enter Maranzano’s offices in the prestigious Helmsley [...] Related posts: Crime History: Crime boss snatched from Manhattan neighborhood? On this day, Oct. 21, in 1964, notorious Mafia leader... [..]

After years of calm, Mob war returns to Naples

Published on 2012-09-11 06:41:20

Police swoop on dozens of drugs suspects after brother of gang boss is shot dead in café Naples, the evocative but crime-plagued southern port, fears the bloodiest mob turf war in recent Italian history is set to resume on the city’s streets. The first sign was the seaside assassination of 48-year-old mobster Gaetano Marino on [...] Related posts: Naples beefs up anti-mafia forces The Italian government has said it will send extra police... Raffaella D’Alterio, Camorra Mafia ‘ [..]

Gucci ‘crash’ dummy jailed

Published on 2012-09-11 06:36:33

The Grinch who stole Gucci is off to the clink. A disgruntled ex-computer tech at Gucci’s Manhattan headquarters was sentenced yesterday to two to six years in prison for hacking into the firm’s computers and crashing them for a full day. After his firing, Sam Chihlung Yin, 35, of Jersey City, completely wiped out Gucci’s [...] Related posts: Italy: Police nail Camorra murder suspect from fingerprints on a crash-helmet Naples, 10 May (AKI) – Police in the southern Italian... Bredolab [..]

Two killed in mafia-style shooting in central Milan

Published on 2012-09-11 06:30:21

(Reuters) – Masked bikers shot dead an Italian entrepreneur and his girlfriend at close range in a busy central Milan street, a mafia-style execution unusual in Italy’s financial capital. Organized crime in Italy has long been associated with Sicily, Naples, Calabria and other poorer regions in the south. But over the past few years the [...] Related posts: Italy: Powerful mafia group ‘for decade’ has invaded wealthy Milan Reggio Calabria, 2 Dec. (AKI) – Milan is th [..]

Mafia don Arun Gawli gets life term for murdering Sena corporator

Published on 2012-09-03 11:45:33

Gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli was today sentenced to life imprisonment by a special MCOCA court in Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar murder case. Special MCOCA court judge Prithviraj Chavan, while pronouncing the judgement here, also imposed a fine of Rs 17 lakhs on Gawli, failing which he will have to undergo an additional three-year imprisonment. Ten [...] Related posts: Mexican Mafia member gets life term for killing DEL RIO, TEXAS — Prosecutors in South Texas say a... Doubl [..]

Bronx gangsters indicted on assault, drugs and weapons charges; used social media to plan attacks

Published on 2012-09-03 11:23:40

Special Narcotics Prosecutor, 44th Precinct cops take down “Dub City” gang Authorities have squashed a violent feud between rival drug dealing Bronx gangs who used Facebook, YouTube and text messaging to plan their attacks. Fourteen revenge shootings in Morris Heights in the last 16 months were sparked by the April 2011 murder of Dontae “Tay” [...] Related posts: Five Members of the MS-13 Street Gang Indicted for Murder, Conspiracy, Assault, and Armed Robbery Charges Include the [..]

Naples beefs up anti-mafia forces

Published on 2012-09-03 11:18:46

The Italian government has said it will send extra police to two Naples districts where a turf war between rival mafia factions has escalated. Two sections of the Camorra crime gang are competing for control of two neighbourhoods where drugs are sold. It is estimated the illegal market in the Scampia and Secondigliano areas is [...] Related posts: I saw a table full of drugs: Manchester City’s Mario Balotelli gives evidence in anti-mafia case in Naples – report In standing as a witne [..]

Old mafia killing stirs constitutional dispute in Italy

Published on 2012-09-03 09:24:04

ROME (Reuters) – One of the mafia’s most notorious crimes has returned after 20 years to haunt Italy, dragging head of state Giorgio Napolitano into a nasty constitutional dispute in the run-up to a watershed election next year. The dispute, connected to the murder of anti-mafia magistrate Paolo Borsellino and his five-strong police escort in [...] Related posts: Italy: Case lodged with top court over presidential phone taps Roma, 30 July (AKI) – The Attorney General on Monday... Italy [..]

Mexico extradites alleged drug cartel leader Eduardo Arellano Felix to US

Published on 2012-09-03 09:21:44

SAN DIEGO — Mexico extradited Eduardo Arellano-Felix to the United States Friday, marking what one U.S. official said was the end of a 20-year investigation into the once-mighty drug cartel headed by his older brother. Arellano Felix, 55, arrived in the United States and will make an initial court appearance Tuesday in San Diego on [...] Related posts: Former drug kingpin pleads guilty to racketeering, conspiracy Former drug kingpin Benjamin Arellano Felix pleaded guilty Wednesday to... Ex-Mex [..]

Black Army mafia don arrested

Published on 2012-09-03 09:04:12

The Interior Ministry says Spain’s police have arrested the ringleader of a Hungarian criminal organisation on suspicion of attempted murder, illegal possession of weapons, extortion and other crimes. The ministry says 41-year-old Robert Magyar was recently taken into custody in the luxury Mediterranean seaside resort of Marbella. He faces extradition to Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Honest Italian pays heavy price for defying mafia

Published on 2012-09-03 09:00:28

Threats force activist into hiding, but she won’t be silenced IT WAS the severed rabbit’s head that did it. Rosy Canale, an anti-mafia activist, had had threats before. But when the bloodied head arrived at her parents’ house in a neat little package on her 40th birthday, she fled. Behind her, she left the ruins [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Gangland hit: X Factor rocker Joe’s album bankrolled by Britain’s “most wanted”

Published on 2012-09-03 08:57:55

Singer described by Gary Barlow as “absolutely awesome” is backed by John Anslow, who is on the run after armed thugs overpowered his prison van The star of last night’s X Factor had his pop career bankrolled by Britain’s most wanted man… an on-the-run murder suspect with a £10,000 bounty on his head. Rock singer [...] Related posts: Britain’s most wanted: Kevin ‘Gerbil’ Carroll accused thought to be in Spain Police appeal for suspects after gangland figure’s d [..]

Police: Italian Mafia boss nabbed in Venezuela

Published on 2012-08-29 07:00:05

ROME — Italian authorities say a fugitive Sicilian Mafia boss has been arrested in Venezuela, with family ties aiding investigators on his trail. Police and prosecutors in Palermo, the Sicilian capital, told reporters Tuesday that Salvatore Bonomolo was shopping in a mall on Margarita Island, a popular tourist destination, when he was arrested Monday. They [...] Related posts: Spanish police release footage of Ndrangheta mafia boss arrest Spanish authorities have released a video of the moment [..]

Cybercrime costs $114 billion a year

Published on 2012-08-28 07:18:00

Cybercrime claimed 431 million adult victims last year and cost dollars 114 billion, according to a report published on September 7. The Norton Cybercrime Report 2011 said over 74 million people in the United States were cybercrime victims last year, suffering dollars 32 billion in direct financial losses. Cybercrime cost China around dollars 25 billion, [...] Related posts: Cybercrime costs UK retailers over £200 million a year The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has released a new report... R [..]

Where the Mob Keeps Its Money

Published on 2012-08-26 06:26:36

THE global financial crisis has been a blessing for organized crime. A series of recent scandals have exposed the connection between some of the biggest global banks and the seamy underworld of mobsters, smugglers, drug traffickers and arms dealers. American banks have profited from money laundering by Latin American drug cartels, while the European debt [...] Related posts: Mafia money may try to muscle Italian firms When Italian construction group Perego was struggling back in 2008,... The wor [..]

How Australians took $4.8bn hit to cyber crime last year

Published on 2012-08-25 09:28:33

CYBER criminals are costing the nation billions each year – by slipping it out of victims’ accounts a few dollars at a time. And it is not just the geek in the bedroom – bikie gangs and the Russian mafia are aggressively trying to get a piece of the low-risk, high-reward world of cyber crime. [...] Related posts: Cyber crime as big as the drugs trade Results published in the Norton CyberCrime 2011 report shows the... RCMP arrest Alberta man who US says is a suspect in internati [..]

Mafia boss gunned down in Italian resort town

Published on 2012-08-24 08:20:06

A mafia turf war spilled onto the streets of a beach resort south of Rome when a suspected mob leader nicknamed “Wooden Hands” was gunned down in broad daylight in front of his family and hundreds of horrified bystanders. Gaetano Marino, 48, was wearing a pair of blue swimming trunks when he was shot at [...] Related posts: Italian top fugitive mafia boss held Rome: Italian police on Friday arrested a most wanted boss... Corsican mafia figure gunned down at butcher shop AFP) – 4 ho [..]

Cybercrime costs UK retailers over £200 million a year

Published on 2012-08-24 08:17:29

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has released a new report showing that the total cost of e-crime to the retail sector was £205.4 million during the year 2011-12. The report, published under the title Counting the cost of e-crime, calls e-crime the “biggest emerging threat” to retailers. The UK is the world leader in per-capita [...] Related posts: MPs call for media campaign to raise awareness of cybercrime Science and technology committee says advice on preventing cybercrime is... Repo [..]

Alleged Slovakian Mafia Boss finds Refuge in Belize

Published on 2012-08-24 06:29:57

On July 12th of this year, 42-year-old Karol Mello was transported by police from San Pedro Town to Belize City. Mello is a citizen of the Slovak Republics who is wanted by Interpol for a gang related murder of a woman and young boy in 2004. He was arrested in October of 2010 but due [...] Related posts: Palazzolo finds himself in a Thai-t spot Controversial Italian resident in South Africa, Vito Palazzolo, appeared in... Court adjourns alleged Russian mafia boss’s trial until Dec Prague, [..]

Who’s robbing banks now?

Published on 2012-08-24 06:20:41

HONG KONG — Between the late 1920s and 1952, Willie Sutton gained a fortune and infamy from robbing more than 100 banks of an estimated $2 million. But he really gained fame for his supposed response when a reporter asked him why he robbed banks: “Because that’s where the money is.” Christopher Peterson, a law [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Rialto meth lab bust linked to violent Mexican drug cartel

Published on 2012-08-24 06:12:22

RIALTO – A recent drug lab bust in Rialto has been linked to a violent Mexican drug cartel operating in at least four California counties and in Mexico, officials said. Operation Crystal Clear led to the seizure of 330 pounds of methamphetamine and the arrest of 11 members of the Millennium Cartel, a violent Mexican [...] Related posts: What I saw inside the Cali drug cartel Editor’s note: Jorge Salcedo is a former member of the... Ex-Mexico cop pleads guilty in U.S. to organizing ca [..]

Tourists stunned at Rome beach Mafia killing

Published on 2012-08-24 06:07:00

Just a few months ago Gaetano Matrino was on a children’s TV talent show cheering on his daughter. But on Thursday holidaymakers were stunned on the popular Terracina beach south of Rome and fled in panic after two men executed him. Police recovered 15 bullet casings and said the victim was linked to the Camorra [...] Related posts: The battle for Rome: Execution of gangster in busy square sparks fears Italian capital is gripped by Mafia turf war Modesto Pellino, 46, was shot seven times in fr [..]

Matthew Ianniello, the Mafia Boss Known as ‘Matty the Horse,’ Dies at 92

Published on 2012-08-23 07:52:23

Matthew Ianniello, the low-key reputed Genovese crime boss known as “Matty the Horse,” who was convicted of rigging construction bids, skimming union dues and wringing protection money from bar owners, pornography peddlers and topless dancers during a half-century career that, among other highlights, helped transform Times Square into the dingy world capital of peep shows [...] Related posts: Mob ‘Uncle’ dies A Genovese crime-family soldier awaiting trial on racketeering and extortion... [..]

Matthew Ianniello, the Mafia Boss Known as ‘Matty the Horse,’ Dies at 92

Published on 2012-08-23 07:52:23

An Inside Look At Organized Crime In Japan

Published on 2012-08-23 07:50:13

Aug 22, 2012 — A photographer strikes a deal with Japan’s organized crime syndicate — the yazuka — to document its world for two years. In the West, there’s the mafia. In Japan, it’s the yakuza. The yakuza is an integral part of society but — unlike other crime organizations — it doesn’t operate entirely [...] Related posts: Pushing the yakuza underground may make Japan less peaceful Laws that crack down on organised crime may encourage more... Japan pro [..]

An Inside Look At Organized Crime In Japan

Published on 2012-08-23 07:50:13

A piece of American (gangster) history: Al Capone’s pocket pistol expected to fetch up to $15,000 at auction

Published on 2012-08-23 07:47:10

The gun belonging to one of America’s most notorious gangsters is going up on the auction block. Al Capone’s Colt .25-caliber semi-automatic vest pocket pistol will be among the items included in the American Gangsters, Outlaws and Lawman sale organized by RR Auctions. Capone, a crime boss who smuggled alcohol throughout the U.S. during the [...] Related posts: Capone-tied ledgers to hit auction block Construction worker discovered books nearly 50 years ago at a... Ready, aim… buyer: B [..]

A piece of American (gangster) history: Al Capone’s pocket pistol expected to fetch up to $15,000 at auction

Published on 2012-08-23 07:47:10

‘Mystic’ jailbird

Published on 2012-08-23 07:40:41

His mystic journey will likely end in prison. An accused Mafioso-turned-mystic who claims he has spoken with the dead and seen the afterlife was convicted yesterday of acting as the getaway driver for a 1992 hit on a Genovese crime-family capo in The Bronx. “I love you, I love you all,” Paul “Doc” Gaccione, 65, [...] Related posts: ‘Mafia thug’ a Jesus creep An accused Mafia leg-breaker-turned-born-again-author wasn’t exactly Christian when he gleefully... Godfather of souls Mob � [..]

‘Mystic’ jailbird

Published on 2012-08-23 07:40:41

Why Notorious Mob Informant Ralph Natale Is Suing the United States Government

Published on 2012-08-22 16:14:11

After Ralph Natale was released from prison last year, he and his wife Lucy settled into new digs at an undisclosed location. It looks like the typical home of any other great-grandparents: A figurine of a cat in a Santa hat sits on the table alongside a mug with “Wish. Let your heart be light” [...] Related posts: Mob rap for wiseguy in name only He says he was guilty of having a name ending... London aka the United Nations of the mafia Underneath the carpet of the leafy suburbs exists a su [..]

Why Notorious Mob Informant Ralph Natale Is Suing the United States Government

Published on 2012-08-22 16:14:11

Sentencing Monday for father of Staten Island ‘Mob Wives’ star, 4 others

Published on 2012-08-20 06:45:54

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Payback comes Monday for five Staten Island wiseguys who allegedly shook down loanshark victims. The defendants, who purportedly have high-ranking positions in, or ties to, the Bonanno organized crime family, are slated to be sentenced in Brooklyn federal court, for pleas relating to unlawful debt-collection conspiracy. Scheduled to appear before Judge [...] Related posts: ‘Mob Wives’ star’s father indicted The father of “Mob Wives” star Renee Gr [..]

Sentencing Monday for father of Staten Island ‘Mob Wives’ star, 4 others

Published on 2012-08-20 06:45:54

Italy: Over 2,000 mafia arrests made over 12 months

Published on 2012-08-19 05:57:29

Rome, 16 Aug. (AKI) – More than 2,000 gangsters in Italy were arrested during the 12 months through 31 July, the Italian interior ministry announced. In its annual report on Italian security released on the country’s 15 August national holiday, the interior ministry said police made 2,041 mafia arrests, without giving a year-earlier number. Italy [...] Related posts: Italy: Billion-euro mafia drug boss arrested in Spain Rome, 7 March (AKI) – An Italian mafia boss allegedly... M [..]

Italy: Over 2,000 mafia arrests made over 12 months

Published on 2012-08-19 05:57:29

Bulgaria Moves to Seize Assets of Notorious Mafia Duo

Published on 2012-08-18 00:40:41

Bulgaria’s Commission for the Identification and Forfeiture of Criminal Assets has filed an action seeking to seize over BGN 4 M worth of assets from mafia bosses Plamen Galev and Angel Hristov, AKA the “Galevi btothers.” The total sum has been estimated by experts at BGN 4 250 189 (approximately EUR 2 175 000), divided [...] Related posts: Bulgarian Mobsters Use Twitter to Ridicule Police, Refuse to Surrender Missing Bulgarian mobsters Plamen Galev and Angel Hristov, aka The.. [..]

Bulgaria Moves to Seize Assets of Notorious Mafia Duo

Published on 2012-08-18 00:40:41

5 high-profile Montreal mob murders

Published on 2012-08-18 00:26:19

Montreal has witnessed numerous Mob hits as the city’s crime families have battled for control over the decades. Here are five that stand out: 1. Paolo Violi, 38: Since the 1950s, Montreal’s Cotroni family was the foremost Ma?a clan in Canada, controlling swaths of territory across Ontario and Quebec. Until the ’70s, that is, when [...] Related posts: More Mob violence coming to Montreal: Experts MONTREAL — The two street gang members assassinated here over... Mob chieftain’s retur [..]

5 high-profile Montreal mob murders

Published on 2012-08-18 00:26:19

Convicted wiseguy reinvents himself as car salesman

Published on 2012-08-18 00:18:56

Wiseguy is set to begin serving 2-year federal sentence on Sept. 12. Boss at Infiniti dealership lobbying to keep Scarpaci on the payroll until the new year MEET THE mobster car dealer with an Infiniti of chutzpah. A reputed Gambino associate convicted of a $20 million securities scam has reinvented himself as a successful car [...] Related posts: Genovese wiseguy Anthony Romanello lucks out, cops to gambling rap with feds Faced more serious gun count, but witness’ death leads to... Pedro [..]

Convicted wiseguy reinvents himself as car salesman

Published on 2012-08-18 00:18:56

Italian top fugitive mafia boss held

Published on 2012-08-18 00:15:30

Rome: Italian police on Friday arrested a most wanted boss of the Neapolitan mafia “Camorra”, ANSA news agency reported. Francesco Matrone, who remained on the run for a double murder and other crimes, was on the Interior Ministry’s list of nine most-dangerous fugitives after escaping custody in 2004, Xinhua reported. The 65-year-old was captured near [...] Related posts: Fugitive Italian Mafia Leader Arrested Lisbon, May 4 (IANS/AKI): An Italian gangster and convicted murderer [..]

Fire ravages Montreal building with Mafia ties

Published on 2012-08-18 00:10:21

Office is premises of paving and construction companies with tens of millions in city contracts A fire early this morning in the Montreal borough of Anjou heavily damaged the premises of two major city contractors, and police believe it may have been deliberately set. The call came in to the fire department around 3 a.m., [...] Related posts: Drug smuggler with alleged Montreal mafia ties set for release MONTREAL — A reputed Mafioso serving a 33-year sentence is... 30-month sentence sought for [..]

The real cost of the Mob’s rule

Published on 2012-08-18 00:07:39

ORGANISED CRIME: To most of us, TV’s Tony Soprano and his henchmen are compelling entertainment, but, to Italians, the Mafia’s grip is no laughing matter The Honoured Society: The Secret History of Italy’s Most Powerful Mafia, By Petra Reski, Atlantic Books, 282pp. £17.99 FOR YEARS NOW, I have felt less than comfortable with the huge [...] Related posts: Cannabis farms’ £200m stolen electricity cost ‘staggering’ Cannabis farmers steal about £200m worth of electricity a [..]

Mob boss goes from beach to ‘big house’

Published on 2012-08-18 00:04:11

An alleged mafia boss has found that a little too much sun isn’t healthy for your freedom. Roberto Matalone, considered one of the most powerful men in the Calabria mob in southern Italy, had been on the run for two years. But his flight ended when he decided to go to the beach with his [...] Related posts: For Italy mafia fugitive, trip to the beach proves costly ITALY-MAFIA:For Italy mafia fugitive, trip to the beach proves costly... Police investigating crime near Staten Island’s [..]

Dead gang leader rebuffed top biker prior to assassination: Source

Published on 2012-08-17 23:52:31

MONTREAL – Reputed street-gang kingpin “Big” Chenier Dupuy, who was assassinated last week, violently rejected a partnership offer from the Hells Angels prior to his murder, sources tell QMI Agency. Dupuy, 37, was shot to death Friday as he was sitting in a parked car with another man at an east-end shopping centre. An associate [...] Related posts: Montreal police try to calm mafia war fears after multiple killings MONTREAL – Montreal police broke their silence yesterday [..]

‘Mafia thug’ a Jesus creep

Published on 2012-08-17 23:48:46

An accused Mafia leg-breaker-turned-born-again-author wasn’t exactly Christian when he gleefully bragged about a 1992 rubout, his former pal said yesterday. Mob snitch John “Big John” Mamone, 61, testifying at the Bronx trial of alleged rubout getaway driver Paul “Doc” Gaccione, said that the now-holy-rolling writer was “all excited” when he picked Mamone up from JFK [...] Related posts: Bonanno thug to ’fess up The reputed underboss of the Bonanno crime family is scheduled... Go [..]

Battling the Yakuza

Published on 2012-08-17 23:45:21

Japan’s authorities are clamping down on the criminal underworld, but the mighty Yakuza refuse to back down. Japan’s criminal underworld, the Yakuza, has links that go back 400 years to the Edo era. The various gangs that make up the Japanese mafia have different origins, but many claim that the Yakuza descend from Robin-Hood-like characters [...] Related posts: Pushing the yakuza underground may make Japan less peaceful Laws that crack down on organised crime may encourage more... T [..]

Philly mob ‘capo’ pleads to gambling, extortion

Published on 2012-08-16 00:06:07

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A second mob lieutenant in Philadelphia has pleaded guilty to racketeering but won’t cooperate in the upcoming trials of alleged La Cosa Nostra boss Joseph Ligambi and 11 others. Martin “Marty” Angelina, 50, admitted Wednesday that he operated illegal poker machines and used extortionist tactics to collect a $6,700 debt. He faces [...] Related posts: South Philadelphia mob figure Angelina pleads guilty South Philadelphia mob figure Martin Angelina pleaded [..]

Colombo mobster LIKED talking about bloody hit: authorities

Published on 2012-08-15 23:51:25

A ranking Colombo mobster awaiting trial for ordering the murder of an off-duty NYPD officer took pleasure in discussing the bloody Mafia hit, authorities say. Bonanno crime-family boss Joseph Massino “mentioned to [Colombo consigliere Joel “Joe Waverly” Cacace] that there was a rumor circulating that [Cacace] had been responsible for the murder,” prosecutors wrote in [...] Related posts: Colombo mobster used noisy bowling alley as hangout to keep feds from listening in A Long Island bow [..]

Italy seizes €4bn in property from mafia

Published on 2012-08-15 23:45:36

Rome – Italy announced on Wednesday it seized more than €4bn ($5bn) worth of property from suspected mafia clans last year and arrested more than 2 000 suspects. The legislation-empowered seizure of buildings, hotels, restaurants and other businesses as well as luxury cars and yachts is considered to be an effective tool in the fight [...] Related posts: Italy seizes $960m from ‘Mafia man’ AFP July 10, 2012 11:30PM Italian police have seized assets... Italy: Anti-mafia police [..]

Montreal police try to calm mafia war fears after multiple killings

Published on 2012-08-15 23:42:10

MONTREAL – Montreal police broke their silence yesterday about the weekend killings of two prominent street gang members, saying they believe the targeted hits were likely the result of a dispute “between two people” and not a resumption of a street gang war on Montreal’s streets. “It’s not a war,” said Charles Mailloux, a chief [...] Related posts: Gang links examined in trio of Montreal slayings One theory of killings is that Mafia is cleaning up,... M [..]

‘Iceman’ is dead, but his tale still chills audiences

Published on 2012-08-14 07:13:13

9 tonight, BIO channel “The Iceman” is still a hot commodity. Tonight, the BIO channel will air an episode about late Dumont Mafia contract killer Richard “The Iceman” Kuklinski as part of its “Mobsters” series. The episode’s description sums up Kuklinski’s darkly intriguing story: “For over 30 years, [he] lived a shocking double life: suburban [...] Related posts: Cops bust NJ man in guilty-conscience mob rat tale The case of the New Jersey [..]

Germany ‘hotbed’ of Italian organized crime: Experts

Published on 2012-08-13 21:41:16

German experts have warned that Germany is now a ‘promised land’ for Italian organized crime as four largest Mafia syndicates are operating in the country under perfect conditions. The opposition Social Democrat (SPD) party in the southeast state of Bavaria cautioned against the phenomenon on Friday and called for tougher coordinated police action against the [...] Related posts: Italian Museum Makes Extreme Stand Against Organized Crime The staff of a museum in southern Italy believ [..]

More Mob violence coming to Montreal: Experts

Published on 2012-08-13 21:22:12

MONTREAL — The two street gang members assassinated here over the weekend had ties to the city’s Italian Mafia, and their deaths are precursors of more violence, experts tell QMI Agency. Antonio Nicaso, author and expert on the Mafia in Canada, told QMI Agency that Montrealers can expect more violence in the weeks prior to [...] Related posts: Gang links examined in trio of Montreal slayings One theory of killings is that Mafia is cleaning up,... Montreal police suspect Mob hit in St. La [..]

Gang links examined in trio of Montreal slayings

Published on 2012-08-13 21:03:51

One theory of killings is that Mafia is cleaning up, or getting cleaned up, before Rizzuto’s return Police in Quebec are examining whether three slayings over the weekend in the Montreal area are linked to each other by gang activity. Three men were shot dead between Friday evening and Saturday afternoon in separate incidents in [...] Related posts: Mafia-linked drug bust in Montreal leads to 11 arrests Police say cocaine ring operated in the northern and eastern... Montreal mafia used inf [..]

Mob trial to be presented to a secret jury

Published on 2012-08-13 06:57:02

WANT TO KNOW the names, addresses and occupations of the jurors in the trial of reputed Philly mob boss Joseph Ligambi? Fugeddaboutit. U.S. District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno on Friday granted a request from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the racketeering trial of Ligambi and 13 co-defendants to be presented to an anonymous jury. Robreno’s [...] Related posts: Judge weighs scope of mob history at Philly trial PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge is weighing how much mob... Jury select [..]

Italy: Citizens clash with police in effort to stop arrest of mob boss

Published on 2012-08-11 01:10:40

Cosenza, 7 Aug. (AKI) – A number of Italian military police were injured when members of a neighbourhood in southern Italy rose up to defend a fugitive mafia boss who was arrested after five months on the run. The carabinieri police found 67-year-old mafia boss Ceslestino Abbruzzese hiding in the city of Cassano allo Ionio [...] Related posts: Italy: Billion-euro mafia drug boss arrested in Spain Rome, 7 March (AKI) – An Italian mafia boss allegedly... Italy: Police arrest two promin [..]

Italy: Citizens clash with police in effort to stop arrest of mob boss

Published on 2012-08-11 01:10:40

Grieving father is killed in ‘gangland hit’ days after two suspects are charged with shooting his amateur boxer son dead in a crowded pub

Published on 2012-08-11 01:06:12

Dave Short, 47, was shot dead in broad daylight at his home in Clayton, Manchester Minutes later, shots were fired and a grenade is believed to have been thrown at a second property, in nearby Droylsden, but no one was hurt Shootings took place as two men faced a judge for the killing of Short’s [...] Related posts: Richmond shooting victim tied to gangland hit Nethaniel Po convicted as an accessory in 2003 murder of... Wembley man killed in ‘gangland execution’ The murder of a [..]

Grieving father is killed in ‘gangland hit’ days after two suspects are charged with shooting his amateur boxer son dead in a crowded pub

Published on 2012-08-11 01:06:12

For Italy mafia fugitive, trip to the beach proves costly

Published on 2012-08-11 00:45:51

ITALY-MAFIA:For Italy mafia fugitive, trip to the beach proves costly ROME (Reuters) – Alleged mafia boss Roberto Matalone evaded the police for two years, but a trip to the beach in southern Italy on Thursday proved to be his undoing. Accused of being part of the inner circle of the Pesce clan, one of the [...] Related posts: Italy: Police nab Calabrian mafia fugitive in southern hideout Reggio Calabria, 9 mag. (Adnkronos) – Police have arrested Calabrian... Mafia fugitive and dozen [..]

For Italy mafia fugitive, trip to the beach proves costly

Published on 2012-08-11 00:45:51

‘Russian mafia does not exist in Goa’

Published on 2012-08-11 00:42:53

PANAJI: The consul general of the Russian Federation in Mumbai, Alexey Novikov, who is on a visit to Goa has asserted that there is nothing called ‘Russian mafia’ in Goa and said Russian tourists in bigger numbers would be visiting Goa in the next few years. “There is nothing called Russian mafia. There are no [...] Related posts: Russian mafia most powerful in the world? Officials with the US State Department believe that the Russian... Is Russian mafia dangerous? The U.S. Dep [..]

‘Russian mafia does not exist in Goa’

Published on 2012-08-11 00:42:53

Gangster and his daughter jailed after drug gang foiled

Published on 2012-08-10 00:59:38

ONE of Scotland’s biggest gangsters and his daughter have been jailed for drugs offences after a major police investigation into a UK-wide crime ring. Edward McCreadie, a former associate of late crime lord Tam McGraw, was jailed for 12 years and eight months for his part in a multimillion-pound scheme that flooded Scots streets with [...] Related posts: Drug mule jailed for double murder Thomas Haigh shot two gangland enforcers after they told him... Turkey Ex-Police Chief Jailed For Orga [..]

Gangster and his daughter jailed after drug gang foiled

Published on 2012-08-10 00:59:38

Mafia: seized 15 mln in assets from entrepreneur’s heirs

Published on 2012-08-10 00:55:53

(AGI) Palermo – Assets worth over 15 million euros were seized by the Palermo DIA. The estate is linked to the heirs of the late entrepreneur Ignazio Miceli, a native of Marsala (Trapani). Miceli, active in the trucking of foodstuffs, was long alleged to have Mafia connections. Issued by the Trapani Court upon request of [...] Related posts: MAFIA INVOICED PROTECTION MONEY, 8 MLN OF ASSETS SEIZED (AGI) Palermo – Palermo-based Carabinieri seized assets worth 8 million... Mafia boss De [..]

Mafia: seized 15 mln in assets from entrepreneur’s heirs

Published on 2012-08-10 00:55:53

Key commander of Medellin mafia arrested

Published on 2012-08-10 00:50:57

Medellin police said Thursday they have arrested another top figure of local crime syndicate “Oficina de Envigado.” The arrest of “Fredy Colas” and seven suspected lower-ranking members of the crime cyndicate came a day after the arrest of the Oficina’s top leader, “Sebastian” just outside of Colombia’s second largest city. According to El Tiempo, the [...] Related posts: Colombia Captures Medellin Mafia Kingpin ‘Sebastian’ Colombian po [..]

Key commander of Medellin mafia arrested

Published on 2012-08-10 00:50:57

Quebec construction magnate Tony Accurso arrested for a second time on corruption charges

Published on 2012-08-10 00:46:44

MONTREAL — Quebec construction magnate Tony Accurso has been arrested for the second time as police continue to crack down on alleged corruption in the industry. The RCMP says five men, including Accurso, were arrested early this morning and the charges against them will include fraud, conspiracy and corruption. They are accused of conspiring to [...] Related posts: Quebec corruption inquiry could expose links between Mafia, politics and construction MONTREAL — A public inquiry endowed with [..]

Quebec construction magnate Tony Accurso arrested for a second time on corruption charges

Published on 2012-08-10 00:46:44

Judge weighs scope of mob history at Philly trial

Published on 2012-08-10 00:35:29

PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge is weighing how much mob history should be detailed at the upcoming racketeering trial of nine alleged La Cosa Nostra members in Philadelphia. Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi is accused of leading the local group in recent years. The indictment accuses them of gambling, loansharking and threats, but not murder. Yet [...] Related posts: Merlino still runs Philly mob, court document says During 12 years spent in prison on racketeering charges, Joseph... [..]

Judge weighs scope of mob history at Philly trial

Published on 2012-08-10 00:35:29

86-year-old mob hitman on streets after 50 years behind bars

Published on 2012-08-10 00:30:53

Still remorseless Jewish gangster spent nearly five decades in jail for the contract killing of Teamsters honcho Anthony (Three Fingers) Castlellito. Konisberg is suspected in 20 other mob hits. Legendary Jewish gangster Harold (Kayo) Konigsberg has been sprung from an upstate prison in a surprise parole decision that will allow him to live out his [...] Related posts: Hitman in Bellaire murder-for-hire plot sentenced to 45 years A Harris County jury sentenced Nhuth Nguyen to 45 years... Bars fo [..]

86-year-old mob hitman on streets after 50 years behind bars

Published on 2012-08-10 00:30:53

South Philadelphia mob figure Angelina pleads guilty

Published on 2012-08-10 00:24:43

South Philadelphia mob figure Martin Angelina pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy charge Wednesday, admitting his involvement in an organized-crime extortion and gambling scheme outlined in a 52-count indictment handed up last year. Jailed since his arrest in May 2011, Angelina, 50, “wanted to move on and get this thing resolved,” his lawyer, Jack McMahon, [...] Related posts: Mob figure pleads guilty to racketeering A Philadelphia mobster pleaded guilty Thursday in federal c [..]

FBI issues warning to public of new and highly dangerous malware virus

Published on 2012-08-10 00:20:36

“We’re getting inundated with complaints,” said Donna Gregory of the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), referring to the virus known as Reveton ransomware, which is designed to extort money from its victims (FBI New Internet Scam 08/09/2012) Unlike most viruses, where normally one has to open an attachment or file, Reveton can install itself when [...] Related posts: Invincible Mac myth busted: Apple users under severe malware attack A Russian security software firm has dispelled the m [..]

The mob hit that rocked New York

Published on 2012-08-10 00:09:10

When two innocent men were killed by mobsters in 1972 at a Manhattan eatery, the Mafia took a hit too. “Yeah, I left it noisy. That way it scares any pain-in-the-ass innocent bystanders away.” “The Godfather”was still playing in New York theaters five months after its release and audiences were still greeting that line with [...] Related posts: Grandson of New York mobster legend ‘Dapper Dan’ John Gotti arrested – for ‘driving with tinted windows&# [..]

Head of Winter Hill Gang notorious Whitey Bulger set to take the stand in March

Published on 2012-08-08 11:47:31

Will claim he was given immunity from prosecution by being Mob informant Notorious Irish American mobster James Whitey Bulger will take the stand in his own defense next year when he goes on trial on charges he participated in 19 murders. But when he does Bulger will claim that he was given immunity, his attorney [...] Related posts: Lawyer: Whitey Bulger will testify at his trial BOSTON (AP) – Former Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger will... Prosecutor snubs Mass. mobster&# [..]

Head of Winter Hill Gang notorious Whitey Bulger set to take the stand in March

Published on 2012-08-08 11:47:31

‘Female Crime Boss Runs Finances for Medellin Mafia’

Published on 2012-08-08 11:43:51

A new report describes the shifting role of an unnamed female crime boss in Medellin’s fractured mafia, evidence that the organization that once controlled Colombia’s second-largest city has seen some dramatic shifts in leadership. The Semana news magazine report describes the woman’s rising role in Medellin’s Oficina de Envigado, referring to her only as alias [...] Related posts: Medellin Crime Boss ‘Mi Sangre’ Hiding in Argentina: Report Colombian media reports tha [..]

Ex-Mafia boss on the move again

Published on 2012-08-08 11:41:30

PROVIDENCE – Former New England mob boss Luigi “Baby Shacks” Manocchio has been transferred again, this time to a prison in Atlanta. The Providence Journal reports that Manocchio was moved to the new facility over the weekend from a federal prison in Petersburg, Va. Prior to that move, the 85-year-old Providence man passed through detention [...] Related posts: Ex-Mafia boss gets more than 5 years in R.I. strip club plot PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The former New England Mafia bo [..]

Colombia Captures Medellin Mafia Kingpin ‘Sebastian’

Published on 2012-08-08 11:36:05

Colombian police have reportedly captured one of the country’s biggest criminal bosses, the Oficina de Envigado’s Erick Vargas Cardenas, alias “Sebastian.” El Tiempo reports that the Oficina leader was captured at 6:00 a.m. on the morning of August 8, in an operation in the municipality of Copacabana, just outside of Medellin. One of his bodyguards [...] Related posts: Medellin Crime Boss ‘Mi Sangre’ Hiding in Argentina: Report Colombian media reports that “Mi S [..]

Silvio Berlusconi’s political comeback dashed after links to Mafia revealed

Published on 2012-08-07 13:55:56

Last month Palermo prosecutors opened an inquiry into Marcello Dell’Utri, a business and political associate of Mr Berlusconi, who is suspected of extorting money from his friend in exchange for maintaining his silence about his role in mediating between Mr Berlusconi and the Mafia. Prosecutors claim Mr Dell’Utri, who is appealing against a seven-year prison [...] Related posts: One Of Silvio Berlusconi’s Best Friends Allegedly Blackmailed Him Over Connections To The Mafia It’s n [..]

30-month sentence sought for funeral home fire

Published on 2012-08-07 13:16:38

A Quebec Court judge is expected to decide on Wednesday whether a 30-month sentence is appropriate punishment in the case of a man who helped firebomb a funeral home owned by relatives of reputed Mafia leader Vito Rizzuto. Defence lawyer Alexandre Goyette and prosecutor David Simon made the joint recommendation for a sentence Monday afternoon [...] Related posts: 15-year sentence for Giuseppe De Vito MONTREAL – Giuseppe De Vito, a former fugitive who was... Vancouver gangster shot dead out [..]

Corsican mafia figure gunned down at butcher shop

Published on 2012-08-07 13:13:03

AFP) – 4 hours ago BASTIA, France — An alleged key figure in one of Corsica’s most powerful crime families, Maurice Costa of the “Brise de Mer” gang, was gunned down in broad daylight Tuesday at his local butcher shop, police said. Two masked gunmen shot and killed Costa, 60, at 11:08 am (0908 GMT) [...] Related posts: FBI uncover ‘gold mine’ Rolodex filled with mob names and aliases at ‘gangsters’ butcher shop A bungling mobster has handed the FBI a [..]

Lawyer: Whitey Bulger will testify at his trial

Published on 2012-08-07 13:11:24

BOSTON (AP) – Former Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger will testify at his trial next year on charges that he participated in 19 murders, his attorney said Monday. Attorney J.W. Carney Jr. said in court that Bulger will testify about his claim that he was given immunity for any crimes he committed while he was [...] Related posts: Prosecutor snubs Mass. mobster’s ‘immunity’ claim BOSTON — A federal prosecutor has rejected a claim by... Bulger’s lawyer s [..]

Mob chieftain’s return sparks concerns

Published on 2012-08-06 10:05:50

Ontario’s anti-Mafia police wonder if more than leaves will drop this fall. Embattled Montreal mob chieftain Vito Rizzuto returns to Canada from his Florence, Colo., jail cell in October and police here suspect there will be strikes against his opponents. The 66-year-old lost much in the past few years as his underworld empire came under [...] Related posts: Ex-NY Mafia boss found dead in Canada MONTREAL — The body of an alleged Mafia boss, who... 6 People Arrested In Death Of Ex-New York Mo [..]

Italy’s growing gold business taken over by the mafia

Published on 2012-08-06 10:02:58

Italy’s growing gold business taken over by the mafia Source: AFP Share! Tweet Follow Related posts: Gold & Jewel Encrusted Guns of the Mexican Mafia Hearing about the Mafiosi and their legendary spending is one... Buying up crime souvenirs, a growing US market WASHINGTON, USA — The calculator used by the Virginia Tech... MAFIA IS [...] Related posts: Gold & Jewel Encrusted Guns of the Mexican Mafia Hearing about the Mafiosi and their legendary spending is one... Buying up crime souvenir [..]

Cyber crime as big as the drugs trade

Published on 2012-08-06 09:23:32

Results published in the Norton CyberCrime 2011 report shows the cost and extent of online crime in the country – with a global bill reaching US$388bn. Comparisons to the report shows cyber crime holds a bigger global black market value than marijuana, cocaine and heroin combined ($288bn) and approaching the value of all global drugs [...] Related posts: Bank cyber fraud more lucrative than drugs trade While viruses, worms and Trojans continue to be the preferred... Report: Austin 10th most at [..]

Italy reels on political links to top Mafia godfathers

Published on 2012-08-04 15:16:50

PROSECUTORS in Palermo have indicted 12 men for alleged Mafia crimes, including the two most feared recent heads of Cosa Nostra and a former Interior Minister, in a case that has once again turned the spotlight on the relationship between Italian politics and organised crime. The 12 indicted this week are arraigned on charges ranging [...] Related posts: Italian government in the dock as landmark Mafia trial begins Berlusconi’s daughter gives evidence as ex-minister and two former Cosa... [..]

Double Jeopardy

Published on 2012-08-04 14:56:20

In China, the rich and powerful can hire body doubles to do their prison time for them. In May 2009, a wealthy 20-year-old was drag racing through the city streets of Hangzhou, China, when his Mitsubishi struck and killed a pedestrian in a crosswalk. The car was traveling so fast that the victim—a 25-year-old telecom [...] Related posts: Double life of a ‘mafia don’ He was considered an upstanding member of the community with... Chinese mafia ring busted, 58 held Beijing, June 19 ( [..]

Mob figure pleads guilty to racketeering

Published on 2012-08-04 14:51:25

A Philadelphia mobster pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to racketeering involving extortion and illegal gambling, officials said. Gaeton Lucibello, 59, of Philadelphia, admitted to U.S. District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno that, as a member of the Philadelphia Cosa Nostra family, he helped to shake down a bookmaker for a “street tax.” He also admitted [...] Related posts: Jailed mob figure Lucibello expected to plead guilty South Philadelphia mob figure Gaeton Lucibello, who bea [..]

Bonanno deli butcher dead

Published on 2012-08-04 14:27:48

The keeper of secrets has died. Michael “The Butcher” Virtuoso — a reputed Bonanno wiseguy who kept a Rolodex filled with mobbed-up contacts in the back of his famed Brooklyn deli — has died, The Post has learned. For years, Virtuoso ran Graham Avenue Meats & Deli in Williamsburg, where the feds say he also [...] Related posts: Rolodex mobster ‘Mike the Butcher’ cuts a deal The bumbling Bonanno crime family soldier who filled a Rolodex... FBI uncover ‘gold mine’ Rolodex f [..]

Bikie and gangland link as police chase missing booty after $50m company collapse

Published on 2012-08-04 14:21:15

BIKIES and gangland figures have been linked to a race for booty missing after a $50 million corporate collapse. Crime squad detectives have been called in after luxury cars, trucks and trailers disappeared following the demise of western suburbs transport company the Viking Group. Full Story Share! Tweet Follow Related posts: Evidence supposedly ‘shredded’ that [...] Related posts: Evidence supposedly ‘shredded’ that caused collapse of notorious £30m Cardiff Three polic [..]

Naples Mafia Leaders Targeted By U.S Treasury

Published on 2012-08-02 12:08:17

WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday took steps to freeze the U.S. assets of five key members of the Italian-based Camorra, also known as the Naples Mafia, and one of Europe’s largest criminal groups involved in kidnapping, money laundering and extortion. Americans and U.S. businesses are prohibited from doing business with [...] Related posts: Italian police seize $83M in mob assets NAPLES, Italy, Jan. 17 (UPI) — Italian police say they... Camorra code [..]

Casino operator linked to Montreal mafia denied parole

Published on 2012-08-02 11:48:12

MONTREAL- A man convicted of a series crimes committed while he helped run a clandestine casino for the Mafia in Montreal has been denied parole. Nicola Di Marco, 43, had a hearing before the Parole Board of Canada on Wednesday while trying to obtain a release on the 4-year prison term he received last year [...] Related posts: Drug smuggler with alleged Montreal mafia ties set for release MONTREAL — A reputed Mafioso serving a 33-year sentence is... Mobster linked to Montreal mafia deported b [..]

Report: Afghan Militants Have Mafia-Like Financing

Published on 2012-08-01 14:03:04

One of the deadliest militant groups in Afghanistan, the Haqqani network, has developed a sophisticated, “mafia”-style financing operation that relies on extortion, kidnapping, smuggling and ties to legitimate businesses, according to a new report by a U.S.-based think tank. The report by the Combating Terrorism Center in West Point, N.Y., suggests the system has become [...] Related posts: Report: Austin 10th most at-risk for cybercrime Austin is the 10th riskiest city in the nation [..]

Italian mafia boss arrested in basement bunker

Published on 2012-08-01 13:59:51

One of Italy’s most wanted Mafia bosses was captured in Calabria on Wednesday after police used a pneumatic to drill into the basement bunker where he was hiding in his mother’s home. Giuseppe Aquino, 50, nicknamed “u pacciu”, meaning “the crazy one” in local dialect,, had been on the run since he was given a [...] Related posts: Italy: Police seize assets from Calabrian mafia fugitives, find secret bunker Reggio Calabria, 11 Oct. (AKI) – Police Tuesday [..]

Mafia waste burning blamed for cancer rise

Published on 2012-08-01 13:44:58

THE potential cost of the Mafia’s booming trade in illegal rubbish disposal has been highlighted by a new study which claims that women in the Naples area are almost 50pc more likely to develop breast cancer than their compatriots. Italian and US researchers blamed the raised cancer risk on the disposal and incineration of toxic [...] Related posts: Triangle of death: Surge in cancer cases in Italy linked to illegal dumping of toxic waste The Ancient Romans called this region Campania feli [..]

If you like Mafia history & photos, this is your website

Published on 2012-07-31 13:47:20

Much to my parents’ chagrin, I was always fascinated with Mafia history. I must have read every book in the Tyler Public Library chronicling the gangster life by age 12, in the end choosing the straight and narrow path of journalism instead of trying to become Tyler’s first Mafioso. I recently ran across this New [...] Related posts: Crime History: Old-world mafia boss disappears On this day, April 15, in 1951, Vincent Mangano, founder... Cosa Nostra: An Illustrated History of the Mafia, by [..]

Italy: Case lodged with top court over presidential phone taps

Published on 2012-07-31 13:19:51

Roma, 30 July (AKI) – The Attorney General on Monday lodged a case with the Constitutional Court over a wiretapped phone conversation between president Giorgio Napolitano and a former interior minister implicated in talks with the mafia. The legal case is based on “conflict of functions” between the Italian presidency and the Palermo public prosecutor’s [...] Related posts: Italy: Ex-interior minister implicated in mafia negotiations Palermo, 25 July (AKI) – Prosecu [..]

Mob-linked firefighter Anthony (December) Cilento gets 27 months for cocaine dealing

Published on 2012-07-31 12:24:11

Cilento, a former Marine Corps sergeant, was tied to Bonanno family and worked at Ladder 166 in Coney Island. He was busted for drug deals that went down before he joined the FDNY in 2008 A DISGRACED FDNY firefighter linked by prosecutors to the Bonanno crime family was sentenced Monday to 27 months in prison [...] Related posts: Quebec ‘Mafia’ actor sentenced to 42 months for cocaine deal MONTREAL — The film version of Un Simple Soldat will... Anthony Graziano, a Bonanno capo and [..]

The mammas of the Italian mob

Published on 2012-07-30 12:23:06

VENICE – The click of handcuffs closing reverberates softly at dawn on the morning of June 26 in Naples. No sirens gave the godfather advance warning the police were on their way. The godfather has long blonde hair. The “he” is a she: Raffaella D’Alterio, who’s been the boss of the notorious Camorra Pianese-D’Alterio clan [...] Related posts: Trafficked women trapped between Italian mafia and immigrant gangs Film tells story of Nigerian women lured to Campania and... Italian poli [..]

Inmates can watch rape and jailbreak films in prison DVD collection

Published on 2012-07-30 12:19:23

Sex offenders and violent criminals can watch DVDs showing rape, gangland crime and jailbreak from their prison’s own video library, it has emerged. Prisoners at the jail, which holds mainly sex offenders, have a library of 550 films, many showing sexual violence and gangland crime. The DVD library was condemned as “completely and utterly inappropriate” [...] Related posts: Mafia inmates snub Italian elections Inmates at two prisons in the Sicilian capital Palermo housing... Ru [..]

Kenny Murdock, mob-boss Papalia’s killer, gets new identity

Published on 2012-07-28 12:20:54

A former Mafia hit man who executed a Hamilton mob boss and his right-hand man 15 years ago now goes by a new name and has been granted day parole for another six months. The Parole Board of Canada decided earlier this month to continue contract killer Kenneth Murdock’s day parole, allowing the 49-year-old to [...] Related posts: Hit man who took out mob boss starting a new life as B.C. trucker after years in jail A former Mafia hit man who gunned down three men,... Killer Judy Moran fights to [..]

Sicily: Lombardo resigns with no regrets: I fought the Mafia

Published on 2012-07-28 12:16:56

(AGI) Catania- Lombardo is resigning as president of Sicily without regrets, saying he has fought everything, including the Mafia. “Over the years I’ve neglected everything, all my interests for the good of Sicily. I have not put party interests first. I don’t have a penny in my pocket of illicit origin and I have fought [...] Related posts: Sicily gov’r quits amid Mafia allegations PALERMO, Sicily, May 19 (UPI) — Sicilian Gov. Raffaele Lombardo,... Director of Vati [..]

Gambino capo gets 10 years for racketeering and extortion

Published on 2012-07-27 10:35:25

‘They can’t take my honor,’ he says as marshals haul him away A rising star in the Gambino mob was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for racketeering and other crimes, including extorting two strip clubs in Queens. “They can’t take my honor,” said capo Alphonse Trucchio, 35, as marshals escorted him from the [...] Related posts: Two mobsters admit guilt in strip club caper Alphonse Trucchio and Christopher Colon brought women from Europe to... Gambino monsters plea [..]

Reputed mob capo seeks ‘special attention’ after sentence

Published on 2012-07-27 10:31:32

Facing nearly a decade behind bars, reputed mob capo Mark Rossetti is hoping state prison officials give him “extra special attention” amid fears for his life, according to his lawyer, who said that the FBI informant has “heard rumors” his safety is in jeopardy. “He tells me he’s been threatened,” attorney Thomas McKean said yesterday [...] Related posts: Reputed mob boss is called FBI informant Mark Rossetti, a reputed Mafia leader who was indicted last... Mark Rossetti jury selec [..]

Wembley man killed in ‘gangland execution’

Published on 2012-07-27 10:28:12

The murder of a man believed to be from Wembley has been described as a professional ‘gangland execution.’ The 21-year-old victim, who has been named locally as Reece James, was shot dead in the face by members of a rival gang at a flat in Boscombe, Bournemouth, on Wednesday, July 25. It was described by [...] Related posts: Five killed in gangland ambush at Cyprus resort LARNACA, Cyprus: Three Cypriots and two Romanians — all private... The battle for Rome: Execution of gangster in bu [..]

Anti-mafia chief wants fast approval of ‘white lists’

Published on 2012-07-26 13:26:03

(AGI) Rome – The national anti-mafia prosecutor hopes the process for the approval of the so-called ‘white lists’ will be sped up. Piero Grasso made his statement at the end of his hearing before the Justice Commission of the Senate stressing the importance of the ‘white list’, that is the lists of companies identified as [...] Related posts: Italy: Sicilian mafia is ‘headless’ chief mob fighter declares Palermo, 2 May (AKI) – The Sicilian mafia is [..]

Italian government in the dock as landmark Mafia trial begins

Published on 2012-07-26 13:22:30

Berlusconi’s daughter gives evidence as ex-minister and two former Cosa Nostra heads are indicted Prosecutors in Palermo have indicted 12 men for alleged Mafia crimes, including the two most feared recent heads of Cosa Nostra and a former Interior Minister, in a case that has once again turned the spotlight on the relationship between Italian [...] Related posts: Italy: Ex-interior minister implicated in mafia negotiations Palermo, 25 July (AKI) – Prosecutors in Palermo have ordered. [..]

The battle for Rome: Execution of gangster in busy square sparks fears Italian capital is gripped by Mafia turf war

Published on 2012-07-26 13:02:27

Modesto Pellino, 46, was shot seven times in front of dozens of people Killing follows more than two dozen gangland executions on Rome’s streets in last 12 months Rome’s mayor: City seeing ‘assault by organised crime’ on scale not seen since 1970s Fears are growing that Rome may be at the centre of a Mafia [...] Related posts: Rome turning into ‘Wild West’ of violent crime The murder of an immigrant bar owner and his nine-month... Deaths mount in Italian mafia [..]

Convicted cocaine runner Nicola Ciconte is living the high life on the Gold Coast

Published on 2012-07-26 12:51:54

A MAFIA cocaine trafficker on the run from Italian authorities is leading the life of a swindler on the Gold Coast. Nicola Ciconte, who faces being deported to spend 25 years in jail over a half-tonne cocaine importation into Australia, has left a trail of debts and business failures since he moved to the Coast [...] Related posts: Italian prosecutors ask for 15 years’ imprisonment for Maltese-Australian in 500kg cocaine haul Italian prosecutors are asking the courts to sentence a Malta-born.. [..]

Man injured by Calabrian mafia hit squad outside Reggio

Published on 2012-07-25 11:36:57

(AGI) Cinquefrondi – A man was seriously injured after being shot at by two men on board a scooter in Cinquefrondi. The victim, identified as 40-year-old Rocco Francesco Ierano’, has a previous criminal record on firearms and rugs charges. The attack took place at noon today, in the town’s central Via Vittorio Veneto, outside Reggio [...] Related posts: Six Calabrian mafia members arrested REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy, Jan. 20 (UPI) — Italian police arrested... Calabrian Mafia: [..]

Hit man who took out mob boss starting a new life as B.C. trucker after years in jail

Published on 2012-07-25 11:10:25

A former Mafia hit man who gunned down three men, including a powerful mob boss, before turning on his underworld employers as a co-operating witness has legally changed his name as he struggles against his violent past. The killer formerly known as Kenneth Murdock, 48, was sentenced to 13 years for three counts of second-degree [...] Related posts: Gangland boss back in jail after his £7,000 facelift Head of the London crime family is jailed again for... Former crime boss, associates sentenced [..]

Italy: Ex-interior minister implicated in mafia negotiations

Published on 2012-07-25 10:57:54

Palermo, 25 July (AKI) – Prosecutors in Palermo have ordered Italy’s former interior minister Nicola Mancino to stand trial for withholding evidence on talks between the Italian state and the mafia during its deadly bombing campaign in 1992. Eighty-one-year-old Mancino said he would prove his innocence “and my loyalty to the state”. Others send to [...] Related posts: Italy minister survives no-confidence vote * Minister accused of mafia links, says conscience is clear... [..]

Italy Politicians Accused Of Making Mafia Deals

Published on 2012-07-24 15:43:46

ROME (AP) — Italian news reports say prosecutors in Sicily are seeking to put a handful of ex-ministers, lawmakers and law enforcement officials on trial for allegedly making deals with the Mafia during a bloody spasm of attacks against the state in the early 1990s. The ANSA news agency and Repubblica newspaper said prosecutors signed [...] Related posts: 6 Mafia bosses arrested in Italy Bosses of several Italian Mafia rings have been arrested for... Empire of the spivs: We fret about our MPs& [..]

Italy: Berlusconi’s daughter quizzed in extortion probe

Published on 2012-07-24 12:24:55

Palermo, 24 July (AKI) – Prosecutors probing suspected extortion against Italy’s former premier Silvio Berlusconi by a top former aide questioned his eldest daughter Marina Berlusconi on Tuesday in Palermo. Marina, 45, was accompanied to the public prosecutors’s office by the Berlusconi family lawyer Niccolo’ Ghedini. Prosecutors were due to quiz the 45-year-old businesswoman as [...] Related posts: The Loans, The Villa and The €40 Million Dell’Utri alleged to have bl [..]

Mafia-linked inmate pleads guilty to escape in Ky.

Published on 2012-07-24 12:20:35

LEXINGTON, Ky. An inmate with Mafia ties pleaded guilty Monday to escaping from federal custody, but plans to appeal based on a heart condition and the fact that his initial trial on the charge ended in a mistrial. Derek A. Capozzi, convicted in a gangster-related killing in Massachusetts, faces up to five years in prison [...] Related posts: Mansa pleads guilty to federal drug charge HARTFORD — Mark Mansa admitted to decades of drug use... Flemington man pleads guilty to role in Mafia ext [..]

Man arrested for embezzling $900,000 from SWFL non-profit

Published on 2012-07-23 10:52:32

FORT MYERS, FL - A Fort Myers man was arrested for embezzling more than $900,000 in funds from a Southwest Florida non-profit organization. Robert Michael Eugene “Gene” Bruist, 35, was arrested and charged with Aggravated White Collar Crime, Grand Theft, Scheme to Defraud and Communications Fraud. According to investigators, Bruist was the executive director for [...] Related posts: Mafia’s main drugs supplier arrested in Malaga A MOROCCAN man, believed to be the main provider [..]

The Loans, The Villa and The €40 Million

Published on 2012-07-22 13:18:42

Dell’Utri alleged to have blackmailed Berlusconi. Former PM paid for silence in court PALERMO – The payments that Silvio Berlusconi has made to Marcello Dell’Utri over the past ten years come to a tidy €40 million. According to public prosecutors, it is hush money paid by the former prime minister to one of his closest [...] Related posts: One Of Silvio Berlusconi’s Best Friends Allegedly Blackmailed Him Over Connections To The Mafia It’s not that surprising that Berlusconi i [..]

Literary Festival in Italy Gives Residents Voice in Fight Against Mafia

Published on 2012-07-22 13:15:45

LAMEZIA TERME, Italy — Historically, neither the pen nor the sword has been particularly effective when it comes to combating the ’Ndrangheta, the criminal organization that smothers the southern region of Calabria. But a literary festival in this mob stronghold is helping to breach an ingrained wall of silence, bred of a mixture of fear [...] Related posts: Italy: Police nab Calabrian mafia fugitive in southern hideout Reggio Calabria, 9 mag. (Adnkronos) – Police have arrested Calabri [..]

RCMP arrest Alberta man who US says is a suspect in international cyber crime

Published on 2012-07-20 10:44:47

RED DEER, Alta. – Police in central Alberta have arrested a man wanted by the FBI as a suspect in an international ring that allegedly used the Internet to obtain and trade personal credit card and bank information. RCMP say Eric Bogle, 23, of Red Deer was arrested on July 2 on a warrant that [...] Related posts: Cyber crime rising in Andhra Pradesh HYDERABAD: Cyber crime cases, phishing and transmission of obscene content... Cyber crime accused Kim Dotcom’s lavish lifestyle Kim Dotcom, [..]

Eur 200 mln in assets seized from Messina mafia member

Published on 2012-07-20 10:37:54

(AGI) Messina – Assets worth about 200 million euros were seized by the Messina Anti-Mafia Department from Antonino Carcione, the 36-year-old lead member of the Tortorici clan. The order was issued by the Prevention Measures Section of the Court, after discovering a substantial inconsistency between Carcione’s actual assets and his income declarations. Fourteen parcels of [...] Related posts: Mafia boss Denaro has jail sentence cut, assets seized (AGI) Palermo – Fugitive mafia [..]

Italy: Dozens of mafia suspects arrested in international drugs bust

Published on 2012-07-20 10:35:00

Bari, 20 July (AKI) – Anti-mafia police arrested 50 suspects in southern Italy accused of trafficking narcotics from Spain and the Netherlands and seized 36 kilogrammes of drugs during the operation. The suspects allegedly belong to local mafia families in the city of Bari in Italy’s Puglia region, where police made the arrests at the [...] Related posts: Italy: Dozens of mafia suspects arrested in international drugs bust Rome, 4 June (AKI) – Police in Italy and six... Mafia f [..]

Bid to seize Judy Moran’s money fails

Published on 2012-07-20 10:33:11

GANGLAND widow Judy Moran blew kisses to her counsel after successfully fighting a bid by prosecutors to confiscate proceeds from the sale of her million-dollar home. Moran’s Ascot Vale property, in Melbourne’s northwest, was sold for $1.07 million in March last year, just days before a jury found her guilty of murdering her brother-in-law, Des [...] Related posts: Killer Judy Moran fights to keep $1.07m from sale of her house GANGLAND widow Judy Moran would face “extreme hards [..]

Accused Mafia boss found guilty in drug burglary

Published on 2012-07-20 10:30:33

Mark Rossetti, an alleged captain in the New England Mafia, and an associate were found guilty in connection with ordering a Roslindale breaking and entering in order to steal heroin and money, authorities announced Thursday. Rossetti, 52, of East Boston, and Yasmani Quezada, 30, of Revere, were each found guilty of breaking and entering with [...] Related posts: Accused mobster won’t hear ‘Mafia’ Prosecutors looking to pin breaking and entering charges on reputed... Accused leader of mob [..]

Sal Polisi’s Journey: From Racketeer to Raconteur

Published on 2012-07-19 11:09:01

Talk to Sal Polisi today and, as I did, you may find it difficult to reconcile this man with the person he describes in his autobiography, The Sinatra Club. The guy in the book — nicknamed “Sally Ubatz” (“crazy Sal”) by his gang of friends — bears no resemblance to the man I met by [...] Related posts: Library marks ‘Mob Month’ If there’s anyone who knows about making dramatic changes in... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Relate [..]

Mob turncoat apologizes to Curtis Sliwa for ’92 attack

Published on 2012-07-19 07:26:55

A mob turncoat was sentenced Tuesday to time served after apologizing to one of his victims, Guardian Angels founder and talk-radio host Curtis Sliwa. “I want to apologize to Mr. Sliwa and his family,” said former Gambino wiseguy Joseph (Little Joey) D’Angelo, 43, as he turned and pointed towards Sliwa who in the back of [...] Related posts: Ex-Gambino mob soldier praised for NY cooperation NY mob turncoat who testified against John A. ‘Junior’ Gotti... Ex-hitman Jo [..]

One Of Silvio Berlusconi’s Best Friends Allegedly Blackmailed Him Over Connections To The Mafia

Published on 2012-07-19 07:23:02

It’s not that surprising that Berlusconi is again in the news for alleged links to the mafia. What is surprising, however, is in this case, Berlusconi is alleged to be the victim of blackmail from an Italian Senator, reports Reuters. Even more surprising, however, is that the man who allegedly blackmailed Berlusconi, Marcello Dell’Utri, is [...] Related posts: Taking on Berlusconi, his associates and their Mafia connections ROME LETTER: ‘WE’VE NEVER charged Berlusconi, never take [..]

Mexican Cartels, Russian Mob Operating in D.R., Gov’t Says

Published on 2012-07-18 12:08:02

The rise in drug consumption and trafficking in the Dominican Republic in recent years is due to the country’s geographical location, the penetration of broad swaths of society by the illegal drug trade and the operations of Mexican drug cartels and the Russian mob, an adviser to the government on anti-drug policy, Marino Castillo, said. [...] Related posts: Mexican drug cartels ‘operating in the UK, France and Netherlands’ Mexico’s violent drug cartels have reached the stree [..]

Italians arrested in Leichhardt over alleged Mafia links

Published on 2012-07-18 11:57:18

FIREARMS and Organised Crime Squad detectives have arrested two men in Leichhardt over their alleged involvement in a Mafia-style organised-crime syndicate. About 8.30am today, detectives arrested two men, brothers aged 23 and 31, at a unit in Norton Street. They were assisted in this operation by officers from Leichhardt Local Area Command and the Public [...] Related posts: Alleged Mafioso charged after drug bust Four alleged Italian Mafioso have been charged after detectives uncovered... Fren [..]

Talk on stolen Caravaggio resurfaces

Published on 2012-07-17 11:15:49

A new book on Palermo’s stolen Caravaggio reignites an old debate on art, the Mafia, and the inefficiency of Italian authorities. It’s a question experts, academics, or simply art aficionados have been asking themselves for the last 40 years: Where is Caravaggio’s “Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence?” After decades of investigation still nobody [...] Related posts: Gagliano has ‘no time’ for talk about his past OTTAWA — Last week, after Quebec Prem [..]

Italy: Women playing ‘operational’ role in Calabrian mafia

Published on 2012-07-17 11:03:38

Reggio Calabria, 16 July (AKI) – The arrest of a Cabrian mafia boss’s wife Monday shows the operational role that women are playing in the criminal organisation, according to the acting chief prosecutor in Reggio Calabria. “This once again confirms the role women are having operationally and in handing down cultural models and disvalues,” said [...] Related posts: Italy: Police nab Calabrian mafia fugitive in southern hideout Reggio Calabria, 9 mag. (Adnkronos) – Po [..]

REPORT: Biggest Donor To Romney And GOP Did Business With Chinese Mob

Published on 2012-07-17 11:01:17

Things are getting awkward for Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate who pledged to spend a “limitless” amount of money to get Mitt Romney elected. Adelson’s latest woes stem from business practices surrounding his lucrative casino in Macau, the only Chinese city with legalized gambling. The Macau operation has long been under scrutiny but a new [...] Related posts: Chinese mafia ring busted, 58 held Beijing, June 19 (IANS) A total of 58 ex-convicts of... Mafia is now Italy’s ‘bi [..]

Italy: Ex-agriculture minister cleared of mafia charges

Published on 2012-07-17 10:58:52

Palermo, 17 July (AKI) – An judge on Tuesday acquitted former Italian agriculture minister Saverio Romano of mafia association, citing a lack of evidence in the case. The public prosecutor had requested an eight-year prison sentence for Romano, who broke down in tears during the fast-track trial. “I have always believed I would be acquitted,” [...] Related posts: Italy minister survives no-confidence vote * Minister accused of mafia links, says conscience is clear... New corrup [..]

Italy arrests buffalo mozzarella king in mafia probe

Published on 2012-07-17 10:56:44

ROME — Italian police on Tuesday arrested the head of the biggest buffalo mozzarella maker in the country and seized assets worth 100 million euros ($123 million) on suspicion of links to organised crime. The police said Giuseppe Mandara — who once called himself the “Armani of Mozzarella” in an interview — and his Mandara [...] Related posts: More arrests in Italian mafia probe MILAN, Italy, Nov. 30 (UPI) — A magistrate and a... Match-fixing probe widens from Ita [..]

Germans arrested, wind farm seized in mafia raid

Published on 2012-07-16 08:38:21

Two Germans were among 31 people arrested in a raid on the mafia in the southern Italian region of Calabria. Assets seized included a giant wind farm, the Italian police said. The main suspect in the investigation is 55-year-old Pasquale Arena, the nephew of a notorious local mob clan leader and head of urban planning [...] Related posts: Calabrian Mafia: 31 investigated and aeolian plant seized (AGI) Catanzaro – 31 people are being investigated, for various... Mafia’s main drugs sup [..]

Cosa Nostra: An Illustrated History of the Mafia, by Massimo Picozzi

Published on 2012-07-15 12:47:46

Many subjects are pictured in shiny black pools on the parquet floors of restaurants. In 1957, Francisco Scalice was shot in his Bronx greengrocery under an advert for oranges: “Fresh for health!” Banker Roberto Calvo wears the noose from his “faked suicide” at Blackfriars Bridge. Gang boss Carmine Galante, hit in Brooklyn, still has his [...] Related posts: La Cosa Nostra Meets Kosher Nostra Retired Judge and Mafia Historians Reveal the True Alliance Between... RiinaR [..]

Italy: Anti-mafia police seize €28mln from car bomb victim

Published on 2012-07-15 12:21:48

Reggio Calabria, 13 July (AKI) – Anti-mafia police have impounded 28 million euros of assets owned by a businessman killed in a car bombing in the southern Italian port city of Gioa Tauro and his brother. The assets include shares in a textiles wholesaler and retailer, an real estate agency, sports companies and a factory [...] Related posts: Italy: Anti-mafia police seize luxury tourist development from businessman Rome, 8 May (AkI) – An upscale tourist development in... Italy: Poli [..]

Calabrian Mafia: 31 investigated and aeolian plant seized

Published on 2012-07-13 12:24:04

(AGI) Catanzaro – 31 people are being investigated, for various charges, by the Catanzaro Gico, the special group of the Financial Police, in collaboration with their colleagues from the Crotone provincial headquarters. Properties for a total of 350 million have been seized, including the aeolian plant “Wind farm Isola Capo Rizzuto” (that gave the name [...] Related posts: Italy: Police seize assets from Calabrian mafia fugitives, find secret bunker Reggio Calabria, 11 Oct. (AK [..]

Police hope $200,000 may prise open the secret of Donald Mackay’s grave

Published on 2012-07-13 09:20:25

After 35 years, the family of the anti-Mafia activist cling to one small hope. YESTERDAY’S decision by New South Wales police to offer a $200,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of the remains of the murdered Griffith businessman and anti-Mafia activist Donald Mackay is a last-ditch attempt to loosen tight and ageing lips. And [...] Related posts: Police officer witnessed alleged gangland killer’s grave champagne ceremony two months before shooting of electrician Daniel Smi [..]

Gambino mob associate gets 23 years

Published on 2012-07-13 05:49:09

He wanted to live like a wiseguy. Now he will — by spending the next two decades in a federal pen. A reputed Gambino crime family associate called “the ultimate mob wannabe” got 23 years today for such crimes as setting up a childhood pal to be killed for control of a pot-smuggling racket. Todd [...] Related posts: 5 Gambino Gangsters Plead Guilty to Laundry List of Dirty Deeds Racketeering, narcotics trafficking, assault, extortion, murder? Just another day-in-the-life of... Gambino Crime [..]

Ex-Gambino mob soldier praised for NY cooperation

Published on 2012-07-12 10:27:36

NY mob turncoat who testified against John A. ‘Junior’ Gotti praised for helping imprison 40 By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) A man who testified against mob scion John A. “Junior” Gotti has been sentenced in New York to time served after being praised for helping imprison more than 40 organized-crime members and associates. [...] Related posts: 83-year-old reputed Gambino soldier wants probation lifted so he can enjoy life Even mobsters dream of retiring. An octogen [..]

Jurors smelled a ‘rat’

Published on 2012-07-12 10:19:04

If it looks like a rat and smells like a rat . . . For the second time in as many months, a Colombo wiseguy was cleared of Mafia murder charges and a variety of other racketeering raps after defense attorneys hammered away at the reliability of wiseguys testifying as government informants. A jury yesterday [...] Related posts: Son of jailed mob boss Carmine ‘The Snake’ Persico indicted for ordering hit The son of jailed mob boss Carmine (The Snake) Persico... Mafia War Almost Breaks [..]

Palazzolo a very big fish, say Italians

Published on 2012-07-12 10:12:35

Italian authorities believe they will have landed a very big Mafia fish if they are successful in having South Africa-based fugitive Vito Palazzolo extradited from Thailand to serve out his nine-year sentence in Italy. They will finally have under their control a figure described in the judgment handed down by Italy’s Judge President in the [...] Related posts: Palazzolo finds himself in a Thai-t spot Controversial Italian resident in South Africa, Vito Palazzolo, appeared in... ‘Palazzolo� [..]

“Gomorra”-starring actor gets sentenced for racketeering

Published on 2012-07-10 12:15:05

(AGI) Caserta – The Court of Santa Maria Capua Vetere sentenced Giovanni Venosa on charges of racketeering. The actor, who played a mobster in Roberto Saviano’s film ‘Gomorra’ , is a nephew to the so-called “O’ cocchiere, Luigi Venosa, a top Casalesi mobster.The Court found him guilty of extortion in 2008 and 2009 when he [...] Related posts: Quebec ‘Mafia’ actor sentenced to 42 months for cocaine deal MONTREAL — The film version of Un Simple Sol [..]

Genovese wiseguy appealing sweetheart deal

Published on 2012-07-10 12:10:21

A reputed Genovese crime family associate who secretly became a government informant thinks the sweetheart deal he got from the feds wasn’t sweet enough. Joseph Caponegro – a wiseguy who worked for the crime family’s North Jersey crew under late capo Tino Fiumara – is arguing that the 14-months he received earlier this year is [...] Related posts: Genovese wiseguy Anthony Romanello lucks out, cops to gambling rap with feds Faced more serious gun count, but witness’ death le [..]

Robert ‘Nudie’ Mims, 69, notorious killer, dies in prison

Published on 2012-07-10 11:33:10

Robert “Nudie” Mims, 69, a founding member of the Philadelphia Black Mafia serving life in prison for a notorious 1971 robbery and murder, died Monday, July 9, at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Faribault, said Sarah Berg, spokeswoman for that state’s Department of Corrections. In 1995, Mims was transferred to Minnesota because authorities said he wielded too [...] Related posts: ‘Prince the Pimp’ – known for his eccentric hairstyles – dies in prison [..]

Bulgaria Clears Alleged Top Mafia Boss of Drug Charges

Published on 2012-07-10 11:27:54

Sofia City Court has declared not guilty of unlawful drugs and weapons possession the alleged Bulgarian mafia boss Yosif Yosifov aka Yosko. During a search of Yosifov’s home in Sofia, warranted as part of an investigation into a high-profile contract murder, police found a metal briefcase with nine millimeter bullets, two guns, marijuana and 16 [...] Related posts: 35 Alleged Members and Associates of SSB Bloods Gang Indicted on Federal Racketeering, Drug, and Gun Charges BALTIMORE— A federa [..]

Italy seizes $960m from ‘Mafia man’

Published on 2012-07-10 11:22:40

AFP July 10, 2012 11:30PM Italian police have seized assets worth 800 million euros ($960 million) including luxury hotels and restaurants from a Naples property developer accused of being a key player in the Camorra mafia. Angelo Simeoli “has been laundering dirty money in the construction business since 1980″, said Colonel Roberto Prosperi of the [...] Related posts: Italy: Police seize €40 million in cash, property ‘belonging to jailed mob boss’ Naples, 22 July (AKI) [..]

Mafia making billions from environmental destruction

Published on 2012-07-09 10:57:58

The Italian mafia is making billions from carrying out wanton destruction of the environment, a report has found. Mafia groups earned more than £13 billion (16 billion euros) last year through a depressing litany of environmental crimes, from dumping toxic waste to illicit coastal development and the trafficking of endangered species. It was an almost [...] Related posts: Agro-mafia earns billions from fake “authentic Italian” food Rome – Scandals involving food are making hea [..]

Irish seek missing millions in NZ

Published on 2012-07-09 09:42:04

Irish private investigators have been in New Zealand chasing €455 million (NZ$700 million) that Ireland’s once-richest man is reputed to have hidden in the South Pacific. Irish courts have found tycoon Sean Quinn, his son Sean Junior and nephew Peter conspired to put €455 million out of reach, rather than repay the now nationalised Anglo [...] Related posts: Scammers ‘skimming’ millions from area’s ATMs Bank-card skimming is on the rise, and federal prosecutors and... [..]

‘Ndrangheta: Italy’s most powerful mafia

Published on 2012-07-09 09:38:46

Of the four Italian Mafias – Cosa Nostra (Sicily), ‘Ndrangheta (Calabria), Camorra (Naples) and Sacra Corona Unita (Apulia) – the Calabrian Mafia is now considered by national and international investigators to be the most powerful mafia in the Mediterranean. It is more deep-rooted, secretive, and powerful than any other criminal organization in Europe, and possibly [...] Related posts: Italy’s ‘Ndrangheta Mafia: A Powerful Ally for the Zetas The rise of the Zetas as not just a [..]

‘Fat Tony’, the Melbourne mafia’s Mr Big, gets 30 years of porridge

Published on 2012-07-08 11:41:13

Drug baron even named one of his racehorses Frosty the Snowman – a slang term for drugs One of Australia’s biggest drug barons, “Fat Tony” Mokbel, was jailed for 30 years yesterday for running a multi-million-dollar smuggling cartel whose profits he ploughed into sports cars, racehorses and luxury apartments. One more chapter of Melbourne’s long-running [...] Related posts: Tony Mokbel brought down by drug gang moles: court The Victorian Supreme Court judge who will sen [..]

Pope Benedict tries to purify scandal-ridden Vatican Bank

Published on 2012-07-08 11:37:31

European watchdogs are today due to present a report on the Vatican Bank which assesses whether the Pope’s troubled financial institution has cleaned up its act or is still a carriage for money laundering and other questionable transactions. The preliminary report to the Council of Europe by money-laundering experts is reported to contain serious misgivings [...] Related posts: Director of Vatican Bank resigns under pressure VATICAN CITY — In an unprecedented move, the board of... Conspiraci [..]

Alleged Deer Park Crime Boss Pleads Guilty

Published on 2012-07-08 11:32:04

Published reports say Nicholas Santora facing up to 22 years in prison for racketeering extortion charges. An alleged underboss of the Bonanno crime family from Deer Park faces up to 22 years in prison as a result of a guilty plea in a Brooklyn Federal Court. According to a report in the New York Post, [...] Related posts: Bonanno crime boss Vincent Badalamenti pleads guilty to felony Exclusive: Mob turncoat Hector Pagan won’t testify, killing plotline on... Suspected Israeli crime boss pl [..]

Journalist threatened for exposing Italian Mafia

Published on 2012-07-08 11:27:33

A Standard Group journalist has received threats following a story he wrote about foreign criminals hiding in Malindi. Paul Gitau said he received a call from an Italian investor who warned him of dire consequences. The story was published in the County Weekly newspaper, last week,and revealed how the Italian Mafia have infiltrated the administration [...] Related posts: Operation Vulcanica: $6 Trillion Seized From Italian Mafia With the assistance of multiple government agencies, including the [..]

Mafia boss Denaro has jail sentence cut, assets seized

Published on 2012-07-08 11:24:59

(AGI) Palermo – Fugitive mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro has had his prison sentence reduced from 30 to 20 years. The fugitive mafia boss from Castelvetrano had his 30-year jail sentence, handed down by a court in Marsala, cut to 20 years in prison by an appeals court in Palermo. The appeals court confirmed that [...] Related posts: 11 ARRESTED AS NET CLOSES IN ON MAFIA BOSS MESSINA DENARO (AGI) Trapani – 11 people have been arrested by the... MAFIA INVOICED PROTECTION MONEY, 8 MLN [..]

Mafia crooner Tony Marciano arrested for drug trafficking

Published on 2012-07-08 11:21:04

A PROMINENT Neapolitan crooner known as “The King” has been arrested for drug trafficking. Tony Marciano has accused mafia traitors of “bringing down the empire” in his songs. “I’ve never seen this many cameras, even at my concerts!” Mr Marciano quipped as he was dragged away by police from his home near Naples yesterday. The [...] Related posts: Belgian police bust drug trafficking mafia, arrest 15 Police have busted an international drug trafficking ri [..]

Montenegro: mafia state in the EU neighbourhood

Published on 2012-07-06 09:34:29

The European Union is set to being formal access talks with Montenegro. But as the case of Prva Banka shows, no progress against corruption will be made without a shift in the regime that has led the country since independence Last week the European Union announced that formal accession talks with Montenegro can begin. The [...] Related posts: Documents tarnish Montenegro’s EU bid An investigation by the BBC and the Organised Crime and... Report: Montenegro is mafia state PODGORICA — [..]

Italy: Brother of jailed Naples mafia boss arrested in stronghold

Published on 2012-07-06 09:05:07

Caserta, July 6 – Italian police on Friday arrested Giuseppe Iovine, brother of jailed Neapolitan mafia kingpin Antonio Iovine, who had been trying to rebuild the violent Casalesi clan. Police nabbed Giuseppe Iovine during a raid on his home in the Casalesi stronghold of Casal di Principe, some 40 kilometres north of Naples. Fifty-year-old Iovine [...] Related posts: Italy: Naples mafia suspects arrested over driving-school owner’s brutal murder Caserta, 21 June (AKI) – Police [..]

EU Orders Italy To Refund $471 Million After Discovery Of Mafia-Linked Motorway

Published on 2012-07-06 09:00:37

The Italian government must repay a record 381 million euros ($471 million) to the European Union for grants involving a motorway in the south of the country, reported the Associated Press on Friday, after anti-fraud investigators alleged that the project had been riddled by mafia infiltration, corruption and kickbacks. On Thursday, OLAF, the European Commission’s [...] Related posts: Discovery Orders Crime Docuseries From ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Boss In a six-part series Kurt SutterR [..]

Bonanno thug to ’fess up

Published on 2012-07-03 03:32:12

The reputed underboss of the Bonanno crime family is scheduled to plead guilty today to racketeering charges that grew out of secret tapes made by the ex-husband of a “Mob Wives” star, according to court records. Nicholas “Nicky Mouth” Santora, 70, the crime family’s alleged second-in-command, is expected to appear before a Brooklyn federal judge [...] Related posts: ‘Mob Wives’ rat won’t testify this week The gangster ex-husband of the “Mob Wives” star Renee Graziano... Bona [..]

Retired judge suffers stroke ahead of extradition on Mafia allegations

Published on 2012-07-03 03:29:05

A retired judge has suffered a stroke just days before he was due to be extradited to Italy over money-laundering allegations involving the Mafia. But Colin Dines’s son has been put on a flight out of the country to be locked up in Rome’s main prison, despite last-minute pleas for him to be allowed to [...] Related posts: Sicily gov’r quits amid Mafia allegations PALERMO, Sicily, May 19 (UPI) — Sicilian Gov. Raffaele Lombardo,... Spain orders extradition of suspected Georgian maf [..]

Bobby Ferguson’s newest lawyer defended mob boss John Gotti

Published on 2012-07-03 03:24:05

After nearly being convicted of bid-rigging, Bobby Ferguson is arming himself with more lawyers to defend him in perhaps the biggest legal fight of his life: the upcoming public corruption trial involving ex-Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. The latest face to join Ferguson’s legal team is Miami attorney Susan Van Dusen, who helped defend the late [...] Related posts: Whitey Bulger lawyer demands gag order be lifted The lawyer of accused gangland serial killer James “Whitey” Bulger... John & [..]

Government orders urgent review into Libor corruption as it emerges that Barclays had THREE chances to probe market-rigging

Published on 2012-07-01 11:14:00

Independent review will consider introduction of criminal sanctions Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has been summoned to appear in front of the Treasury Select Committee on Wednesday Vince Cable has admitted banking sector is a ‘massive cesspit’ Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland were censured for selling risky and inappropriate insurance to thousands [...] Related posts: Quebec construction inquiry urgent, anti-collusion official says A public inquiry into corrup [..]

Writer who exposed Naples mafia has asteroid named in his honor

Published on 2012-07-01 10:54:59

Roberto Saviano, whose 2006 book “Gomorrah” exposed secret details about the Naples mafia, had an asteroid named in his honor on Friday by the International Astronomical Union. According to ANSA, the asteroid chosen is also known as asteroid no. 278447. Its current location is situated somewhere between Mars and Jupiter. The Independent reports that Saviano [...] Related posts: Italy: Naples mafia suspects arrested over driving-school owner’s brutal murder Caserta, 21 June (AKI [..]

Coney Island’s Big Hit

Published on 2012-06-30 06:53:57

Q. I’d like some information about the killing of Joe Masseria, the mob leader also known as the Boss, in 1931. All I’ve heard is that the shooting took place in Scarpato’s Coney Island Restaurant and that Lucky Luciano was supposed to have been there. A. On April 15, 1931, Giuseppe Masseria’s afternoon luncheon meeting [...] Related posts: Branded a mobster, Staten Island caterer Frank DiMattina says his life ‘went to hell’ STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Frank DiMattina calls i [..]

NJ man admits providing bullets to son of mob boss

Published on 2012-06-29 05:37:23

CAMDEN (AP) — A southern New Jersey man has admitted providing ammunition to the son of imprisoned former Philadelphia-south Jersey mob boss Nicodemo “Little Nicky” Scarfo and an associate. Todd Stark of Ocean City pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring with Nicodemo “Junior” Scarfo and Salvatore Pelullo to provide bullets, knowing both were convicted felons. The [...] Related posts: Son of mob boss argues he’s being held unfairly CAMDEN, N.J. — Nicodemo “Junior” Sc [..]

Mafia-murdered priest declared a martyr

Published on 2012-06-29 05:27:15

Rome – A Sicilian priest who was murdered by the Mafia in 1993 was declared a martyr by Pope Benedict XVI, a step toward sainthood, the Vatican said in a statement on Thursday. The pope authorised the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints to issue a decree naming Giuseppe Pino Puglisi a martyr for [...] Related posts: Catholic Priest: Missing girl ’buried in murdered mobster’s tomb was kidnapped for Vatican sex parties’ The Catholic Church’s leading exorcist priest [..]

Italy: Prison guard among dozens arrested in anti-mafia blitz

Published on 2012-06-28 02:36:59

Palermo, 26 June (AKI) – A prison guard in the southern Sicilian city of Agrigento was among dozens of mafia suspects arrested Tuesday in an major anti-mafa sweep. Police arrested 49-year-old Rosario Bellavia during Tuesday’s anti-mafia operation in which they claimed to have smashed the crime syndicate’s current leadership in Agrigento. Two unnamed businessmen from [...] Related posts: Italy: Sicilian mafia is ‘headless’ chief mob fighter declares Palermo, 2 May (A [..]

Italy: Prison guard among dozens arrested in anti-mafia blitz

Published on 2012-06-28 02:36:59

Ocean City Man Pleads Guilty to Arming the Mob

Published on 2012-06-28 02:34:25

Todd Stark admits providing ammunition to Nicky Scarfo Jr. and Salvatore Pelullo. An Ocean City man admitted today to providing the two lead defendants in a racketeering case with ammunition, despite knowing they were both convicted felons, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Todd Stark, 43, of Ocean City, N.J., pleaded guilty before U.S. District [...] Related posts: Reputed mobster pleads guilty in Conn. case NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A reputed mobster has entered... Alleged Bloods leader [..]

Ocean City Man Pleads Guilty to Arming the Mob

Published on 2012-06-28 02:34:25

Top CIA Spy Accused of Being a Mafia Hitman

Published on 2012-06-27 08:39:49

Enrique “Ricky” Prado’s resume reads like the ultimate CIA officer: a candidate for the CIA’s most senior post in South Korea, a top spy in America’s espionage programs against China, and deputy to Cofer Black, a chief strategist in America’s war on terror. But he’s also alleged to have started out a career as a [...] Related posts: Former mafia hitman woos Cannes AFP – Aniello Arena, the winsome Neapolitan in the running... Former mafia hitman Joey Calco likely to get more j [..]

Top CIA Spy Accused of Being a Mafia Hitman

Published on 2012-06-27 08:39:49

Girlfriend of ‘Whitey’ Bulger jailed

Published on 2012-06-27 07:00:50

A US judge sentenced the girlfriend of reputed mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger to eight years in prison yesterday for her role in helping him evade arrest for 16 years. Judge Douglas Woodlock also imposed on Catherine Greig a $150,000 fine and ordered her to serve three years of supervised release once she is out [...] Related posts: ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s girlfriend seeks bail, attorney says Catherine Greig due in court Monday, days after the mob... Whitey Bulger lawyer [..]

Girlfriend of ‘Whitey’ Bulger jailed

Published on 2012-06-27 07:00:50

Raffaella D’Alterio, Camorra Mafia ‘Godmother,’ Arrested By Naples Police

Published on 2012-06-27 06:55:26

“In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns,” Calo said in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather.” In the case of Raffaella D’Alterio, the Corleone bodyguard almost got it right — save for this blonde mob boss hailing from Naples. Agence France Presse reports police arrested the Italian “godmother” along with 65 other suspects affiliated with [...] Related posts: Police arrest 44 in Naples mob roundup NAPLES, Italy, April 24 (UPI) R [..]

Raffaella D’Alterio, Camorra Mafia ‘Godmother,’ Arrested By Naples Police

Published on 2012-06-27 06:55:26

Prosecutor snubs Mass. mobster’s ‘immunity’ claim

Published on 2012-06-27 06:53:13

BOSTON — A federal prosecutor has rejected a claim by Massachusetts mobster James “Whitey” Bulger that the government allowed him to commit crimes because he was an FBI informant. U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz told reporters on Tuesday that being an informant does not “immunize you from crimes.” Ortiz was responding to court documents filed Monday [...] Related posts: Bulger lawyer: Prosecutors trying to ‘game’ system his undated file booking photo, obtained by [..]

Prosecutor snubs Mass. mobster’s ‘immunity’ claim

Published on 2012-06-27 06:53:13

Vancouver gangs continue violent power struggle

Published on 2012-06-27 06:43:26

The new brand of Vancouver’s gangster is opportunistic and reckless, highlighted by a pair of very public Port Moody shootings. “Some of these people make the decision to kill somebody in ten minutes,” said Darryl Plecas, director of criminal justice research at the University of the Fraser Valley. “These young gangs, they’re wannabe gangsters that [...] Related posts: Vancouver gangster shot dead outside parents’ home Convicted drug trafficker Ranjit Cheema well-known to gang in [..]

Vancouver gangs continue violent power struggle

Published on 2012-06-27 06:43:26

Frank Calabrese Sr.: Chicago-Area Mob Hitman’s Jewelry Stash Up For Auction

Published on 2012-06-27 06:39:07

CHICAGO — Jewelry collectors who don’t mind if their gems have a shady past will soon get the chance to bid on a stash of valuables found in the home of reputed mobster Frank Calabrese Sr. Federal agents raided Calabrese’s home in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook two years ago and found a hoard [...] Related posts: Frank Calabrese Jr: the mobster who shopped his dad Frank Calabrese Jr was destined for a life he didn’t... Capone-tied ledgers to hit auction block Construction wo [..]

Frank Calabrese Sr.: Chicago-Area Mob Hitman’s Jewelry Stash Up For Auction

Published on 2012-06-27 06:39:07

Mob sob stories

Published on 2012-06-25 07:32:37

Cry baby turncoats come forward with their ‘Confessions’ Have all the boundaries of space and time been exhausted already? I mean, seriously, is there not one measly planet left to discover, not one more giant pronouncement by Stephen Hawking to hawk? It must be so, because there’s no other reason on Earth that a network [...] Related posts: Mob Expert Picks Top Mob Stories of 2011 As New York mobster stories go, there seemed to be... I was the gangster who did drugs and liked telling stor [..]

Mob sob stories

Published on 2012-06-25 07:32:37

Mafia, police will kill me when I’m free: Grosser

Published on 2012-06-24 12:28:28

HIGH-PROFILE prisoner Tony Grosser fears being killed by corrupt police or the mafia when he is released from jail. Grosser is due for release after serving 18 years of a 22-year sentence for the attempted murder of a STAR Group police officer in a wild two-day gunfight in Nuriootpa. However, his parole release has been [...] Related posts: Italian wins free-speech prize for mafia expose LONDON (AP) — An Italian writer who has lived in... An audience with the ‘Teflon Don’: Three ti [..]

Mafia, police will kill me when I’m free: Grosser

Published on 2012-06-24 12:28:28

Italy: Naples mafia suspects arrested over driving-school owner’s brutal murder

Published on 2012-06-24 07:37:55

Caserta, 21 June (AKI) – Police Thursday said they had arrested ten Naples mafia suspects over the murder of a driving-school owner in the southern town of Castel Vollturno in 2008. Killers from the ruthless Casalesi clan pumped 20 bullets into Domenico Noviello on 16 May 2008 after he refused to pay ‘protection money’ to [...] Related posts: Mafia figure wanted for brutal murder of policeman 30 years ago is arrested in post office 15 yards from Scotland Yard A ‘mafiaR [..]

Gambino goon used crime family standing to terrify cooperating mob trial witness

Published on 2012-06-23 12:49:17

Angelo Ruggiero Jr.’s father was a close friend of John Gotti. When Ruggiero Jr. met Timothy Angelini in a Georgia jail cell, the Gambino soldier made it clear there would be a ‘problem’ if Angelini testified as a mob trial’s cooperating witness. A REPUTED GAMBINO soldier whose father was a member of the late boss [...] Related posts: Report: Gambino Crime Family Picks Domenico Cefalu As New Boss NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – The Gambino crime family, knocked... Guilty pleads in Gambino cr [..]

Dirty money, dirtier tricks

Published on 2012-06-23 12:46:14

THE firing on May 24 of Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, the president of the Vatican Bank, because of a failure to “promote transparency”, must have sent a frisson of fear through the upper echelons of the Roman Curia, coming as it did three decades after another scandal involving the same institution. The fall-out from the tragic [...] Related posts: Vatican City could be hub for money laundering, says U.S. Drug enforcement chiefs have for the first time identified the... Former mob boss acc [..]

Judge rejects bond for reputed Gambino gambling chief

Published on 2012-06-23 12:42:26

BRIDGEPORT — A $4.5 million bond, home detention and electronic monitoring was not enough to spring the reputed head of a Fairfield County gambling operation run by the Gambino crime family. “I don’t believe there are conditions that could secure his release,” U.S. Magistrate Judge Holly B. Fitzsimmons told Dean DePreta, the 44-year-old Stamford man [...] Related posts: Alleged Gambino gambling boss denied bond BRIDGEPORT — The reputed boss of a multimillion-dollar [..]

Mob Wives Star Visits Mafioso Father In Prison

Published on 2012-06-23 12:39:31

On Monday Mob Wives Star Visits Mafioso Father In Prison was a top story. Here is the recap: (TMZ) “Mob Wives” star Renee Graziano made nice with her mafioso father — Anthony Graziano of the Bonanno crime family — and finally chose to visit him in the slammer for the first time in seven months [...] Related posts: ‘Mob Wives’ star’s father indicted The father of “Mob Wives” star Renee Graziano was indicted... Anthony Graziano, a Bonanno capo and fath [..]

Five killed in gangland ambush at Cyprus resort

Published on 2012-06-23 12:36:31

LARNACA, Cyprus: Three Cypriots and two Romanians — all private security guards for a local businessman — were shot dead in a mafia-style ambush in the tourist resort of Ayia Napa on Saturday, police said. It is believed to be one of the worst gangland incidents of its kind on the Mediterranean island and unfolded [...] Related posts: Mafia: ‘Kill or be killed next’ They made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. A self-described... Russian expat invasion of Cyprus also has sinister [..]

TAIBBI: The Scam Wall Street Learned From the Mafia

Published on 2012-06-22 11:59:25

The Scam Wall Street Learned From the Mafia How America’s biggest banks took part in a nationwide bid-rigging conspiracy – until they were caught on tape By conspiring to lower the interest rates that towns earn on these investments, the banks systematically stole from schools, hospitals, libraries and nursing homes – from “virtually every state, [...] Related posts: Feds’ $80K crime study on construction industry hits wall of silence MONTREAL – An $80,000 federal [..]

Police officer witnessed alleged gangland killer’s grave champagne ceremony two months before shooting of electrician Daniel Smith

Published on 2012-06-22 11:32:13

AN alleged gangland killer soaked his brother’s grave with Champagne on the third anniversary of his death, an Old Bailey jury heard yesterday (Thursday). Police Constable Jaspal Chadha said he witnessed the bizarre ceremony two months before a young electrician was shot dead in what the prosecution claims was a revenge attack on a gang [...] Related posts: Police officer who worked at the heart of Melbourne’s gangland wars warns of parallels with the Gold Coast POLICE officer who worked [..]

Mafia-style Bribery Charges for Ultra-Orthodox Williamsburg Jews

Published on 2012-06-22 09:09:18

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN, NY (PIX11)— Witness tampering, coercion, threats to shut down a business. It’s all playing out in Brooklyn Supreme Court and the suspects are not who you might think they’d be: four men belonging to the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect of Hassidim who live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes partnered with the [...] Related posts: Former Secaucus mayor convicted of bribery is sentenced to 30 months in prison Dennis Elwell, the former lon [..]

Mexican Drug Cartels Join Forces with Italian Mafia to Supply Cocaine to Europe

Published on 2012-06-22 08:41:32

The Sicilian port city of Palermo has for centuries been an entry point for goods – both legal and illegal – coming into Europe. Home to the notorious Sicilian Mafia, Italian officials recently unearthed information that Palermo’s black market, along with other Italian ports, is used by Mexico’s ruthless drug cartels as a conduit to [...] Related posts: Italian and Mexican Partners in Crime Seek to Control Cocaine in Europe In 2007, the prosecutor for Italy’s Reggio Calabria region [..]

Mafia War Almost Breaks Out Because of Sauce Recipe

Published on 2012-06-22 08:37:59

New Yorkers take their pizza seriously. You can eat a slice of pepperoni pizza at 100 different pizza places and get 100 different tastes. A lot of it is in the sauce, so it is understandable why a ruckus could be created when one pizzeria accuses a rival of stealing its pizza sauce recipe. The [...] Related posts: Sicily gov’r quits amid Mafia allegations PALERMO, Sicily, May 19 (UPI) — Sicilian Gov. Raffaele Lombardo,... ‘Mob wives’ rat helps feds make bust Ex nails star’s � [..]

Gangbangers now sharing their illegal guns: Cops

Published on 2012-06-22 08:14:09

Ruthless gangbangers are drawing on lessons from kindergarten — adopting policies of “share and share alike” when it comes to their illegal handguns, cops said today. “People aren’t carrying around their own guns anymore, they’re sharing them and stashing them,” said Detective Joseph Brizado of the Queens gang squad. “Four, five years ago we’d see [...] Related posts: Vancouver cops seize three times as many guns in 2011 VANCOUVER – The Vancouver-area Gang Task Force has [..]

Capone-tied ledgers to hit auction block

Published on 2012-06-22 08:10:51

Construction worker discovered books nearly 50 years ago at a former Cicero club About a half-century ago, construction worker Patrick Lydon found in the rafters of a soon-to-be-demolished Cicero club a piece of Mafia history with ties to one of Al Capone’s top henchmen. The gambling ledgers Lydon discovered at El Patio, considered rare and [...] Related posts: Feb. 14, 1929 | Al Capone Gang Wages St. Valentine’s Day Massacre On Feb. 14, 1929, the gangster Al Capone’s gang gunned... Le [..]

Financial crisis is boom time for mafia

Published on 2012-06-21 06:10:05

BRUSSELS – Struggling banks in the EU and beyond are becoming more willing to launder dirty cash for organised crime. Italy’s anti-mafia prosecutor Pietro Grasso drew attention to one of the lesser known aspects of the crisis at a hearing in the European Parliament’s new anti-mafia committee on Tuesday (19 June). He told press: “The [...] Related posts: Bikers, mobsters involved in financial crime: Report OTTAWA – Biker gangs and the Mafia are dabbling in... Italy: [..]

Bulger’s lawyer seeks to delay trial 1 year

Published on 2012-06-21 06:00:43

Cites volume of records to review The lawyer for gangster James “Whitey” Bulger has asked that his high-profile trial be put off for a year beyond its scheduled Nov. 5 date, saying they “cannot possibly be prepared” on time. “Indeed,” lawyer J.W. Carney Jr. said in a 17-page filing Wednesday night, “to maintain that date [...] Related posts: Whitey Bulger lawyer demands gag order be lifted The lawyer of accused gangland serial killer James “Whitey” Bulger... Taxpayers drop seri [..]

Plan to put a hit on ‘Bull’

Published on 2012-06-21 05:56:32

He was 400-plus pounds of Mafia brawn sprawled across the back of a Jet Ski. That’s how the hit man selected by the Gambino crime family to murder mob turncoat “Sammy Bull” Gravano illegally slipped into the US from Canada. Former Gambino wiseguy Salvatore “Fat Sal” Mangiavillano, who holds dual Italian-Argentine citizenship, explained how in [...] Related posts: Karen Gravano tells News how dad ‘Sammy Bull’ betrayed 2 families The family that murdered omerta is back to pump a... K [..]

15-year sentence for Giuseppe De Vito

Published on 2012-06-20 12:44:00

MONTREAL – Giuseppe De Vito, a former fugitive who was sought in an investigation into how the Mafia was able to smuggle cocaine through the airport in Dorval, has been sentenced to the equivalent of a 15-year prison term. De Vito shook his head Wednesday morning as Quebec Court Judge Isabelle Rheault informed him he [...] Related posts: Mafia suspects Carmine Persico, Vito Cortesiano, Giuseppe Destefano and Neil Messina are freed for Thanksgiving with loved ones Temporarily allowed to lea [..]

EU studying links between Italian mafia and Somalian pirates

Published on 2012-06-20 02:52:24

BRUSSELS – The EU special envoy for Somalia is looking into a fresh report that pirates are in business with Italian gangsters on toxic waste. The Paris-based criminologist, Michel Koutouzis, who carries out investigations for the UN and for EU institutions, described the problem in a new book – Crime, Trafficking and Networks – published [...] Related posts: Italian official charged with mob links NAPLES, Italy, July 15 (UPI) — A provincial official in... Three bln euros [..]

EU studying links between Italian mafia and Somalian pirates

Published on 2012-06-20 02:52:24

Names of 20 Charged in Alleged Mob Roundup Released

Published on 2012-06-20 02:19:08

Federal agents arrested several suspected members of the Gambino crime family in towns across the state. Federal officials have charged 20 people , including alleged associates of the Gambino Crime Family of La Cosa Nostra, accused of being involved in a large-scale illegal Internet sports bookmaking operation and illegal card gambling clubs in Stamford and [...] Related posts: Alleged Gambino gambling boss denied bond BRIDGEPORT — The reputed boss of a multimillion-dollar Gambino crime... [..]

Names of 20 Charged in Alleged Mob Roundup Released

Published on 2012-06-20 02:19:08

Discovery Channel is launching a new six-part series, Mobster Confessions.

Published on 2012-06-19 16:04:53

Discovery Channel has announced a new reality television series, Mobster Confessions. Fans will get to see Mafia informants come out of hiding and listen to their shocking stories in detail. Meanwhile, cinematic re-creations will illustrate the circumstances of what are bound to be extraordinary testimonies about Mafia life and crime. Mobster Confessions is scheduled as [...] Related posts: Discovery Orders Crime Docuseries From ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Boss In a six-part series Kurt Sutter [..]

Discovery Channel is launching a new six-part series, Mobster Confessions.

Published on 2012-06-19 16:04:53

Chinese mafia ring busted, 58 held

Published on 2012-06-19 10:53:23

Beijing, June 19 (IANS) A total of 58 ex-convicts of a “mafia-style” gang have been detained following a massive police crackdown in southern China. The gang was busted in Conghua city in Guangdong province. The gang was involved in casino operations, drug trafficking, extortion and assault, the Shanghai Daily reported Tuesday. A total of 740 [...] Related posts: Spanish police arrest suspected Chinese mafia members Madrid (CNN) — Police in Barcelona have arrested 39 members... [..]

Chinese mafia ring busted, 58 held

Published on 2012-06-19 10:53:23

Murder trial starts in Gotti witness prison death

Published on 2012-06-19 10:50:51

HONESDALE, Pa. — The murder trial is under way for inmate charged in the jailhouse killing of a mobster who testified on behalf of Mafia heir John “Junior” Gotti. Prosecutors say Allen Archie Hurley stabbed Joseph O’Kane 92 times inside the cell at a federal prison in northeastern Pennsylvania in April 2010. Investigators say Hurley [...] Related posts: At Gus Boulis murder trial, admitted killer may become key witness FORT LAUDERDALE— Prosecutors say the triggerman in the 2001 murder. [..]

Murder trial starts in Gotti witness prison death

Published on 2012-06-19 10:50:51

Alleged Gambino gambling boss denied bond

Published on 2012-06-18 23:32:53

BRIDGEPORT — The reputed boss of a multimillion-dollar Gambino crime family gambling operation will remain behind bars after a federal judge at least temporarily rejected a release package offering more than $2 million of properties in bond. U.S. Magistrate Judge Holly B. Fitzsimmons advised Dean DePreta, his family and his lawyer, John Walkley, that she [...] Related posts: Alleged Gambino crime family soldier charged in Massachusetts with extortion plot An alleged member of the New York- [..]

Alleged Gambino gambling boss denied bond

Published on 2012-06-18 23:32:53

Measuring the Mafia-State Menace

Published on 2012-06-18 11:25:43

Are Government-Backed Gangs a Grave New Threat? According to Moisés Naím’s essay “Mafia States” (May/June 2012), the world now faces a grave “new threat”: governments that have been taken over by organized crime. These “mafia states” are so dangerous, Naím argues, that they are no longer merely a law enforcement challenge but a full-blown national [...] Related posts: Report: Montenegro is mafia state PODGORICA — U.S. Foreign Affairs Magazine ha [..]

Measuring the Mafia-State Menace

Published on 2012-06-18 11:25:43

Capaci mafia boss has maximum security conviction revoked

Published on 2012-06-18 11:22:15

(AGI) Palermo – Former Capaci-based mafia boss Antonino Troia has successfully appealed his maximum security detention terms. Serving life for his role in the assassination of Judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three members of his police escort, Troia was also sentenced to maximum security detention in 2005 under Article 41 special anti-mafia provisions. His [...] Related posts: Appeals court upholds conviction of ex-mob boss ‘Vinny Gorgeous’ The ugly truth is that “Vi [..]

Capaci mafia boss has maximum security conviction revoked

Published on 2012-06-18 11:22:15

Palazzolo to ask for retrial if extradited

Published on 2012-06-18 07:39:34

VITO Palazzolo wants to be tried again for the Mafia-related crimes he was convicted of five years ago if he is forced to return to Italy. Palazzolo, 64, an SA citizen who was based in the Western Cape, has been detained in Thailand for two months. He is wanted in Italy, where he faces a [...] Related posts: Palazzolo finds himself in a Thai-t spot Controversial Italian resident in South Africa, Vito Palazzolo, appeared in... ‘Palazzolo’s name, citizenship legitimate’ Alleged Italian mafia [..]

Palazzolo to ask for retrial if extradited

Published on 2012-06-18 07:39:34

Exclusive: Whitey’s Man in the FBI Speaks Out

Published on 2012-06-18 05:56:29

FBI agent John Connolly went to jail for enabling the bloody reign of gangster Whitey Bulger. Now, in his first interview since Bulger was caught, he says the extent of the feds’ cover-up may never be known. In the 12 months since notorious mobster James “Whitey” Bulger was captured, he has been revealed to have [...] Related posts: Chasing Whitey Bulger: Exclusive Book Excerpt What’s it like to investigate notorious criminal Whitey Bulger? Massachusetts... Everything you need to [..]

Exclusive: Whitey’s Man in the FBI Speaks Out

Published on 2012-06-18 05:56:29

Henry Hill, mob informant profiled in ‘GoodFellas,’ dies at 69

Published on 2012-06-18 05:36:20

LOS ANGELES — Henry Hill, the infamous mob informant whose life of crime was chronicled in the film classic “GoodFellas,” was the first to admit that he did “a lot of bad things back then.” “I shot at people. I busted a lot of heads, and I buried a lot of bodies,” he told the [...] Related posts: Henry Hill: If Ferris is a wise guy he’ll leave the country when movie comes out.. in case he gets whacked GOODFELLAS mobster Henry Hill has warned former gan [..]

Mafia enforcer Christopher Colon took along infant son in beatdown

Published on 2012-06-04 17:53:19

Gambino goon sentenced to 8 years for assault and other charges It was bring your baby to work day — Mafia-style. Mob enforcer Christopher Colon took his 2-month-old son along when he went to collect a debt, a federal prosecutor said Monday. The Gambino family goon used a bat to threaten both the debtor and [...] Related posts: Two mobsters admit guilt in strip club caper Alphonse Trucchio and Christopher Colon brought women from Europe to... Guilty pleads in Gambino crime family charges Four [..]

US Blacklists Balkan Businessman Naser Kelmendi

Published on 2012-06-04 13:56:43

The White house has sanctioned suspected Kosovar Albanian Naser Kelmendi for drug trafficking, it announced Friday. US President Barack Obama notified Congress saying he had sanctioned Kelmendi under the Kingpin Act, implemented by the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Joining Kelmendi on the list was a Mexican national and an [...] Related posts: US freezes Japanese gangsters’ assets The US Treasury Department has announced it is freezing the... Italy: [..]

Mark Rossetti jury selection may begin today

Published on 2012-06-04 09:28:38

Jury selection could begin today in the first of a series of criminal trials expected to keep reputed mob boss Mark Rossetti in courtrooms straight through the fall. The Herald reported Saturday that prosecutors for Attorney General Martha Coakley have been barred from introducing any evidence of a mafia background in their breaking-and-entering case against [...] Related posts: Reputed mob boss is called FBI informant Mark Rossetti, a reputed Mafia leader who was indicted last... Jury selection [..]

Italy: Dozens of mafia suspects arrested in international drugs bust

Published on 2012-06-04 09:24:38

Rome, 4 June (AKI) – Police in Italy and six other European countries Monday arrested dozens of mafia suspects in an international anti-drugs sweep. Police said they seized six tonnes of cocaine and 10 million euros of assets during the raids. The operation uncovered a “colossal” trafficking operation run by the Calabrian mafia from the [...] Related posts: Mafia fugitive and dozens of suspects arrested in Italy Police in southern Italy on Tuesday arrested a fugitive Calabrian. [..]

Italian mafia godfather arrested in Dubrovnik

Published on 2012-06-04 09:21:56

An alleged Italian mafia boss and his son, who were recently arrested in the Dalmatian city of Dubrovnik after being on Interpol’s international wanted list, will spend the next 40 days in custody in Bilice jail in Split. Antonio Melato (56) and his son Alessandro (26), were arrested on suspicion of international drug smuggling and [...] Related posts: Top Mafia Boss Arrested in Sophisticated Bunker at Italian Junkyard (NewsCore) – A top mafia boss has been nabbed in... Italy: Billio [..]

Court cases shine light on gangster life

Published on 2012-06-04 09:17:12

TRENTON – They call themselves five-star generals, officials say, and order hits from prison. They demand respect and kill people who testify against them. In testimony last week, the murderous mentality of the Trenton gangster was brought into the spotlight in two Mercer County courtrooms. In one case, Anthony “Ace’’ Coleman, suspected of killing rival [...] Related posts: Slain gangster told MLA he’d get out of the life if he could Just months before his public execution Tuesday, gan [..]

Stain of Scandal Again Taints Italian Soccer

Published on 2012-06-03 05:19:55

Soccer in Italy is not unlike driving. Laws are treated merely as suggestions. The European Championships start Friday, and Italy is enmeshed in another match-fixing scandal. About 50 people have been arrested in the past year. Twenty-two club teams at upper and lower levels are being examined for impropriety. The police searched the national team’s [...] Related posts: Andrea Masiello’s arrest for taking $500,000 to throw games rocks Italian soccer This week’s edition of the Yahoo! Soccer [..]

Just another Vatican scandal

Published on 2012-06-03 05:15:13

Power-hungry cardinals, spies and a suspicious butler: ‘Vatileaks’ is just the latest scandal to grip an institution dogged down the centuries by damning tales of greed, corruption and betrayal. From clerical sex abuse scandals to accusations of money-laundering and ties with the mafia over the years, critics do not have to indulge in Dan Brown [...] Related posts: Conspiracies Swirl As Vatican Scandal Engulfs Rome The scandal over leaked documents that has been engulfing the... AMER [..]

Bethel dealer sentenced to 46 months

Published on 2012-06-02 15:42:18

HARTFORD — A federal court judge sentenced Bethel drug dealer Mark Mansa to 46 months in prison Friday for operating a large-scale drug operation that authorities said sold marijuana and steroids. At U.S. District Court in Hartford, Judge Vanessa Bryrant described Mansa, 47, as a man who was “willing to sacrifice the very lives of [...] Related posts: Mansa pleads guilty to federal drug charge HARTFORD — Mark Mansa admitted to decades of drug use... Quebec ‘Mafia’ a [..]

Experience: I was the daughter of a mafia boss

Published on 2012-06-02 15:38:48

‘I knew the mafia were accused of crimes, from murder to racketeering, but I was too young to understand what it meant’ My first inkling that my family was different came when I was six and found a gun hidden under my dad’s bed. I knew he’d served in Vietnam and assumed it was from [...] Related posts: Vincent ‘The Chin’ Gigante’s Daughter Pens Memoir of Family Life with International Crime Boss NEW YORK, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Noto [..]

Accused mobster won’t hear ‘Mafia’

Published on 2012-06-02 06:30:08

Prosecutors looking to pin breaking and entering charges on reputed mafia capo Mark Rossetti will find themselves in a curious position at next week’s trial — they won’t be able to detail to jurors the alleged honcho’s mob ties despite a state trooper’s testimony that Rossetti is known as a killer. Judge Jeffrey Locke handed [...] Related posts: Reputed leader of Mafia sought FBI protection Mark Rossetti, a reputed leader in the New England Mafia... Reputed mob boss is called FBI infor [..]

Conspiracies Swirl As Vatican Scandal Engulfs Rome

Published on 2012-06-02 06:16:22

The scandal over leaked documents that has been engulfing the Vatican is the biggest breach of confidence and security at the Holy See in recent memory. Known as Vatileaks, the crisis has shed light on a Vatican gripped by intrigue and power struggles like a Renaissance court. Vatileaks erupted into a full-blown scandal with the [...] Related posts: Vatican besieged by leaks, conspiracies VATICAN CITY—Money laundering at the Vatican bank. Corruption in the... Vatican City could be hub for mone [..]

Israeli tied to biggest corruption sting in N.J. history is sentenced to 18 months in prison

Published on 2012-06-01 13:26:35

A 35-year-old Israeli tied to the sweeping political corruption and money laundering sting that led to the arrests of more than 40 people three years ago was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison this morning for his role in laundering $200,000 through religious charities. Levi Deutsch, who pleaded guilty last year, admitted that he [...] Related posts: Former Secaucus mayor convicted of bribery is sentenced to 30 months in prison Dennis Elwell, the former longtime mayor of Secaucus who was.. [..]

Mob associate gets 7 years in RI case

Published on 2012-06-01 11:09:53

Richard Bonafiglia admitted role in extortion case PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – A mob associate of Luigi “Baby Shacks” Manocchio, who admitted to his role in a extortion case, was sentenced to seven years in prison. Richard Bonafiglia, 58, learned his fate in District Court in Providence. Richard Bonafiglia pleaded guilty in February to being part [...] Related posts: Five New England mobsters agree to plead guilty in racketeering case Five men identified as leaders or associates [..]

FBI and Brooklyn federal prosecutors go for Mafia summit in Italy

Published on 2012-06-01 06:22:40

Meetings in Rome and Palermo traded intel on crime families operating in the U.S. and Italy THE FEDS and Italian law enforcement officials convened a summit in Rome and Palermo last week targeting Mafia families on both sides of the Atlantic, the Daily News has learned. A U.S. contingent — led by Janice Fedarcyk, the [...] Related posts: Italy: Truth behind murder of mafia prosecutors ‘must be found’ Palermo, 23 May (AKI) – Prime minister Mario Monti said... Italy: Extortion [..]

Reputed mob drug ring leader enters guilty plea

Published on 2012-05-31 12:28:19

BOSTON (AP) — A reputed Mafia street boss in New York’s Colombo crime family has pleaded guilty in connection with accusations that he led a drug trafficking ring. Ralph DeLeo, a 69-year-old former Somerville resident, pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to one count of racketeering conspiracy and one count of being a felon who [...] Related posts: Fire puts off alleged mob drug ring leader’s plea A Massachusetts man authorities say was a leading member of... Accused leade [..]

Top Football Players Arrested Over Match Fixing

Published on 2012-05-31 11:57:23

The match-fixing scandals in Italy just don’t stop. The same is elsewhere. As the latest sports betting news report, Stefano Mauri, a captain of Lazio, an Italian Serie A football team, has been arrested, together with other Serie A players, with charges of game fixing. Many would think that the Italian mafia stands behind it. [...] Related posts: Football: Task force to probe suspected mafia ties to soccer match fixing Rome, 6 Jun (AKI) – Italy will create a task... Match-fixing probe w [..]

Kim Dotcom Gets Access To FBI’s Megaupload Documents

Published on 2012-05-31 08:15:07

Dotcom’s defense campaign won a boost when a New Zealand judge refused to rubber-stamp U.S. prosecutors’ request for extradition. If Department of Justice officials were hoping that extraditing the leaders of Megaupload from New Zealand to the United States would involve little more than a judge rubber-stamping their request, they were wrong. Four of the [...] Related posts: Why Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom Might Walk Free Racketeering warrant has yet to be served against Megaupload [..]

Two rising stars in Gambino crime family shipped off to prison

Published on 2012-05-31 08:11:03

Each pleaded guilty in February Two rising stars in the Gambino family were shipped off to federal prison Wednesday – one getting tearful waves from his family, the other getting smiles and thumbs up. Michael ‘Roc’ Roccaforte, 35, gave his family an exaggerated “What can I do?” shrug after U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman [...] Related posts: Mobster’s prison ‘break’ Lucky he’s a family guy! A federal judge gave a... Guilty pleads in Gambino crime family cha [..]

Gangster pleads guilty to racketeering charges

Published on 2012-05-31 08:07:48

A Somerville mobster pleaded guilty to federal charges today, and faces up to 20 years behind bars. Franklin M. Goldman, 69, pleaded guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy. Goldman was a member of the so-called “Deleo Crew,” a group headed by a former street boss of the Colombo Family of La Cosa Nostra, a nationwide [...] Related posts: Alleged Colombo Family Mob Ring Leader To Plead Guilty BOSTON — A Massachusetts man who authorities say was a... Feds: Mafioso ran Colombo crime [..]

Liverpool gangsters Downes and Bradley returned to UK prisons

Published on 2012-05-31 08:01:29

A covert police operation has returned two of captured most wanted gangsters to Britain to serve their life sentences. Anthony “Fat Tony” Downes and Kirk Bradley, both 26, were part of a gun-for-hire gang from Liverpool on the run in the Netherlands when they were caught earlier this year. Both men had been wanted since [...] Related posts: Liverpool drug gangs move in on cannabis trade – special ECHO report In the first of a three-part series ECHO Chief Reporter... Manchester gang [..]

Mob assassin loses bid to overturn conviction

Published on 2012-05-30 22:12:27

An infamous mob assassin who murdered a man who threatened to kidnap the child of Bonanno crime family boss Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano has lost a bid to overturn his conviction. Anthony “Bruno” Indelicato cannot retract his guilty plea for the 2001 shotgun murder of Frank Santoro and must continue serving his 20-year sentence for [...] Related posts: ‘Vinny Gorgeous’ lawyers file to have conviction overturned Former mob boss Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Bascian [..]

Police forces in Ireland raid brothels, arrest 8

Published on 2012-05-30 14:39:59

DUBLIN (AP) – Police say several hundred officers in both parts of Ireland are mounting a crackdown on prostitution, raiding 140 suspected brothels and pimps’ homes. The Republic of Ireland’s police force says the operation followed lengthy surveillance of brothels and sought to target the pimps managing prostitutes, most of them women from Eastern Europe [...] Related posts: WikiLeaks: Northern Ireland ‘a gateway to Ireland for prostitutes, pimps and gangsters’ Nor [..]

Italy: Head mafia fighter says mob strengthened by economic crisis

Published on 2012-05-30 10:51:20

Rome, 30 May (AKI) – The mafia is strengthened by an the economic crisis that prompts businesses to turn to organised criminals for loans, according to Italy’s top anti-mafia prosecutor. “They take advantage of the crisis by offering usury loans seizing healthy businesses and then hiding behind fronts and falsely registered names,” Pietro Grasso said [...] Related posts: Italy: Sicilian mafia is ‘headless’ chief mob fighter declares Palermo, 2 May (AKI) – [..]

Mafia: Attorney General requests 13 years for Cuffaro

Published on 2012-05-30 08:16:05

(AGI) Palermo – Attorney general Luigi Patronagio requested a sentence of 13 years for Salvatore Cuffaro for Mafia association. The request to the Court of Appeal of Palermo comes after the former president of Sicily region had been acquitted at first instance on the principle of ‘ne bis in idem’. Cuffaro is already ‘serving a [...] Related posts: Boss-architect Liga sentenced to 20 years in Palermo (AGI) Palermo – Architect Giuseppe Liga, the former leader of... At [..]

Shady Russians make Majestic error in Spain

Published on 2012-05-30 07:01:13

A PAIR of shady businessmen linked to the Russian mafia are behind the current scandal engulfing Casares Town Hall. Police are now hunting for Robert Gaspar and Robert Mani, ringleaders of the ‘Kremlyoskaya’ gang, who allegedly bribed the former IU mayor and current housing boss Juan Sanchez Garcia. The pair, who have ties to a [...] Related posts: Leader of Jagodina clan smuggling weapons with Russians Nikola Radmanovic, former member of the Special Operations Unit (JSO)... Inquest findings [..]

Documents tarnish Montenegro’s EU bid

Published on 2012-05-29 09:59:02

An investigation by the BBC and the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has uncovered documents which cast serious doubt on plans for the tiny Balkan nation of Montenegro to join the European Union. Montenegro is an official candidate to join the EU and accession talks begin next month. This is despite concerns about [...] Related posts: Bulgarian Anti-Mafia Police Bust Fake Documents Ring Police have busted a crime ring involved in the production... Report: Montenegro is ma [..]

The moment ‘Lucky’ Luciano’s luck ran out: Black-and-white pictures of notorious mob leader and the high class prostitutes who led to his 1936 arrest

Published on 2012-05-29 04:52:30

He evaded police capture for decades, terrorising the city of New York with his gambling, drug trafficking and extortion – and rising to the Mafia’s helm. But these photographs capture the moment Charles ‘Lucky’ Luciano – the Italian-born gangster considered the father of modern organised crime – was finally caught by police. The images, now [...] Related posts: RUSSIAN MAFIA TO FLOOD OLYMPICS WITH DRUGS AND PROSTITUTES OLYMPICS chiefs face a new hurdle in the [..]

Vatican Urged to Investigate Disappearance of 15-Year-Old Girl

Published on 2012-05-29 04:27:32

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in St. Peter’s Square Monday in the attempt to have the Vatican investigate a missing person’s case from 30 years ago. The march was led by Piero Orlandi, whose sister, Emanuela went missing 30 years ago. Their father was a Vatican employee. “We want the Vatican to open a serious investigation [...] Related posts: Missing girl ‘victim of Vatican sex parties’ A schoolgirl missing for almost 30 years and thought to... Mystery of the missing girl, the Va [..]

Interpol Issues Red Notice for Bulgarian Mafia Boss

Published on 2012-05-28 09:29:29

Interpol has issued a Red Notice for the arrest of alleged Bulgarian mafia boss Nikolay Marinov whose whereabouts have been unknown since 2010. Marinov is wanted for crimes involving the use of weapons/explosives , crimes against life and health, as well as organized /transnational crime. Nikolay Marinov is better known as “The Little Marguin”, one [...] Related posts: Supreme Court Seals Bulgarian Mafia Boss’s Jail Term Extension Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation has [..]

Descendant: Capones paved way for Nevada gambling

Published on 2012-05-28 03:49:37

A descendant of Al and Ralph Capone says in a new book that the two gangsters paved the way for Nevada’s gambling empire. Deirdre Marie Capone says they lobbied the Nevada Legislature to legalize gambling in Prohibition’s waning days, and opened the first “upscale” casino in Las Vegas long before Bugsy Siegel’s Flamingo resort opened [...] Related posts: Last roll of dice for Paris gambling dens The notorious gambling clubs of Paris that were given to... Feb. 14, 19 [..]

Why Russia’s Mafia State Is So Inefficient

Published on 2012-05-27 11:07:09

In “The Godfather,” author Mario Puzo describes criminal boss Don Corleone’s organization as a highly centralized money-making machine. The Godfather is the CEO of an underground business empire, a kind of shadowy Henry Ford who collects all the money and makes all the decisions. In reality, large criminal enterprises are divided into semi-autonomous crews who [...] Related posts: Mafia State: How One Reporter Became an Enemy of the Brutal New Russia. By Luke Harding À La Guer [..]

Mafia daughter says dad was Grim Reaper

Published on 2012-05-27 06:49:04

Suitors were beaten. Friends were scared away. And when a man tried to rape her, Linda Schiro learned the horrible Mafia truth . . . It was 1983, and Linda Schiro, a 14-year-old Catholic-school sophomore from Midwood, smoked pot for the first time with her best friend, a boy from the Brooklyn neighborhood. When her [...] Related posts: Wiseguys & molls Goodfella gals tell TV tales of hits and missus Forget... Kin of Sammy The Bull Gravano’s victims seek profits from his daughter’s ne [..]

Why I’m sure the Mafiosi who hanged my father from Blackfriars Bridge are still at large… in London

Published on 2012-05-27 05:49:28

Son of ‘God’s banker’ Roberto Calvi talks 30 years after father’s death Carlo Calvi, 58, has spent £15million conducting his own investigation It was a very public death. In the grey light of dawn, the body of a man was found hanging from scaffolding underneath Blackfriars Bridge in Central London, his feet dangling in the [...] Related posts: ‘I know who killed Roberto Calvi – but they will never be brought to justice’ A mafioso-turned-supergrass has shed [..]

Teddy Colombo wants to represent himself at his own murder trial

Published on 2012-05-27 05:40:02

The prospect of Teddy acting as his own lawyer raises the reality TV show quotient of the trial A violent Colombo capo who prosecutors say vowed to exterminate mob rats announced Friday that he will represent himself at his upcoming racketeering and murder trial. Theodore (Teddy) Persico Jr., thinks he’s mastered the facts of the [...] Related posts: Colombo mob attorney wants tapes barred from trial “Tommy Shots” is taking “aim” at a mob “rat.” An... Mobste [..]

Ex-Mexico cop pleads guilty in U.S. to organizing cartel hit squad

Published on 2012-05-26 12:01:08

(Reuters) – A former Mexican police officer accused of organizing a hit squad for the once-powerful Tijuana drug cartel pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court on Friday to racketeering and drug trafficking, prosecutors said. Carlos Cosme, 36, was an officer with the Baja California State Attorney General’s Office when he hired a colleague to [...] Related posts: Former drug kingpin pleads guilty to racketeering, conspiracy Former drug kingpin Benjamin Arellano Felix pleaded guilty We [..]

Medellin Crime Boss ‘Mi Sangre’ Hiding in Argentina: Report

Published on 2012-05-26 07:14:23

Colombian media reports that “Mi Sangre,” boss of the Urabeños drug gang and a major player in Medellin’s underworld, is currently in Argentina, in further evidence of the country’s importance as a hideout for Colombian criminals. W Radio reported Thursday that Henry de Jesus Lopez, alias “Mi Sangre,” was known to be hiding out in [...] Related posts: Report: Gambino Crime Family Picks Domenico Cefalu As New Boss NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – The Gambino crime [..]

Former mafia hitman woos Cannes

Published on 2012-05-25 15:19:16

AFP – Aniello Arena, the winsome Neapolitan in the running for best actor award at Cannes, is a former mafia hitman serving a life sentence who got his lucky break in a prison theatre company. Arena, 44, has won over critics with his performance in Matteo Garrone’s “Reality” as a struggling Naples fishmonger and minor [...] Related posts: MAFIA BOSS ARENA TO AGENTS: GOOD BUT I WAS HERE FOR 20 YRS (AGI) Catania – Mafia boss Giovanni Arena was arrested at... Former ma [..]

Government approves changes to anti-Mafia code

Published on 2012-05-25 14:47:36

(AGI) Rome – The cabinet approved a bill incorporating the code of anti-mafia laws and prevention measures. The draft law also establishes new rules on anti-Mafia documentation. The prime minister’s office explained that the additions cover two aspects. The first are the regulations for anti-mafia documentation, with the aim of immediate entry into force of [...] Related posts: ANTI-MAFIA AGENCY CONFISCATES BAR ACROSS FROM PALAZZO CHIGI (AGI) Rome – It is one of the most popula [..]

Fire puts off alleged mob drug ring leader’s plea

Published on 2012-05-25 14:44:26

A Massachusetts man authorities say was a leading member of the New York Colombo crime family tried for the third time to plead guilty to racketeering charges Thursday, but a transformer fire in the federal courthouse forced postponement of the proceeding. Ralph DeLeo, 69, of Somerville had just admitted conspiring with others to run a [...] Related posts: Guilty plea put off for alleged mob drug ring head BOSTON — A Massachusetts man who authorities say was a... Accused leader of mob drug rin [..]

Pope’s butler arrested in ‘Vatileaks’ case

Published on 2012-05-25 14:41:31

REUTERS – Pope Benedict’s butler was arrested on Friday in connection with an investigation into leaks of confidential documents, some alleging cronyism and corruption in Vatican contracts, a senior Vatican source said. The scandal, which has come to be known as “Vatileaks”, involves the leaking of a string of documents to Italian media in January [...] Related posts: Vatican besieged by leaks, conspiracies VATICAN CITY—Money laundering at the Vatican bank. Corruption i [..]

Whitey Bulger lawyer demands gag order be lifted

Published on 2012-05-25 05:12:42

The lawyer of accused gangland serial killer James “Whitey” Bulger late today filed a motion to lift a federal judge’s protective order on evidence in the murder case, stating in court documents the gag order “is shackling defense counsel’s ability to litigate this case and prepare for trial.” Bulger, 82, is scheduled to face a [...] Related posts: Court to mull Whitey Bulger victims’ kin case vs. feds Wrongful-death actions brought against the federal government by the families... [..]

‘Kingpin’ in Albanian mafia arrested in Toronto

Published on 2012-05-25 05:04:08

A man wanted by the FBI and described by police as a “kingpin in the Albanian mafia” was arrested Thursday in Toronto. Toronto police say the fugitive squad arrested Kujtim (Timmy) Lika on Thursday morning through a joint investigation between city police and the Canada Border Services Agency. Lika was arrested in the area of [...] Related posts: Albanian crime gangs top list of most feared foreign gangsters AT least 25 foreign crime gangs are operating in Scotland,... Gangster re-ar [..]

Director of Vatican Bank resigns under pressure

Published on 2012-05-24 17:58:29

VATICAN CITY — In an unprecedented move, the board of the Vatican Bank on Thursday (May 24) forced its president, Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, to resign. According to a Vatican statement, the bank’s supervisory council unanimously passed a no-confidence motion in Gotti Tedeschi for his “failure to fulfill various primary functions of his office.” Carl A. [...] Related posts: Vatican City could be hub for money laundering, says U.S. Drug enforcement chiefs have for the first time identified the [..]

Catholic Priest: Missing girl ’buried in murdered mobster’s tomb was kidnapped for Vatican sex parties’

Published on 2012-05-24 15:00:14

The Catholic Church’s leading exorcist priest has sensationally claimed a missing schoolgirl thought to be buried in a murdered gangster’s tomb was kidnapped for Vatican sex parties. Father Gabriel Amorth, 85, who has carried out 70,000 exorcisms, spoke out as investigators continued to examine mobster Enrico De Pedis’s tomb in their hunt for Emanuela Orlandi. [...] Related posts: Missing girl ‘victim of Vatican sex parties’ A schoolgirl missing for almost 30 years and thought to... It [..]

Vincent ‘The Chin’ Gigante’s Daughter Pens Memoir of Family Life with International Crime Boss

Published on 2012-05-24 07:55:55

NEW YORK, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Notorious crime boss Vincent “The Chin” Gigante was not your “average” mobster; he was, in fact, the Capo di tutti capi — the head of all five New York crime families: the Bonannos, Colombos, Gambinos, Genoveses, and Luccheses. In an effort to protect himself and his [...] Related posts: Brooklyn judge rejects reputed Colombo family crime boss Thomas Gioeli’s request to attend daughter’s wedding A reputed M [..]

Bredolab Botnet Author Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison in Armenia

Published on 2012-05-24 07:40:57

The creator of the Bredolab malware received a four-year prison sentence in Armenia on Monday for using his botnet to launch DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks that damaged multiple computer systems owned by private individuals and organizations. G. Avanesov was sentenced by the Court of First Instance of Armenia’s Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun administrative districts for offenses [...] Related posts: Judge Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison for “Selling” Kids to Private Prisons A [..]

Two former Met police officers arrested in corruption inquiry

Published on 2012-05-24 07:37:50

Met confirms two arrests on suspicion of bribery of a police officer after raid at business address in central London Two former Scotland Yard police officers have been arrested as part of an investigation into allegations that members of its anti-corruption unit were paid thousands of pounds in bribes. The Metropolitan police said that the [...] Related posts: Enfield crime squad officers to keep job despite inquiry findings Six Met officers found guilty of smashing up suspect’s car... Co [..]

Mob hit man: My son’s ‘a bum’

Published on 2012-05-24 07:29:27

The troubled son of retired gangland hired gun John Martorano is “a bum,” the fed-up father told the Herald. “He’s a bum. He breaks everybody’s heart,” the convicted executioner of 20 souls said yesterday to Herald columnist Howie Carr about his son Vincent Martorano, 41, who remains held on $15,000 bail. The younger Martorano is [...] Related posts: Capture revives memories of Andover man’s 1973 murder ANDOVER — The brother of an Andover man shot and... Related posts broug [..]

Tony Mokbel brought down by drug gang moles: court

Published on 2012-05-24 07:25:58

The Victorian Supreme Court judge who will sentence Tony Mokbel for drugs trafficking offences has described the former fugitive as an ?absolutely incorrigible? manufacturer of drugs who has been making and selling illegal speed since the early 1990s. Mokbel, a noticeably slimmer version of the man ubiquitously known as “Fat Tony” at the height of [...] Related posts: Mokbel changes drug plea to ‘not guilty’ Gangland kingpin Tony Mokbel has applied to change his guilty... Mexico& [..]

Big-mouth Gotti ruined mob, Gambino informant testifies

Published on 2012-05-24 07:22:58

John Gotti whacked the mob. The publicity-loving “Dapper Don’’ — who could never keep his mouth shut — played right into the hands of law enforcement by transforming the Mafia from a secret society into a public spectacle, a fellow mobster said yesterday. “He ruined everything,” Peter “Bud” Zuccaro lamented in Brooklyn federal court. “He [...] Related posts: Mafia stool pigeon kept in jail so he can keep singing to authorities A murderous mob canary who was hoping for a get-o [..]

Italy PM urges war against mafia

Published on 2012-05-24 07:19:38

PALERMO, Italy: Italy needs to “fight without mercy against all mafias”, Prime Minister Mario Monti said Wednesday in Sicily as thousands marked 20 years since the murder of top judge Giovanni Falcone. “The whole country has to commit to the fight against the mafia, without deluding themselves that they are immune,” Monti told huge crowds [...] Related posts: Italy: Truth behind murder of mafia prosecutors ‘must be found’ Palermo, 23 May (AKI) – Prime mi [..]

Italy: Union organiser gets funeral 64 years after killed by mafia

Published on 2012-05-24 07:13:52

Corleone, 24 May (AKI) – A union organiser will be buried Thursday in an Italian state funeral more than six decades after he was killed by the mafia. Placido Rizzotto’s funeral will take place near Palermo in the town of Corleone, made famous worldwide by American movie director Francis Ford Coppola’s ”Godfather” trilogy. Rizzotto, 34, [...] Related posts: Salvatore Montagna funeral sparsely attended MONTREAL — A small group of friends and family gathered... Heav [..]

Missing girl ‘victim of Vatican sex parties’

Published on 2012-05-23 06:55:38

A schoolgirl missing for almost 30 years and thought to be buried inside the tomb of a Mafia boss in Rome was kidnapped for Vatican sex parties, a senior priest has claimed. Father Gabriel Amorth, the Catholic Church’s leading exorcist, said 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi’s disappearance in 1983 had a “sexual motive”. Her remains have never [...] Related posts: Mystery of the missing girl, the Vatican and gangster’s burial Prosecutors make another effort to solve a 29-year-old puzzle [..]

Italy: Truth behind murder of mafia prosecutors ‘must be found’

Published on 2012-05-23 06:52:20

Palermo, 23 May (AKI) – Prime minister Mario Monti said Italy must learn all the facts about the murders of two prosecutors killed by mafia bombs in 1992. Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three members of his security detail were killed by a massive bomb explosion on the motorway near the Sicilian town of Capaci [...] Related posts: Four charged over Italian anti-mafia judge’s murder Italy’s anti-mafia police on Thursday presented formal charges against four... ‘Falcone Awa [..]

‘Wisegal’ ’fesses up

Published on 2012-05-23 02:58:33

Married to the mob – and part of it The wife of a Colombo mobster yesterday admitted in Brooklyn federal court that she not only knew about “the family” business — she was in it. Stunning mom-of-three Alicia DiMichele, 38, the wife of jailed wiseguy Edward “Tall Guy’’ Garofalo Jr., appeared in court to cop [...] Related posts: Pedro Espada congratulates Thomas Gioeli’s wife after wiseguy beats cop murder-rap Disgraced pol says he ‘didn’t know who they were’ [..]

‘Wisegal’ ’fesses up

Published on 2012-05-23 02:58:33

Victims of alleged Bronx fraudster claim Robert Van Zandt lived lavishly while swindling them for millions

Published on 2012-05-23 02:24:12

Blue collar workers lost entire 401Ks The Bernie Madoff of the Bronx lived it up while swindling his blue collar clients out of millions, his victims told the Daily News on Monday. Robert Van Zandt, accused in a $35 million Ponzi scheme, drove a Mercedes, wore a Rolex watch, sat behind home plate at Yankee [...] Related posts: Death of Vinny Gorgeous pal Robert Van Zandt Jr. was not suicide: widow A buddy of ex-Bonanno family boss Vincent (Vinny Gorgeous) Basciano... Italy: Twenty arrested for & [..]

Victims of alleged Bronx fraudster claim Robert Van Zandt lived lavishly while swindling them for millions

Published on 2012-05-23 02:24:12

Detroit’s Most Notorious Gangster Tried To Help Kwame Kilpatrick

Published on 2012-05-23 02:19:00

DETROIT (1270 Talk Radio) Exactly 25 years ago, a teen gangster with a baby face was arrested after years of cooperating with the F.B.I and Detroit police as an informant who helped send upwards of 14 people to prison. Richard Wershe, 42, aka White Boy Rick, revealed an unusual affiliation during an exclusive interview Tuesday [...] Related posts: Notorious gangster released on bail after new charges laid Mike Adiwal is accused of extortion with a firearm, uttering... Kash Heed calls for ‘ [..]

Detroit’s Most Notorious Gangster Tried To Help Kwame Kilpatrick

Published on 2012-05-23 02:19:00

Drug smuggler with alleged Montreal mafia ties set for release

Published on 2012-05-23 02:16:13

MONTREAL — A reputed Mafioso serving a 33-year sentence is about to be released from a penitentiary after having been denied parole three times in the past five years. Sabatino Nicolucci, 65, alleged to have close ties to reputed Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto, is scheduled soon to reach his statutory release date, the two-thirds [...] Related posts: Mobster linked to Montreal mafia deported back to Italy MONTREAL- Moreno Gallo, a 66-year-old Montreal mobster who did time... Mafia-linked drug [..]

Drug smuggler with alleged Montreal mafia ties set for release

Published on 2012-05-23 02:16:13

Feds in N.J. bust illegal online gambling ring

Published on 2012-05-23 02:11:36

NEWARK — In court today, the small-boned 80-year-old man seemed perfectly harmless. Again and again, he smiled warmly at his wife seated in the gallery, his wrinkled face appearing kind and grandfatherly behind black-rimmed glasses. And indeed, said his lawyer, defendant Joseph “Pepe” LaScala has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and simply may not have [...] Related posts: ‘Who am I? I’m Poker-Man’: Tobey Macguire ‘illegal gambling ring had links to [..]

Feds in N.J. bust illegal online gambling ring

Published on 2012-05-23 02:11:36

John Gotti grandson busted with a stash of steroids

Published on 2012-05-23 02:08:41

Narcotics cops collar 18-year-old John Gotti in Howard Beach, Queens The grandson of John (Teflon Don Gotti was busted with a stash of steroids in Queens on Tuesday, police sources told the Daily News. A team of narcotics cops collared 18-year-old John Gotti — namesake of the notorious Gambino crime family boss — at a [...] Related posts: Grandson of New York mobster legend ‘Dapper Dan’ John Gotti arrested – for ‘driving with tinted windows’ Like father, like gr [..]

John Gotti grandson busted with a stash of steroids

Published on 2012-05-23 02:08:41

US charges 14 in Mafia betting racket

Published on 2012-05-23 02:01:36

NEW YORK – US prosecutors on Tuesday charged 14 people including the alleged head of a New Jersey-based family which has ties to the mafia, with conducting illegal online gambling and other criminal offenses. Joseph Lascala, 80, captain “Capo,” of the Lascala crew that “together with individuals that own and operate the website Beteagle.com,” illegally [...] Related posts: Three New Jersey Men Plead Guilty to Charges Stemming from Illegal Poker Club NEWARK, NJ—Thr [..]

US charges 14 in Mafia betting racket

Published on 2012-05-23 02:01:36

Saakashvili ‘runs murder ring, makes death lists’

Published on 2012-05-22 07:33:02

A former Georgian military chief claims that President Saakashvili operates an international network of assassins who execute his political enemies and dissidents. Tengiz Kitovani told Russian website Lifenews.ru that President Saakashvili is personally ordering his special services to execute people whom he considers to be “enemies of Georgia”, both within and outside the country’s borders. [...] Related posts: Spain orders extradition of suspected Georgian mafia boss Spanish authorities [..]

Saakashvili ‘runs murder ring, makes death lists’

Published on 2012-05-22 07:33:02

Italian police release images of Brindisi school bombing suspect

Published on 2012-05-21 10:54:47

Video footage shows man in his 50s appearing to point remote control at bomb left outside school gate that killed a student Italian police have released video images of a well-dressed, middle-aged white man they suspect of detonating a bomb outside a school in Brindisi on Saturday that killed a female student and injured 10 [...] Related posts: Italian police issue image: man wanted for school bomb attack Italian investigators issued Sunday an identikit picture of a man... Mafia accused of Itali [..]

Italian police release images of Brindisi school bombing suspect

Published on 2012-05-21 10:54:47

Quebec corruption inquiry could expose links between Mafia, politics and construction

Published on 2012-05-21 09:03:08

MONTREAL — A public inquiry endowed with wide-ranging powers will begin hearings on Tuesday into the inner workings of Quebec’s construction industry, and experts are warning the contents may not be pretty. The long-awaited inquiry threatens to implicate dozens of businesses, local and provincial governments, political parties, and even explore links to organized crime. Given [...] Related posts: The Mob, politics, and construction: Corruption report rocks Quebec MONTREAL – Two years o [..]

Quebec corruption inquiry could expose links between Mafia, politics and construction

Published on 2012-05-21 09:03:08

Mafia down but not out, 20 years after judge dies

Published on 2012-05-21 08:05:56

PALERMO, Italy — Twenty years after Italian judge Giovanni Falcone was assassinated by the Sicilian mafia in a bombing that shocked a nation, Cosa Nostra’s grip has been weakened but is far from over. Seventy-five-year-old Vincenzo Agostino, one the many bereaved relatives of Mafia victims, swore he would not cut his hair or beard until [...] Related posts: Four charged over Italian anti-mafia judge’s murder Italy’s anti-mafia police on Thursday presented formal charges again [..]

Italian police issue image: man wanted for school bomb attack

Published on 2012-05-21 00:52:55

Italian investigators issued Sunday an identikit picture of a man who they said was wanted for questioning over a bomb blast targeting a school which killed a 16-year-old girl the previous day. A senior investigator said detectives believed the man, who was observed with a closed-circuit security camera, planted the device near a garbage bin [...] Related posts: Italy arrests two in school bomb attack Italian police have arrested two suspects over the bombing of... Two dead, seven hurt in school [..]

Ferris flick a Mafia hit with crime don

Published on 2012-05-20 11:33:35

HARDMAN Paul Ferris’s movie life story was funded by the MAFIA, it has emerged. London hood Joey Pyle used his Cosa Nostra contacts to help finance The Wee Man — based on the convicted gun-runner’s semi-autobiographical book The Ferris Conspiracy. Pyle — an underworld pal of ex-gangster Ferris — was linked to the notorious Gambino [...] Related posts: Henry Hill: If Ferris is a wise guy he’ll leave the country when movie comes out.. in case he gets whacked GOODFELLAS mobster Henry Hi [..]

Double life of a ‘mafia don’

Published on 2012-05-20 11:28:42

He was considered an upstanding member of the community with friends in political, business and religious circles. Ken Janakievski had even won a bravery award for foiling an armed robbery. But police say the 55-year-old led a double life as the kingpin of Balkan organised crime in Australia. Mr Janakievski was facing ”significant drug charges [...] Related posts: Double murder cops find remains in van ‘tomb’ A CHARRED corpse was found entombed in a van yesterday... Drug mule j [..]

Italy arrests two in school bomb attack

Published on 2012-05-20 11:21:46

Italian police have arrested two suspects over the bombing of a school that killed a 16-year-old girl and seriously injured five more teenagers, media reports say. The men were identified from security cameras at the vocational school in the southern city of Brindisi, where the bomb ripped through a group of students as they waited [...] Related posts: Fatal School Bombing Stokes Worries of New Italy Violence ROME — A bomb exploded Saturday in front of a... Two dead, seven hurt in school blast [..]

Branded a mobster, Staten Island caterer Frank DiMattina says his life ‘went to hell’

Published on 2012-05-20 11:09:27

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Frank DiMattina calls it the fight of his life. The 44-year-old catering hall owner is staring down a six-year prison sentence, after being convicted at a federal trial on extortion charges, but he maintains his innocence and wants the world to know he’s not a mobster. “It’s like I went to [...] Related posts: Mafia ‘chef’ Frank (Frankie D.) DiMattina was a big mouth when feds busted him ‘DiMattina stated he is a ‘tough guy,’ no [..]

Italy: Mafia link in doubt in deadly blast

Published on 2012-05-19 12:16:18

Rome – A bomb exploded on Saturday outside an Italian high school named after a slain anti-Mafia prosecutor, killing a teenage girl and wounding several other classmates, officials said. It had been reported earlier that two girls had been killed. The device went off a few minutes before 08:00 in the Adriatic port town of [...] Related posts: Two dead, seven hurt in school blast in southern Italy ROME (May 19, 2012): Two 16-year-old girls died Saturday after... Fatal School Bombing Stokes [..]

Fatal School Bombing Stokes Worries of New Italy Violence

Published on 2012-05-19 11:47:05

ROME — A bomb exploded Saturday in front of a school in the southern city of Brindisi, killing a 16-year-old student and wounding at least five others, local officials said, raising fears of a return to the kind of violence that shook Italy decades ago. The explosion occurred near a girls’ school named after Francesca [...] Related posts: Mafia accused of Italian school bombing that killed teenage girl A shadowy Mafia organisation is suspected of a bombing which... Two dead, seven hurt in sc [..]

Sicily gov’r quits amid Mafia allegations

Published on 2012-05-19 11:36:45

PALERMO, Sicily, May 19 (UPI) — Sicilian Gov. Raffaele Lombardo, accused of Mafia cooperation, has announced his resignation. ANSA news agency reported Sicily will hold gubernatorial elections on Oct 28 and 29, together with regional assembly elections. Prosecutors last month submitted a request to try Lombardo along with his brother Angelo, a member of Parliament [...] Related posts: Italy: Agriculture minister refuses to resign amid mafia probe Rome, 15 July – (AKI) – Italy&# [..]

Mafia accused of Italian school bombing that killed teenage girl

Published on 2012-05-19 11:33:23

A shadowy Mafia organisation is suspected of a bombing which killed a 16-year old girl and injured up to 10 other students in the southern Italian city of Brindisi on Saturday. Police and paramilitary Carabinieri were raiding the homes of suspected mafiosi belonging to a crime group known as the Sacra Corona Unita, or United [...] Related posts: Two dead, seven hurt in school blast in southern Italy ROME (May 19, 2012): Two 16-year-old girls died Saturday after... Four charged over Italian anti- [..]

Remembering Giovanni Falcone

Published on 2012-05-19 05:57:41

Italian Judge Assassinated by the Mafia 20 Years Ago On May 23, 1992, Mafia hit men detonated a roadside bomb that killed Giovanni Falcone, his wife, and three bodyguards as they drove near Palermo, Italy. The assassination was payback for all the organized criminals Falcone had put behind bars as a prosecutor and judge. To [...] Related posts: ‘Falcone Award’ – Italian Backing for Bulgaria’s Fight against Organized Crime Giovanni Falcone, Prosecutor, as well as his colleague [..]

Mexican crime reporter kidnapped and murdered

Published on 2012-05-19 05:52:33

CIUDAD OBREGON, Mexico, May 18 (Reuters) – The corpse of a crime reporter was found stuffed into a garbage bag in a suspected gangland killing in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, prosecutors said Friday. Police officers located the body of Marco Antonio Avila on the side of a rural road the day after he [...] Related posts: Irish gangsters put bounty on head of Dublin crime reporter Irish police say they have uncovered a plot to murder... Colombian assets worth $15M seized from Mexica [..]

Bulgarian Anti-mafia Police, DEA Bust Money Laundering Gang

Published on 2012-05-19 05:39:41

Bulgaria’s Unit for Combatting Organized Crime, GDBOP, and the US’ DEA have jointly carried out a special police operation codenamed “The Launderers.” The Bulgarian special anti-mafia Prosecutor’s Office led the operation. An organized crime group, part of an international organization, acting in Bulgaria, has been neutralized. The criminals dealt with the laundering of money from [...] Related posts: Bulgarian Anti-Mafia Police Bust Fake Documents Ring Police have [..]

Two dead, seven hurt in school blast in southern Italy

Published on 2012-05-19 05:32:52

ROME (May 19, 2012): Two 16-year-old girls died Saturday after a powerful bomb blast outside their school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi, with another seven injured, one critically. School officials said the blast, which went off as the students were arriving for class at the all-girls Francesca Morvillo Falcone vocational school, knocked several [...] Related posts: Mafia boss-of-bosses days on the run are numbered, Italy says Palermo, Sicily – One of the world’s 10 most-w [..]

Gangsters blamed for 2008 Vancouver violence found guilty of gun charges

Published on 2012-05-18 13:07:52

VANCOUVER — Three gangsters blamed for violence on Vancouver’s south slope in 2008 were found guilty Thursday on a series of gun charges stemming from a major Vancouver Police undercover investigation. Boby Sanghera and his cousins Navdip and Savdip Sanghera were each convicted on several counts that resulted from the police department’s Project Rebellion. Two [...] Related posts: Man shot near Vancouver city hall as gang violence rages on Police suspect drug links in latest gunplay; c [..]

‘Blessed’ Colombo crime boss Tommy Shots Gioeli says God was on his side in jury room

Published on 2012-05-18 12:58:40

Gioeli blogs from prison that divine intervention got him acquitted of six mob murders HE SAYS he’s going to hell for whacking a former nun, but Colombo crime boss Thomas Gioeli is still on speaking terms with God. In his first public statement since a Brooklyn jury acquitted him of six gangland murders last week, [...] Related posts: Pals of Colombo boss Thomas (Tommy Shots) Gioeli will be quizzed on his alleged role in slaying of former nun Veronica Zuraw Gioeli is quoted as saying, ‘I [..]

Italian police seize assets worth 330 million euros from mafia ‘King of Videopoker’

Published on 2012-05-18 12:53:01

Rome: Italian police on Friday confiscated assets worth 330 million euros ($419 million) including 256 properties and a rich art collection from a jailed mob businessman dubbed the “King of Videopoker”. Gioacchino Campolo, 72, who was sentenced to 18 years in prison last year, ammassed a fortune for over a decade by running tricked slot [...] Related posts: Italy: Police seize suspected Calabrian mafia assets worth €70mln in Turin Turin, 8 June (AKI) – Italian tax police in t [..]

Seizure Agency recovers over 26 mln Euros from Mafia clans

Published on 2012-05-18 12:50:04

(AGI) Rome – Since January, the National Agency for Assets Seized and Confiscated from Mafia Clans recovered over 26 mln Euros. The Agency is successfully recovering “relevant amounts of money arising from confiscation procedures filed against members of organized crime”. Since the beginning of the year, the Agency will have materially acquired over 26 mln [...] Related posts: Links found between Palermo & NY Mafia clans, maxi-seizure (AGI) Palermo – Agents of the Guardia [..]

The Corsican Connection

Published on 2012-05-18 12:42:59

AJACCIO, CORSICA — Marie-Jeanne Bozzi’s killers didn’t just murder her, they butchered her. One or two 9-millimeter bullets would have been more than enough to bring her down. But on April 22, 2011, in Porticcio, a picturesque Corsican resort town, they fired eight times into her back. The two hoodlums, who fled on a scooter, [...] Related posts: Charges expected in connection with shooting Former Rizzuto associate appears to have been target A man... The Adriatic Connection Mafia Links fr [..]

Anti-corruption unit arrests former Montreal politician

Published on 2012-05-17 10:25:08

Frank Zampino, prominent developer Paolo Catania now in custody Former City of Montreal executive committee head Frank Zampino has been arrested by the province’s anti-corruption investigators. He was the second in command at City Hall behind Mayor Gérald Tremblay before quitting municipal politics in 2008. Zampino was taken away in handcuffs from his home in [...] Related posts: Anti-Mafia Unit Raids Large Torrent Sites, Arrests 17-Year-Old Admin Two of Bulgaria’s largest torrent sites [..]

FBI finds scammers impersonating the FBI now one of worst online threats

Published on 2012-05-17 07:30:40

FBI spam, identity theft, fee fraud and non-delivery of merchandise round out top 5 most complained about online issues In a weird turn of events the most common Internet crime complaints in 2011 were those involving scams that involved fraudsters pretending to be the FBI according to the yearly online crime report issued through the [...] Related posts: Scammers ‘skimming’ millions from area’s ATMs Bank-card skimming is on the rise, and federal prosecutors and... DHS, FBI and [..]

Guilty mobster’s omerta

Published on 2012-05-17 07:22:12

Mafia? What Mafia? The reputed consigliere of the Gambino family pleaded guilty yesterday to racketeering — but is sticking to the mob playbook of refusing to admit membership in La Cosa Nostra. Joseph “JoJo” Corozzo “absolutely denies” allegations that he’s been a made member of the Gambinos since the 1980s and rose to become part [...] Related posts: Elderly reputed mobster pleads guilty to armored car plot One of the three senior citizens about to go on... Reputed mobster pleads g [..]

Briton, 21, gets 12 months in jail after FBI and Yard tracks him down for hacking into Facebook

Published on 2012-05-17 07:16:29

A 21-year-old British man has been sentenced to a year in jail for hacking into the private Facebook account of an individual in the U.S. Scotland Yard said yesterday that Gareth Crosskey, of West Sussex, had hacked into a U.S. citizen’s Facebook account on 12 January 2011. As a result he had gained access to [...] Related posts: Scotland Yard chief quits, Brooks arrested over hacking LONDON — Britain’s top police officer resigned Sunday and Rupert... Mafia figure wanted for brutal [..]

Wiseguy’s mouthpiece may also be his moll

Published on 2012-05-17 07:00:32

An alleged mobster on trial in Brooklyn federal court may be romantically involved with his attorney, court transcripts revealed yesterday. Prosecutors last week alerted Judge Sandra Townes about rumors of a “romantic relationship between” lawyer Sarita Kedia and Colombo crime family wiseguy Michael Persico, whom Kedia currently represents in a mob racketeering case, the papers [...] Related posts: Son of jailed mob boss Carmine ‘The Snake’ Persico indicted for ordering hit The s [..]

Former gangster says mob kidnapped daughter of Vatican employee

Published on 2012-05-16 14:44:06

An admitted Italian gangster has said that the 15-year-old daughter of a Vatican employee was killed in 1983 because a criminal gang was irate over the loss of funds deposited in the Vatican bank. In an interview with the daily Il Fatto Quotidiano, Antonio Mancini, a former member of the Magliana gang, said that young [...] Related posts: Mystery of the missing girl, the Vatican and gangster’s burial Prosecutors make another effort to solve a 29-year-old puzzle, writes... Vatican tomb of m [..]

Flemington man pleads guilty to role in Mafia extortion scheme

Published on 2012-05-16 14:23:31

In a Christmastime scheme allegedly involving the Mafia and maritime union leaders, a Flemington man admitted his role today in conspiring to extort money from longshoremen for a notorious crime family, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of New Jersey. Edward Aulisi, 52, pleaded guilty to conspiring with members of the [...] Related posts: Watchung man charged with extorting money from fellow longshoremen’s union members at Christmastime For workers on the do [..]

Most Wanted Fugitive Captured in San Antonio

Published on 2012-05-16 14:20:50

Texas Department of Public Safety May 16, 2012 AUSTIN – Felix Velasquez Jr., 30, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive, is in custody today after his arrest in south San Antonio. Velasquez was one of several Texas Mexican Mafia members accused of attacking a man during Spring Break on March 17 in South Padre Island. [...] Related posts: Italy: ‘Most wanted’ Calabrian mafia fugitive arrested at southern hideout Reggio Calabria, 10 August- (AKI) – One of Italy’s most... Lawrenc [..]

Son of Former Mafia Boss’s New Book

Published on 2012-05-16 09:14:58

DETROIT, Mi. (My TV 20 News at Ten) — The Gambino family has been making news headlines for decades for their involvement with the Mafia. It’s a family history that has been passed down from generation to generation and mostly kept within the family. But Giovanni Gambino, the son of one of former Mafia bosses [...] Related posts: Gotti family spokesman Lewis Kasman looks for big advance on tell-all book on ‘Teflon Don’ This is one book the Gottis would prefer sleep with.. [..]

Gangster re-arrested a month after being released for Toronto bystander shooting

Published on 2012-05-16 09:10:06

TORONTO — One of the gangsters responsible for spraying a crowded Toronto restaurant with bullets in a bungled mob hit — paralyzing an innocent mother of three — has been re-arrested, just a month after leaving prison for his role in one of the city’s most notorious bystander shootings. The arrest on Friday of Mark [...] Related posts: Gangster John Gizzi made subject of order when released from prison John Gizzi, dubbed one of Wales’ most notorious gangsters, has... Notorious gangster [..]

Chasing Whitey Bulger: Exclusive Book Excerpt

Published on 2012-05-15 04:43:20

What’s it like to investigate notorious criminal Whitey Bulger? Massachusetts State Police Colonel Thomas J. Foley did just that for two years, and his new book, MOST WANTED: Pursuing Whitey Bulger, the Murderous Mob Chief the FBI Secretly Protected, is a look behind the criminal scenes. Foley offered GoLocal a sneak peek at the book. [...] Related posts: Massachusetts State Police Chief criticizes FBI about Whitey Bulger case in new book Col. Thomas J. Foley holds nothing back on FBI’s [..]

Unidentified bones found in Italian gangster’s tomb during search for vanished teen

Published on 2012-05-15 01:26:00

ROME — A 30-year-old unsolved mystery already fit for a page-turning thriller has produced another bizarre twist, with unidentified bones reportedly discovered in a mafia chief’s tomb during the search for a vanished teen’s remains. Investigators entered the Roman basilica of Saint Apollinaire to find the buried Magliana gang leader, Enrico de Pedis, accompanied by [...] Related posts: Vatican tomb of mafia don to be reopened over teen murder mystery The tomb of a mafia don bur [..]

Unidentified bones found in Italian gangster’s tomb during search for vanished teen

Published on 2012-05-15 01:26:00

Corrections officer rear-ended by gangster’s SUV wins $130,000 from ICBC for injuries

Published on 2012-05-14 18:32:28

A corrections officer who’s car was rear-ended by gangster Dennis Karbovanec has been awarded more than $130,000 in damages. Janice Zawislak was injured when Karbovanec’s leased Chevrolet Tahoe collided with her Oldsmobile Alero at Lougheed and Coast Meridian in Coquitlam, on Jan. 14, 2009. Less than three months later, Karbovanec pleaded guilty in connection with [...] Related posts: Italian wins free-speech prize for mafia expose LONDON (AP) — An Italian writer who has lived in... Mafia [..]

Corrections officer rear-ended by gangster’s SUV wins $130,000 from ICBC for injuries

Published on 2012-05-14 18:32:28

Marathon gangland killing trial with 11 defendants draws to a close

Published on 2012-05-14 11:00:31

The trial of 10 men and one woman accused of involvement in at least seven gangland killings is drawing to a close at Amsterdam’s high security court this week after three years. The public prosecution department will spend six days summing up its case and making sentencing demands before judges can finally consider their verdicts. [...] Related posts: ‘Gangland boss Willem Holleeder set for release end-January’ Gangland boss Willem Holleeder will not face new charges in... Gan [..]

Marathon gangland killing trial with 11 defendants draws to a close

Published on 2012-05-14 11:00:31

Mobster exhumed as cops eye link between gang, missing teen and Vatican

Published on 2012-05-14 10:54:32

ROME — The tomb of a powerful mobster, who was controversially buried in a 7th century church in the center of Rome, was opened Monday by investigators looking for clues in the 1983 disappearance of a Vatican employee’s daughter. Emanuela Orlandi, 15, vanished after attending a music lesson. Her kidnapping has been at the center [...] Related posts: Vatican tomb of mafia don to be reopened over teen murder mystery The tomb of a mafia don buried in a basilica... Italy to crack open mo [..]

Mobster exhumed as cops eye link between gang, missing teen and Vatican

Published on 2012-05-14 10:54:32

Italians to excavate tomb linked to Vatican mystery

Published on 2012-05-14 04:19:11

A murdered gangster’s tomb is to be opened by Italian police today in an attempt to unravel a 30 year old mystery worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster. Enrico De Pedis, leader of a murderous gang known as the Banda della Magliana, was gunned down aged just 38, by members of his outfit after they fell [...] Related posts: Vatican tomb of mafia don to be reopened over teen murder mystery The tomb of a mafia don buried in a basilica... Mystery of the missing girl, the Vatican and gangster’ [..]

Italians to excavate tomb linked to Vatican mystery

Published on 2012-05-14 04:19:11

Forty-nine bodies found mutilated on Mexico highway in suspected gangland drug killings

Published on 2012-05-13 20:16:52

Forty-nine decapitated and mutilated bodies were found Sunday dumped on a highway connecting the northern Mexican metropolis of Monterrey to the US border in what could be the latest outburst in an escalating war of terror among drug gangs. Mexico’s organized crime groups often abandon multiple bodies in public places as warnings to their rivals, [...] Related posts: Mexico police find 12 dead, apparent gangland victims Police acting on a tip-off found the dismembered, decapitated bodies.. [..]

Forty-nine bodies found mutilated on Mexico highway in suspected gangland drug killings

Published on 2012-05-13 20:16:52

Heavy Police Presence Outside Tom Gisby Funeral

Published on 2012-05-13 12:05:22

Both the Surrey RCMP Gang Enforcement Unit and the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit’s Gang Task Force had a presence at the South Surrey funeral Friday for slain gangster Tom Gisby. Gisby, 47, was gunned down in Mexico April 28. Police believe the gangland execution may have been planned by rivals in the drug trade [...] Related posts: Heavy police presence planned for gangster’s funeral CALGARY – Police will be watching closely when slain gangster... Gang war escalating, polic [..]

Heavy Police Presence Outside Tom Gisby Funeral

Published on 2012-05-13 12:05:22

4 gang members convicted of extorting money from L.A. drug dealers

Published on 2012-05-13 11:52:31

(CNN) — Four gang members potentially face life in prison without parole after being convicted Friday of using violence and intimidation to extort “rents” from drug dealers and suppliers on their Los Angeles turf, a federal prosecutor’s office said. This scheme ended up claiming the life of a 3-week old baby, who was shot in [...] Related posts: Watchung man charged with extorting money from fellow longshoremen’s union members at Christmastime For workers on the doc [..]

4 gang members convicted of extorting money from L.A. drug dealers

Published on 2012-05-13 11:52:31

The Market for Lemons and the Start of the Mafia

Published on 2012-05-13 11:47:32

Those interested in economics, as I am, get all excited about the market for lemons. For this was the analogy used in a paper about asymmetrical information that went on to win George Akerloff, its author, the Nobel Prize. But there’s also been some much more recent research to show that the market for lemons [...] Related posts: What the Mob Can Teach A Start-Up Hedge Fund From Gambino family mobster to business consultant: This is the... Buying up crime souvenirs, a growing US market WASHING [..]

The Market for Lemons and the Start of the Mafia

Published on 2012-05-13 11:47:32

Thai police: Man connected with organized crime arrested for human trafficking

Published on 2012-05-12 14:36:14

BANGKOK>> Police in Thailand have arrested a man believed linked to a Japanese gangster who trafficked women to Japan for prostitution. Police Maj. Gen. Chavalit Sawangpuech says Jakrapan Watcharapin, 55, was arrested Friday on human trafficking charges involving three Thai women allegedly forced to become sex workers in Japan. Chavalit said Japanese authorities had rescued [...] Related posts: Italian police swoop on human trafficking ITALIAN police have arrested around 40 suspects in raids to. [..]

Thai police: Man connected with organized crime arrested for human trafficking

Published on 2012-05-12 14:36:14

NYPD investigate link to Russian Mafia after man is shot FIVE times in the head during business meeting…and then the killer turns the gun on himself

Published on 2012-05-12 13:19:09

A Florida man shot in a Queens, New York hotel on Thursday was involved in a disreputable business and might have had links to the Russian mafia said the New York Police Department (NYPD) Shot five times in the head in front of four witnesses, Brian J. Weiss, 31, was a top official in a [...] Related posts: Russian mafia scams Crimora man, according to sheriff’s office CRIMORA — The Russian mob’s tentacles reached all the way... Interview: Alleged Russian Mafia Boss Says Russian Mafia [..]

Cancellieri: we need to hit mafia’s economic power

Published on 2012-05-12 12:15:44

(AGI) Turin – “Mafia has become a large holding that handles a huge economic power. We need to do more about this”. These are the words that the Italian Interior Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri uttered during a speech delivered at the Turin’s book tradeshow today to remember the 20th anniversary of the Capaci mafia slaughter. [...] Related posts: More CCTV on way after new shooting AFTER a second gangland shooting in 24 hours in Marseille,... Italy: Local govt near France [..]

Boss-architect Liga sentenced to 20 years in Palermo

Published on 2012-05-12 12:09:41

(AGI) Palermo – Architect Giuseppe Liga, the former leader of the the Christian Movement of Workers arrested in March 2010 because he was considered the successor of the Mafia boss Lo Piccolo, was sentenced to 20 years and six months of prison. Public prosecutors Francesco Del Bene and Annamaria Picozzi had asked for a 27 [...] Related posts: MAFIA SHADOW CAST ON PALERMO TRASH: BOSS INDICTED (AGI) Palermo – Trash traffic, construction and management of an... Mobster with Taunton ties [..]

Too tough to fuggedabout: Notable Mafia nicknames

Published on 2012-05-12 07:51:01

Former New England Mafia boss Luigi “Baby Shacks” Manocchio was sentenced Friday to 5 1/2 years in prison for his role in the shakedown of Providence, R.I., strip clubs. AP takes a look at some of the more notable nicknames associated with the mob and tries to shed light on their sometimes murky origins: — [...] Related posts: Death penalty a tough sell in Mafia cases NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) – A federal jury’s decision... Man Tied to Mob Has to Fuggedabout the Permit [..]

Mafioso’s widow confirms husband gave art to ‘friend’

Published on 2012-05-12 07:41:49

Her tip was key to Conn. search The widow of a Mafia associate, whose Maine home the FBI searched three years ago as part of the investigation into the Gardner Museum art heist, told authorities that she saw her husband give a painting to the Connecticut man who has become the latest person of interest [...] Related posts: Mobster Linked To Gardner Art Theft Hit With Weapons Charges Federal prosecutors have filed weapons charges against mobster Robert Gentile,... FBI Searches Reputed Conn. Mobst [..]

‘I know who killed Roberto Calvi – but they will never be brought to justice’

Published on 2012-05-12 07:32:20

A mafioso-turned-supergrass has shed new light on the notorious murder in 1982 of the Vatican’s banker Roberto Calvi One month before the 30th anniversary of one of London’s most enduring murder mysteries, the mafia godfather at the heart of the case has spoken for the first time about why he believes the real killers of [...] Related posts: Killers ‘can’t be brought back to face justice here’ HIDING: Gunmen dodge extradition in North GARDAI do not have... Why Googl [..]

Italy: Police nail Camorra murder suspect from fingerprints on a crash-helmet

Published on 2012-05-11 15:20:22

Naples, 10 May (AKI) – Police in the southern Italian city of Naples on Thursday arrested a man suspected of a mafia contract killing after his fingerprints were found on a motorbike crash helmet left at the murder scene. Giovanni Illiano, 23, from the northern Naples suburb of Scampia was already known to police as [...] Related posts: Italy holds ‘super-fugitive’ mafia suspect Dell’Aquila Suspected mafia boss Giuseppe Dell’Aquila, said to be one of... Italian auth [..]

Italy: ‘Il Divo’ Andreotti on the mend in Rome hospital

Published on 2012-05-11 15:06:10

ROME — Ailing seven-time Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti’s health has shown signs of improvement six days after being rushed to hospital with heart problems stemming from a respiratory infection. “The vital signs… have stabilised. There is no longer a need for breathing support,” said a statement from Rome’s Policlinico Gemelli hospital where the 93-year-old [...] Related posts: US-convicted Gambino clan boss nabbed in Rome hospital after new warrant is is [..]

Former Mafia godfather tries to kill himself in jail

Published on 2012-05-11 14:56:40

An investigation has been launched after Bernardo Provenzano, the Mafia’s former chief godfather, tried to kill himself with a plastic bag in an Italian jail. Bernardo Provenzano, 79, who was captured in 2006 after more than 40 years on the run, is serving multiple life sentences in the isolation wing of a maximum-security prison. A [...] Related posts: Riina’s son back home with mother after release from jail Palermo, 3 Oct. (AKI) – The son of jailed Sicilian... Anti-mafia pri [..]

FBI Searches Reputed Conn. Mobster’s Home For Hot Art

Published on 2012-05-11 14:53:13

Searching for $500 million in stolen art, dozens of FBI agents searched the home of a reputed mobster using ground-penetrating radar and bomb-sniffing dogs. May 11–MANCHESTER — Dozens of FBI agents — some in hazardous material suits, others with ground-penetrating radar and bomb-sniffing dogs — carried out another search Thursday at the home of reputed [...] Related posts: Mobster Linked To Gardner Art Theft Hit With Weapons Charges Federal prosecutors have filed weapons [..]

Ex-Mafia boss gets more than 5 years in R.I. strip club plot

Published on 2012-05-11 14:44:53

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The former New England Mafia boss was sentenced Friday to 5½ years in prison for his role in the shakedown of Providence strip clubs, becoming the first ex-mob leader to be locked up in a case that has ensnared nine people described by prosecutors as having ties to organized crime. The [...] Related posts: Anthony DiNunzio, Reputed Mob Boss Charged With Extorting Strip Clubs PROVIDENCE, R.I. — An investigation into the alleged shakedown of... No bail for reputed [..]

Two Are Cleared in ’97 Killing of an Officer but Convicted of Plotting Mob Murders

Published on 2012-05-10 05:51:09

A federal jury on Wednesday acquitted a man accused of being a boss of the Colombo crime family and another defendant of six gangland killings, including the shooting of a New York City police officer, but convicted the men on racketeering charges, including conspiracy to commit murder. The verdict in Federal District Court in Brooklyn [...] Related posts: Reputed NYC mob boss cleared of killing officer NEW YORK — A reputed Mafia boss and a co-defendant... Prosecutor asks federal jury in NYC t [..]

Pedro Espada congratulates Thomas Gioeli’s wife after wiseguy beats cop murder-rap

Published on 2012-05-10 05:37:16

Disgraced pol says he ‘didn’t know who they were’ There was plenty of backslapping and handshaking after Thomas (Tommy Shots) Gioeli beat a cop-murder rap — some of it from disgraced pol Pedro Espada. The former state senator was returning to Brooklyn Federal Court after a break in his embezzlement trial when Team Gioeli streamed [...] Related posts: Pals of Colombo boss Thomas (Tommy Shots) Gioeli will be quizzed on his alleged role in slaying of former nun Veronica Zuraw Gi [..]

Lawyer: Reputed NYC mobster quit crime family

Published on 2012-05-09 15:51:37

NEW YORK – Borrowing a legal strategy that worked for John “Junior” Gotti, an accused killer for the mob is defending himself against murder charges in federal court by claiming he quit the Gambino organized crime family nearly a decade ago. One-time Gotti associate John Burke realized “his so-called friends were not that at all. [...] Related posts: No ‘quit’ in mob rat: feds He was a major mob informant who aided the FBI... Report: Gambino Crime Family Picks Dom [..]

Brindisi police arrest 16 in Mafia swoop

Published on 2012-05-09 15:45:49

(AGI) Brindisi – Police in Brindisi have arrested 16 people, accused of Mafia conspiracy, extortion and attempted extortion. They also stand accused of carrying illegal firearms, causing damage and aggravated arson. The investigation is being carried out by the flying squad and the Mesagne Police Commission, coordinated by the Central Operating Unit, which is enabling [...] Related posts: Spanish police release footage of Ndrangheta mafia boss arrest Spanish authorities have released a vid [..]

FBI Uses Intelligence Based Model to Dismantle Boston Mafia

Published on 2012-05-09 15:39:06

According to a press release issued last month, the DoJ dealt a major blow to the New England mafia when it charged crime boss Anthony Dinunzio with racketeering and extortion. It is the ninth time that a member of the crime family has been arrested, and it is obviously the most significant arrest of them [...] Related posts: Anthony DiNunzio, Reputed Mob Boss Charged With Extorting Strip Clubs PROVIDENCE, R.I. — An investigation into the alleged shakedown of... Reputed North End mob boss [..]

Italy: Police nab Calabrian mafia fugitive in southern hideout

Published on 2012-05-09 15:35:42

Reggio Calabria, 9 mag. (Adnkronos) – Police have arrested Calabrian mafia fugitive Giuseppe Gallizzi ina hideout in southern Italy. Sixty-one-year-old Gallizzi was caught in the bedroom of a safehouse in Reggio Calabria after a year on the run, police said. Magistrates had issued an arrest warrant for Gallizzi for mafia association but he managed to [...] Related posts: Italy: ‘Most wanted’ Calabrian mafia fugitive arrested at southern hideout Reggio Calabria, 10 August- (AKI) [..]

Interpol says organised gangs behind internet crime boom

Published on 2012-05-09 15:33:17

Interpol president Khoo Boon Hui said on Tuesday that organised international gangs are behind most internet scams and that cyber crime’s estimated cost is more than that of cocaine, heroin and marijuana trafficking put together. Speaking to delegates at the opening of the France-based international police agency’s European Regional Conference in Tel Aviv, Khoo quoted [...] Related posts: Cyber crime rising in Andhra Pradesh HYDERABAD: Cyber crime cases, phishing and transmission of [..]

Voice of Rossi’s Alleged Killer Will be Heard in Upcoming Mob Trial

Published on 2012-05-09 15:30:41

Recorded tapes of deceased mobster Nick Stefanelli, accused of murdering Bloomfield business owner Joe Rossi in February, will be key in FBI case against North Jersey and Philadelphia crime families It’s like an episode of “The Sopranos.” Call it “Dead Man Talking”: The man who allegedly murdered Bloomfield business owner Joe Rossi will be heard [...] Related posts: New tapes expected to affect mob trial The players have changed, but in the Philadelphia underworld the... Co [..]

Bulgarian Mobsters Use Twitter to Ridicule Police, Refuse to Surrender

Published on 2012-05-09 15:27:33

Missing Bulgarian mobsters Plamen Galev and Angel Hristov, aka The Galevi Brothers, have made fun of Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov in a Tweeter post, while also refusing to surrender. “Tsvetanov, mind your business. We will not surrender. Venceremos!” one of the mobsters, Plamen Galev, wrote on Twitter Wednesday night, hours after Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetanov [...] Related posts: US knew of Bulgarian PM’s alleged mafia links – WikiLeaks The United States was aware [..]

Reputed NYC mob boss cleared of killing officer

Published on 2012-05-09 15:22:22

NEW YORK — A reputed Mafia boss and a co-defendant were convicted Wednesday on racketeering charges. But in a blow to the government, they were acquitted of the most shocking crime in their federal case: the unsolved gangland slaying of an off-duty New York Police Department officer in 1997. A jury delivered the mixed verdict [...] Related posts: Prosecutor asks federal jury in NYC to reject defense bid to discredit turncoat mobsters NEW YORK — A federal prosecutor urged a jury on... Jury he [..]

Mexico police find 12 dead, apparent gangland victims

Published on 2012-05-09 15:19:01

Police acting on a tip-off found the dismembered, decapitated bodies of 12 people Wednesday in two abandoned vehicles, the apparent victims of a gangland killing. A note believed to have been left by an organized crime group was found with the bodies, a police official in the town of Ixtlahuacan in the state of Jalisco [...] Related posts: Gangland Massacre in Mexico Claims 15 Lives A grisly discovery in Mexico. Police found 15 bodies piled... Italian police find bodies of dogs dumped by lake Re [..]

Ex-con Jimmy Roemer ousted from MTA project after News exposes his crooked past

Published on 2012-05-08 11:03:46

Roemer served three years for helping mob-run payroll scam loot $10M from authority Roemer was removed from a gig managing payroll at the MTA’s biggest construction site last week after the Daily News told officials about his crooked ways — he had previously done prison time for helping a mob-run payroll scam loot $10 million [...] Related posts: India’s hitman trial exposes criminal world thriving on economic boom The trial of Jagghu Pehlwan, for more than 150 murders,... How Jimmy Ho [..]

New ‘Mr Big’ calls off hit on RIRA mobster

Published on 2012-05-08 11:00:58

FEUD: Gunmen in U-turn as rival’s wife and child at home GANGLAND criminals abandoned a plan to shoot dead a Real IRA mobster after realising his wife and child were in his house. The dissident was not at home when his rivals, under order from Dublin’s new ‘Mr Big’, came looking for him. Gardai are [...] Related posts: Mobster’s attorney turns to Psalms for final remarks during murder trial, calls witnesses ‘rats’ It’s a Mafia trial that sounds mor [..]

La pègre irlandaise trempe dans les graffitis

Published on 2012-05-08 10:49:14

Un clan lié à la pègre irlandaise a pris le contrôle d’une des plus importantes firmes d’effacement de graffitis du Grand Montréal depuis trois ans, ce qui lui assure de généreux contrats municipaux, a appris La Presse. Selon le témoignage d’un policier, c’est en enquêtant sur l’infiltration des Hells Angels dans l’économie légale que la [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

New tapes expected to affect mob trial

Published on 2012-05-08 10:40:27

The players have changed, but in the Philadelphia underworld the story remains the same — wiseguys again caught in unguarded moments, talking about all manner of murder and mayhem as a cooperating witness wearing a body wire records them for the FBI. A bail-detention motion filed against two North Jersey wiseguys last week in U.S. [...] Related posts: Merlino still runs Philly mob, court document says During 12 years spent in prison on racketeering charges, Joseph... Guilty-conscience mob rat [..]

Italy: Anti-mafia police seize luxury tourist development from businessman

Published on 2012-05-08 10:38:20

Rome, 8 May (AkI) – An upscale tourist development in southern Italy was among some 40 million euros of assets impounded by police on Tuesday from a Rome-based businessman suspected of links with the Calabrian mafia. The tourist complex in San Nicola Arcella in the province of Cosenza contains a sports centre and 34 apartments [...] Related posts: Italy: Police seize jailed Naples mafia boss’s luxury villa Naples, 4 May (AKI) – Police in southern Italy on... Italy: Police seize [..]

Mafia inmates snub Italian elections

Published on 2012-05-08 10:35:55

Inmates at two prisons in the Sicilian capital Palermo housing many Mafia figures snubbed elections Monday that were expected to bring a celebrated anti-Mafia lawyer to power as mayor. Leoluca Orlando, who was set to win 47 per cent of the vote, according to early estimates, is a lawmaker from the anti-corruption Italy of Values [...] Related posts: Italian mafia is in Colombia: Italian commissioner The ex-president of Italy’s anti-mafia commission said that Italian mob... Italian official [..]

New England Mafia a shell of former self

Published on 2012-05-08 10:31:48

Arrests, time have whittled membership to a handful of men Anthony DiNunzio, the alleged don of the New England Mafia, sat in a federal courthouse in Rhode Island last week, draped in tan prison garb, nodding as a federal judge said he faces a lengthy prison term if convicted of racketeering and extortion. Luigi Manocchio, [...] Related posts: Transcripts show reputed mob boss’s violent streak Death threats outlined at DiNunzio hearing The man owed him... Reputed North End mob boss ordered hel [..]

Suspected Israeli crime boss pleads guilty in Los Angeles to racketeering

Published on 2012-05-08 10:26:50

LOS ANGELES — A suspected Israeli crime lord pleaded guilty Monday to being part of a racketeering enterprise that distributed Ecstasy and whose members killed a man for stealing a large drug shipment, a defense attorney said. Itzhak Abergil, 43, entered his plea in a Los Angeles federal courtroom, defense attorney Mark Werksman said. As [...] Related posts: Former drug kingpin pleads guilty to racketeering, conspiracy Former drug kingpin Benjamin Arellano Felix pleaded guilty Wednesday to... [..]

Francis Salemme is not a snitch, says ex-mobster’s lawyer

Published on 2012-05-08 10:22:50

Retired New England Mafia godfather Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme has been a lot of things, including an underworld assassin, but he’s no rat, his lawyer said yesterday. “He’s not cooperating against anybody and he never will,” attorney Steven Boozang told the Herald. The now 78-year-old ex-mobster’s name was dropped Thursday at a detention hearing in [...] Related posts: Reputed North End mob boss ordered held PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge late this afternoon refused... [..]

The Mob’s Last Gasp?

Published on 2012-05-07 12:17:13

THE GANG THAT WOULDN’T DIE: This month three Chicago senior citizens are set to be sentenced for an audacious plot to rob a mob boss’s home. A story of thrill-seeking, revenge, and the decline of the Outfit In an enclave of mostly multifamily dwellings in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood, the brown-and-gray brick house stands out like [...] Related posts: Elderly reputed mobster pleads guilty to armored car plot One of the three senior citizens about to go on... Elderly mobster guilty [..]

‘Mob Wives’ rat won’t testify this week

Published on 2012-05-07 11:30:16

The gangster ex-husband of the “Mob Wives” star Renee Graziano won’t be taking the witness stand this week to testify against a ranking wiseguy after all. Hector “Junior” Pagan was expected to dish the dirt on his former mob colleague, Bonanno crime family underboss Nicholas “Nicky Mouth” Santora. But in a surprise move, Brooklyn federal [...] Related posts: ‘Mob Wives’ star’s father indicted The father of “Mob Wives” star Renee Graziano was indicted... ‘ [..]

Mob rap for wiseguy in name only

Published on 2012-05-07 11:28:02

He says he was guilty of having a name ending in a vowel. A longtime restaurateur has filed an $8 million lawsuit against the city and the Queens District Attorney’s Office, claiming he was wrongly accused of being involved in a mob-run gambling ring because he has a common Italian name. “The other guys told [...] Related posts: Officer William Masso, Accused In Smuggling Ring, Described As Wiseguy NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The arrests of eight current and... Genovese wiseguy Anthony Romanel [..]

Links found between Palermo & NY Mafia clans, maxi-seizure

Published on 2012-05-07 11:25:36

(AGI) Palermo – Agents of the Guardia di Finanza confiscated assets of 12 members of the Santa Maria di Gesu’ Mafia ‘family’ clan. The assets are worth a total of 5.3 mln Euros and include, among other things, a telecom shop used to supply members with telephone cards fictitiously held by foreigners and several sheds [...] Related posts: Italy: Mega-mansion among 110 million euro mafia property seizure Naples, 5 Aug. (AKI) – Italian police near Naples on... Italy: E [..]

Mob trial has feds fearing for jurors and witnesses

Published on 2012-05-07 11:22:24

New York is about to experience a mob murder trial where the safety of witnesses and jurors will become an unusually high priority. Gambino crime-family associate John Burke is charged with three different hits, at least one dating back to the iron-fisted mob days of John “Dapper Don” Gotti. Brooklyn federal prosecutors say they are [...] Related posts: Feds Expected to Pass on Using Star Prosecution Witness From Gotti “Junior” Case Using “mob turncoats” to testify in court doesn’t [..]

‘It’s like something out of Scarface’: Pictures show Mafia boss’s lavish lifestyle in luxury Italian villa

Published on 2012-05-07 11:19:27

This is the kitsch interior of the villa belonging to the latest Mafia mobster arrested by Italian police. Inside the two-storey villa – which according to land registry records was listed as a council house – officers discovered more than £300,000 worth of fixtures and fittings as well dozens of handmade silk ties, shirts and [...] Related posts: Italy: Police seize jailed Naples mafia boss’s luxury villa Naples, 4 May (AKI) – Police in southern Italy on... Cyber crime [..]

Massachusetts State Police Chief criticizes FBI about Whitey Bulger case in new book

Published on 2012-05-07 11:03:39

Col. Thomas J. Foley holds nothing back on FBI’s handling of the case In a new book that chronicles his time building a case against the notorious Whitey Bulger, former Massachusetts state police chief Col. Thomas J. Foley held nothing back regarding his feelings about the FBI’s handling of the case. Boston.com reports on Foley’s [...] Related posts: Former state police Col. Foley tells inside story of Whitey case WORCESTER — To retired state police Col. Thomas J. Foley... Court to mull [..]

Accused leader of mob drug ring to plead guilty

Published on 2012-05-07 10:52:08

BOSTON — A Massachusetts man authorities say was a leading member of the New York Colombo crime family is expected to plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges this week. Ralph DeLeo of Somerville was indicted along with three others in Massachusetts in 2009. Prosecutors said he led a group known as the “DeLeo Crew” that [...] Related posts: Alleged Colombo Family Mob Ring Leader To Plead Guilty BOSTON — A Massachusetts man who authorities say was a... Guilty plea p [..]

Mafia becomes “recruiting ground” for jobless in Naples

Published on 2012-05-06 10:58:09

ROME, May 6 (Xinhua) — Pietro Ioia built a career for himself on the streets of Naples in southwest Italy, when he was barely out of his teens. He was a “successful” drug-trafficker for the notorious Naples mafia, or Camorra, until he was caught and sentenced to 20 years in jail, which he served in [...] Related posts: Police arrest 44 in Naples mob roundup NAPLES, Italy, April 24 (UPI) — Italian police said Tuesday... A rebellion in Naples as shops shake mafia grip NAPLE [..]

They called him ‘Dillinger’ and his name meant danger

Published on 2012-05-06 10:55:34

Crimes that Rocked the Nation IT was a name no one in western Jamaica dared utter in public, unless you were a friend or part of the gang. People only had to say “Dillinger” in the West, and women, especially, would reportedly pee their pants, a Circuit Court jury was told during Glenford Pusey’s trial [...] Related posts: Reputed mob boss is called FBI informant Mark Rossetti, a reputed Mafia leader who was indicted last... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related [..]

MI6 Codebreaker Attended U.S. Security Conference Before His Death

Published on 2012-05-05 12:48:27

A top British codebreaker who died a mysterious death in his flat two years ago had just returned from a computer security conference in the United States before his death, according to information disclosed during an inquest this week. The body of Gareth Williams, a codebreaker with Britain’s MI6 spy agency, was discovered stuffed into [...] Related posts: Salvatore Montagna funeral sparsely attended MONTREAL — A small group of friends and family gathered... Rapper jailed for 25 years after [..]

Fugitive Italian Mafia Leader Arrested

Published on 2012-05-05 12:43:52

Lisbon, May 4 (IANS/AKI): An Italian gangster and convicted murderer, who was on the run after evading a 30-year sentence, has been arrested in Portugal. Giovanni Capone Perna was on the run for seven months. He was a member of the powerful Camorra mafia from Naples, and was wanted for the 2003 killing of mafia [...] Related posts: Italy: Fugitive mafia killer arrested in Portugal Lisbon, 3 May (AKI) – Italian gangster and convicted murderer... Mafia fugitive and dozens of suspects arreste [..]

Italy: Police seize jailed Naples mafia boss’s luxury villa

Published on 2012-05-05 12:36:00

Naples, 4 May (AKI) – Police in southern Italy on Friday impounded a 1.5 million euro villa belonging to jailed Naples mafia boss Nicola Schiavone. The sprawling two-storey villla is located in the mafia stronghold of Casal di Principe some 40 kilometres north of Naples and contains no less than five bathrooms. On the orders [...] Related posts: Italy: Police seize €40 million in cash, property ‘belonging to jailed mob boss’ Naples, 22 July (AKI) – Italian police from N [..]

Reputed North End mob boss ordered held

Published on 2012-05-05 12:33:44

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge late this afternoon refused to release Anthony DiNunzio, reputed godfather of the New England Mafia, on any conditions of bail, believing him to be a threat to the lives of witnesses who’ve partnered with prosecutors to take him down, including made members of his own crews here and in [...] Related posts: Anthony DiNunzio, Reputed Mob Boss Charged With Extorting Strip Clubs PROVIDENCE, R.I. — An investigation into the alleged shakedown of... Acting r [..]

Polish man ‘hired undercover cops to burn alive six people he blamed for his divorce’

Published on 2012-05-05 12:29:46

Revenge is generally considered a dish best served cold, but not for a Polish national from Illinois who officials said planned to have six people burned alive for breaking up his marriage Zenon Grzegorczyk, of Des Plaines, allegedly blamed the six unidentified targets residing on the Northwest Side of Chicago and in the suburbs for [...] Related posts: Bulgaria Anti-Mafia Police Successfully Deploys Female Undercover Agents Bulgarian anti-mafia forces deploy women as undercover agents in operat [..]

Bacon sentenced to 12 years for cocaine conspiracy

Published on 2012-05-05 12:23:31

Notorious gangster Jarrod Bacon has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to traffic cocaine earlier this year. The 29-year-old will serve just over seven years, however, after receiving four years, 10 months credit for time already served behind bars. Bacon, the middle brother in a trio of suspected [...] Related posts: B.C. gangster Jonathan Bacon laid to rest in quiet, private funeral VANCOUVER — Notorious B.C. gangster Jonathan Bacon, 30, was quietly.. [..]

With two deaths this week, killing season has returned to B.C.’s gangland

Published on 2012-05-05 12:19:40

VANCOUVER — Killing season has resumed in B.C.’s gangland. Two murders this week alone, including a brazen drive-by shooting. Career criminal Ranjit Singh Cheema was 43 years old, which made him an ancient in the local drug and thug underworld. He was gunned down outside his parents’ Vancouver home. Another man was shot to death [...] Related posts: Teenagers shot dead in gangland-style killing in Milton Keynes Home News Top Stories Teenagers shot dead in gangland-style killing... B.C. gan [..]

Mafia: Grasso to Grillo, try opening a shop in Palermo

Published on 2012-05-05 12:12:09

(AGI) Palermo – Grasso told Grillo that before talking about the mafia he should try opening a shop in Palermo. “Perhaps Grillo does not understand the reality he’s talking about. He should live here a little and start a business and maybe he would see whether it is choked or not. On the other hand, [...] Related posts: MAFIA SHADOW CAST ON PALERMO TRASH: BOSS INDICTED (AGI) Palermo – Trash traffic, construction and management of an... Italy: Sicilian mafia is ‘head [..]

Kash Heed calls for ‘Wanted’ posters for B.C.’s most notorious gangsters

Published on 2012-05-05 11:59:59

It’s time to plaster gangbangers’ images on wanted posters and websites, and make the public aware of the dangers they pose, says MLA and gang expert Kash Heed. Heed — whose career with the Vancouver police and in politics has been built on campaigns aimed at stemming B.C.’s gang and drug problems — says the [...] Related posts: Slain gangster told MLA he’d get out of the life if he could Just months before his public execution Tuesday, gangster Sandip Duhre... Notorious gang hitman [..]

Emilio Fusco acquitted in mob slayings of Al Bruno, Gary Westerman following 2-week trial in New York

Published on 2012-05-03 11:43:17

NEW YORK – After a two-week trial and two days of jury deliberations in federal court in Manhattan, Emilio Fusco, of Longmeadow, was acquitted of the 2003 Western Massachusetts murders of crime boss Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno and low-level associate Gary Westerman. Jurors convicted Fusco, 43, of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute marijuana, conspiracy to [...] Related posts: Jurors begin deliberations in Emilio Fusco trial for mob murders of Gary Westerman, Al Bruno N [..]

Vancouver gangster shot dead outside parents’ home

Published on 2012-05-03 11:38:36

Convicted drug trafficker Ranjit Cheema well-known to gang investigators A Vancouver man well-known to police as a drug trafficker with extensive gangland connections has been killed in a daylight drive-by shooting outside the home of his parents. Sources have told CBC News the victim was Ranjit Cheema, who was gunned down while sitting in his [...] Related posts: Man shot near Vancouver city hall as gang violence rages on Police suspect drug links in latest gunplay; charges laid in... Man shot [..]

Merlino still runs Philly mob, court document says

Published on 2012-05-03 11:34:59

During 12 years spent in prison on racketeering charges, Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino continued to control the Philadelphia crime family, and despite the fact that he is now living in Florida, Merlino, 50, still sits atop the organization’s management chart, according to a government document filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court. The surprising disclosures were [...] Related posts: Reputed Philly mob leader’s arrest could put Merlino back in charge Here’s the big question cir [..]

Attack takes Soca crime agency website down

Published on 2012-05-03 11:30:05

The website of the UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) has been taken offline following a cyber-attack. Soca confirmed to the BBC that soca.gov.uk had suffered a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. A spokesman said the site was taken offline at 22:30 on Wednesday, but that the attack did not “pose a security risk [...] Related posts: Anonymous dupes users into joining Megaupload attack Recruits accomplices by spreading links via Twitter that auto-starts attack... Depa [..]

Report: Montenegro is mafia state

Published on 2012-05-03 11:26:54

PODGORICA — U.S. Foreign Affairs Magazine has published an analysis of Montenegro, stating that it is a “mafia state” and that the key players are top government officials. Author Dr Moises Naim writes that the top government officials are in fact integral players, even leaders of criminal enterprises, Podgorica-based daily Vijesti has reported. The global [...] Related posts: Vatican: World’s smallest state signs treaties to fight terror, drugs, mafia Vatican City, 26 Jan. (AKI) [..]

Italy: Fugitive mafia killer arrested in Portugal

Published on 2012-05-03 11:24:58

Lisbon, 3 May (AKI) – Italian gangster and convicted murderer Giovanni Capone Perna was arrested in Portugal on Thursday after seven months on the run. Perna, a member of the powerful Camorra mafia from Naples, was evading a 30-year sentence for the 2003 killing of Francesco Esposito, a mafia boss. Perna could be extradited back [...] Related posts: Mafia fugitive and dozens of suspects arrested in Italy Police in southern Italy on Tuesday arrested a fugitive Calabrian... Italy: Female sol [..]

MEP Sonia Alfano: “Ordinary laws don’t work against the mafia”

Published on 2012-05-03 11:23:11

It’s hard to imagine someone with a better background for chairing the EP’s recently established special committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering than Sonia Alfano. Not only is she from Sicily, but she has also been fighting organised crime ever since the mafia killed her father in 1993. According to the Liberal-Democrat MEP, [...] Related posts: District Attorney detectives honored for dangerous and crucial work Brooklyn investigator helped jail 13 mobsters in u [..]

Italian Mafia Bosses Indicted Over Illegal Gambling

Published on 2012-05-03 11:16:39

The arms of the law are reaching out again for the Italian Mafia, hoping to get into its soul and break its spine. Or do as much damage as possible. According to illegal gambling news, in a recent indictment, two New York metro mafia bosses have been indicted under numerous charges related to illegal gambling [...] Related posts: ‘Who am I? I’m Poker-Man’: Tobey Macguire ‘illegal gambling ring had links to Russian mafia’ Spider-Man did a good job of fighting the Gre [..]

$180K found in backpack of mysterious teamster who died on New York train platform

Published on 2012-05-03 11:11:30

NEW YORK — The mystery began with a heart attack, a man with a past, and a bag of money that federal authorities now want to keep. In August, a retired Teamster from Boston stepped off an Amtrak train in New York City and collapsed on the platform at Pennsylvania Station. As medics tried to [...] Related posts: That Mysterious, Possibly Mafia-Connected Safe Has Been Opened But Only Oprah Knows What’s Inside Do you remember that mysterious safe hidden behind a wall... Showing support against [..]

Seized home of slain drug baron sold for €110,000

Published on 2012-05-02 11:31:15

A HOUSE owned by a former drug baron was sold at auction for €110,000 yesterday. Michael ‘Mica’ Kelly (30) was shot dead in a gangland attack in Dublin last September. In December 2010 the Criminal Assets Bureau seized the house and two high-value cars — a BMW 320 and a Volkswagen Golf Gti — after [...] Related posts: Drugs baron swoops to cash in on star of hit BBC Scotland show The Scheme THE Scheme star Marvin Baird has been hijacked by ruthless... BJP wants Goa Home [..]

Ex-Jersey City insurance broker gets probation in corruption sting

Published on 2012-05-02 11:28:33

NEWARK – Ronald Manzo, yet another of the politically connected Hudson County residents swept up in 2009’s massive “Bid Rig III” corruption sting, stood tensely before a judge in Newark on Tuesday. He was facing more than 2 years in prison under federal guidelines for both his Bid Rig conviction and violating the probation he [...] Related posts: Manzo gets probation, 5 months home confinement for involvement in corruption sting NEWARK – A former political consultant wh [..]

Italy: Sicilian mafia is ‘headless’ chief mob fighter declares

Published on 2012-05-02 11:19:21

Palermo, 2 May (AKI) – The Sicilian mafia is effectively without a ”boss of bosses” according to chief Italian anti-mafia prosecutor Pietro Grasso. “Today there is no head of the Sicilian mafia,” he told Rai state radio on Wednesday. “They top leadership is all in jail.” The Sicilian mafia, otherwise known as the Cosa Nostra, [...] Related posts: Italy: Fugitive Sicilian mafia boss severely aged in new police identikit pics Rome, 4 July (AKI) – Ita [..]

Alleged Gambino crime family soldier charged in Massachusetts with extortion plot

Published on 2012-05-01 23:36:31

An alleged member of the New York-based Gambino crime family was charged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday with extorting more than $1 million from a business over five years, according to court records. Oreste Abbamonte, 63, of Port Washington, N.Y., faces up to 20 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release and [...] Related posts: Alleged Colombo Family Mob Ring Leader To Plead Guilty BOSTON — A Massachusetts man who authorities say was a... ‘Sopranos’ acto [..]

Alleged Gambino crime family soldier charged in Massachusetts with extortion plot

Published on 2012-05-01 23:36:31

Emilio Fusco murder trial jurors finish 1st day of deliberations with no verdict in mob case

Published on 2012-05-01 23:33:37

NEW YORK – Jurors in the Emilio Fusco Mafia murder trial in U.S. District Court in Manhattan concluded their first day of deliberations without a verdict on Tuesday. Fusco, 43, of Longmeadow, is accused of a racketeering conspiracy prosecutors say spanned 10 years and included the 2003 murders of Springfield, Mass., organized crime boss Adolfo [...] Related posts: Jurors begin deliberations in Emilio Fusco trial for mob murders of Gary Westerman, Al Bruno NEW YORK – Jurors in the mur [..]

Emilio Fusco murder trial jurors finish 1st day of deliberations with no verdict in mob case

Published on 2012-05-01 23:33:37

Jury hears closing arguments in NYC mob case

Published on 2012-05-01 23:28:29

NEW YORK (AP) – A federal prosecutor urged a jury on Tuesday to reject defense arguments that the government used conniving turncoat mobsters to frame a reputed Mafia boss and another defendant in the brutal slayings of six victims, including an off-duty police officer. “The government did not choose these men- the defendants did,” Assistant [...] Related posts: Jury hears closing arguments in NYC mob case NEW YORK (AP) – A federal prosecutor urged a jury... Prosecutor as [..]

Jury hears closing arguments in NYC mob case

Published on 2012-05-01 23:28:29

Jury hears closing arguments in NYC mob case

Published on 2012-05-01 14:06:45

NEW YORK (AP) – A federal prosecutor urged a jury on Tuesday to reject defense arguments that the government used conniving turncoat mobsters to frame a reputed Mafia boss and another defendant in the brutal slayings of six victims, including an off-duty police officer. “The government did not choose these men – the defendants did,” [...] Related posts: Prosecutor asks federal jury in NYC to reject defense bid to discredit turncoat mobsters NEW YORK — A federal prosecut [..]

Jury hears closing arguments in NYC mob case

Published on 2012-05-01 14:06:45

NEW YORK (AP) – A federal prosecutor urged a jury on Tuesday to reject defense arguments that the government used conniving turncoat mobsters to frame a reputed Mafia boss and another defendant in the brutal slayings of six victims, including an off-duty police officer. “The government did not choose these men – the defendants did,” [...] Related posts: Prosecutor asks federal jury in NYC to reject defense bid to discredit turncoat mobsters NEW YORK — A federal prosecut [..]

Figure in 1987 Dixie Mafia slaying of 2 dies at 82

Published on 2012-05-01 12:57:42

BILOXI, Miss. (WTW) — Mike Gillich Jr., a former Biloxi striptease lounge owner who helped plot the 1987 Dixie Mafia murders of a judge and the judge’s wife, has died. Bradford O’Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi confirmed Gillich’s death. His funeral service will be private, said funeral director Whitney Lang, who declined to comment further [...] Related posts: Former Springfield mobster Albert “Baba” Scibelli dies at age 91 Albert A. “Baba” Scibelli, a member o [..]

Figure in 1987 Dixie Mafia slaying of 2 dies at 82

Published on 2012-05-01 12:57:42

Cannabis farms’ £200m stolen electricity cost ‘staggering’

Published on 2012-05-01 12:47:41

Cannabis farmers steal about £200m worth of electricity across the UK every year to grow their illegal crops, according to new figures. Crime expert Phil Butler, an academic and former detective inspector, said the “staggering” amount was enough to power every Newcastle home for a year. He said the farms’ use of electricity and water [...] Related posts: Liverpool drug gangs move in on cannabis trade – special ECHO report In the first of a three-part series ECHO Chief Report [..]

Cannabis farms’ £200m stolen electricity cost ‘staggering’

Published on 2012-05-01 12:47:41

Prosecutor asks federal jury in NYC to reject defense bid to discredit turncoat mobsters

Published on 2012-05-01 12:43:41

NEW YORK — A federal prosecutor urged a jury on Tuesday to reject defense arguments that the government used conniving turncoat mobsters to frame a reputed Mafia boss and another defendant in the brutal slayings of six victims, including an off-duty police officer. “The government did not choose these men — the defendants did,” Assistant [...] Related posts: Prosecutor asks NYC jury to reject defense bid to discredit turncoat mobsters NEW YORK — A New York City jury is being... Tommy & [..]

Prosecutor asks federal jury in NYC to reject defense bid to discredit turncoat mobsters

Published on 2012-05-01 12:43:41

Mob boss scandal a chance to ‘learn Rome,’ warts and all

Published on 2012-05-01 12:26:37

When the late Pope John Paul II used to address seminarians studying in the Eternal City, he would often urge them to “learn Rome.” By that, he meant that just moving around the city, and especially spending time in its estimated 300 churches, can offer an education in Catholicism. Today is the one-year anniversary of [...] Related posts: Italy to crack open mobster’s tomb in bowels of Rome church as part of search for missing girl ROME — Italian prosecutors have authorised police to ope [..]

Prosecutor asks NYC jury to reject defense bid to discredit turncoat mobsters

Published on 2012-05-01 12:22:49

NEW YORK — A New York City jury is being asked to decide the fate of a reputed mob boss accused in six gangland slayings. The jurors heard closing arguments Tuesday at the Brooklyn trial of Thomas “Tommy Guns” Gioeli (Jee-OH’-lee). They could begin deliberations later in the afternoon. Prosecutors allege a police officer was [...] Related posts: Tommy ‘Shots’ Gioeli trial: Testimony from mob rat cousin bites defense Thomas McLaughlin testifies that Gioeli approved [..]

Vitaly Klitschko dismisses links with mafia

Published on 2012-05-01 12:20:07

WBC heavyweight champion Vitaly Klitschko has dismissed rumors of his links to the mafia. The 40-year-old called the allegation an attempt to tar his reputation ahead of the Ukrainian parliamentary election, as he eyes to push his party to the Rada. The blackening photos, apparently taken in 1997, depict Klitschko standing by two late Ukrainian [...] Related posts: BJP wants Goa Home Min”s son arrested for his drug-mafia links Panaji, July 15 (PTI) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demand [..]

Mobster’s attorney turns to Psalms for final remarks during murder trial, calls witnesses ‘rats’

Published on 2012-04-30 13:57:30

It’s a Mafia trial that sounds more like a scholarly lecture at a theological seminary. The defense attorney for Colombo crime family street boss Thomas “Tommy Shots” Gioeli adopted a religious tone today in his final remarks to the jury, quoting Biblical and Talmudic passages with the authority of a religious scholar. “Deliver me not [...] Related posts: Colombo mob attorney wants tapes barred from trial “Tommy Shots” is taking “aim” at a mob “rat.& [..]

Luxury assets of Gatto partner’s brother frozen

Published on 2012-04-30 13:24:27

RACEHORSES, luxury cars and property have been frozen in a Tax Office swoop on Tony Khoury, the brother of gangland figure Mick Gatto’s business partner John Khoury. Assets affected by a $7.8 million freezing order issued by Supreme Court judge Simon Whelan include property in Carlton and Wyndham, a Porsche, a Mercedes-Benz and betting accounts [...] Related posts: MAFIA INVOICED PROTECTION MONEY, 8 MLN OF ASSETS SEIZED (AGI) Palermo – Palermo-based Carabinieri seized assets worth 8 [..]

Acting reputed NE mob boss seeks bail

Published on 2012-04-30 13:18:07

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—The reputed acting boss of the New England Mafia is opposing a bid by prosecutors to have him locked up while awaiting trial in an extortion and racketeering case. Lawyers for 53-year-old Anthony DiNunzio said in court papers filed Monday that there’s “no likelihood” that the Massachusetts resident would flee while his case is [...] Related posts: Acting mob boss arrested The FBI in Providence arrested the acting boss of the... Anthony DiNunzio, Reputed Mob B [..]

B.C. gangster survives explosion only to be gunned down in Mexico

Published on 2012-04-29 11:03:18

VANCOUVER — A high-ranking gangster from B.C. was gunned down in Mexico late Friday night. Lower Mainland resident Thomas Gisby, said by RCMP to be about 50 years old, was shot to death inside a Starbucks in the tourist town of Nuevo Vallarta. Gisby is believed to be linked to Metro Vancouver’s notorious Dhak group, [...] Related posts: Mexico gangster crackdown nails dozens, but still falls short MEXICO CITY — So many gangsters, so little time. Though... Mexico disbands entire police [..]

Gambino Crime Family Members and Associates Plead Guilty to Murder Conspiracy Charges

Published on 2012-04-28 04:36:27

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that VINCENZO FROGIERO, TODD LABARCA, JOHN BRANCACCIO, CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, and SEAN DUNN – all of whom are either members or associates of the Gambino Organized Crime Family of La Cosa Nostra – pled guilty to crimes including racketeering, narcotics trafficking, [...] Related posts: 5 Gambino Gangsters Plead Guilty to Laundry List of Dirty Deeds Racketeering, narcotics trafficking, assault, ext [..]

The Foster Godfather

Published on 2012-04-28 04:30:57

How do you become the “acting” head of a crime family? Boston mafioso Anthony Dinunzio was arrested for extortion and racketeering on Wednesday. Law-enforcement authorities referred to Dinunzio in the indictment as the “acting boss” of the New England La Cosa Nostra. What does it mean to be an “acting” mob boss? The real boss [...] Related posts: Acting mob boss arrested The FBI in Providence arrested the acting boss of the... Anthony DiNunzio, Reputed Mob Boss Charged With Extorting [..]

Colombian assets worth $15M seized from Mexican mafia

Published on 2012-04-28 04:28:02

Colombian Police have seized assets worth an estimated $15 million from Mexican mafia, local media reported Thursday. The 58 confiscated assets, including 36 houses and apartments, 15 companies and six luxury cars, belonged to Antonio Bermudez Suaza, alias “El Architecto,” a former right-hand man of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman, said Colombian police chief [...] Related posts: Italy: Police seize suspected Calabrian mafia assets worth €70mln in Turin Turin, 8 June ( [..]

Emilio Fusco jurors in New York hear 7 days of testimony in mob murder trial

Published on 2012-04-28 04:21:12

NEW YORK – Prosecutors rested their case Thursday afternoon against Emilio Fusco, accused of two mob-related murders in Western Massachusetts, after seven days of testimony and dozens of witnesses in U.S. District Court. The government closed with witnesses that included the Italian police official who arrested Fusco at a bus stop in Santaniello, Italy on [...] Related posts: Jury selection underway in Mafia murder trial of Emilio Fusco in New York NEW YORK – Jury selection is underw [..]

Transcripts show reputed mob boss’s violent streak

Published on 2012-04-28 04:12:27

Death threats outlined at DiNunzio hearing The man owed him money, tens of thousands of dollars for the purchase of his cheese shop in the North End, and Anthony DiNunzio was furious and wanted to send a message. “So I grabbed him,’’ DiNunzio, the reputed boss of the New England Mafia, allegedly told an associate [...] Related posts: Anthony DiNunzio, Reputed Mob Boss Charged With Extorting Strip Clubs PROVIDENCE, R.I. — An investigation into the alleged shakedown of... Acting mob bo [..]

Camorra code is cracked: Letter reveals how jailed boss still ran the mafia

Published on 2012-04-28 04:01:04

Note about holidays and home-made jam was not so innocent Investigators have intercepted a hand-written letter sent to a jailed mobster that has shed new light on the secret language that allows mafia bosses to stay in contact with clan members from behind bars. The mafioso in question, Michele Zagaria, the head of the Camorra’s [...] Related posts: Italian police seize $83M in mob assets NAPLES, Italy, Jan. 17 (UPI) — Italian police say they... Italy: Woman among six Naples mafia su [..]

Two alleged members of La Cosa Nostra family charged in second indictment

Published on 2012-04-27 16:03:09

Federal authorities said that two alleged members of the organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra (LCN) were arrested Thursday on racketeering charges contained in a second superseding indictment. Joseph Licata, 70 years of age, of Florham Park, New Jersy; and Louis Fazzini, 45 years of age, of Caldwell, New Jersey, were arrested in the [...] Related posts: More La Cosa Nostra members charged in gradual organized crime bust Four alleged members of the New England chapter of La... La Cosa Nostra [..]

Mafia-linked drug bust in Montreal leads to 11 arrests

Published on 2012-04-27 16:00:25

Police say cocaine ring operated in the northern and eastern ends of the island Montreal police said their anti-gang squad has dismantled a cocaine ring linked to the Mafia, resulting in 11 arrests. Police seized drugs, cash and several weapons in a series of raids in 18 different locations in Montreal, Laval and Longueuil on [...] Related posts: Montreal police launch flurry of drug raids MONTREAL — Police were conducting simultaneous raids to dismantle dug-trafficking... Man, 63, wounded in [..]

5 Gambino Gangsters Plead Guilty to Laundry List of Dirty Deeds

Published on 2012-04-27 15:57:29

Racketeering, narcotics trafficking, assault, extortion, murder? Just another day-in-the-life of a Gambino mobster. Five Gambino wise guys pled guilty this week to a range of nefarious charges, announced Preet Bharara, NY U.S Attorney in Manhattan. Working as “soldiers” and “associates” of the Gambino crime family, Vincenzo Frogiero, Todd Labarca, John Brancaccio, Christopher Reynolds, and Sean [...] Related posts: Gambino monsters plead guilty to extortion, racketeering Three Gambino wi [..]

Gangster John Gizzi made subject of order when released from prison

Published on 2012-04-27 15:56:09

John Gizzi, dubbed one of Wales’ most notorious gangsters, has today been made the subject of a Serious Crimes Prevention Order aimed at curbing his activities when he is released from prison. The rare order, made at Mold Crown Court, means that apart from registering his details with the police, his life will be restricted [...] Related posts: ‘Bent Finger’ Lou Monacello Released From Prison ‘Bent Finger’ Lou Monacello Released From Prison: MyFoxPHILLY.com PHILADELPHIA [..]

Mafia figure wanted for brutal murder of policeman 30 years ago is arrested in post office 15 yards from Scotland Yard

Published on 2012-04-27 15:54:15

A ‘mafia’ figure wanted in Italy for murdering a police officer three decades ago has been arrested after being spotted opposite Scotland Yard. Gianfranco Techegne, 48, was seized by police after as he queued in a post office in the St James Park area of London just yards from the force’s headquarters, officers revealed today. [...] Related posts: Scotland Yard chief quits, Brooks arrested over hacking LONDON — Britain’s top police officer resigned Sunday and Rupert... [..]

RCMP must submit Montreal Mafia evidence to corruption inquiry: judge

Published on 2012-04-27 15:50:45

The Quebec inquiry looking at allegations of corruption in the province got a major boost Friday when a judge ordered the RCMP to share a massive cache of evidence it had gathered while investigating the Montreal Mafia. For four years in the past decade, the RCMP wiretapped Montreal mob suspects and taped 1.5 million conversations, [...] Related posts: RCMP challenging request from Quebec inquiry for evidence on the Mafia MONTREAL – Federal lawyers say a high-profile Quebec corruption inqu [..]

Harsh hash buzz

Published on 2012-04-26 07:42:52

What last week’s bust says about Montreal’s port, drug market and the mob By now, the marijuana world is buzzing with last week’s news of the huge RCMP-led bust of Montreal-bound Pakistani hash—all 43.3 metric tonnes of it. Dubbed Project Celsius, the investiga tion began in the summer of 2010, following the discovery of hash [...] Related posts: Port of Montreal fights drug-smuggling reputation The Port of Montreal is working to lose its reputation... Another blow to Montreal mafia Six [..]

Adolfo Bruno shooter Frankie Roche resumes testimony in murder trial

Published on 2012-04-26 06:56:51

NEW YORK — Frankie Roche, the admitted shooter in the 2003 contract hit on Springfield organized crime boss Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno, offered jurors in federal court more hours of dispassionate testimony about a string of beatings, attempted killings and a murder he said he carried out almost robotically. On trial is Emilio Fusco, a [...] Related posts: Frankie Roche, triggerman in 2003 hit on mob boss Al Bruno, testifies at Western Massachusetts mob trial NEW YORK – The prosecution [..]

Feds cooked up a real Gouda story this time

Published on 2012-04-26 06:53:22

They called his brother the Cheeseman — Carmen DiNunzio, 450 pounds of Mafia gorgonzola, now residing until January 2015 at the federal prison at Fort Dix, N.J., under the nom de number 31885-198. So what was the Mob moniker of the Cheeseman’s little brother, Anthony DiNunzio, lugged yesterday by the feds on charges of racketeering, [...] Related posts: Acting mob boss arrested The FBI in Providence arrested the acting boss of the... Karen Gravano V. Carla Facciolo: The Real Story Behind The [..]

I have cancer: Mark ‘Chopper’ Read reveals on Twitter

Published on 2012-04-26 06:48:23

INFAMOUS underworld legend Mark Chopper Read has terminal cancer. Read told the Herald Sun he has been given a worst-case diagnosis of just weeks to live. Another doctor said he could last up to six years, but all agree he is at the end of the line. Read has been in and out of hospital [...] Related posts: Mafia’s toxic dumping ‘increases cancer rates’ Widespread dumping of toxic waste by Mafia clans in the... ‘Mob Wives’ Star Ramona Rizzo Reveals How She’s Affiliated Wit [..]

Cops nab mobster for sister’s death

Published on 2012-04-26 06:44:23

Police in Italy on Wednesday arrested a fugitive mobster accused of pressuring his sister, who was a Mafia informant, into committing suicide by drinking hydrochloric acid, Italian media reports said. Giuseppe Cacciola was arrested outside a shopping centre in Paderno Dugnano in northern Italy. The 31-year-old had been on the run since February. Cacciola and [...] Related posts: MAFIA INFORMER COMMITS SUICIDE IN CALABRIA (AGI) Rosarno – Maria Concetta Cacciola, 31 year old sister-in-law... [..]

Anthony DiNunzio, Reputed Mob Boss Charged With Extorting Strip Clubs

Published on 2012-04-25 20:34:34

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — An investigation into the alleged shakedown of Providence strip clubs left the New England mafia without its reputed leader Wednesday as authorities arrested Anthony L. DiNunzio on charges he oversaw the mob’s extortion of adult entertainment businesses and sought to broaden the crime operation’s influence. DiNunzio, 53, was arrested by authorities at [...] Related posts: Feds: Mob recruited immigrants for NY strip clubs NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors in Ne [..]

Tommy Shots Gioeli won’t come out of his room

Published on 2012-04-25 17:24:14

Mob trial delayed as peeved defendant stays in jail Closing statements in the Colombo family racketeering and murder trial were scrapped Wednesday after Tommy Tantrum refused to leave his jail cell. Thomas (Tommy Shots) Gioeli was in a snit because he didn’t like Federal Judge Brian Cogan’s ruling on an legal issue involving the verdict [...] Related posts: Tommy ‘Shots’ Gioeli trial: Testimony from mob rat cousin bites defense Thomas McLaughlin testifies that Gioeli appr [..]

Italy to crack open mobster’s tomb in bowels of Rome church as part of search for missing girl

Published on 2012-04-25 12:26:57

ROME — Italian prosecutors have authorised police to open the tomb of a crime boss in a church in Rome, as part of a probe into the suspected kidnapping of a Vatican employee’s daughter in 1983. Emanuela Orlandi was 15 when she disappeared. Her body has never been found and Italy has been gripped for [...] Related posts: Mystery of the missing girl, the Vatican and gangster’s burial Prosecutors make another effort to solve a 29-year-old puzzle, writes... Vatican tomb of mafia don to be [..]

Acting mob boss arrested

Published on 2012-04-25 11:24:24

The FBI in Providence arrested the acting boss of the New England mafia on Wednesday, the NBC 10 I-Team reported. Anthony DiNunzio was taken into custody in Boston on Wednesday. He is scheduled to appear in federal court in Providence. The charges against DiNunzio were not immediately known. DiNunzio took control of the New England [...] Related posts: 6 People Arrested In Death Of Ex-New York Mob Boss MONTREAL (AP) — Canadian police said Tuesday that they have... Alleged RI mob associate want [..]

Vatican tomb of mafia don to be reopened over teen murder mystery

Published on 2012-04-25 10:12:27

The tomb of a mafia don buried in a basilica in Rome is to be opened in an attempt to solve a mystery that has dogged the Vatican for three decades. It is thought the sarcophagus could contain not only the skeleton of the notorious mob gangster, Enrico “Renatino” De Pedis, but also the remains [...] Related posts: Mystery of the missing girl, the Vatican and gangster’s burial Prosecutors make another effort to solve a 29-year-old puzzle, writes... Double murder cops find remain [..]

Police arrest 44 in Naples mob roundup

Published on 2012-04-25 05:37:27

NAPLES, Italy, April 24 (UPI) — Italian police said Tuesday they had arrested 44 people suspected of belonging to an underworld crime syndicate in the Naples area. The arrests involve the Neapolitan Camorra clan and the Belforte family, based in the town of Marcianise, 19 miles north of Naples, the Italian news agency ANSA reported [...] Related posts: Italian police seize $83M in mob assets NAPLES, Italy, Jan. 17 (UPI) — Italian police say they... Italian police arrest 17 mafia susp [..]

Guilty plea put off for alleged mob drug ring head

Published on 2012-04-25 05:34:49

BOSTON — A Massachusetts man who authorities say was a leading member of New York’s Colombo crime family won a two-week postponement of his scheduled guilty plea after his lawyer cited health concerns. Ralph DeLeo had a change-of-plea hearing scheduled in U.S. District Court in Boston Tuesday, when he was expected to plead guilty to [...] Related posts: Alleged Colombo Family Mob Ring Leader To Plead Guilty BOSTON — A Massachusetts man who authorities say was a... Second charged in [..]

4th Ave Jail on Lockdown after Riot

Published on 2012-04-25 05:32:12

PHOENIX – Racial tensions have led to the lockdown of the maximum security area of Maricopa County’s 4th Ave Jail. According to Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Mexican Mafia appears to be trying to control the jail by inciting racial violence. The Mexican Mafia inmates are allegedly putting out orders to all Hispanic inmates to refuse [...] Related posts: Smashing jail gangs – evil drug networks in Australia’s prisons Mexican drug networks in Aussie prisons FBI believes cartels have. [..]

Former state police Col. Foley tells inside story of Whitey case

Published on 2012-04-25 05:28:17

WORCESTER — To retired state police Col. Thomas J. Foley the book he co-authored with John Sedgwick, “Most Wanted,” is as much about the search for reputed mobster James “Whitey” Bulger as it is the failures by the federal agencies involved. Mr. Foley, 57, who retired from the state police in 2004 and headed the [...] Related posts: Court to mull Whitey Bulger victims’ kin case vs. feds Wrongful-death actions brought against the federal government by the families... Whitey Bulger Cap [..]

Reputed mobster sinks ‘global’ plea deal

Published on 2012-04-25 05:20:08

It was an offer he could refuse. A reputed Gambino crime family associate backed out of a plea deal today in a move that will force three co-defendants to go to trial. John Brancaccio had agreed last week to take part in a “global” agreement to resolve the charges against him and four other alleged [...] Related posts: Accused mobster withdraws from racketeering plea deal The deal was signed, but it wasn’t sealed or delivered.... Elderly reputed mobster pleads guilty to armored [..]

Discovery Orders Crime Docuseries From ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Boss

Published on 2012-04-24 13:26:47

In a six-part series Kurt Sutter’s “Outlaw Empires” will profile some of the most iconic outlaw groups in history, including the Crips, the Irish Mob and Italian Mafia. Discovery Channel is getting into the Kurt Sutter business. The cable network has ordered Outlaw Empires, a six-part docuseries from the outspoken creator of FX’s biker drama [...] Related posts: Spain orders extradition of suspected Georgian mafia boss Spanish authorities on Thursday ordered the extraditi [..]

Silvio Berlusconi had ‘five types of women at parties’

Published on 2012-04-24 10:18:15

Silvio Berlusconi had “five anthropological categories” of women at his “bunga bunga” parties, according to the half-British former showgirl accused of recruiting prostitutes, leaked transcripts of intercepted phone conversations allege. After inviting a friend to attend one of the parties at Mr Berlusconi’s mansion near Milan, Nicole Minetti, who also referred to the 75-year-old medica [...] Related posts: The secret of Silvio Berlusconi’s success Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi ha [..]

Turncoat Anthony Arillotta concludes testimony as star witness at Emilio Fusco mob murder trial

Published on 2012-04-24 10:06:45

NEW YORK — Anthony Arillotta on Monday bolstered his role in the growing ranks of mob turncoats who have taken down legions of their former comrades; not with guns, but from witness stands in federal court. Following in the footsteps of notorious Mafia “cooperators,” Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano, Michael “Mikey Scars” DiLeonardo and Michael [...] Related posts: Anthony Arillotta testimony caps 1st day of testimony in mob murder trial NEW YORK — Following opening arguments i [..]

Russian Cyber Criminals Rake in Billions

Published on 2012-04-24 09:51:19

MOSCOW – They say crime doesn’t pay, but for Russian-speaking cybercriminals it has paid very, very well. According to a new report they raked in over $4 billion in 2011, nearly a third of the $12.5 billion global cybercrime market. About half of that took place in Russia itself, nearly double the previous year’s total. [...] Related posts: Estonia Endorses Deportation of 6 Alleged Cyber-criminals to USA A recent judgment during the 2nd-week of February 2012 by... Mafia criminals, spies an [..]

Italy considering reopening two Alcatraz-style island prisons

Published on 2012-04-24 09:48:02

Italy is considering reopening two Alcatraz-style island prisons for maximum security mafia prisoners to ease chronic overcrowding on the mainland. But the proposal has run into fierce opposition because the two islands in question, which housed jails in the past, are now idyllic nature reserves off the coasts of Tuscany and Sardinia. Pianosa is part [...] Related posts: Smashing jail gangs – evil drug networks in Australia’s prisons Mexican drug networks in Aussie prisons FBI believ [..]

Former Gang Member Takes History Channel’s ‘Gangland’ To Court

Published on 2012-04-24 09:45:14

Past Public Enemy #1 member William Austin says the History Channel’s Gangland endangered his life when they put private pictures of him on-air without his permission. In a 10-page complaint filed today, Austin says he’s received “death threats” and now “constantly fears for his life and is in daily anguish as a result of the [...] Related posts: Major Chicago gang member who led violent drug-selling operation sentenced to 60 years CHICAGO — A Chicago gang leader who prosecutors say [..]

Mafia fugitive and dozens of suspects arrested in Italy

Published on 2012-04-24 09:42:24

Police in southern Italy on Tuesday arrested a fugitive Calabrian mafioso whose name appears on a “most wanted list” and, in separate operation, detained dozens of people suspected of belonging to a mafia clan based near Naples, dpa reported. Rocco Trimboli, 45, who in 2010 was sentenced in absentia to 11 months in jail for [...] Related posts: Italy: Woman among six Naples mafia suspects arrested in overnight raids Aversa, 22 June (AKI) – Police arrested six Naples mafia... It [..]

Italy: One of ‘most dangerous’ mobsters arrested

Published on 2012-04-24 09:39:51

Rome, 24, April (AKI) – A mobster considered one of Italy’s most dangerous criminals was arrested Tuesday in the the Italian south. After more than two years on the run, ‘Ndrangheta mafia boss Rocco Trimboli, 43, was arrested in Casignana, a town of around 800 people in the southern Calabria region. The ‘Ndrangeta has its [...] Related posts: Italy: Drug trafficking suspect linked to Calabrian mafia sought ‘revenge’ on judges Brescia, 28 Sept. (AKI) – Po [..]

Mafia boss wins damages against Poland in human rights court

Published on 2012-04-24 09:38:12

The leader of one of Poland’s most notorious organised crime gang has won damages after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that he had been treated “inhumanely” while in a Polish prison. Andrzej H. (full name withheld under Polish law), who ran the so-called Mokotow Gang – an outfit that investigators claim monopolised the [...] Related posts: Court adjourns alleged Russian mafia boss’s trial until Dec Prague, Oct 12 (CTK) – The Prague Municipal Court adjourned... S [..]

Tommy ‘Shots’ Gioeli trial: Testimony from mob rat cousin bites defense

Published on 2012-04-24 09:35:42

Thomas McLaughlin testifies that Gioeli approved killers for 1991 hit on Frank ‘Chestnut’ Marasa Tommy Shots’ decision to call his cousin as a witness in his murder and racketeering trial backfired Monday. Colombo crime boss Thomas Gioeli had hoped mob turncoat Thomas McLaughlin’s testimony would clear him of any role in the 1991 rubout of [...] Related posts: Pals of Colombo boss Thomas (Tommy Shots) Gioeli will be quizzed on his alleged role in slaying of former nun Veronica Zu [..]

Why Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom Might Walk Free

Published on 2012-04-23 14:15:33

Racketeering warrant has yet to be served against Megaupload, meaning the charges might fail to meet New Zealand’s extradition threshold. Will Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, who’s been arrested by New Zealand authorities on racketeering and copyright infringement charges at the request of U.S. authorities, go free? Questions arose Friday in a U.S. district courtroom in [...] Related posts: Cyber crime accused Kim Dotcom’s lavish lifestyle Kim Dotcom, the man accused of running one [..]

Anthony Arillotta wraps up final day of testimony for prosecution in mob murder case

Published on 2012-04-23 14:11:14

NEW YORK – Government witness Anthony Arillotta, a former made member of the Mafia from Springfield, is wrapping up his fourth day of exhaustive testimony in the trial of onetime alleged partner in crime Emilio Fusco in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. Fusco, 43, of Longmeadow, stands accused of the 2003 contract hits on western [...] Related posts: Anthony Arillotta testimony caps 1st day of testimony in mob murder trial NEW YORK — Following opening arguments in what is expected... Emi [..]

FILTH AND THE FURY

Published on 2012-04-23 08:23:58

Gangster’s moll flips as we reveal how she’s left €400,000 CAB property like a rubbish dump A GANGLAND moll has turned her €400,000 dream house into a tip after being told she will have to hand it over to the Criminal Assets Bureau. Avril Boland was warned by a court to keep the bungalow in [...] Related posts: Hell hath no fury: 28 mobsters arrested after Mafia boss’s girlfriend turns police informer Italian police today arrested 28 Mafia mobsters after the girlfriend... [..]

Gunman sought after Russian banker shot in London

Published on 2012-04-23 08:19:28

British police have released grainy photos of a man suspected of shooting a former Russian banker near London’s Canary Wharf financial district, in a case that has raised fears that Russian gangland violence could be spreading to Britain. Financier German Gorbuntsov, 45, was shot five times as he entered his block of flats near the [...] Related posts: London: Political Asylum for Russian Bankers in Exile An attempted assassination of controversial Russian banker German Gorbuntsov outside. [..]

Pals of Colombo boss Thomas (Tommy Shots) Gioeli will be quizzed on his alleged role in slaying of former nun Veronica Zuraw

Published on 2012-04-23 08:15:57

Gioeli is quoted as saying, ‘I’m going to hell!’ Colombo boss Thomas (Tommy Shots) Gioeli was allegedly part of a botched gangland hit that killed a beloved former nun — and now a Brooklyn jury will learn the unholy details thanks to his defense team. Mob turncoat Dino (Big Dino) Calabro claims that a guilt-ridden [...] Related posts: Brooklyn judge rejects reputed Colombo family crime boss Thomas Gioeli’s request to attend daughter’s wedding A reputed Mafia boss wonR [..]

Belfast and Derry triads behind Ulster sex slave pop-up brothels

Published on 2012-04-23 08:06:49

Police believe triads have been forcing women into sex slavery in Londonderry and Belfast under threat of extreme violence, according to a Department of Justice vice report. The report reveals the women were tricked into coming to Northern Ireland to “carry out cleaning and nannying jobs but were forced into prostitution through extreme violence” by [...] Related posts: WikiLeaks: Northern Ireland ‘a gateway to Ireland for prostitutes, pimps and gangsters’ Northern Ireland was id [..]

‘They Call Me Korney’ Book From Michael Rizzo Hits The Made In America Store’s Shelves

Published on 2012-04-22 07:17:37

A book about the “Polish Mafia” hits the book shelves at the Made In America Store in Elma, New York. Author Michael F Rizzo tells the story of John “Korney” Kwiatkowski’s gang and how they roamed the streets of Buffalo in the 1920′s. Elma, New York (PRWEB) April 22, 2012 The Made In America Store [...] Related posts: ‘Mob Wives’ Star Ramona Rizzo Reveals How She’s Affiliated With The Lifestyle Ramona reveals her connections to the other ‘Mob Wives’ [..]

Fatpuss insider dealing

Published on 2012-04-22 07:01:37

CAGED muppet mobster Alan ‘Fatpuss’ Bradley “bought” the inside man who organised the heist that cost him his freedom. Bradley, 38, and his dim-witted brother Wayne, 33, were jailed last week after pleading guilty to conspiracy to steal almost €900,000 from a Chubb security van in Celbridge, Co Kildare, on November 2, 2007. Fatpuss was [...] Related posts: Italian waiter’s drug dealing past catches up with him on Facebook An Italian’s freewheeling four years on the run from [..]

Camorra: golden plate stolen from Don Diana’s tomb is back

Published on 2012-04-22 06:57:14

(AGI) Naples – The golden plate of a hand that was stolen two days ago from the tomb of Casal di Principe anti-mafia priest Don Peppino Diana has been returned. At 7.45 this morning the guardian at the cemetery in the center of Caserta,noticed the plate close to one of the doors as he opened [...] Related posts: Double murder cops find remains in van ‘tomb’ A CHARRED corpse was found entombed in a van yesterday... The Camorra Never Sleeps For years before they caught him, the I [..]

Has Colombia’s Biggest Mafia Boss Surrendered?

Published on 2012-04-21 11:33:46

Reports that the head of Colombia’s most powerful drug cartel, the Rastrojos, has surrendered to US authorities are false, according to sources contacted by InSight Crime, and may be aimed at sowing chaos within the organization and Colombia’s underworld. Spain’s El Mundo reported that Javier Calle Serna (pictured, right), alias “Comba,” had turned himself into [...] Related posts: Meet the boss of Italy’s biggest business: The ruthless don running the £115billion ma [..]

Officials Say a Little Italy Tradition Is Back: The Mob at San Gennaro

Published on 2012-04-21 11:27:54

Little Italy — or Littler Italy, as certain wits have called it — has lost a good deal of its square footage and authentic flavor over the years. Caught between an encroaching Chinatown and a growing SoHo fashion trade, its pork stores and red-sauce joints have been left to huddle largely on its main drag, [...] Related posts: Mobster linked to Montreal mafia deported back to Italy MONTREAL- Moreno Gallo, a 66-year-old Montreal mobster who did time... La Cosa Nostra members, union leaders in [..]

Feds Indict 11 Mobsters and Associates in NY

Published on 2012-04-21 11:22:13

When it comes to making a buck, the wise guys don’t seem to be so God-fearing. The feds alleged that the Genovese Crime Family preyed on vendors at the feast of San Gennaro, New York City’s biggest, most famous and longest running religious festival. On Wednesday, the the U.S. Attorney’s office announced an 18-count indictment [...] Related posts: La Cosa Nostra members, union leaders indicted in Brooklyn An 18-count indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn,... Feds indict 18 a [..]

La Cosa Nostra members, union leaders indicted in Brooklyn

Published on 2012-04-21 11:00:39

An 18-count indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, yesterday charging 11 suspects, including several made members and associates of the Genovese Crime Family of La Cosa Nostra, with labor racketeering, extortion, illegal gambling, union embezzlement, and obstruction of justice, according to a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of [...] Related posts: More La Cosa Nostra members charged in gradual organized crime bust Four alleged members of the New Eng [..]

Who’s who of organized crime populate Quebec’s Leclerc

Published on 2012-04-21 10:56:05

The Leclerc Institution is a prison near Montreal whose inmates read like a who’s who of organized crime in Quebec. Bikers, street-gang members and mobsters have all done time within its walls. The 51-year-old federal penitentiary has gained a reputation for the influence wielded by criminal groups inside. The late Mafia kingpin Frank Cotroni once [...] Related posts: Quebec ‘Mafia’ actor sentenced to 42 months for cocaine deal MONTREAL — The film version of Un Simple Soldat will [..]

RCMP challenging request from Quebec inquiry for evidence on the Mafia

Published on 2012-04-21 10:52:24

MONTREAL – Federal lawyers say a high-profile Quebec corruption inquiry can’t compel the RCMP to sift though, and share, a treasure trove of information on the Mafia. Lawyers representing the Mounties were in a Montreal courtroom Wednesday fighting off demands for information from Quebec’s Charbonneau inquiry. Lawyers for the inquiry want access to the massive [...] Related posts: Quebec construction inquiry urgent, anti-collusion official says A public inquiry into corruption, [..]

Brother gives up brother as ‘hit man’ in mob slay

Published on 2012-04-21 10:49:29

This took betraying the family to a whole new level. A reputed Colombo crime-family soldier disavowed his own brother after the wiseguy-turned-rat took the witness stand in Brooklyn federal court in a bid to help prosecutors put him away for life. “I’m not your brother!” Dino “Little Dino” Saracino shouted after his turncoat sibling, Sebastiano [...] Related posts: Mobsters turned childhood bedroom in ‘slay’-room, aka ‘The Dungeon’: witness Two mobster brothers [..]

Richmond shooting victim tied to gangland hit

Published on 2012-04-21 10:45:05

Nethaniel Po convicted as an accessory in 2003 murder of Raymond Chan A man gunned down in Richmond on Wednesday was once convicted in connection with the murder of Lotus Gang boss Raymond Chan. In fact, Justine Nethaniel Po, 36, is the second person connected with the Chan slaying to be murdered in Richmond. Po’s [...] Related posts: Man killed in gangland shooting A murder inquiry has begun after a 20-year-old man was... Former Brookside star Brian Regan admits to lying to police over ga [..]

Re-trial of Serbian Mafia Boss Begins

Published on 2012-04-21 10:40:52

The trial of Serbia’s notorious drug lord Sreten “Joca Amsterdam” Jocic for the 2008 murders of the Croatian journalist Ivo Pukanic and his colleague Niko Franic restarted Thursday in Belgrade. The court approved a request from Jocic’s defense for a retrial because of a relevant change in the Serbian criminal procedure law introduced in January. [...] Related posts: Massive Toronto police corruption trial begins 5 officers face jury in case that stretches back to... Court adjourns allege [..]

Mafioso’s lawyers want SA minister’s help

Published on 2012-04-21 10:36:23

Johannesburg – Lawyers for alleged Italian mafia member Vito Palazzolo have approached the Western Cape High Court in a bid to keep him from being deported to Italy. In court papers submitted on Thursday, his lawyers asked the court to rule that the minister of international relations must appeal to the Thai government on Palazzolo’s [...] Related posts: ‘Palazzolo’s name, citizenship legitimate’ Alleged Italian mafia member Vito Palazzolo’s South African citizenship is.. [..]

Accused mobster withdraws from racketeering plea deal

Published on 2012-04-18 07:50:44

The deal was signed, but it wasn’t sealed or delivered. In a surprise move Tuesday, mobster Gaeton Lucibello withdrew his guilty plea to racketeering charges, rejecting a government plea deal that called for a 63-month sentence in the case. During a brief hearing before Judge Eduardo Robreno, Lucibello, 59, turned down a deal he had [...] Related posts: Jailed mob figure Lucibello expected to plead guilty South Philadelphia mob figure Gaeton Lucibello, who beat a federal... ‘Mousie’ th [..]

Sydney may be on US gun culture path

Published on 2012-04-18 07:48:30

NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione suspects a shift towards American gun culture in the rash of tit-for-tat Sydney gangland shootings. He said the shootings between rival bikie and other criminal gangs were generally over drugs, turf or organised crime and previously were resolved with a punch-up. “Well those days appear to have gone,” Mr Scipione [...] Related posts: Drive-by shootings rock Sydney Sydney – An escalating gun war in Sydney saw five... The dark soul of White [..]

Mob hit-victims vanished during construction projects: feds

Published on 2012-04-18 07:43:10

Prosecutors at the slay trial of reputed Colombo boss Thomas “Tommy Shots” Gioeli yesterday introduced aerial photos that showed buildings atop an alleged mob graveyard on Long Island. The structures explain why the bodies of two mobsters were never found after they were murdered in a Colombo crime-family war, a law-enforcement source told The Post. [...] Related posts: Colombo mob attorney wants tapes barred from trial “Tommy Shots” is taking “aim” at a mob “ra [..]

Mafia “Super-Grass” Severino dies of heart attack

Published on 2012-04-18 07:39:11

(AGI) Enna – Mafia “super-grass” Paolo Severino has died of a heart attack. The Enna native began working with magistrates of the Caltanisesetta DDA (anti-Mafia district prosecuting office) in 1992 and had been living under protection in a secret location ever since. The funeral will be private and his body will be buried in Enna, [...] Related posts: Italy holds ‘super-fugitive’ mafia suspect Dell’Aquila Suspected mafia boss Giuseppe Dell’Aquila, said t [..]

Fed Mob Bust Nets Genovese Family Members, Associates

Published on 2012-04-18 07:28:09

The charges will be outlined in an indictment unsealed later Wednesday Several members and associates of the Genovese organized crime family were arrested on federal extortion, labor racketeering and gambling charges early Wednesday, NBC New York has learned. An investigation conducted by the FBI, U.S. Department of Labor and NYPD led to the indictments of [...] Related posts: Feds say Genovese associate owes $18,000 Any way you slice it, that’s a heck of a... More La Cosa Nostra members c [..]

Gangster’s Moll: Simran Sood befriended wealthy men just to trap them

Published on 2012-04-17 18:15:11

Her come hither looks hid a deep, dark secret. Small-time actress and Page 3 regular Simran Sood acted as criminal Vijay Palande’s honey trap for more than a decade, police sources said. A co-accused in the kidnapping and murder of 28-year-old Delhi resident and aspiring producer Karan Kakkad, her connection has been established to at [...] Related posts: Italy: Powerful mafia group ‘for decade’ has invaded wealthy Milan Reggio Calabria, 2 Dec. (AKI) – Milan is the centre [..]

Anthony Arillotta testimony caps 1st day of testimony in mob murder trial

Published on 2012-04-17 17:59:12

NEW YORK — Following opening arguments in what is expected to be a three-week mob murder trial, the first day of testimony opened quietly but wrapped up with a bang – and the government’s star witness, turncoat Mafia soldier Anthony J. Arillotta. Arillotta, 44, once a breakout star on the organized crime front in Greater [...] Related posts: Jury selection underway in Mafia murder trial of Emilio Fusco in New York NEW YORK – Jury selection is underway in the mob... Emilio Fusco t [..]

Book Review: Italy’s other mafia

Published on 2012-04-17 14:08:00

The Mafia is as much fiction as fact: fiction in movies The Godfather-style and countless books claiming to have the real story; and fact in the deaths of investigator Judge Falcone and his wife driving from Palermo airport to the city, and the bodies of victims immured in the cement of new flats being constructed [...] Related posts: Italy: Woman among six Naples mafia suspects arrested in overnight raids Aversa, 22 June (AKI) – Police arrested six Naples mafia... Italy holds ‘super [..]

Accurso nabbed in SQ corruption raids

Published on 2012-04-17 07:55:05

MONTREAL — Over 100 police officers from the Surete du Quebec executed a number of search warrants north of Montreal on Tuesday morning, as the force’s anti-corruption squad targeted homes and offices in Mascouche, Laval and Terrebonne. Businessman Tony Accurso is reported to have been arrested at 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning. As part of [...] Related posts: Montreal police launch flurry of drug raids MONTREAL — Police were conducting simultaneous raids to dismantle dug-trafficking... The [..]

Turkey Ex-Police Chief Jailed For Organizing Criminal Gang

Published on 2012-04-17 07:40:15

(RTTNews) – An appeals court in Turkey on Monday confirmed a five-year jail term for former national police chief and politician Mehmet Agar for establishing an organization for committing crimes. Earlier, Prosecutors at the Supreme Court of Appeals in Istanbul requested the Court to uphold a lower court ruling of September 2011 awarding five years’ [...] Related posts: Ali Dizaei: ‘criminal in uniform’ police chief jailed again for corruption Ali Dizaei, the Scotland Yar [..]

Mob boss laments loss of ‘favorite juror’ during rambling radio spot

Published on 2012-04-17 07:36:45

Maybe he got the nickname for shooting his mouth off. Accused Mafia big Thomas “Tommy Shots” Gioeli took a break from his murder and racketeering trial to lament the loss of his “favorite juror” during a radio interview from jail. “This guy was right on the ball. We loved him and we didn’t hide the [...] Related posts: Brooklyn judge rejects reputed Colombo family crime boss Thomas Gioeli’s request to attend daughter’s wedding A reputed Mafia boss won’t be trading his pris [..]

Five arrests in Palermo, also municipal council candidate

Published on 2012-04-17 07:33:21

(AGI) Palermo – Five people have been arrested in Palermo for alleged Mafia conspiracy, among them a municipal council candidate. The Carabinieri’s investigation office arrested them for alleged racketeering conspiracy. The people who received the warrant are at the summit of a “Cosa Nostra” Mafia group from Misilmeri, a large town near Palermo. A notice [...] Related posts: Italy: Extortion ‘biggest earner’ for Palermo mafia says prosecutor after mass arrests [..]

Drive-by shootings rock Sydney

Published on 2012-04-17 07:22:04

Sydney – An escalating gun war in Sydney saw five overnight drive-by shooting attacks, Australian police said on Tuesday, as they struggled to bring the gangland violence under control. There have been eight shootings across the city in four days and 19 so far this month, mostly in Sydney’s west and southwest. Three homes and [...] Related posts: Girl (16) shot dead A 16-YEAR-OLD girl was ruthlessly murdered in a drive-by shooting... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Rela [..]

Jury selection underway in Mafia murder trial of Emilio Fusco in New York

Published on 2012-04-16 14:12:25

NEW YORK – Jury selection is underway in the mob murder trial of Emilio Fusco, a Longmeadow man accused in a racketeering conspiracy that spanned a decade and included the 2003 contract hit on crime boss Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno, according to prosecutors. Fusco, 43, is a “made member” of the so-called Springfield Crew of [...] Related posts: Emilio Fusco teed up for trial in Al Bruno Bruno murder case NEW YORK – Lawyers for Emilio Fusco – a convicted... Longmeadow [..]

Jacqueline Smith: Sentencing in drug-ring case should not be shrouded in silence

Published on 2012-04-16 07:26:36

The first of four co-defendants in a major Greater Danbury marijuana ring is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court Tuesday. But I doubt the public will learn much in the proceedings about how the ring worked or who was buying and selling. And that is so frustrating and a downright shame. When the four [...] Related posts: Second charged in big drug ring changes plea to guilty HARTFORD — The second co-defendant in a large-scale Greater Danbury... Mansa pleads guilty to federal drug cha [..]

Union president pays visits to jailed Genovese crime family associate

Published on 2012-04-16 07:19:19

Joseph Firth of Amalgamated Carpenters and Joiners visited ‘friend’ Joe Olivieri at N.J. federal prison A breakaway union that dubs itself the “clean” alternative to the corruption-plagued District Council of Carpenters apparently didn’t get the memo about avoiding ties to the mob. Joseph Firth, who’s listed as president of the upstart Amalgamated Carpenters and Joiners, [...] Related posts: Tulfan Terrace mobster gets 18 months Former trustee of the New York City Carpenters [..]

From gangster to gospel

Published on 2012-04-16 07:11:47

Former hit man delivers powerful message to youth Arthur Blajos’ life was hanging in the balance as a car pulled up to a car wash he was working at 26 years ago. The self-described former hit man for the Mexican Mafia in East Los Angeles, said he could only think the worst. ‘‘They were qualified [...] Related posts: Slain gangster told MLA he’d get out of the life if he could Just months before his public execution Tuesday, gangster Sandip Duhre... Mystery of the missing girl, the Va [..]

Ex-mayor ‘to be put on trial’ over mafia claims

Published on 2012-04-15 09:20:24

ITALIAN authorities say they are now ready to put ex-Stirling mayor Tony Vallelonga on trial over their allegations that he is in the mafia. Prominent anti-mafia prosecutor Nicola Gratteri this week stressed the Italian authorities’ strong resolve to proceed with the case against the Perth property developer. This is despite the case remaining up in [...] Related posts: Key witness cross-examined in ex-Newark deputy mayor’s corruption trial NEWARK – Nick Mazzocchi boasts his de [..]

Crime History: Old-world mafia boss disappears

Published on 2012-04-15 09:15:01

On this day, April 15, in 1951, Vincent Mangano, founder of one of the modern Five Families mob organizations, disappeared, making way for the ruthless Albert Anastasia to take the helm of the family. The Mangano crime family eventually evolved into the Gambino crime family. Mangano was an old-school boss, one of the “Mustache Petes” [...] Related posts: Crime History: Crime boss snatched from Manhattan neighborhood? On this day, Oct. 21, in 1964, notorious Mafia leader... John ̵ [..]

Police round up 881 gangsters

Published on 2012-04-15 08:11:08

Police have rounded up 881 members of organized crime groups, taking 175 of them into custody, officials said Sunday. According to the National Police Agency, the criminals were arrested between February and April 11. This came after another raid from late October to the end of the year resulted in the roundup of 1,060 gangsters, [...] Related posts: War Against Gangsters Cho Hyun-oh, commissioner general of the National Police Agency, has... New York Gangsters Held After Online Boasting of Murd [..]

Mystery of the missing girl, the Vatican and gangster’s burial

Published on 2012-04-14 06:55:18

Prosecutors make another effort to solve a 29-year-old puzzle, writes John Hooper in Rome. THE Vatican is under pressure to help resolve one of the strangest of many enigmas lingering in Italy from the Cold War years. For four years, prosecutors in Rome have been making a renewed attempt to get at the truth behind [...] Related posts: Vatican: World’s smallest state signs treaties to fight terror, drugs, mafia Vatican City, 26 Jan. (AKI) – The Vatican has become... AMERICAN PSYCHO Pr [..]

Jailed mob figure Lucibello expected to plead guilty

Published on 2012-04-13 09:40:49

South Philadelphia mob figure Gaeton Lucibello, who beat a federal racketeering charge in 1996 by testifying on his own behalf, has apparently decided to fold rather than take a chance on another jury trial. Indicted along with mob boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi and 11 others in May, the 59-year-old former ironworker and reputed gambling [...] Related posts: 2 wise-guy suspects plead guilty Federal prosecutors appear to have obtained guilty pleas against two... Phila. mob used reput [..]

Bulgarian Anti-Mafia Police Bust Fake Documents Ring

Published on 2012-04-13 09:27:32

Police have busted a crime ring involved in the production and distribution of fake money and ID documents. The special police operation was conducted on Thursday on the territory of Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo and Kyustendil. Officers of the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDBOP) uncovered two manufacturing dens. Anti-mafia officers arrested in Sofia a [...] Related posts: Belgian police bust drug trafficking mafia, arrest 15 Police have busted an international drug trafficking rin [..]

Mexican Mafia member gets life term for killing

Published on 2012-04-13 09:21:26

DEL RIO, TEXAS — Prosecutors in South Texas say a Mexican Mafia gang member has been sentenced to life in prison for a 2008 slaying and racketeering. A federal judge in Del Rio on Thursday sentenced 26-year-old Victor Esquivel of Eagle Pass. A jury last summer convicted Esquivel of several racketeering counts related to violent [...] Related posts: 15 are snagged in Mexican Mafia roundup Counts include attempted murder and extortion. More than a dozen... Major Chicago gang member who led viole [..]

Colombo mobster used noisy bowling alley as hangout to keep feds from listening in

Published on 2012-04-13 09:13:12

A Long Island bowling alley gave new meaning to “family” fun when a mob boss turned it into his criminal hangout. Columbo crime-family street boss Thomas “Tommy Shots” Gioeli set up shop at the County Line Bowling Center near his Farmingdale home because he wanted the sounds of falling pins and screaming kids to mask [...] Related posts: Colombo mob attorney wants tapes barred from trial “Tommy Shots” is taking “aim” at a mob “rat.” An... Mob boss gave [..]

More CCTV on way after new shooting

Published on 2012-04-13 09:10:18

AFTER a second gangland shooting in 24 hours in Marseille, Interior Minister Claude Guéant has announced that an extra 1,750 surveillance cameras are to be installed across the city. He was speaking as police opened a new investigation after the body of a 26-year-old man was found riddled with gunshots in a seafront car park [...] Related posts: Man killed in gangland shooting A murder inquiry has begun after a 20-year-old man was... Strip club shooting prompts gangland crime fears A REVELLER g [..]

Palazzolo finds himself in a Thai-t spot

Published on 2012-04-13 09:04:38

Controversial Italian resident in South Africa, Vito Palazzolo, appeared in a Bangkok court in Thailand in connection with his extradition trial on Thursday. His lawyer, Norman Snitcher, told the Cape Argus that the court decided Palazzolo could not be deported yet and would remain in custody. It is understood that Thailand does not have an [...] Related posts: ‘Palazzolo’s name, citizenship legitimate’ Alleged Italian mafia member Vito Palazzolo’s South African citizenship is... Jur [..]

Former Secaucus mayor convicted of bribery is sentenced to 30 months in prison

Published on 2012-04-12 15:30:01

Dennis Elwell, the former longtime mayor of Secaucus who was convicted of bribery in July after a high-profile political corruption trial, was sentenced today in federal court to 30 months in prison. A decorated Vietnam War veteran who ran the small North Jersey town as mayor from 2000 to 2009, Elwell quickly fired back at [...] Related posts: Former Jersey City mayoral candidate Lou Manzo faces new corruption charge Former Jersey City mayoral candidate Lou Manzo is facing more... Quebec ‘ [..]

Northeast extortion group with Mumbai links

Published on 2012-04-12 12:51:55

Itanagar, April 12 — A militant outfit Thursday threatened those involved in the illegal trade of coal, timber and stone from two Arunachal Pradesh districts. Police say it is headed by a former sharpshooter of Mumbai’s ‘D Company’ and the threat is meant to extort money from traders. On Thursday, the United Peoples’ Democratic Front [...] Related posts: Italy: Powerful mafia group ‘for decade’ has invaded wealthy Milan Reggio Calabria, 2 Dec. (AKI) – [..]

Man, 63, wounded in police drug sweep; pot ring linked to Mafia

Published on 2012-04-12 11:23:43

At least 5,000 marijuana plants seized, cops say ST. ZOTIQUE – A 63-year-old man was in critical condition after he was shot while police carried out arrests in an investigation of a marijuana grow-op alleged to be tied to the Mafia. The man was shot inside a small motel beside a lake in St. Zotique, [...] Related posts: Montreal police launch flurry of drug raids MONTREAL — Police were conducting simultaneous raids to dismantle dug-trafficking... Drug busts in Montreal region target mafia, [..]

Screw Up; No Court Transcript was Created for Mobster’s Confession About NY Cop Killing

Published on 2012-04-12 11:19:14

Keeping a record in court is a good idea. But mob expert Jerry Capeci of Gang Land News reports that some how that idea got the short shrift back on December 15, 2008, and no court transcript was ever produced when Colombo soldier Joseph (Joe Caves) Competiello admitted in a sealed Brooklyn federal courtroom that [...] Related posts: Ex-hitman Joseph Competiello apologizes to family of William Cutolo for his role in ’99 slaying EXCLUSIVE: ‘Wild Bill’ Cutolo shot to death on ord [..]

Invincible Mac myth busted: Apple users under severe malware attack

Published on 2012-04-12 08:05:09

A Russian security software firm has dispelled the myth that Macintosh computers are immune to viruses. They say a piece of malware called “Flashback” has infected over 600,000 computers around the world. “The way this virus works is the tell-tale signature of a Russian cyber-crime gang,” Kaspersky Lab’s chief security expert, Aleksandr Gostev, told RT. [...] Related posts: Anonymous dupes users into joining Megaupload attack Recruits accomplices by spreading links via Twit [..]

Witness says wiseguy Dino Saracino schemed to shake down dying cancer victim

Published on 2012-04-12 07:49:38

Mob rat says plan to extort $20,000 from patient Jonathan Nigro concoted by Saracino A sicko Colombo gangster proposed shaking down the family of a young leukemia victim in exchange for life-saving bone marrow, a government witness testified Wednesday. The scheme was revealed during the cross-examination of mob associate David Gordon in Brooklyn Federal Court. [...] Related posts: Mobsters turned childhood bedroom in ‘slay’-room, aka ‘The Dungeon’: witness Two mobster bro [..]

Staten Island drug king’s vanishing act

Published on 2012-04-12 07:45:14

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — They called him “Black Caesar.” Frank Matthews was a druglord whose pioneering heroin and cocaine trafficking made him a Todt Hill neighbor of La Cosa Nostra “boss of bosses” Paul Castellano, and turned Matthews into the first African-American drug kingpin in history. “It’s as if Matthews dropped off the face of [...] Related posts: Staten Island marijuana, cocaine bust lands 3 mob heavy-hitters in cuffs STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — [..]

Briton ‘murdered by wife’ of Chinese politician ‘stashed financial secrets with lawyer’ as he became fearful for his life

Published on 2012-04-12 07:40:17

Father of two Neil Heywood was found dead in November, in a hotel room in Chongqing, south-west China Days before was summoned to a meeting with politician Bo Xilai’s inner circle and frantically tried to call friends but couldn’t get through Applied to UK Home Office in 2010 for a passport for his partner, same [...] Related posts: Mob informant’s ex-wife’s new lawyer sues old lawyers, saying their tactics left her penniless WEST PALM BEACH — Eileen Kasman says she pai [..]

Mafia: ‘Kill or be killed next’

Published on 2012-04-12 07:07:07

They made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. A self-described pothead said he was drafted into a mob war against his will when a Mafia associate took him out for what he thought would be a night of club hopping — but he was instead given a gun and told to participate in a gangland [...] Related posts: Mobster dishes dirt on ‘friend’ and suspected murderer A Columbo crime family hit man who’s admitted to murdering... Mob boss gave sign for hit on church grounds: Witness In the garden outs [..]

Ex-Abramoff partner says suspect ordered Fla. hit

Published on 2012-04-11 13:37:12

A former partner of disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff in a fraudulent casino boats deal testified Wednesday that an associate with purportedly high-level links to New York’s Gambino crime family ordered the 2001 slaying of a prominent South Florida businessman. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A former partner of disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff in a [...] Related posts: 3 Alleged Mobsters Face Off in Broward Court in Gus Boulis Murder Case James “Pudgy” Fiorillo [..]

Cyber crime rising in Andhra Pradesh

Published on 2012-04-11 12:48:45

HYDERABAD: Cyber crime cases, phishing and transmission of obscene content in electronic form has seen a rise in Andhra Pradesh which has also witnessed a two-fold increase in the arrest of cyber offenders in 2011. From 197 cyber crime cases reported in 2010, the number went up to 350 in 2011 and the cases were [...] Related posts: Universities recruited to battle rising cybercrime The UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has begun recruiting talent... Estonia Endorses Deportation of [..]

Mob boss gave sign for hit on church grounds: Witness

Published on 2012-04-11 08:34:56

In the garden outside a Long Island church, Colombo crime boss Thomas Gioeli folded both hands to pray — or placed just one over his heart to kill. Mafia killer Dino (Big Dino) Calabro recounted the wordless 1999 gesture that permanently silenced Colombo capo William (Wild Bill) Cutolo in an infamous ‘90s mob hit long [...] Related posts: Mobsters turned childhood bedroom in ‘slay’-room, aka ‘The Dungeon’: witness Two mobster brothers turned their Brooklyn childhood b [..]

Chicago mob part of Havana’s history

Published on 2012-04-11 08:19:42

March 26, 2012 (HAVANA, Cuba) (WLS) — Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Cuba Monday after a three-day trip to Mexico. He will travel to Havana on Tuesday for meetings, events and an outdoor Mass. The pope is on the final leg of his Latin American tour. The visit to Cuba comes 14 years after John [...] Related posts: Chicago revels in its gangster history When Louise Leach planned her vacation, she had three priorities... 2 Chicago cops among 15 charged in federal gang probe HAMMOND– Two C [..]

The Cameron crony and the Kray twins: Tory donor admits working as gangsters’ doorman

Published on 2012-04-11 08:11:38

Steel magnate and major Tory donor William Ives worked for Ronnie and Reggie after growing up in London’s East End David Cameron’s stalker crony yesterday spoke of his links to the Kray twins. Steel magnate and major Tory donor William Ives, who is worth £266million, worked for gangsters Ronnie and Reggie as a doorman after [...] Related posts: ‘Sopranos’ actor among 37 charged with working for Gambino family A former “Sopranos” actor and gambling aficionado is accused of... [..]

Wiseguy’s Brooklyn basement got makeover after 2 gangland hits, mob rat says at trial

Published on 2012-04-11 07:52:30

David Gordon says Dino Saracino gave basement face-lift after allegedly whacking Wild Bill Cutolo and Richard Greaves It was the mob’s version of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” Testimony in a Brooklyn Mafia trial turned Tuesday from retribution to renovation as the jury was walked through the “dungeon” where two Colombo wiseguys were allegedly whacked. Mob [...] Related posts: Mobsters turned childhood bedroom in ‘slay’-room, aka ‘The Dungeon’: witness Two mo [..]

3 Alleged Mobsters Face Off in Broward Court in Gus Boulis Murder Case

Published on 2012-04-11 07:38:41

James “Pudgy” Fiorillo testified in a hearing Tuesday Three alleged mobsters faced off against each other in a Broward courtroom Tuesday, with one of them testifying for the state in the Gus Boulis murder case. “I was told a very long time ago to keep your friends close and your enemies closer,” said James “Pudgy” [...] Related posts: At Gus Boulis murder trial, admitted killer may become key witness FORT LAUDERDALE— Prosecutors say the triggerman in the 200 [..]

Mobsters turned childhood bedroom in ‘slay’-room, aka ‘The Dungeon’: witness

Published on 2012-04-11 07:19:17

Two mobster brothers turned their Brooklyn childhood bedroom into a grown-up den for Mafia hits — nicknaming it “The Dungeon,” a witness testified yesterday. Colombo crime family soldier Dino “Little Dino” Saracino, now on trial for three gangland slayings, used the Bensonhurst sublevel bedroom he once shared with his wiseguy brother, Sebastiano, for murdering two [...] Related posts: Press pass among items found in Tommy Shots’ pad L.I. nightlife mag says mobster never wrote any [..]

‘Palazzolo’s name, citizenship legitimate’

Published on 2012-04-10 15:00:04

Alleged Italian mafia member Vito Palazzolo’s South African citizenship is legitimate and he previously legally changed his name, his attorney said on Saturday. Norman Snitcher said in a statement that his client, 64, had been denied the diplomatic protection to which he is constitutionally entitled as a South African citizen since his arrest in Thailand [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Cops to examine phone records in homicide case

Published on 2012-04-10 13:30:52

DANBURY — Investigators plan to scour Mario Imbesi’s phone records, which they hope will yield leads in the March slaying, court papers say. Imbesi’s peripheral involvement in the murder-for-hire case of a Genovese crime family capo has raised questions about whether his death was a contract hit. Imbesi testified before a grand jury called for [...] Related posts: Emilio Fusco teed up for trial in Al Bruno Bruno murder case NEW YORK – Lawyers for Emilio Fusco – a convicted. [..]

FBI May Have to Give Up the Goods on Gambinos

Published on 2012-04-10 11:36:50

WASHINGTON (CN) – A Pulitzer Prize-winning author may yet access FBI records on two underbosses of the Gambino crime family after a federal judge ordered the agency to take another look at records it withheld. “In preparing a schedule, counsel should be keenly aware of both the age of the requests here as well as [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

London: Political Asylum for Russian Bankers in Exile

Published on 2012-04-10 09:54:54

An attempted assassination of controversial Russian banker German Gorbuntsov outside his luxury London residence may be connected with an extradition scandal involving another Russian oligarch in exile, Vladimir Antonov. The two bankers appear to be linked by more than the recent events, which probably need to be investigated as a single “Russian mafia contract.” There [...] Related posts: Did Russian mafia kill the body-in-a-bag spy? MI6 man found dead in holdall in London, was developing [..]

Mobster Linked To Gardner Art Theft Hit With Weapons Charges

Published on 2012-04-10 06:15:47

Federal prosecutors have filed weapons charges against mobster Robert Gentile, adding to the potential prison sentence faced by a man authorities believe may have information about the world’s most sensational art heist, the theft of 13 masterworks from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The U.S. Attorney’s office said Monday that a federal grand jury has [...] Related posts: Mobster Suspected Of Knowing About Art Heist Indicted On Drug Charges Federal Authorities Believ [..]

The Camorra Never Sleeps

Published on 2012-04-10 06:09:04

For years before they caught him, the Italian police had no idea that Paolo Di Lauro was one of Naples’s most powerful crime bosses, running a drug and counterfeit-goods empire—and responsible for a peace his turf had rarely known. Now authorities may long for the days when he was in charge. The thing about being [...] Related posts: Italian authorities arrest Camorra mafia leader NAPLES, ITALY (BNO NEWS) — Italian authorities on Thursday arrested... Italy: Woman among six Naples mafia [..]

‘Mob Wife’ dad guilty

Published on 2012-04-10 06:03:03

The wiseguy father of “Mob Wives’’ star Renee Graziano faces up to three years in prison after pleading guilty yesterday to collecting an illegal debt. Anthony “TG” Graziano, a 71-year-old consigliere of the Bonanno crime family, could have been hit with 20 years behind bars before he accepted a plea deal from Brooklyn federal prosecutors [...] Related posts: ‘Mob Wives’ star’s father indicted The father of “Mob Wives” star Renee Graziano was indicted... Feds bust [..]

Renee Graziano: Why I’m Glad My Father & Ex Are Going To Jail

Published on 2012-04-09 15:04:29

HollywoodLife.com spoke to Renee right before her father Anthony Graziano and the head of the Bonanno crime family headed to federal court to accept a plea deal and she says it just proves the ‘Mob Wives’ is real! Renee Graziano‘s life hasn’t just been playing out on her VH1 reality show Mob Wives, it’s making [...] Related posts: ‘MOB WIVES’ RENEE GRAZIANO Hospitalized After Dad’s Bust in Mafia Crime Sweep “Mob Wives” star Renee Graziano was rushed to a N [..]

New Gangland Murder in Bulgaria’s Sofia

Published on 2012-04-09 07:43:39

A man has been shot dead in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia less than a week after another gangland murder. The 53-year-old Vasil Lazov, a native of Sofia, was gunned down at about 1:40 pm on Monday in the Vitosha quarter in Sofia, not far from his home, the Interior Ministry announced. Lazov was killed near his [...] Related posts: Sofia’s Prostitutes Brutally Racketeered, Police Involved – Report A new gang has recently started racketeering the prostitutes who... Armed police swoope [..]

Strip club shooting prompts gangland crime fears

Published on 2012-04-09 07:15:32

A REVELLER gunned down inside a packed Sydney nightspot has become the latest victim of an Easter shooting spree which has prompted fresh fears about escalating gangland crime. The incident, at Kings Cross strip club Bada Bing this morning, was the city’s fourth shooting over the long weekend. Two men were shot in the knees [...] Related posts: Rapper jailed for 25 years after codebreaker exposes him as gangland hitman by untangling bribe letter to strip club owner A rapper nicknamed Gunz [..]

Court to mull Whitey Bulger victims’ kin case vs. feds

Published on 2012-04-09 05:39:50

Wrongful-death actions brought against the federal government by the families of two 26-year-old women that lifer Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi testified he and gangland partner James “Whitey” Bulger tortured to death three decades ago will have their first hearing today since the U.S. Appeals Court reopened them in January. U.S. District Court Judge William G. [...] Related posts: Bulger victims’ families forced to fight for justice Whitey Bulger and Stevie Flemmi won’t be in the Mo [..]

Bonanno crime boss Vincent Badalamenti pleads guilty to felony

Published on 2012-04-09 05:11:17

Exclusive: Mob turncoat Hector Pagan won’t testify, killing plotline on reality show ‘Mob Wives’ The boss of the Bonanno crime family will plead guilty Monday to a felony charge, preventing his former mob associate from testifying against him — and likely killing a key plotline on the reality show “Mob Wives.” Vincent (Vinny TV) Badalamenti [...] Related posts: Bonanno big Anthony Graziano has a ‘Mob Wives’ daughter who was married to a rat, but gangster’s chipp [..]

Emilio Fusco teed up for trial in Al Bruno Bruno murder case

Published on 2012-04-08 11:29:08

NEW YORK – Lawyers for Emilio Fusco – a convicted loan shark from Longmeadow soon to stand trial in federal court in Manhattan for two organized-crime murders – have long denied his ties to the Mafia. Prosecutors contend, though, that Fusco was recruited in the early 1990s for the Western Massachusetts faction of the Genovese [...] Related posts: Longmeadow mobster Emilio Fusco denied bail in Al Bruno murder NEW YORK – A federal judge emphatically denied a motion... As Al Bruno and White [..]

Godfather of souls

Published on 2012-04-08 03:31:33

Mob ‘hitman’ shares link to heaven He’s La Cosa Nostradamus. Paul “Doc” Gaccione, 65, says he knows for a fact that there’s an afterlife — and it’s not because he once put someone there with his fist. The beret-wearing alleged gangster, awaiting a June murder trial in a 1992 mob rubout in The Bronx, claims [...] Related posts: Out on bail for murder charge, reputed Lyndhurst mobster pens book Last week, sitting in the Lyndhurst office of his close... Police investigating crime ne [..]

Godfather of souls

Published on 2012-04-08 03:31:33

Docklands hit is ‘linked’ with bid to murder Chechen

Published on 2012-04-08 00:47:05

THERE seemed nothing sinister about the Russian boy of 10 taking photos of his dad in London’s Oxford Street while sightseeing. But close observers would have noticed the lad was not training the camera on his father — but on the people in the background. In fact they were not father and son. The man [...] Related posts: Corruption grows in Russia When the U.S. mortgage crisis was in full swing, Russian... Detained security police officer may have had links with Russian mafia Indrek Põder w [..]

Docklands hit is ‘linked’ with bid to murder Chechen

Published on 2012-04-08 00:47:05

Andrea Masiello’s arrest for taking $500,000 to throw games rocks Italian soccer

Published on 2012-04-07 12:53:08

This week’s edition of the Yahoo! Soccer Podcast, in conjunction with World Football Daily, focuses on a growing scandal in Italian soccer that involves match-fixing, corruption and alleged mafia involvement. Atalanta defender Andrea Masiello was arrested earlier this week by Italian police and is reported to have admitted to receiving nearly $500,000 in illegal payments [...] Related posts: Showing support against organized crime, Italian soccer team to train on confiscated field ROME — Ita [..]

Andrea Masiello’s arrest for taking $500,000 to throw games rocks Italian soccer

Published on 2012-04-07 12:53:08

Press pass among items found in Tommy Shots’ pad

Published on 2012-04-07 12:48:04

L.I. nightlife mag says mobster never wrote anything FBI agents searching the suburban Long Island home of Colombo crime boss Thomas (Tommy Shots) Gioeli made a startling discovery — the gangster had a press pass. The card, bearing a photo of Gioeli in shirt and tie, was issued by Long Island’s Nightlife magazine and stated [...] Related posts: Brooklyn judge rejects reputed Colombo family crime boss Thomas Gioeli’s request to attend daughter’s wedding A reputed Mafia boss won’t b [..]

Press pass among items found in Tommy Shots’ pad

Published on 2012-04-07 12:48:04

Mobster dishes dirt on ‘friend’ and suspected murderer

Published on 2012-04-07 09:20:43

A Columbo crime family hit man who’s admitted to murdering several people dished the dirt on his “friend” Dino “Big Dino” Calabro in court on Monday, describing all of the attrocities the suspected murderer committed. Joseph “Joey Caves” Competiello, an acknowledged member of the Colombo crime family, admitted to several horrendous crimes himself, according to [...] Related posts: Colombo mob attorney wants tapes barred from trial “Tommy Shots” is taking “aim̶ [..]

Mobster dishes dirt on ‘friend’ and suspected murderer

Published on 2012-04-07 09:20:43

Tumultuous times await Vito Rizzuto

Published on 2012-04-07 09:16:52

He will have to re-affirm his power or face losing it for good In less than six months, Vito Rizzuto, a man described in the past as “the Godfather” of the Mafia in Montreal, is expected to return to a city whose underworld has undergone a seismic change in his absence. After serving five years [...] Related posts: Five bedrooms, seven baths and one storied Mafia tale The palatial mansion of Vito Rizzuto, the Mafia boss of... Mafia boss’ mansion fails to sell MONTREAL – J [..]

Tumultuous times await Vito Rizzuto

Published on 2012-04-07 09:16:52

Gang boss ordered 1,500 deaths

Published on 2012-04-07 09:12:32

A GANGSTER who ordered more than 1,500 killings has received 10 life sentences. Mexican enforcer Jose Antonio Acosta Hernandez pleaded guilty in Texas to 11 counts, including conspiracy, racketeering and murder. US District Judge Kathleen Cardone sentenced Acosta to seven concurrent life terms, three additional consecutive life terms and 20 years in prison. Investigators alleged [...] Related posts: Latin Kings gang boss gets 60-year prison sentence Chicago-based outfit spreads The boss of the C [..]

Gang boss ordered 1,500 deaths

Published on 2012-04-07 09:12:32

Universities recruited to battle rising cybercrime

Published on 2012-04-07 09:08:30

The UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has begun recruiting talent from top universities in an attempt to tighten up cyber-security within the United Kingdom. One of three UK-based Intelligence agencies, the GCHQ focuses on national intelligence and security. It currently places cybercrime and attacks at the top of its risk assessments, alongside terrorism and military [...] Related posts: MPs call for media campaign to raise awareness of cybercrime Science and technology committee [..]

Universities recruited to battle rising cybercrime

Published on 2012-04-07 09:08:30

Italy dissolves 5 town councils for mafia infiltration

Published on 2012-04-07 08:55:17

ROME: Italy on Friday dissolved five town councils in southern regions for mafia infiltration, Xinhua news agency quoted local media reports. Three towns were in Campania region, including the Camorra mafia stronghold Casal di Principe north of Naples where the noted Casalesi gang is based, and two others in Calabria region. Police have in recent [...] Related posts: Italy: 165 mln euros seized from suspected gangsters Rome, 13 Jan. (AKI) – Police in southern Italy on... Italy: Powerful ma [..]

Italy dissolves 5 town councils for mafia infiltration

Published on 2012-04-07 08:55:17

Berlusconi ally quits in corruption scandal

Published on 2012-04-07 08:41:27

ROME (AP) — The firebrand founder of a populist anti-immigrant party in Italy, whose crucial support kept Silvio Berlusconi in power in three governments, resigned Thursday amid a widening corruption scandal over party funds. Umberto Bossi quit as Northern League secretary, the top post, at a summit of party officials in Milan and repeatedly rebuffed [...] Related posts: Italy MPs block arrest of Berlusconi ally ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s parliament voted on Thursday to block... Cour [..]

UK’s ‘most wanted’ fugitive nabbed in Amsterdam penthouse

Published on 2012-04-05 13:42:57

THE HAGUE – Polisi Belanda memiliki satu direbut kembali dari Inggris yang paling ingin buronan setelah serangan tengah malam di sebuah apartemen mewah Amsterdam, detektif di Belanda dan Inggris mengatakan Kamis. Sebuah tim spesialis menerkam penthouse mewah di Amsterdam Zuidoost-di sebelah tenggara kota dan ditangkap 26 tahun Kirk Bradley pada pukul 11.30 malam (2130 GMT) [...] Related posts: Manchester gangsters may have been hired to spring prisoners from security van in Salford – [..]

Palazzolo still under investigation

Published on 2012-04-05 12:55:58

Penyelidikan masih dilakukan untuk menentukan bagaimana dugaan mafia Italia anggota Palazzolo Vito meninggalkan Afrika Selatan menggunakan paspor dengan identitas yang berbeda, urusan rumah, Kamis. "Kami sedang menyelidiki bagaimana individu ini kita kenal di Afrika Selatan sebagai Vito Salvatore Maria Palazzolo diperoleh paspor dengan nama yang berbeda dari Robert Istana Kobatschenko dan menggunakannya untuk meninggalkan negara [...] Related posts: Vito: I’ve been accused of absurd crimes [..]

Mafia: Catania prosecutors request trial for Lombardo

Published on 2012-04-05 09:55:00

Sisilia Gubernur Raffaele Lombardo, di bawah penyelidikan untuk link yang dicurigai ke Catania Mafia bos (AGI) Catania – Catania jaksa meminta agar Raffaele Lombardo dikirim ke pengadilan untuk Mafia berserikat dan kecurangan suara. Permintaan itu juga dibuat untuk saudaranya Angelo, anggota MPA parlemen. Langkah ini mengikuti keputusan hakim Luigi menyelidiki Barone untuk tidak menerima pemberhentian [...] Related posts: Sicilian governor to be charged with Mafia links – Raffaele Lo [..]

Italy: Mafia ‘won’t get any’ of Pompeii’s 105 million euros

Published on 2012-04-05 09:48:34

Naples, 5 April (AKI) – mafia tidak akan mendapatkan tangan pada salah satu dari € 105.000.000 dialokasikan untuk memperbaiki Pompeii, mengatakan pemerintah Italia, yang pada Kamis mengunjungi Naples untuk mempresentasikan rencana pengeluaran untuk menjaga situs terbesar arkeologi di dunia dari runtuh. "Ini akan dilakukan dengan cara yang bahkan bukan euro akan selesai di tangan Camorra," [...] Related posts: Italy: Mega-mansion among 110 million euro mafia property seizure Naples, 5 Agu [..]

Mob turncoat caught in lie at Colombo boss trial

Published on 2012-04-05 05:01:52

Sebuah Mafia pembunuh bayaran yang berubah menjadi pemerintah saksi tertangkap dalam serangkaian saji, kontradiksi dan kebohongan langsung hari ini – sebagai pengacara menyarankan ia meracik cerita tentang tinggi terkenal bos Kolombo Thomas Gioeli "Tommy Shots". Pengkhianat, Joseph "Gua Joey" Competiello, telah bersaksi pada pembunuhan sedang berlangsung Gioeli di pengadilan federal Brooklyn dan percobaan pemerasan yang [...] Related posts: Mob rat testifies Colombo boss Tommy Shots & goon [..]

Feds: mob associate close to being made

Published on 2012-04-05 04:48:43

Albino Folcarelli Pengajuan pengadilan mengungkapkan rincian baru dalam sidang tertunda Providence, RI (WPRI) – Tepat sebelum penangkapannya menuduh massa asosiasi Albino "Albie" Folcarelli diberitahu bahwa dia akan direkomendasikan untuk "keanggotaan" ke dalam keluarga kejahatan Patriarca oleh seorang anggota tingkat tinggi dari massa sekarang bekerja untuk pemerintah, Target 12 Penyidik pelajari. Jaksa ujung tombak kasus massa [...] Related posts: Feds: ‘made’ men to te [..]

Finger ‘tips’

Published on 2012-04-04 05:47:17

Mob-trial hand-signal uproar Bet it wasn’t rock-paper-scissors. The trial of reputed Colombo crime family boss Thomas “Tommy Shots” Gioeli ground to a brief halt yesterday after a juror told the judge that Gioeli appeared to be exchanging hand signals with the Mafia rat testifying against him. The alleged gesticulations between Gioeli and Joseph “Joey Caves” [...] Related posts: Joseph Competiello’s guilty plea ‘vanishes’ as hit man to testify against mob boss Thomas Gioeli N [..]

Mob informants expected to testify against Ligambi

Published on 2012-04-04 04:33:54

North Jersey mob informant Peter “Pete the Crumb” Caprio is expected to testify against reputed mob boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi and 11 codefendants when they are tried on racketeering charges in September. Caprio, 82, of Newark, is one of two veteran mobsters whose names surfaced on a witness list the prosecution recently turned over [...] Related posts: Ligambi was 6th boss to follow Bruno With his arrest today, reputed mob boss Joseph “Uncle Joe”... Stai [..]

Mob informants expected to testify against Ligambi

Published on 2012-04-04 04:33:54

Mafia hitman ‘Tommy Karate’ has his motion for DNA testing shot down by federal appellate court

Published on 2012-04-04 04:19:08

A federal appellate court has chopped down a motion by a Mafia hitman known as Tommy Karate to compel DNA testing in connection to three cold-blooded killings. Thomas Pitera claimed DNA testing would exonerate him of those murders for which he is serving three consecutive life sentences. But Judge Roger Miner ruled the proposed testing [...] Related posts: ‘Mob Wives’ reality show star Renee Graziano has meltdown in federal court Graziano cries a river for her wiseguy father “M [..]

Mafia hitman ‘Tommy Karate’ has his motion for DNA testing shot down by federal appellate court

Published on 2012-04-04 04:19:08

Mob rat testifies Colombo boss Tommy Shots & goons wanted to quit

Published on 2012-04-04 04:08:21

Turncoat Joseph (Joey Caves) Competiello says federal subpoenas became too much for Thomas Gioeli & Dino Calabro To be, or not to be, the boss of the Colombo crime family? A Hamlet-like Thomas (Tommy Shots) Gioeli once pondered that question in the prayer garden of a Long Island church, a turncoat witness testified Tuesday. It [...] Related posts: Joseph Competiello’s guilty plea ‘vanishes’ as hit man to testify against mob boss Thomas Gioeli No evidence can be found of CompetielloR [..]

Mob rat testifies Colombo boss Tommy Shots & goons wanted to quit

Published on 2012-04-04 04:08:21

Vatican accused of cover-up over teenage girl’s mysterious disappearance

Published on 2012-04-03 17:55:42

The Vatican has been accused of hiding the truth about one of Italy’s most intractable mysteries – the disappearance of a teenage girl nearly 30 years ago. Prosecutors in Rome say that “someone in the Vatican” knows the fate of Emanuela Orlandi, the 15-year-old daughter of a Vatican employee who vanished in June 1983. Her [...] Related posts: Vatican: World’s smallest state signs treaties to fight terror, drugs, mafia Vatican City, 26 Jan. (AKI) – The Vatican has become... Va [..]

Vatican accused of cover-up over teenage girl’s mysterious disappearance

Published on 2012-04-03 17:55:42

I put a fur coat over my daughter and told her to play dead: Mob wife relives moment her husband of three weeks was shot dead

Published on 2012-04-03 09:15:00

As her husband’s assassins’ burst into Umberto’s Clam House in Little Italy and opened fire, Sina Essary thought only of her daughter Lisa’s life. The young newlywed flung her expensive fur coat over the terrified ten-year-old and told her to play dead as bullets whizzed overhead. But the bullets were not meant for her or [...] Related posts: Husband, wife sentenced in Rockland-based gambling ring NEW YORK — Husband-and-wife members of a Rockland-based multimillion-dollar g [..]

I put a fur coat over my daughter and told her to play dead: Mob wife relives moment her husband of three weeks was shot dead

Published on 2012-04-03 09:15:00

The Krays? They were both gay – and both brainless! Train Robbers, nice people! 60′s gang boss Eddie Richardson sings like a canary about his time at the heart of London underworld

Published on 2012-04-03 04:34:41

table width=”500″ border=”0″> Eddie Richardson is standing outside London’s Old Vic theatre. From a distance, he looks a twinkly old chap in a smart suit, with wild eyebrows and a drift of dandruff, and is proudly clutching a copy of his autobiography in a crumpled Tesco carrier bag. But this is the man once described [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

The Krays? They were both gay – and both brainless! Train Robbers, nice people! 60′s gang boss Eddie Richardson sings like a canary about his time at the heart of London underworld

Published on 2012-04-03 04:34:41

Joseph Competiello a real wiseguy at trial of Thomas Gioeli

Published on 2012-04-03 04:19:09

It’s not all murder and mayhem in the mob — gangsters also get to vacation together and crack jokes in court. Colombo dumbfella Joseph (Joey Caves) Competiello tried to be funny at a federal prosecutor’s expense Monday while testifying about his greatest hits and heists. Maybe was feeling his oats after identifying photos taken back [...] Related posts: Joseph Competiello’s guilty plea ‘vanishes’ as hit man to testify against mob boss Thomas Gioeli No evidence can be foun [..]

Joseph Competiello a real wiseguy at trial of Thomas Gioeli

Published on 2012-04-03 04:19:09

Gambino mobster convicted of murder in slaying of custodian in Queens

Published on 2012-04-02 18:38:19

Victim was trying to protect his dad, a pizzeria owner coming home with cash A Gambino crime family associate was found guilty Monday of masterminding the 2009 slaying of a Queens custodian killed defending his father from a gang of thieves. Francis LaCorte, 29, betrayed little emotion as the Queens Supreme Court jury of eight [...] Related posts: Queens prosecutor: Gambino associate ordered fatal robbery because he knew of cash Victim Gerardo Antoniello killed protecting dad during home invasi [..]

Gambino mobster convicted of murder in slaying of custodian in Queens

Published on 2012-04-02 18:38:19

Mexican drug kingpin jailed for 25 years in US

Published on 2012-04-02 14:09:48

SAN DIEGO, California — A Mexican drug kingpin was jailed for 25 years and fined $100 million in a US court Monday, after pleading guilty to federal charges of racketeering and money-laundering. Benjamin Arellano Felix, former leader of the notorious Arellano Felix Organization (AFO), caused “chaos and violence on both sides of the (US-Mexican) border,” [...] Related posts: Former drug kingpin pleads guilty to racketeering, conspiracy Former drug kingpin Benjamin Arellano Felix ple [..]

Mexican drug kingpin jailed for 25 years in US

Published on 2012-04-02 14:09:48

‘Mr Big’ gangland boss flees to Spain

Published on 2012-04-02 11:26:13

The secretive ‘Mr Big’ of Irish crime has fled his north Dublin bolthole for Spain after coming under severe pressure from rival gangsters and gardai, the Herald can reveal. ‘Mr Big’, whose only convictions are for minor motoring offences, is being targeted by the Criminal Assets Bureau and Organised Crime Unit. He left the country [...] Related posts: Morning blitz in gangland fight UP to 100 gardai were today involved in a massive... Man killed in gangland shooting A mu [..]

‘Mr Big’ gangland boss flees to Spain

Published on 2012-04-02 11:26:13

Mayor of Italian town resigns after mafia threats

Published on 2012-04-02 10:08:09

The resignation of the mayor of a small town in southern Italy has drawn attention to the pressures faced by local councillors who try to stand up to the mafia. Maria Carmella Lanzetta resigned as mayor of Monasterace after having her business set on fire and her car shot at. She has spoken of feeling [...] Related posts: Mob rules, Mario! Bad boy Balotelli ‘toured Italian town with Mafia bosses’ Controversial Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli was shown round a... The town that [..]

“Londongrad” on edge after attack on Russian banker

Published on 2012-04-02 08:27:32

(Reuters) – A failed hit on a former Russian banker in London has sent a chill through Russian immigrant circles and shone an unwelcome spotlight on a hidden criminal underworld encroaching on the British capital. The shooting also raised concerns Britain might be turning into a playground for Russian mobsters as gangland violence appears to [...] Related posts: Is Russian mafia dangerous? The U.S. Department of State claims that Russia has the... Detained security police officer may have [..]

Joseph Competiello’s guilty plea ‘vanishes’ as hit man to testify against mob boss Thomas Gioeli

Published on 2012-04-02 04:52:59

No evidence can be found of Competiello’s guilty plea to slayings in 2008 A Colombo hit man’s guilty plea from three years ago has vanished like many of his victims. Joseph (Joey Caves) Competiello pleaded guilty to two gangland murders in 2008 during a secret appearance in Brooklyn Federal Court. As part of the deal, [...] Related posts: Brooklyn judge rejects reputed Colombo family crime boss Thomas Gioeli’s request to attend daughter’s wedding A reputed Mafia boss won’t be [..]

Vito: I’ve been accused of absurd crimes

Published on 2012-04-02 04:21:33

Aa arrest warrant issued in Italy three decades ago for Vito Palazzolo has come back to haunt him. It led to his being taken into custody at Bangkok airport on Saturday. Palazzolo, 64, was convicted in Italy for his association with the Sicilian Mafia, lived in South Africa for years, at one stage basing himself [...] Related posts: Wanted mafia boss arrested in Thailand Thai police have arrested a wanted Italian mafia boss after... Ray Enright, R.I.P.: Remembering the top drug cop who took down [..]

Mafia fugitive caught behind ‘magic mirror’

Published on 2012-04-02 04:17:17

A Mafia fugitive has been caught in Naples after police found him hiding behind a ‘magic mirror’ in a wardrobe that led to a secret hiding place inside his luxury villa. Antonio Cardillo, a 34-year-old alleged crime boss affiliated with the Lo Russo clan of the Naples Camorra, was arrested by Carabinieri police in a [...] Related posts: Italy holds ‘super-fugitive’ mafia suspect Dell’Aquila Suspected mafia boss Giuseppe Dell’Aquila, said to be one of... Italy: [..]

Jailed mobster to be released

Published on 2012-04-02 04:14:28

Louise Russo is trapped in a wheelchair, an innocent victim of a botched mob hit in 2004. A crime that shocked the city, the intended targets vanished unscathed from the scene while the mother of three couldn’t move because her spine had been hit by a bullet. And six years after they were sent to [...] Related posts: Jailed mobster to be released Louise Russo is trapped in a wheelchair, an innocent victim... Prosecutor wants mobster jailed 2 more years Nicola Di Marco owes $54,000 fine for hel [..]

HOW ‘THE DON’ WAS WHACKED

Published on 2012-04-02 04:10:29

Thug gunned down for having affairs with FOUR gangsters’ molls ‘Godfather’ Christy Kinahan gave the green light for assassination How six former pals hatched secret plot to murder the mob boss THESE are the five prime suspects in the murder of gangland psychopath Eamonn ‘the Don’ Dunne. The Sunday World today exclusively reveals the full [...] Related posts: Henry Hill: If Ferris is a wise guy he’ll leave the country when movie comes out.. in case he gets whacked [..]

Italian mobster condemned by daughter’s evidence

Published on 2012-04-01 06:24:34

Carlo Cosco among six Calabrian gang members jailed for torture and murder of his ex-partner, whose daughter bravely testified against them in court Six Italian mobsters have been given life sentences for murdering and dissolving in acid a woman who courageously shared secrets of clan life with the police. Lea Garofalo, 35, was lured to [...] Related posts: Married To The Mob: Murderous Family Drama Unfolds In An Italian Court An Italian mobster is on trial for allegedly killing his... 6 who dis [..]

The mild man, the Mafia and Mr Big

Published on 2012-03-31 10:36:43

An ability to blend in ensured Frank Webb was present at a mysterious moment in Australian crime history. It was April, 1978, but Frank Webb remembers the phone call like it was yesterday. It was from Dave Goldstein, the president of the Dunes Hotel and casino in Las Vegas. ”George has been arrested at the [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

The mild man, the Mafia and Mr Big

Published on 2012-03-31 10:36:43

Wanted mafia boss arrested in Thailand

Published on 2012-03-31 10:22:16

Thai police have arrested a wanted Italian mafia boss after he flew in to Bangkok airport, Italian media said Saturday. Vito Roberto Palazzolo, 64, considered to be a leading member of the Cosa Nostra Sicilian mafia for whom he laundered money, was arrested on Friday. He was sentenced in absentia by an Italian court in [...] Related posts: Italy: Billion-euro mafia drug boss arrested in Spain Rome, 7 March (AKI) – An Italian mafia boss allegedly... Italy: ‘Most wanted’ Calabria [..]

Wanted mafia boss arrested in Thailand

Published on 2012-03-31 10:22:16

Police swoop on Mafia ‘Godmother’

Published on 2012-03-31 04:08:42

ITALIAN police have arrested a 56-year-old woman nicknamed “The Blonde” on suspicion of ordering at three mafia killings. One of the deaths was the grisly chainsaw hacking death of a rival mobster, police said. “She was a real regent of the clan, including taking decisions on executions to be carried out,” said Mario Parente, deputy [...] Related posts: Italian police swoop on human trafficking ITALIAN police have arrested around 40 suspects in raids to... BOLOGNA POLICE [..]

Police swoop on Mafia ‘Godmother’

Published on 2012-03-31 04:08:42

Vatican wants to revive church’s role in fighting the Mafia

Published on 2012-03-31 04:06:02

VATICAN CITY — Vatican officials traveled this week to the island of Sicily, the heartland of the Mafia, to promote the church’s role in fighting organized crime. The Vatican says it wants to show that the best way to respond to the Mafia is through the promotion of a “culture of dialogue and legality.” The [...] Related posts: Vatican bank chief questions money-laundering probe and says bank’s image badly damaged VATICAN CITY – The chairman of the Vatican bank, who... Italy: [..]

Vatican wants to revive church’s role in fighting the Mafia

Published on 2012-03-31 04:06:02

6 who dissolved mafia informant in acid get life in Italy

Published on 2012-03-31 03:58:10

ROME (AFP) – An Italian court on Friday sentenced six members of the powerful ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate to life for murdering a mafia informant and dissolving her in acid in 2009, Italian media reported. Lea Garofalo, 35, who came from southern Italy, was lured to Milan by her former partner, Carlo Cosco, where she was [...] Related posts: Italy: Local govt near France dissolved for ‘mafia infiltration’ Rome, 3 Feb. (AKI) – The Italian govenment on Friday... Marri [..]

6 who dissolved mafia informant in acid get life in Italy

Published on 2012-03-31 03:58:10

Mob-tied caterer was sentenced to 6 years in prison for extortion

Published on 2012-03-31 03:53:30

Frank (Frankie D) DiMattina was allowed to remain free on $1 million bail pending the outcome of an appeal of his conviction A caterer with ties to the Genovese crime family was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for extorting a rival bidder for a Catholic school lunch contract. Frank (Frankie D) DiMattina was [...] Related posts: Caterer Tied to the Mob Is Convicted Frank DiMattina, a suspected Genovese family associate who had dreams... Staten Island priest bolsters feds mob case in high [..]

Mob-tied caterer was sentenced to 6 years in prison for extortion

Published on 2012-03-31 03:53:30

Mafia suspects held in Italy

Published on 2012-03-30 10:04:56

Police in Italy said on Friday they had detained dozens of people in morning raids targeting the Calabrian version of the mafia, the ‘Ndrangheta. Prosecutors issued 63 arrest warrants, of which 58 were carried out successfully by the police. The arrests took place in Cosenza, a southern city in Calabria – the ‘Ndrangheta’s heartland – [...] Related posts: Italy: Two Calabrian mafia suspects arrested and businesses seized in capital Rome, 14 June (AKI) – Police [..]

Mafia suspects held in Italy

Published on 2012-03-30 10:04:56

Meet the Mafia’s First Blogger, Tommy Gioeli

Published on 2012-03-30 04:27:40

First, his list of ‘made men’ came via a word processor. Now accused of six murders, Thomas Gioeli is managing to post about life behind bars. An interview with the ‘Blogfather.’ he first and only alleged Mafia boss to maintain a blog is now on trial in Brooklyn federal court. The charges against 59-year-old Thomas [...] Related posts: Brooklyn judge rejects reputed Colombo family crime boss Thomas Gioeli’s request to attend daughter’s wedding A reputed Mafia boss won’t be tra [..]

Meet the Mafia’s First Blogger, Tommy Gioeli

Published on 2012-03-30 04:27:40

Mafia,sequestrati beni a 2 imprenditori

Published on 2012-03-30 02:40:53

(ANSA) – MESSINA, 30 MAR – La Direzione investigativaantimafia di Messina ha sequestrato beni e quote societarie perun valore di circa 30 milioni di euro agli imprenditori Antoninoe Tindaro La Monica, originari di Caronia (Me). Sono accusati diessere vicini ad esponenti mafiosi della zona tirrenicanebroidea della provincia di Messina. Le indagini permesso diricostruire l’ascesa imprenditoriale [...] Related posts: Mafia boss-of-bosses days on the run are numbered, Italy says Palermo, Sicil [..]

Mafia,sequestrati beni a 2 imprenditori

Published on 2012-03-30 02:40:53

Queens prosecutor: Gambino associate ordered fatal robbery because he knew of cash

Published on 2012-03-29 20:49:30

Victim Gerardo Antoniello killed protecting dad during home invasion A Gambino crime family associate directed a murderous team of ex-cons to rob Queens neighbors he believed had a ready stash of cash at home, a Queens prosecutor said Thursday. Francis LaCorte, 29, faces a murder charge for masterminding the September 2009 home invasion that led [...] Related posts: Cops break up Mafia-linked Queens gambling ring Authorities busted up a Mafia-linked Queens sports gambling ring that... Guilty ple [..]

Mob trial gets reel with stunt out of ‘The Godfather: Part II’

Published on 2012-03-29 12:31:03

In a scene straight out of “The Godfather: Part II,” a Mafia rat on the witness stand yesterday watched his brother walk into a Brooklyn courtroom — and sit with the family of the mobster he was testifying against. And the brother who showed up — in a suspected life-imitating-art bid to get his sibling [...] Related posts: Colombo mob attorney wants tapes barred from trial “Tommy Shots” is taking “aim” at a mob “rat.” An... Brooklyn judge rejects reput [..]

Scarface bust found in mafia drug lord’s home

Published on 2012-03-29 12:27:06

A life-size bust of Al Pacino as Scarface has been found in the home of an alleged mafia drug lord during a raid. The bust, which depicts Al Pacino as Tony Montana, the fictional Cuban drug dealer in the 1983 cult movie Scarface, was found in the home of an alleged mafia drug lord, Carlo [...] Related posts: Belgian police bust drug trafficking mafia, arrest 15 Police have busted an international drug trafficking ring and arrested... BJP wants Goa Home Min”s son arrested for his drug-mafia [..]

How the Mafia is Ruling the World Wide Web

Published on 2012-03-29 08:35:06

The murky world of organised crime is associated with guns, drugs, violence and old-fashioned beliefs that dates back centuries to the mafia organisations such as the Cosa Nostra and the Camorra. It is less associated with the high-tech world of computer science, botnets and cybercrime, but organised crime groups are among the main players in [...] Related posts: Ex-NYPD honcho won’t discuss ruling on Mafia Cop Louis Eppolito A former top NYPD official is refusing to spill all... Italy: Re [..]

Mafia members moving to Switzerland

Published on 2012-03-29 08:28:10

At least four suspected members of Italy’s major mafia organisations are thoughts to be resident in Switzerland. According to the results of a criminal investigation, four suspected members thought to belong to some of Italy’s most notorious mafia groups, the Cosa Nostra, Camorra and Sacra Corona Unita, are residing in Switzerland, newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung [...] Related posts: Mafia makes inroads in Switzerland The Italian Mafia is becoming more and more active in... Six Calabrian maf [..]

Sicilian governor to be charged with Mafia links

Published on 2012-03-29 08:25:01

(AGI) Catania- Catania judge Luigi Barone has decided Sicilian governor Raffaele Lombardo will have to be charged. He is being accused of association with the Mafia in the context of the “Iblis” investigation. Last night the hearing for the defense’s request to dismiss the charges being leveled at the President of the region and his [...] Related posts: Italy: Head of Agrigento bar association resigns over alleged mafia links Palermo, 15 July – (AKI) – The head of t [..]

Mafia boss of bosses is jailed for 10 years

Published on 2012-03-09 14:54:57

He was the boss of bosses that no one thought existed. But yesterday, Domenico Oppedisano, 81, was jailed for 10 years for his pivotal role in ‘Ndrangheta, Europe’s most feared and powerful crime syndicate. Two years ago, surveillance of the Calabrian Mafia revealed Oppedisano’s kingpin role in the group, which until that point had been [...] Related posts: Prosecutors seek 20 years against Mob boss MILAN (AP) — Italian prosecutors have demanded up to 20... More arrests in It [..]

Stolen paintings recovered in Rome 40 years after art heist

Published on 2012-03-09 14:47:22

Italian police find stolen paintings hanging in a house in the same district of Rome from where 42 works disappeared It was one of the most audacious art thefts seen in Rome: one night in 1971 a gang of thieves slipped into the plush residence of a construction magnate in the upmarket Parioli neighbourhood and [...] Related posts: Mobster Suspected Of Knowing About Art Heist Indicted On Drug Charges Federal Authorities Believe Robert Gentile, Of Manchester, Knows Whereabouts Of... Lawrence polic [..]

Guilty-conscience mob rat commits suicide

Published on 2012-03-09 14:28:43

He was a mob rat who needed redemption. A guilt-ridden Gambino crime family member who spent two years wearing a wire for the FBI was found dead in an apparent suicide before he could testify against a bunch of his underworld cronies — including two bosses, sources said yesterday. But Nicholas “Nicky Skins” Stefanelli, 69 [...] Related posts: Cops bust NJ man in guilty-conscience mob rat tale The case of the New Jersey mob rat who killed... MAFIA INFORMER COMMITS SUICIDE IN CALABRIA (AGI) [..]

Mexican drug cartels ‘operating in the UK, France and Netherlands’

Published on 2012-03-09 13:46:06

Mexico’s violent drug cartels have reached the streets of Britain, France and the Netherlands, according to US immigration officials, with undercover British agents undergoing training in El Paso to combat the problem. Three members of Britain’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) met US agents on the Texas-Mexico border this week in a bid to put [...] Related posts: Mexican drug lords enjoy exotic ‘narco zoos’ Gangsters keep tigers, lions and parrots but police aren’ [..]

Staten Island’s Kreischer Mansion, grounds on the market for $11.5 million

Published on 2012-03-09 13:40:08

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The landmarked Kreischer Mansion and its grounds are each on the market for a combined $11.5 million. Ohio-based developer Isaac Yomtovian was already familiar with Staten Island when he bought the 5-acre estate in 1999 for $1.4 million, with the vision of creating Kreischerville — a 55-plus community that gave a [...] Related posts: Italy: Mega-mansion among 110 million euro mafia property seizure Naples, 5 Aug. (AKI) – Italian police near Naples on... Mafia [..]

Cops bust NJ man in guilty-conscience mob rat tale

Published on 2012-03-09 13:33:24

The case of the New Jersey mob rat who killed his nemesis and then killed himself before he could testify for the feds took a shocking turn this morning when Garden State cops arrested another man in connection with the case, sources told The Post. In a daring pre-dawn raid, SWAT cops from Essex County [...] Related posts: Mafia cops Louis Eppolito & Stephen Caracappa in long-distance appeal They call Brooklyn Federal Court from prison The Mafia cops... Genovese wiseguy Anthony Romanello lucks o [..]

Two bodies found in burnt-out car near Dundalk

Published on 2012-03-08 14:08:01

Gardaí have begun a murder investigation having received the preliminary results of post mortem examinations. Gardaí have begun a murder investigation having received the preliminary results of post mortem examinations which have taken place on the remains of the two men found in a burned out car late last night in Co Louth. The remains [...] Related posts: Italian police find bodies of dogs dumped by lake Remains of more than 60 animals, also including cats and... Did Russian mafia kill the b [..]

Vatican City could be hub for money laundering, says U.S.

Published on 2012-03-08 10:39:01

Drug enforcement chiefs have for the first time identified the Vatican as a possible centre for money laundering from criminal activity. The report by the American State Department’s International Narcotics Control Strategy lists the Holy See as one of 68 countries including Yemen, Algeria and North Korea, describing it as a ‘country of concern’ for [...] Related posts: Vatican bank chief questions money-laundering probe and says bank’s image badly damaged VATICAN CITY &# [..]

Killer sues over cards from his victim’s son

Published on 2012-03-08 09:27:33

A GANGLAND killer is suing prison chiefs for £50,000 — claiming his victim’s son sent him “abusive” greetings cards. Karl Henderson, 40, alleges his human rights were breached because “negligent” officers failed to stop the birthday and Christmas messages reaching him. Henderson claims he is on anti-depressants after the cards kept arriving, even after he [...] Related posts: Road rage killer Kenneth Noye transferred to ‘holiday camp’ jail with his ow [..]

Four charged over Italian anti-mafia judge’s murder

Published on 2012-03-08 09:01:01

Italy’s anti-mafia police on Thursday presented formal charges against four men suspected of involvement in a car bomb attack that killed a crusading Sicilian judge and his five police guards in 1992. Charges were brought against mafia boss Salvatore Madonia, who is already in prison and is suspected of being one of the people who [...] Related posts: 4 charged with murder of Mafia boss Raynald Desjardins and three others arrested in connection with the... Italian mobsters ‘demand pr [..]

Mob ‘Uncle’ dies

Published on 2012-03-07 11:39:07

A Genovese crime-family soldier awaiting trial on racketeering and extortion charges has died after a long illness, his attorney said yesterday. Daniel “Uncle Danny” Cilenti, 84, was inducted into the family in 1947 and rang up arrests for bookmaking, extortion, gambling and impeding a grand-jury probe during a New York crime career that spanned “more [...] Related posts: Cop & mobber As a cop, Dominic Caramanica won the NYPD’s highest award... Mob star wannabe a ‘smash’: feds Be car [..]

Italy: Billion-euro mafia drug boss arrested in Spain

Published on 2012-03-07 11:34:30

Rome, 7 March (AKI) – An Italian mafia boss allegedly in charge of a billion-euro-a-year heroin empire has been arrested in southwest Spain. Giuseppe Polverino, 53, together with fugitive Raffaele Vallefuoco, 48, were arrested late Tuesday by Italian and Spanish police the city of Jerez de la Frontera. Polverino – a clan boss from the [...] Related posts: Italy: Mega-mansion among 110 million euro mafia property seizure Naples, 5 Aug. (AKI) – Italian police near Naples on... Ma [..]

Double killings on rise in gangland

Published on 2012-03-07 11:32:28

GANGLAND double executions are growing increasingly common as hitmen seek to eliminate all eyewitnesses and destroy evidence of the crime. Victims of an internal power struggle in a Dublin mob, Darren Geoghegan (26) and Gavin Byrne (30) were shot dead as they sat in the front seats of their car. Gardai believe the two men [...] Related posts: Killers ‘can’t be brought back to face justice here’ HIDING: Gunmen dodge extradition in North GARDAI do not have... Man killed in gangla [..]

FBI Director: Cybercrime will eclipse terrorism

Published on 2012-03-02 12:07:52

SAN FRANCISCO (CNNMoney) — Cybercriminals are becoming a threat that rivals terrorist groups like al Qaeda, according to the nation’s top law enforcement official. “Terrorism does remain the FBI’s top priority, but in the not too-distant-future we anticipate that the cyberthreat will pose the greatest threat to our country,” FBI Director Robert Mueller told a [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Man shot in St. Léonard had Mob-related past

Published on 2012-03-02 11:56:32

Giuseppe (Closure) Colapelle killed with March 22 court hearing pending, in case that stems from mini-casino opened with assistance from Rizzuto family member MONTREAL – A 38-year-old man shot dead in St. Léonard at the supper hour Thursday, near a known Mob hangout, had a colourful and extensive history with the Montreal Mafia. Giuseppe (Closure) [...] Related posts: Mafia-linked man shot in northeast Montreal A 48-year-old man with alleged links to the Mafia is... Gagliano has ‘no tim [..]

Husband of ‘Real Housewives’ star acquitted in sensational Vancouver gangland murder trial

Published on 2012-03-01 10:22:25

VANCOUVER — The husband of a star in Vancouver’s version of the reality TV show Real Housewives is a star of sorts himself, acquitted along with notorious crime boss Bindy Johal in Vancouver’s most sensational gangland murder trial. According to her cast bio for The Real Housewives of Vancouver, Reiko MacKenzie — “a Japanese-Canadian bombshell” [...] Related posts: Man shot near Vancouver city hall as gang violence rages on Police suspect drug links in latest gunplay; [..]

Gambino monsters plead guilty to extortion, racketeering

Published on 2012-02-29 12:14:32

Three Gambino wiseguys pleaded guilty today to mob extortion and racketeering charges. Anthony “Nighthawk” Licata, a Gambino soldier, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to racketeering charges related to construction industry shakedowns. William “Big Billy” Scotto, another Gambino soldier, also admitted to attempting to shakedown a man in the construction industry. A Gambino associate, Emmanuel [...] Related posts: Five New England mobsters agree to plead guilty in [..]

Italian Museum Makes Extreme Stand Against Organized Crime

Published on 2012-02-28 10:50:38

The staff of a museum in southern Italy believes it must destroy its permanent collection in order to save it. Though the Casoria Museum of Contemporary Art (CAM) houses a cosmopolitan collection valued at €6 million ($8 million), it is situated in one of the poorest parts of Italy, where the Mafia is still firmly [...] Related posts: Showing support against organized crime, Italian soccer team to train on confiscated field ROME — Italy’s national soccer team will practice on a... ‘F [..]

Estonia Endorses Deportation of 6 Alleged Cyber-criminals to USA

Published on 2012-02-28 10:05:01

A recent judgment during the 2nd-week of February 2012 by the Estonia-based Harju County Court granted the country’s authorities permission to deport 4 persons to the United States who were alleged to have committed crime on the Internet against PCs belonging to American users. Previously also, the court passed a same kind of verdict with [...] Related posts: Mafia criminals, spies and hackers hit Ministry of Defence with cyber attacks every eight hours The Ministry of Defence is coming un [..]

I was the gangster who did drugs and liked telling stories

Published on 2012-02-28 10:00:22

‘OF THE six in my crew, I’m the only one left alive – some were murdered and two ended up taking cocaine overdoses.” Johnny Mack’s matter-of-fact admission is testimony to the distance he has journeyed from life as a South London villain, coming of age on Peckham’s Pelican Estate in the 1970s. Now a churchgoing [...] Related posts: ‘Side-Stepping A Wiretap’ – A Tale of the Telling of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger! “Whitey always knew what buttons to push w [..]

Mobster Suspected Of Knowing About Art Heist Indicted On Drug Charges

Published on 2012-02-27 13:04:22

Federal Authorities Believe Robert Gentile, Of Manchester, Knows Whereabouts Of Paintings Taken In 1990 Museum Theft Federal prosecutors signaled Monday that they may try to confiscate mobster Robert Gentile’s Manchester home after indicting him and a partner for the illegal sale of prescription painkillers. Outside of a forfeiture allegation directed at Gentile’s suburban ranch and [...] Related posts: Judge: Aging Hartford Mobster Had ‘Veritable Arsenal’ In His Suburban [..]

Mafia’s main drugs supplier arrested in Malaga

Published on 2012-02-27 09:53:39

A MOROCCAN man, believed to be the main provider of hashish to the Neapolitan Camorra, was arrested in Malaga. Identified by his initials M.I.M.A., he had a European Arrest Warrant against him issued by the Italian Authorities and was arrested by the Guardia Civil with the collaboration of the Italian Carabinieri. He is believed to [...] Related posts: Italian and Spanish police smash drugs ring Italian and Spanish police say they have smashed a major... Italy’s mafia: breakdown of four ma [..]

Italy: Fighting mafia is matter of economics, business leader says

Published on 2012-02-27 09:39:49

Caltanissetta, 27 Feb. (AKI) – Italy’s top business leader on Monday equated the fight against the mafia as a battle for economic survival. “The war on organised crime isn’t only a matter of ethics, but one of economics,” said Emma Marcegaglia, head of the highly- influential Confindustria, Italy’s biggest business lobby. “Without fighting the mafia [...] Related posts: Italy crime groups control big food business-probe * Crime groups spread along entire [..]

US freezes Japanese gangsters’ assets

Published on 2012-02-26 14:55:57

The US Treasury Department has announced it is freezing the American-owned financial assets of two groups: the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza and the Brothers’ Circle, the first such measures imposed under an executive order passed last year by President Barack Obama. The US has entered the fight against Japanese organized crime by freezing the American-owned financial assets [...] Related posts: Japanese temple bans yakuza gangsters A prestigious Buddhist temple has informed Japan’s largest yaku [..]

Court ends Berlusconi corruption trial

Published on 2012-02-26 14:40:46

A Milan court has ended a corruption trial against Silvio Berlusconi, ruling that the statute of limitations had run out on the case and essentially handing Italy’s former premier another victory in a long string of judicial woes he has faced. The billionaire media mogul wasn’t in court when the three judges read out their [...] Related posts: Appeals court considers whether ex-Jersey City deputy mayor Leona Beldini got fair corruption trial The 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals hear [..]

Rapper jailed for 25 years after codebreaker exposes him as gangland hitman by untangling bribe letter to strip club owner

Published on 2012-02-26 14:32:29

A rapper nicknamed Gunz has been jailed for 25 years thanks to a top codebreaker who cracked an encrypted note exposing him as a gangland gunman. Kieron Bryan, 23, had written the coded letter to his sister in a bid to buy the silence of a strip club doorman he shot and wounded in a [...] Related posts: Former Colacurcio strip club, office going on auction block A pair of notorious Seattle businesses go on the auction... Two mobsters admit guilt in strip club caper Alphonse Trucchio and Christop [..]

Gangster Enrico De Pedis was buried in a Catholic basilica in Rome

Published on 2012-02-26 14:17:49

ROME—One of Italy’s most notorious gangsters, Enrico De Pedis, is buried in a Roman Catholic basilica near Piazza Navona. Why the Vatican allowed a top mobster to be buried in Sant’Apollinare has been a source of furious speculation since 1997, when the resting place of De Pedis — gunned down seven years earlier — was [...] Related posts: Vatican besieged by leaks, conspiracies VATICAN CITY—Money laundering at the Vatican bank. Corruption in the... Mafia turf war claims six victims o [..]

The last Jewish gangster: Julius Bernstein’s once-secret FBI file revealed

Published on 2012-02-26 14:02:56

The extraordinary mob life of Julius Bernstein, the last of New York’s great Jewish gangsters, has been revealed for the first time in the release of a once-secret FBI file. The gangster known as Spike managed to stay out of jail for more than 40 years as he devoted his life to organised crime with [...] Related posts: Hangouts of Most Famous Jewish Gangsters Revealed in NYC Tour Arnold Rothstein, Meyer Lansky, and Bugsy Siegel. These are some... Old Mafia file with gangsters’ alias, mug [..]

Kim Juliano says mob rat ex Reynold Maragni can rot in jail

Published on 2012-02-20 05:10:25

Exclusive: Moll begs out of bail arrangement for Colombo gangster after learning he became informant for feds The beautiful moll of an indicted Colombo gangster bailed on her beau’s $2.5 million bond after she learned he turned rat. Kim Juliano, 49, filed notice in Brooklyn Federal Court last month, begging out of the financial arrangement [...] Related posts: Thomas Farese is latest alleged Colombo mobster to be busted Feds charge him with money laundering The Colombo crime family... Would-be [..]

Husband, wife sentenced in Rockland-based gambling ring

Published on 2012-02-20 03:41:05

NEW YORK — Husband-and-wife members of a Rockland-based multimillion-dollar gambling ring have been sentenced on federal charges resulting from a county investigation into the organized crime-linked operation. Alfred Joseph Fea, 46, received a 27-month federal prison sentence while his wife, Tracey Kosierowski-Fea, 42, will serve three years’ probation after the federal judge rejected the recommendation [...] Related posts: Cops break up Mafia-linked Queens gambling ring Authorities busted u [..]

Two mobsters admit guilt in strip club caper

Published on 2012-02-20 03:37:50

Alphonse Trucchio and Christopher Colon brought women from Europe to work in Queens Two wiseguys pleaded guilty Friday to extortion charges related to a racketeering scheme that the feds say stocked mob-controlled New York strip clubs with smuggled eastern European women, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced. Alphonse Trucchio, a Gambino family capo, and Christopher [...] Related posts: Feds: Mob recruited immigrants for NY strip clubs NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors in New York City [..]

Guilty pleads in Gambino crime family charges

Published on 2012-02-20 03:23:08

Four men have pleaded guilty in a New York federal court to charges linked to the Gambino crime family. The charges result from a variety of activities including assault, loansharking, drug trafficking and trying to recruit illegal aliens to work in adult entertainment clubs. The US Justice Department described the four, Alphonse Trucchio, Michael Roccaforte, [...] Related posts: Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 20 Individuals for Participating in a Scheme to Recruit Illegal Immigrants to Work in [..]

Italian and Spanish police smash drugs ring

Published on 2012-02-20 03:13:41

Italian and Spanish police say they have smashed a major mafia-linked drug smuggling gang. At least 23 people were arrested in both countries in a joint operation. Officials say cocaine and hashish were being smuggled from Morocco into Italy via Spain. They say the north African leader of the traffickers may have links to Islamic [...] Related posts: Spanish police release footage of Ndrangheta mafia boss arrest Spanish authorities have released a video of the moment alleged... Spanish police ar [..]

Operation Vulcanica: $6 Trillion Seized From Italian Mafia

Published on 2012-02-20 03:06:56

With the assistance of multiple government agencies, including the United States Central Intelligence Agency, Italian authorities have seized an astronomical amount of 6 trillion U.S. dollars in fraud U.S. Treasury bonds. All of the bonds were found in three safety deposit boxes in Zurich, Switzerland. In addition, the probe and investigation, named “Operation Vulcanica”, has [...] Related posts: Three bln euros seized from Italian mafia since 1991 Italy’s Anti-Mafia Directorate (DIA) [..]

Quebec ‘Mafia’ actor sentenced to 42 months for cocaine deal

Published on 2012-02-17 13:08:57

MONTREAL — The film version of Un Simple Soldat will have to wait. Montreal actor Tony Conte was told in court Thursday that the fact he suddenly became very involved in film projects as his trial for conspiring to purchase cocaine approached last year was not enough to prove he is now rehabilitated. Superior Court [...] Related posts: ‘Mob’ actor tells sentencing hearing he’s ready to make movie MONTREAL — A Quebec actor who once portrayed a Montreal... Quebec to probe dea [..]

Hip-hop talent agent’s ‘henchman’ busted

Published on 2012-02-17 13:02:40

He was the ‘henchman” to “Jimmy Henchman.” Now Jason Williams is behind bars after many months on the lam as a federal fugitive, officials said. Brooklyn federal prosecutors say Williams was the right-hand-man of hip hop talent agent James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond and assisted him with his coast-to-coast cocaine distribution empire. Today, Drug Enforcement Administration [...] Related posts: ROSARIO SPATOLA, FORMER MAFIA HENCHMAN, HAS DIED (AGI) Trapani ̵ [..]

Cop & mobber

Published on 2012-02-17 12:55:02

As a cop, Dominic Caramanica won the NYPD’s highest award for bravery after he was shot and badly wounded during a drug arrest. But after leaving the department, Caramanica crossed over to the dark side and became a Genovese crime-family associate. Caramanica is being sentenced today on mob extortion charges, and his lawyer wants a [...] Related posts: Mob star wannabe a ‘smash’: feds Be careful what you wish for! Frank DiMattina, a reputed... Judge to Gambino wiseguy: clean up your act or [..]

Gambino owns up

Published on 2012-02-17 12:51:17

A Gambino crime-family associate yesterday pleaded guilty to a sophisticated extortion scheme aimed at a blue-chip real-estate investment firm. Anthony Scibelli, charged with racketeering extortion, admitted that he shook down the owners of Sitt Asset Management. The Gambino approach was unusual: A mob-linked contracting firm placed a lien on a high-rise that Sitt was constructing [...] Related posts: Bobby Brown Plans Movie With Mafia-Gambino Associated Rapper Tony Testa Bobby Brown is talking [..]

CELEBRITY GANGSTER’S SON BLASTED TO DEATH

Published on 2011-07-05 04:07:57

THE stepson of celebrity gangster Dave Courtney has been blasted to death in a gangland execution, it emerged yesterday. Genson Courtney, 23, was shot in the head at close range as he sat in a car close to London’s O2 Arena. Detectives are investig

ANTI-MAFIA AGENCY CONFISCATES BAR ACROSS FROM PALAZZO CHIGI

Published on 2011-07-05 04:02:17

(AGI) Rome – It is one of the most popular hangouts of the officials and law enforcers who work in Palazzo Chigi. At times also Ministers and Under-Secretaries go there for a quick coffee. This morning the agents of the Operating Nucleus of the

Italy: Fugitive Sicilian mafia boss severely aged in new police identikit pics

Published on 2011-07-04 15:02:07

Rome, 4 July (AKI) – Italian police have released new identikit images of Matteo Messina Denaro showing the Sicilian mafia’s fugitive top boss looking dramatically older. The new pictures of Messina Denaro aim “to assist the hunt fo

Man shot dead in ‘gangland-style’ execution

Published on 2011-07-04 14:57:34

A MAN was fatally shot in the head in gangland-style execution last night. Genson Courtney, 23, was found in a black Volkswagen Golf suffering from gunshot wounds to his head and shoulder in Greenwich, south London at 10.50pm yesterday evening. He wa

Mick Gatto braced for a gangland hit

Published on 2011-07-03 07:41:30

A SONG devoted to underworld figure Mick Gatto is being released by a Melbourne musician. The Ballad of Mick Gatto has been written by Stan Thorpe, who is pinning his hopes on it being a sure-fire chart hit. It has been given the full blessing of col

Sex trafficking trade forces women from Odessa to massage parlours in Britain

Published on 2011-07-03 07:34:33

Many women drawn to the Ukrainian city end up working as prostitutes in the UK, but our government seems unwilling to act As night fell, scores of women emerged in the labyrinth of streets and alleys by the Black Sea. Dozens gathered at Tamozhennaya

Bulger loses the first round

Published on 2011-07-03 07:30:06

JAMES “WHITEY’’ Bulger just lost round one. Mark L. Wolf, the federal judge who exposed the corrupt relationship between Bulger and the FBI, is off his case. As counter-intuitive as it sounds, the notorious gangster wanted to go on trial in Wol

Northern suburbs gang war shrouded in silence

Published on 2011-07-01 10:46:22

KEY players in an emerging gangland war are on bail as they fight for a slice of the lucrative drug market left behind by a Mr Big. As police investigators continue to hunt gunmen who have wreaked havoc in the northern suburbs in the past fortnight,

Taxpayers drop serious dime on Bulger flight, lawyer

Published on 2011-07-01 10:43:13

The public got its first look at geriatric goon James “Whitey” Bulger yesterday after 16 long years on the run while a federal judge handed the accused killer mob boss a top-flight taxpayer-funded attorney and agents gave him a $14,000 chauffeure

FBI-LAPD Task Force Cracks Down on Major East Valley Gang

Published on 2011-07-01 10:39:25

Narcotics and firearms charges are brought against 18 men, including two North Hollywood men, aligned with the Mexian Mafia, police say. A task force comprised of FBI agents and LAPD officers arrested and charged 14 of 18 individuals today in the nor

Ibrahim labels shooters ‘gutless’

Published on 2011-07-01 10:19:35

Sydney nightclub manager John Ibrahim has called the gunman who fired shots into his clifftop mansion “gutless” just hours after another shooting in a street where his mother lives. Police are examining spent bullet casings found on the f

Bride Wants $1 Million from Photographers

Published on 2011-07-01 10:15:17

QUEENS, N.Y. (CN) – A bride claims a photography studio violated her privacy by selling her wedding photos to the New York Daily News, which used them to embarrass her and her “close knit Italian-American family” by publishing with

Head of Mafia in ‘The Godfather’ town arrested

Published on 2011-07-01 10:11:01

Italian police have arrested the head of the Mafia in Corleone, the Sicilian hill town which was immortalised in ‘The Godfather’ films. Gaetano Riina, 79, is the brother of Salvatore ‘Toto’ Riina, the former head of Cosa Nostr

Mayor of Ventimiglia steps down over Mafia links

Published on 2011-06-30 05:43:45

The mayor of Ventimiglia, Gaetano Scullino, has resigned following an investigation into alleged Mafia infiltration in his administration. Gaetano Scullino The mayor’s resignation last Friday came under after intense pressure from the prefect of Im

‘Who am I? I’m Poker-Man’: Tobey Macguire ‘illegal gambling ring had links to Russian mafia’

Published on 2011-06-30 05:40:10

Spider-Man did a good job of fighting the Green Goblin, but he might have had his work cut out when taking on the Russian mafia. Tobey Maguire, 35, allegedly raked in millions from an illegal Hollywood poker ring that has links to the notoriously vio

Man suspected of leading Philly mob is denied bail

Published on 2011-06-30 05:33:29

PHILADELPHIA—Alleged Philadelphia mob leader Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi was denied bail in a sweeping racketeering case Wednesday by a judge concerned about his potential access to cell phones and computers while on house arrest. Ligamb

For Illinois, Blagojevich Is Only the Latest to Fall

Published on 2011-06-30 05:27:12

CHICAGO — After jurors this week convicted Rod R. Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois, of trying to sell his appointment of a replacement in the United States Senate for President Obama, they were asked what they had come to think of polit

Italy: Restaurant of World Cup champ Cannavaro seized in anti-mafia operation

Published on 2011-06-30 05:22:48

Naples, 30 June (AKI) – A restaurant in Naples belonging to Fabio Cannavaro who led the Italian national team to victory in the 2006 World Cup was seized by police Thursday on suspicion that it was actually owned by a powerful local mafia clan.

Crime kingpin Jamie Daniel puts contract out on shoplifter who turned him over in jail drugs deal

Published on 2011-06-30 05:15:29

Daniel and O’Neil were locked up together tin tough Barlinnie jail A PAL of gangland godfather Jamie Daniel is a “dead man walking” after turning him over in a prison drugs deal. Joe O’Neil, 40, was handed heroin, cocaine and

Bulger lawyer: Prosecutors trying to ‘game’ system

Published on 2011-06-29 15:16:31

his undated file booking photo, obtained by WBUR 90.9 – NPR Radio Boston, shows Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger, who was captured on June 22, 2011, in Santa Monica, Calif., after 16 years on the lam. Federal prosecutors in Bos

Mafia stool pigeon kept in jail so he can keep singing to authorities

Published on 2011-06-29 05:47:21

A murderous mob canary who was hoping for a get-out-of-jail card got another year behind bars instead – because a judge wants to make sure he keeps singing. Former Gambino associate Peter (Bud) Zuccaro pleaded guilty to two murders and marijuan

Known gangster shot, killed in targeted hit

Published on 2011-06-28 14:24:22

A Vancouver gangster who was on bail on gun charges has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting in Surrey last week. Christopher Reddy, 24, was shot to death in a targeted hit about 3: 30 p.m. Friday. Police were called to the 13100-block o

Judge Explains 150-Year Sentence for Madoff

Published on 2011-06-28 14:18:31

With the sentencing of Bernard L. Madoff only a week away, Judge Denny Chin received a letter from Mr. Madoff’s lawyer asking for a prison term substantially below the 150-year maximum. The lawyer, Ira Lee Sorkin, listed several reasons, including

Rogue Hedge Fund With Stolen DOD Funds Key To “Buried Secrets”

Published on 2011-06-28 14:13:40

Eternally best selling detective novelist Joe Finder had an A list of hedge-fund titans advising him on the humungus slush fund of diverted DOD money called Mercury that is the core of “Buried Secrets,” his gripping tale of violent murders by Rus

‘Mob Wife’ Renee Graziano Drops $30K on Plastic Surgery

Published on 2011-06-28 14:09:23

‘Mob Wife’ star Renee Graziano already knows how to pack a powerful punch, but now she’s hoping to get the body to go with them. The loud-mouthed reality star decided to go under the knife Monday for what she calls a “full-bod

Chicago revels in its gangster history

Published on 2011-06-28 03:25:14

When Louise Leach planned her vacation, she had three priorities for her visit here: “architecture, pizza and gangsters.” Leach, 63, a retiree from Manchester, England, took an architecture boat tour and by Day Three of her stay had eaten

Italian police arrest 17 mafia suspects

Published on 2011-06-28 02:50:13

NAPLES, ITALY (BNO NEWS) — Italian police on Monday arrested a total of 17 people suspected of belonging to two of Italy’s three main mafias, ANSA news agency reported. According to police, 12 suspected members of the Calabria-based ̵

‘Vinny Gorgeous’ lawyers file to have conviction overturned

Published on 2011-06-28 02:45:33

Former mob boss Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano’s lawyers have filed court papers seeking to overturn his recent conviction for ordering the fatal hit of a mob associate. The defense team for the former Bonanno crime family boss a

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich convicted of corruption

Published on 2011-06-28 02:42:01

CHICAGO A federal jury on Monday convicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on 17 of 20 counts, finding he brazenly abused the powers of his office in a series of attempted shakedowns captured on undercover government recordings. Blagojevich show

Did Russian mafia kill the body-in-a-bag spy? MI6 man found dead in holdall in London, was developing secret technology to track gangsters’ laundered cash

Published on 2011-06-27 07:45:01

The MI6 agent found dead in a holdall at his London flat was working on secret technology to target Russian criminal gangs who launder stolen money through Britain. The revelation adds weight to claims that Gareth Williams was killed because of his s

Mob bosses find out in the open is often best place to hide

Published on 2011-06-27 07:37:55

There is a place on the West side where Chicago, Oak Park, River Forest and Elmwood Park meld into Mobdom’s Mecca. It is the most hallowed ground that white patent leather loafers can walk. At least once in his lifetime, every wiseguy worthy of wea

Bulger’s arrest marks sunset of Mob era

Published on 2011-06-27 07:33:45

BOSTON (AP) — When James “Whitey” Bulger ruled the streets of South Boston, the New England crime scene was a battleground for a bloody turf war between the Italian Mafia and Irish street crews. But some observers say the organized crim

Married to the Mob

Published on 2011-06-27 07:28:25

Big Linda and Little Linda are living proof that the glitzy stereotypes of life in a crime family are pure fiction. Their years as girlfriend and daughter of murderous capo Greg Scarpa have left them trapped by poverty and gruesome memories. We think

Staino-Ligambi mob case focuses on core business of loan-sharking

Published on 2011-06-27 07:19:56

Reputed South Jersey mob leader Anthony Staino, arrested on racketeering charges last month, once told an associate that he was a member of the “board of directors” and the “chief financial officer” for the crime family headed

The dark soul of Whitey Bulger: The culture still romanticizes brutal gangster thugs

Published on 2011-06-27 07:16:07

The recent capture of Boston crime boss James (Whitey) Bulger after more than 16 years on the run should make us think about why creatures from the dark side have been so popular in American culture. Too often, gangsters are portrayed as tragic heroe

Globalisation and the mafia

Published on 2011-06-26 03:46:37

Please respect FT.com’s ts&cs and copyright policy which allow you to: share links; copy content for personal use; & redistribute limited extracts. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights or use this link to reference th

Man who stabbed celeb pizzeria owner suspected of ‘at least four’ murders, says FBI agent

Published on 2011-06-26 03:42:34

The man who stabbed a Brooklyn celebrity pizzeria owner is a Gambino crime family associate suspected of committing “at least four” murders — including the execution-style hit of a suspected drug dealer in a Carroll Gardens park, an FBI

Why Google has brought an ex-gangster to Dublin

Published on 2011-06-26 03:39:08

Former neo-Nazis, Colombian Farc guerrillas, Islamist fundamentalists, gang members and Northern Irish paramilitaries meet in Dublin this weekend to work out how to fight extremism SUSAN CRUZ can name 50 people she cared about who were killed in gang

Long Series of Trials Could Prove to Be Mobster’s Death Sentence

Published on 2011-06-26 03:35:53

James (Whitey) Bulger’s long flight back from Los Angeles to Boston on Friday was only the beginning of a much longer journey, a legal odyssey that is likely to keep him in court for years. Unless Mr. Bulger, who is 81, bypasses the long court proc

Capture revives memories of Andover man’s 1973 murder

Published on 2011-06-26 03:30:10

ANDOVER — The brother of an Andover man shot and killed “gangland-style” allegedly by a James “Whitey” Bulger hitman in Boston’s North End in 1973, said yesterday that Bulger’s arrest brings a sense of closure to

Whitey Bulger: “That’s our shipment. That’s ours!”

Published on 2011-06-26 03:17:37

There’s been a familiar response from Sinn Féin’s Martin Ferris, TD, to the news of the arrest of Irish-American gangland boss, James ‘Whitey’ Bulger. From the Irish News “I don’t know Whitey Bulger,” Mr Ferris said. “I never met him

Brazen bulger kept on rockin’

Published on 2011-06-26 02:04:52

Fugitive toured Alcatraz just for old times’ sake Even when he was on the lam, Whitey Bulger was a “Rock” star. At one point during his epic, 16-year run from justice, the bloodthirsty Boston gangland baron posed as a common tourist

A sweet friendship turns sour

Published on 2011-06-24 07:39:29

Working with James ‘Whitey’ Bulger only ever ended one way, reports RYLE DWYER EIGHT-YEAR-OLD John J Connolly Jr was in a Boston ice cream parlour with two friends in 1948, when James “Whitey” Bulger, a 19-year-old neighbourhood thug,

Italy: Mass arrests in nationwide anti-mafia drugs trafficking operation

Published on 2011-06-24 07:34:34

Reggio Calabria, 23 June (AKI) – Police in raids across Italy on Thursday arrested 16 people suspected of links to the Calabrian mafia and of trafficking cocaine from South America. International arrest warrants were issued for two further susp

Links to Ireland helped mobster stay free

Published on 2011-06-24 07:32:00

JAMES ‘WHITEY’ Bulger was immensely proud of his Irish heritage. In fact, it was his Irish-American connections that are believed to have helped America’s Most Wanted successfully stay on the run from the FBI for 16 years. Both Bulg

Interview: Alleged Russian Mafia Boss Says Russian Mafia Is ‘A Necessary Myth’

Published on 2011-06-22 11:51:39

Earlier this month, “Forbes” magazine listed Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov as one of the 10 most-wanted criminals in the United States, citing sources in the U.S. government agencies such as the FBI and the CIA. Tokhtakhunov, who is better known

Final domino falls in Gryphon fraud case

Published on 2011-06-22 10:19:45

The final domino has fallen in the federal case against Gryphon Financial, a Staten Island boiler room with alleged ties to the Gambino crime family. Baldwin Anderson, a salesman at the firm, pleaded guilty to fraud charges last week shortly after hi

Italy: Politician among 19 Calabrian mafia suspects arrested in north

Published on 2011-06-22 10:08:41

Turin, 21 June (AKI) – A police sweep in northern Italy on Tuesday netted 19 Calabrian mafia suspects – including a city councillor – in the wealthy northern Piedmont region Alessandria city councillor Giuseppe Caridi, a member of I

Cops release surveillance images of brazen mob shooting (video)

Published on 2011-06-22 10:02:33

Police released a surveillance video today showing a brazen shooting that took place at a Brooklyn tire shop. The video shows Carl Lastorino, 45, bursting into Peter’s Tire and Rim Shop in East New York with two loaded pistols at around 5 p.m.

Reputed Conn. mob associate awaiting trial in loan-sharking case faces new weapons allegation

Published on 2011-06-22 09:54:01

HARTFORD, Conn. — A reputed Connecticut mob associate awaiting trial on loan-sharking allegations is facing a new weapons charge. The charge against 78-year-old Nicola Melia of Stamford was included in an indictment handed down by a federal grand j

Kansas City police say 1970 killing solved

Published on 2011-06-22 09:50:21

KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 21 (UPI) — Police and prosecutors in Kansas City say they have solved the 1970 killing of Leon Jordan, a former police officer and black political leader. The Police Department released a 900-page report Monday that said

‘Mayor of Little Italy’ may testify in Chicago mob trial

Published on 2011-06-22 09:32:20

June 21, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — Three weeks from now Chicago’s latest Outfit trial is scheduled to start in federal court. A trio of aging Chicago mobsters face racketeering/burglary charges. In this Intelligence Report: We’ve learn

All Charges Are Dropped in an Attack in Brooklyn

Published on 2011-06-22 09:20:04

The scene, on a Friday afternoon in April, seemed a chaotic clash of old and new Brooklyn: A celebrated pizza chef and a mob henchman, acquaintances from the neighborhood, were slashing each other on Smith Street. The fight occurred outside a weather

Old Mafia file with gangsters’ alias, mug shots and criminal associates selling in NYC

Published on 2011-06-22 09:07:07

NEW YORK — It was an unlikely — and coveted — find: a thick United States government file discovered on the backseat of a New York City taxi, its pages containing mug shots, criminal associates and favorite hangouts of over 800 Mafia members du

Wiseguys & molls

Published on 2011-06-22 08:55:35

Goodfella gals tell TV tales of hits and missus Forget omerta! These glamorous wives and girlfriends of some of New York’s most notorious Mafiosi are finally emerging from the shadows — and for the first time dishing tales about made men

Crime History: Mobster Siegel fatally shot

Published on 2011-06-20 08:52:38

On this day, June 20, in 1947, organized crime leader Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel was fatally shot at his mistress’ mansion in Beverly Hills, Calif. The gangster had been talking to an associate when he was struck by three bullets fired

Judy Moran moved after ‘tension caused by story about living conditions’

Published on 2011-06-20 08:48:05

GANGLAND murderer Judy Moran was moved from cottage-style incarceration to a more strict jail management unit due to animosity in the wake of a newspaper story about her prison living conditions, a court heard this afternoon. During the final session

Fraud at senior management level is highlighted in KPMG report

Published on 2011-06-20 08:44:37

•Typical fraudster male, aged 36-45, with senior job in finance • Sharp rise in cases triggered by weak internal controls • Pressure to meet targets also a motivating factor When it comes to “white collar” crime, finance directors,

“Very Crispy Gangsters” Suspected in East New York Shooting

Published on 2011-06-20 08:41:04

The shooting at a house party in Brooklyn Friday night that killed one man and injured eight is suspected to be gang-related. Specifically a gang called the “Very Crispy Gangsters,” which is a real name for a real gang. It would be almost

Drugs baron swoops to cash in on star of hit BBC Scotland show The Scheme

Published on 2011-06-19 04:24:56

THE Scheme star Marvin Baird has been hijacked by ruthless gangsters trying to cash in on his notoriety. We can reveal how Marvin, 31, has signed up with two new showiz agents – a convicted drug dealer and another gangland heavy accused of coca

Judge to Gambino wiseguy: clean up your act or end up dead

Published on 2011-06-18 08:48:09

A judge gave an ultimatum to a Gambino wiseguy today — walk the straight and narrow or wind up dead. Federal Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. told mobster John Micali that if he doesn’t change course, he’ll wind up either “spending a lot more t

Serial boiler-room worker gets 5 years

Published on 2011-06-18 08:43:52

In a pair of cases that illustrate the difficulty of shutting down serial “boiler room” crimes, a man the Ontario Securities Commission has been pursuing since 2008 has been sentenced to nearly five years in jail. Abraham Grossman was busy operat

Gangster Peter Hannah caged indefinitely for Hannibal Lecter face slashing

Published on 2011-06-18 08:38:41

VICTIMS of an “organised” gangster who carried out a Hannibal Lecter-style face slashing are being urged to come forward after he was jailed indefinitely. Police today made the appeal as brutal knifeman Peter Hannah, 40, was put behind ba

Convicted criminals claim Amanda Knox is innocent

Published on 2011-06-18 08:35:20

Five serving inmates, including a Mafia mobster, will tell an Italian appeal court that the woman convicted of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher is innocent. The prisoners will be escorted under heavy armed guard from various jails after

Nice hack trick, Sal DiMasi

Published on 2011-06-16 04:27:18

Tomorrow is going to be the saddest Bunker Hill Day ever for Sal DiMasi, the hacko di tutti hacki. Mistah Speakah should have gone for the plea deal, just like his corrupt fellow speakers before him, Felon Finneran and Good Time Charlie Flaherty. Ome

Man shot dead in Dublin gangland style attack

Published on 2011-06-16 04:23:22

A man in his forties has died after he was shot in an attack in Dublin last night – the fourth fatal shooting in the city so far this year. The incident happened at an apartment at the Green, Larch Hill, Oscar Traynor Road, Santry, Dublin. A Garda

Evansville adult entertainment venue files countersuit over name ‘Scores’

Published on 2011-06-15 15:37:08

EVANSVILLE — Scores Inc., an Evansville company which owns a strip club and sports bar on Fulton Avenue, has filed a counter lawsuit against a similarly named national company suing it for trademark infringement. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District

Jail a ”chilling threat” to white collar crims

Published on 2011-06-15 15:32:41

The jailing of finance company directors for the first time last year was a ”chilling threat” to white collar criminals, Serious Fraud Office boss Adam Feeley says. Feeley told parliament’s law and order select committee this mornin

Carl Williams, his mate and alleged bribe of policeman

Published on 2011-06-15 15:26:50

GANGLAND murderer Carl Williams and one of two inmates present when he was killed in prison have allegedly implicated a former Victorian police officer for accepting a cash bribe. Although he was not identified yesterday in a Melbourne court, the

Gardai fear gang boss Guinea Pig is back in the city

Published on 2011-06-15 15:16:33

GANGSTER Mark ‘Guinea Pig’ Desmond is believed to be back in Dublin. The 38-year-old thug has reportedly returned for the first time since he was linked with the disappearance of Islandbridge man James Kenny McDonagh (28) last October. Ga

Finally! Mafioso Vincent “Chin” Gigante Appears In A Vicious Political Attack Video

Published on 2011-06-15 15:13:01

That vicious/racist new web video attacking a Democratic congressional candidate in California marks the long-awaited debut in political attack ads of Vincent “Chin” Gigante, Carlo Gambino, Lucky Luciano, and a variety of other Mafia figures and

Organized criminals eye vulnerable Greece for illicit enterprise

Published on 2011-06-15 15:08:04

Greece’s economic crisis has made it an inviting target for organized crime syndicates hoping to cash in on the flow of capital coming into the country. Drug wars in Mexico have claimed thousands of lives, Afghanistan’s drug trade is expa

‘See Naples And Die’

Published on 2011-06-14 15:36:16

Roberto Saviano wrote a book exposing the brutality of the Neapolitan mafia. Now, he is in hiding It should have been the most felicitous of occasions for Father Giuseppe Diana. March 19, 1994, was the feast day of San Giuseppe, his namesake saint, a

‘Amateur’ assassins becoming common in Dublin gangland

Published on 2011-06-14 15:32:21

‘Amateur’ assassins are becoming increasingly common, Irish police say, as addicts are being forced into shooting people in order to discharge debts to drug dealers. Although there have been only five murders in Dublin this year, police s

Did Mafia Connections Trigger Agent Cuts After FBI Mob Busts?

Published on 2011-06-14 15:29:15

Earlier this year, the FBI made an unprecedented bust. The Bureau, along with the NYPD, conducted a massive raid that resulted in the FBI mob busts of 127 known mobsters and included 16 indictments. The FBI and the NYPD held a press conference to som

Hungry For Power, Sicily’s Mafia Tries to Go Green

Published on 2011-06-14 15:14:04

Since the time of Phoenician sailors and Greek settlers, Sicily’s Most coveted resources have been the sun and the wind. These days, drive nearly any stretch of the Mediterranean island and you’ll likely come across wind farms, looming li

Gang members accused of kidnapping man who claimed to have Shaquille O’Neal sex tape

Published on 2011-06-14 15:09:02

Seven members of a South Los Angeles street gang have been charged with kidnapping and other crimes after they allegedly abducted a man who claimed he had a sex tape of former Lakers center Shaquille O’Neal. Ladell Rowles, who prosecutors said

“The Beat” Real Cop Talk Interviews FBI Mob Informant

Published on 2011-06-14 14:16:16

This Wednesday night (6/15/2011) from 7-8pm (est), “The Beat” Real Cop Talk Radio will have a LIVE interview from a remote location with F.B.I. MOB Informant Lewis Kasman regarding judicial corruption in Palm Beach County, Florida. Kasman is the

Corruption grows in Russia

Published on 2011-06-14 14:08:22

When the U.S. mortgage crisis was in full swing, Russian officials gloated that while America’s bubble had burst, their country remained largely unaffected by the Western world’s financial woes. Views changed rapidly in Moscow when energy prices

Italy: Two Calabrian mafia suspects arrested and businesses seized in capital

Published on 2011-06-14 13:58:17

Rome, 14 June (AKI) – Police in Rome on Tuesday arrested two alleged members of the Calabrian mafia or ‘Ndrangheta. They also impounded two businesses worth some two million euros amid a probe that investigators said had uncovered the

Police warn 350 Londoners about plots to kill them

Published on 2011-06-14 13:55:06

More than 350 people in London were warned by police last year of serious plots to kill them, according to new figures revealed today. The majority of the warnings were issued to gangsters and drug dealers after police received intelligence about riv

Italy: Female soldier among 11 arrested in anti-mafia operation

Published on 2011-06-14 13:52:40

Naples, 14 June (AKI) – A 25-year-old woman soldier was among 11 people arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of association with the Naples mafia or Camorra, police said. The soldier, named as Laura Titta, from Naples, was arrested by at her milita

MARBELLA VICE

Published on 2011-06-12 00:05:49

IT’S the sun-kissed party paradise for the filthy-rich and famous. But beneath all the glitz and glamour of Marbella there still lies a seedy underbelly. If you thought the Costa del Crime was washed up, think again. Welcome to Marbella Vice. The S

MAFIA LINKED TO BETTING SCAM

Published on 2011-06-12 00:01:03

MAFIA bosses were yesterday blamed for running a match-fixing ring that has rocked Italian football. As last week’s corruption scandal escalated, former Cremonese goalkeeper Marco Paoloni, 27, now with Benevento, was remanded in custody accused of

Don’t tell Jennifer Graziano that crime doesn’t pay

Published on 2011-06-11 17:18:40

It wasn’t until the fourth grade that Jennifer Graziano, creator and executive producer of the VH1 reality series “Mob Wives,” suspected that her father, Anthony Graziano, might be in an unusual line of work. “The teacher was

Azerbaijani “mafia boss” “Dadash Novkhaninskiy” arrested in Moscow

Published on 2011-06-11 01:48:54

Baku-APA. The employees of Moscow law-enforcement bodies arrested Azerbaijani “mafia boss” Dadash Ibrahimov, 38, who is known with nickname “Dadash Novkhaninskiy” in the criminal world. APA reports that 2.84 g heroin was seized from him. Acco

Black widow Judy Moran struggles behind bars

Published on 2011-06-11 01:43:29

GANGLAND black widow turned murderer Judy Moran is alone and struggling with chronic health problems in jail, her barrister has told the Supreme Court. A forlorn-looking Moran dressed in black sat unmoved yesterday as her counsel, Bill Stuart, said s

Last roll of dice for Paris gambling dens

Published on 2011-06-10 18:27:07

The notorious gambling clubs of Paris that were given to Corsicans for their role in the Resistance are under threat after a police sting closed three for their suspected links with the mafia. The three closures in three weeks suggest that French pol

Feds: Mob hit man got priest to pass notes

Published on 2011-06-10 08:07:59

Frank Calabrese Sr. would seem to have plenty to talk to a priest about. The feared Outfit hit man is serving a life sentence for killing more than a dozen people — a conviction based largely on testimony from his own brother and son at the lan

Sealed with a kiss: How the mafia makes a deal

Published on 2011-06-10 08:03:47

Pledge of silence between members of the Naples Camorra is witnessed in public for the first time The long and passionate kiss between the two young men continued for several seconds, as onlookers gawped and photographers snapped incessantly. Their l

RCMP neglecting its core duties as cuts take toll

Published on 2011-06-10 08:00:28

The RCMP is cutting back on investigations into mobsters, drug gangs and white-collar criminals, while putting off core duties so routinely that it is taking the force years to update simple records in its crime databases. A stark contrast between th

Italy: Twelve Calabrian mafia suspects arrested in alleged plot to kill judge

Published on 2011-06-10 07:57:27

Cosenza, 10 June (AKI) – Italian police on Friday arrested twelve mafia suspects in the southern Calabria region believed to be linked to an alleged plot to murder a local judge. The police operation focused on the city of Cosenza and dubbed &#

The big trial: An Albanian-American crime story, from 15 Mile Road to Pearl St

Published on 2011-06-10 07:53:59

To understand the story of Albanian organized crime in New York City, where the murder and drug-trafficking trials of the notoriously violent Krasniqi brothers and their associates got underway this week, I had to go to Michigan. For five hours in a

Red Hot NY Lawyer Tacopina Gets Big Chill From Wiseguys

Published on 2011-06-10 07:38:42

Joseph Tacopina, the handsome high-profile lawyer who delivers pithy sound-bites on network TV and backs up his legal banter with successes in court, is flying high these days. And why not? Following his most recent courtroom victory – a rape case

‘Goodfella’ Henry Hill and Taboo sex, National Geographic video previews

Published on 2011-06-08 15:05:49

Tonight sees a Goodfella on the lam, and more of highlights from NGC and Nat Geo WILD programs this week. Locked Up Abroad: The Real Goodfella Wednesday, June 8 at 10PM ET/PT on National Geographic Channel “The wise guys had a certain code of ethic

US to seek sentence cut for Fla. Ponzi schemer

Published on 2011-06-08 15:01:04

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Federal prosecutors will be seeking a reduction in the 50-year sentence imposed on convicted Florida Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein because of his assistance in ongoing investigations. Prosecutors filed papers Wednesday i

Mafia earning €20bn from dumping toxic waste

Published on 2011-06-08 14:51:27

Italy’s mafia clans, best known for drug running and extortion rackets, are earning €20 billion a year by turning the south of the country into a toxic waste dump, an environmental organisation said in a major report. Heavy metals and cancer-caus

Drug busts in Montreal region target mafia, bikers

Published on 2011-06-08 14:48:41

MONTREAL – Two separate police raids Wednesday targeted reputed drug operations run by the mafia and bikers gangs in the Montreal region. Some 270 police officers raided 54 homes, shops and vehicles to dismantle a suspected mafia cocaine ring i

FBI arrests St. Petersburg police detective in public corruption case

Published on 2011-06-08 14:45:35

ST. PETERSBURG — The FBI has arrested a St. Petersburg police officer in connection with a public corruption case. Detective Anthony Foster, a 13-year department veteran and hostage negotiator, is in federal custody. A criminal complaint stated he

Judge to Decide Madoff Trustee’s $59 Billion UniCredit Racketeering Suit

Published on 2011-06-08 14:41:36

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said he will decide if the trustee liquidating Bernard L. Madoff’s firm can use U.S. racketeering law to sue Milan-based UniCredit SpA (UCG) with other banks for $59 billion, in the biggest challenge so far to Irving

Tulfan Terrace mobster gets 18 months

Published on 2011-06-08 14:16:14

Former trustee of the New York City Carpenters Union, Joseph Olivieri, was sentenced on June 3 to 18 months in prison for lying under oath about his ties to mob contractors that worked on two buildings in Riverdale. Mr. Olivieri , 56, was convicted i

Killers ‘can’t be brought back to face justice here’

Published on 2011-06-08 14:00:49

HIDING: Gunmen dodge extradition in North GARDAI do not have enough evidence to extradite the ruthless killers who murdered two cousins at a Dublin petrol station. Glen Murphy (19) from O’Devaney Gardens and Mark Noonan (23) from Drumalee, both

Mafia criminals, spies and hackers hit Ministry of Defence with cyber attacks every eight hours

Published on 2011-06-08 08:13:14

The Ministry of Defence is coming under cyber attack every eight hours from foreign spies, mafia criminals and hackers, it has been revealed. Defence Secretary Liam Fox said Britain is waging ‘a continuous battle’ with 1,000 malicious raids on Mo

Mafia tentacles reach into Spain

Published on 2011-06-08 08:03:07

SPAIN has more mafia members than any other country except Italy, police say. And it is from Spain that the Neapolitan Camorra, the Calabrian N’drangueta and the Sicilian Cosa Nostra control the distribution of Colombian and Venezuelan cocaine in I

Teenager shot dead in south London

Published on 2011-06-07 14:44:04

Police investigating claims the shooting of 18-year-old in Tulse Hill was a gangland hit Detectives are searching for a gunman who shot dead a teenager outside a block of flats in south London. The 18-year-old victim was shot four times and died at t

50 alleged SoCal gang members tied to Mexican Mafia indicted

Published on 2011-06-07 13:50:52

More than 50 alleged members of an Azusa gang affiliated with the Mexican Mafia — accused of targeting blacks in competition for the illegal drug trade — have been indicted by a federal grand jury, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announc

White collar crimes rising in US

Published on 2011-06-07 07:07:15

A white collar crime, by definition, is a non-violent act involving deception, typically committed by a business person or public official. lawyershop.com Prof. David O. Friedrichs, a criminologist at the University of Scranton, blames economic reces

Five bedrooms, seven baths and one storied Mafia tale

Published on 2011-06-07 07:03:19

The palatial mansion of Vito Rizzuto, the Mafia boss of Canada whose family has been decimated by gangland rivals, is on the market for just under $2-million as the family seeks to “downsize.” “This beautiful stone residence was custom built to

ANTI-MAFIA OFFICE SEIZES CALABRIAN ASSETS WORTH EUR20M

Published on 2011-06-07 06:57:32

(AGI) Reggio Calabria – The Calabrian capital’s anti-mafia special investigations office seizes 20m euro’s worth in mafia assets. The latter include businesses, developable land, car fleets and bank accounts, all of which registered

Armenian mob ‘godfather’ Armen Kazarian gets sweetheart deal for massive Medicare fraud scheme

Published on 2011-06-07 06:53:36

An Armenian mob “godfather” who was facing a life sentence for a massive Medicare fraud scheme has cut a 3-year sweetheart deal with prosecutors. The “vor” – an Armenian word similar to the word “don” used fo

NAPOLITANO SAYS MAFIA GROWING THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT

Published on 2011-06-07 06:48:30

(AGI) Rome – The Italian President of the Republic, Mr. Giorgio Napolitano sent a message for the presentation of the 18th edition of “Ecomafia” a yearly report drafted by Legambiente and CNEL. He said that “Once again, the 20

ALL ABOARD FOR UK!

Published on 2011-06-06 08:46:54

GANGSTERS who smuggle immigrants into the UK are operating openly outside the Eurostar station in Paris. The criminals, who charge up to £3,000, prey on the growing numbers of migrants massing around the Gare du Nord, from where trains take just ove

Police crackdown on gangland ‘dirty dozen’

Published on 2011-06-06 08:37:12

POLICE have put “the dirty dozen” of Scotland’s most corrupt lawyers and accountants out of business, The Herald can reveal. The Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency has ended the careers of the key specialists propping up the cou

It’s church bada-bingo!

Published on 2011-06-06 08:33:38

It’s a former Mafia slaughterhouse where God — and not the Godfather — calls the shots now. A Brooklyn building that once housed the infamous Gemini Lounge — where Gambino crime-family soldiers carried out countless, unspeakable mob murders

Football: Task force to probe suspected mafia ties to soccer match fixing

Published on 2011-06-06 08:29:08

Rome, 6 Jun (AKI) – Italy will create a task force to investigate possible links between the mafia and soccer match fixing in the wake of a burgeoning scandal that resulted in the arrest of 16 people in late May. “I’ve given the ord

NYPD: Rapes With Impunity

Published on 2011-06-05 11:19:36

NYPD Rape Cops: Acquittal Aftermath Last Thursday, Officers Kenneth Moreno, 43, and Franklin Mata, 29, of the New York Police Department (NYPD) were acquitted on charges of raping a fashion production executive, in a case symbolizing the abysmal leve

RUSSIAN MAFIA TO FLOOD OLYMPICS WITH DRUGS AND PROSTITUTES

Published on 2011-06-05 11:07:19

OLYMPICS chiefs face a new hurdle in the run-up to the 2012 Games as the Russian Mafia is set to swoop on London. Gangsters from one of the world’s most feared mobs have set up business around the site in Stratford, East London. Ruthless Russians,

WikiLeaks: Northern Ireland ‘a gateway to Ireland for prostitutes, pimps and gangsters’

Published on 2011-06-05 10:51:25

Northern Ireland was identified as a key gateway for criminal gangs involved in people trafficking and illegal immigration. Experts believed the region was being used to move women from Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and South America into Ireland for

Mob on track to win: With OTB gone, bookies are riding high with Belmont Stakes on the horizon

Published on 2011-06-05 10:43:55

Looking for a sure thing at Saturday’s 143rd running of the Belmont Stakes? Bet on organized crime and illegal bookies to win, place and show a bigger profit at the first Belmont since Off Track Betting shuttered its 54 New York City betting pa

Seeds of Cordaro corruption case fertilized in pigeon dung

Published on 2011-06-05 10:40:50

The seeds of a corruption case against former Commissioner Robert C. Cordaro and Commissioner A.J. Munchak were fertilized in pigeon dung. Three years ago, when federal prosecutors lost an extortion trial against a lifelong friend of Mr. Cordaro and

UNDERWORLD KINGS

Published on 2011-06-05 10:33:03

THE shadowy Russian Mafia has a massive influence in the UK underworld, security sources believe. “It looks like there’s nothing to be afraid of for the Russian Mafia in Great Britain” Russian security expert Andrei Soldatov Huge sums of ca

Mob rules, Mario! Bad boy Balotelli ‘toured Italian town with Mafia bosses’

Published on 2011-06-05 10:26:32

Controversial Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli was shown round a crime ridden Italian inner city estate by two Mafia bosses, it has emerged. Balotelli, 20, was seen in the company of mob chiefs named as Salvatore Silvestri and Biagio Esposito,

Prosecutor wants life sentence for German pizzeria massacre suspect

Published on 2011-06-05 09:59:45

He’s believed to have been the mastermind and one of two shooters in a mafia massacre in Germany that killed six. Now, if the Italian prosecutor gets her way, Giovanni Strangio faces the possibility of life behind bars. An Italian prosecutor so

D.A. has new task force

Published on 2011-06-04 09:13:57

Finding and stopping city government corruption is the mission of a new task force headed by a just-hired veteran prosecutor, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced yesterday. Patrick Blessington, a former city prosecutor for 11 years

Wiseguy’s wisdom: Ex-mobster offers tips to legit businessmen

Published on 2011-06-04 09:09:51

Who woulda figured that hijacking trucks, pulling heists and running a loanshark operation for the Mob was actually the sign of a good business manager? Louis Ferrante certainly didn’t – at least not at first during his bad old days, when

How Kofi Annan supported the Kyrgyz mafia boss

Published on 2011-06-04 09:04:43

Kamchy Kolbayev can enlist the UN support? Adherents of “legalize” have received sudden support from the part of the world elite. The UN Global Commission came to the conclusion that drugs legalization in the whole world and cease of criminal pro

“Throw Crooked Health Care Providers in Prison”

Published on 2011-06-04 08:58:23

A new book on health care fraud paints a grim picture of a crime that affects us all, and usually goes undetected. Perhaps the most chilling thing about Professor Terry Leap’s new book, “Phantom Billing, Fake Prescriptions and the High Cost of Me

Death penalty a tough sell in Mafia cases

Published on 2011-06-03 02:02:15

NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) – A federal jury’s decision Wednesday to spare the life of convicted crime boss Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano underscores the difficulty prosecutors have in convincing jurors to impose the death

Anglo witnesses may have to testify

Published on 2011-06-03 01:59:16

WHITE-COLLAR crime investigations will be speeded up once the Criminal Justice Bill is enacted, the Director of Corporate Enforcement Paul Appleby said yesterday. The Bill, which is expected to be passed before the summer recess, proposes that witnes

Shrine to gangster Jeff Fort found in home of ‘Terror Town’ gang leader

Published on 2011-06-03 01:55:04

Officers found a shrine to one of the city’s most notorious gangsters — Jeff Fort — when they searched the home of another suspected gang leader last year on the Southeast Side, a police source said. The shrine included photos of Fort locking a

Italian authorities arrest Camorra mafia leader

Published on 2011-06-02 14:25:26

NAPLES, ITALY (BNO NEWS) — Italian authorities on Thursday arrested a leader of the Neapolitan Camorra mafia who was wanted for many offenses, the ANSA news agency reported. Gennaro Tuccillo was arrested by law enforcement agents in Naples. The

Police say 2 ‘industrial-size’ illegal euro mint-shops dismantled in Belgium

Published on 2011-06-02 05:50:22

BRUSSELS — The European police agency says two ‘industrial-size’ mint-shops that were counterfeiting one-euro coins and 50-cent pieces in Belgium have been dismantled. Europol says the investigation also turned up bank notes with a face

NYC Mobster Vinny Gorgeous Avoids Death Sentence

Published on 2011-06-02 05:37:20

A combative, fashion-conscious mobster already serving a life prison term dodged a death sentence on Wednesday for ordering a gangland hit while taking control of a once-fearsome crime family. An anonymous jury deliberated less than two hours before

FIA fails to check human smuggling mafia activities

Published on 2011-06-02 05:32:14

The graph of human smuggling, once again, went up sharply, as the mafia involved in this activity seems to be facing no obstructions or restraints from the law enforcement agencies, especially the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). The FIA is suppos

Angelina denied bail in Philadelphia mob case | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-06-02

Published on 2011-06-02 05:28:10

Mobster Martin Angelina was denied bail on racketeering-gambling charges Wednesday by a federal judge who cited his criminal history and what prosecutors called his “propensity for violence.” Angelina, 48, showed little emotion as U.S. Di

Jury considers death for ‘Vinny Gorgeous’

Published on 2011-06-01 15:12:20

NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) – A federal jury in Brooklyn will begin deliberating Wednesday over whether convicted crime boss Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano should receive the death penalty for what prosecutors portrayed as a murde

Mobster’s lawyer: Indictment is ‘fantasy-land stuff’

Published on 2011-06-01 06:56:40

Mobster Martin Angelina, charged last week in a major organized crime racketeering-gambling case, moved a step closer to making bail Tuesday when a magistrate judge set conditions, including 24-hour home confinement, that would have sprung the South

Mob boss squares off with Brooklyn judge

Published on 2011-06-01 06:51:04

Dodge City met Brooklyn, New York, when a formidable mob boss squared off today against a powerful federal judge. No one dove for the saloon doors, but the clock ticked and there was a “High Noon” feel to the dramatic courthouse showdown

Russian mob eclipses Italian Mafia in South Florida, FBI says

Published on 2011-06-01 06:47:12

The Eastern European mob has eclipsed the Italian Mafia on the FBI’s radar in South Florida, as several recent major cases have brought to light. When the feds busted a syndicate of Russian-speaking nightclub owners and their so-called Bar Girls, i

The Adriatic Connection Mafia Links fromItaly to the Western Balkans

Published on 2011-06-01 06:41:01

Joining the European Union is, without doubt, the main goal of every Balkan country not already part of the bloc. In the last few years, many requirements have been met by several aspiring states; Croatia and Montenegro are now official candidate cou

Italy: Three Calabrian mafia suspects in hospital laundry exortion probe

Published on 2011-06-01 06:36:19

Catanzaro, 1 June (AKI) – Police in the southern Italian Calabrian region on Monday arrested three people suspected of involvement in a mafia extortion racket that targeted a hospital laundry service company. The suspects, who are allegedly lin

Anglo Irish Bank: court criticises inaction in criminal wrongdoing cases

Published on 2011-05-31 12:56:15

The High Court(1) has strongly criticised delays and inaction by the state in prosecution of white collar crime. An application had been made by the authorities for a time extension to deal with material seized from Anglo Irish Bank for investigation

Russian mafia in Europe

Published on 2011-05-31 07:53:27

There are a lot of books, documentaries and studies, devoted to Russian mafia. This article shows a European view of this criminal phenomenon, which scares the world. Russian mafia structures are well known in Russia and in other countries (especiall

‘Falcone Award’ – Italian Backing for Bulgaria’s Fight against Organized Crime

Published on 2011-05-31 07:47:41

Giovanni Falcone, Prosecutor, as well as his colleague Paolo Borsellino and the General of the Carabinieri Carlo Dalla Chiesa, are the most famous victims of the fight of the Italian State against organized crime. General Dalla Chiesa, after the hard

Suspect device thrown into garda station while Freddie thugs quizzed

Published on 2011-05-30 15:28:53

ATTACK: Evacuation after hoax bomb is flung over the wall ASSOCIATES of ‘Fat’ Freddie Thompson threw a suspect device into a garda station yard — as two gang members were being quizzed inside. An evacuation took place at Crumlin Gar

Smashing jail gangs – evil drug networks in Australia’s prisons

Published on 2011-05-30 15:15:03

Mexican drug networks in Aussie prisons FBI believes cartels have reached Australia “Use any means to further criminal activity” AUSTRALIAN prisons are increasingly being used by gangsters, nationally and internationally, to further their

Reputed Philly mob leader’s arrest could put Merlino back in charge

Published on 2011-05-29 03:56:08

Here’s the big question circulating in certain circles in South Philadelphia: With reputed mob boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi in jail with several of his top associates, who’s minding the store? Who’s collecting the cas

Judy Moran’s ‘life of luxury’ in jail

Published on 2011-05-29 03:23:17

PRISONERS behind bars with gangland widow Judy Moran have accused her of claiming preferential treatment, including an extra large cell and express access to medical treatment. Despite being convicted of killing her brother-in-law, Moran is living a

Young guns for hire: gangs recruiting children for contract killings

Published on 2011-05-29 03:13:09

As a 16-year-old boy is jailed for the £200 contract killing of a young mother, Patrick Sawer reveals why gangland bosses are recruiting children. The young mother was hoping the knock on the door was her son. It was, after all, the eve of his ninth

‘Mousie’ the mobster ordered held without bail

Published on 2011-05-28 06:48:56

Reputed mob underboss Joseph “Mousie” Massimino was ordered held without bail Friday on racketeering and gambling charges detailed in a 50-count indictment handed up earlier in the week. U.S. District Court Judge Felipe Restrepo cited Mas

Teenagers shot dead in gangland-style killing in Milton Keynes

Published on 2011-05-28 06:45:14

Home News Top Stories Teenagers shot dead in gangland-style killing in Milton Keynes 28/05/2011 Decrease font size Increase font size TWO teenagers were killed in a chilling execution-style shooting by a lone gunman. Mohammed Abdi Farah, 19, was kill

Jurors in San Jose’s biggest gang trial in years find four Norteños guilty of murder

Published on 2011-05-28 06:42:00

In the biggest gang trial in San Jose in years, a jury Friday found four Norteños guilty of a murderous rampage that took four lives and severely injured eight people, ending a nearly yearlong proceeding that cost taxpayers more than $1 million R

MAFIA: MANNINO SUES THE STATE, COMPENSATE UNFAIR IMPRISONMENT

Published on 2011-05-28 06:35:51

(AGI) Palermo – Ex Minister Calogero Mannino sues the State and asks for “compensation to unfair inprisonment”for 23 months. He did not quantify the damages suffered when imprisoned and under house arrest. Mannino, at present a R

Authorities charge upstate NY cocaine gangsters

Published on 2011-05-27 06:09:22

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Dozens of gang members and associates were jailed Thursday in an investigation of cocaine trafficking in upstate New York. The Schenectady sweep by state and federal authorities follows similar gang crackdowns in Albany, Syracus

Former Colacurcio strip club, office going on auction block

Published on 2011-05-27 06:04:52

A pair of notorious Seattle businesses go on the auction block next month when the U.S. Department of Justice sells the abandoned buildings that held Rick’s Strip Club and the offices of Talents West, from which the late Frank Colacurcio Sr. an

Lawyers eyed over ‘mob aid’

Published on 2011-05-27 06:00:12

A federal judge said yesterday he’s “extremely troubled” by a mobster’s allegation that two well-known defense lawyers passed on information to their mob clients about the whereabouts of a federal prosecutor targeted for a pla

US knew of Bulgarian PM’s alleged mafia links – WikiLeaks

Published on 2011-05-27 05:55:55

The United States was aware of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov’s alleged ties to the mafia and shady businessmen before he was elected in 2009, according to a leaked diplomatic cable yesterday. In the 2006 cable, released via WikiLeaks and a

Cosa Nostra smuggled Mexican drugs into U.S. in post-war period

Published on 2011-05-26 07:14:10

Mexico City – Virginia Hill, a woman sent to Mexico by the Cosa Nostra, infiltrated the highest levels of the Mexican government in the post-war period and turned that country into a large-scale supplier of drugs to the United States, journalist an

Italian police arrest Mafia godfather

Published on 2011-05-26 07:09:18

JUST DAYS before a vital run-off vote in mayoral elections in Naples, Italian police yesterday appeared to strike a significant blow at the Camorra, the Neapolitan Mafia, when they arrested one of Italy’s 30 most wanted criminals. Godfather Giusepp

Phila. mob used reputation and threats of violence to secure gambling racket

Published on 2011-05-26 07:02:51

They didn’t break legs, because they didn’t have to. They lived off the reputation of the organization and the gangsters who came before them. And they made a lot of money. That was the picture of the Philadelphia mob painted by federal p

Man killed in gangland shooting

Published on 2011-05-26 06:57:17

A murder inquiry has begun after a 20-year-old man was gunned down in the second gangland-style attack in one day. Dean Johnson was shot several times as he sat in the back of a car in the Clondalkin area of west Dublin at about 9pm on Thursday. He w

Vinny Gorgeous eyed hit on Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Andres, mob turncoat testifies

Published on 2011-05-25 06:38:28

There was a bullet with a mob-busting prosecutor’s name on it – and former Bonanno boss Vincent Basciano was waiting for the final order to pull the trigger, a turncoat witness testified Tuesday. It was a blockbuster revelation in the dea

Alleged threat of violence may cost reputed mobster Staino bail

Published on 2011-05-25 05:43:58

Reputed mob leader Anthony Staino had a reputation as a businessman-wiseguy who was more interested in making money than busting heads. But a conversation secretly recorded by the FBI presents a different side. In it, according to an indictment unsea

Man says he gave up crime for family

Published on 2011-05-25 05:38:12

NEW YORK, May 25 (UPI) — A New York crime family member was spared jail after telling the judge he gave up his criminal connections to care for his grandsons. Armando “Mondo” Rea, 59, a former soldier in the Bonanno crime family, to

Execution Is Sought for Mobster in Death Plot

Published on 2011-05-25 05:34:12

As the death penalty phase began on Tuesday in the trial of a convicted murderer and former mob boss, even the prosecutor acknowledged that capital punishment was not appropriate in most cases. But in the case of this man, Vincent Basciano, it was ap

Italy holds ‘super-fugitive’ mafia suspect Dell’Aquila

Published on 2011-05-25 05:29:36

Suspected mafia boss Giuseppe Dell’Aquila, said to be one of Italy’s most dangerous fugitives, has been captured after nine years on the run. The alleged Camorra leader was found at a fortified villa in the village of Varcaturo, 30km (19

MAFIA MEMBER WHO ESCAPED POLICE RAID ARRESTED NEAR PRISON

Published on 2011-05-24 06:15:14

(AGI) Caserta – A man believed to be linked to the Casalesi mafia clan, who escaped a police raid on April 18, has been arrested. Antonio Cecoro, 35, a native of Casal di Principe, was arrested earlier today by the police in via San Tamarro, in

‘Mr. Mom’ mobster gets break

Published on 2011-05-24 06:08:09

A Bonanno-crime family soldier told a federal court judge yesterday that he turned his back on the mob to become Mr. Mom. Armando “Mondo” Rea, 59, broke his sworn blood oath of lifetime allegiance to the crime family, saying his associati

Notorious gangster released on bail after new charges laid

Published on 2011-05-24 05:57:09

Mike Adiwal is accused of extortion with a firearm, uttering death threats and assault along with Preetpal Sangha A notorious gangster whose twin survived 26 bullet wounds two years ago has been charged with extortion using a firearm and a number of

Sliced and heist

Published on 2011-05-23 14:29:47

‘Pizza fight’ thug was robbing banks: feds You can’t teach an old con new tricks. Benny Geritano, busted last month in Brooklyn for allegedly trying to slice up a celebrity pizzeria owner in a fight over a woman, had resumed his car

13 charged as federal officials continue roundup of alleged East Coast mafia

Published on 2011-05-23 14:16:47

Federal authorites broadened their nationwide crackdown on organized crime Monday, arresting the reputed leaders of Philadelphia’s La Cosa Nostra family on extortion, loan-sharking and other charges. The indictment of 13 members and associates of t

Ligambi was 6th boss to follow Bruno

Published on 2011-05-23 10:48:04

With his arrest today, reputed mob boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi joins a line of modern-day Philadelphia Mafia leaders who have found themselves in the crosshairs of either underworld rivals or federal prosecutors. Here’s a look a

Mafia boss-of-bosses days on the run are numbered, Italy says

Published on 2011-05-23 10:36:53

Palermo, Sicily – One of the world’s 10 most-wanted criminals, Cosa Nostra godfather Matteo Messina Denaro, could soon be caught, Italy’s interior minister said Monday. ‘Currently the chief of the mafia is Matteo Messina Denar

Italian PM paid Mafia $475,000 a year: mob hitman

Published on 2011-05-23 04:15:48

Silvio Berlusconi’s alleged ties to Cosa Nostra date back to ’70s ROME – Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi paid Mafia leaders about $475,000 a year in protection money, a mobster informant has told a court. Berlusconi, 74, ha

Crime Godfather Terry Adams to be questioned over unsolved murders of his closest associates

Published on 2011-05-22 09:55:59

Britain’s most feared crime godfather is to be questioned about the unsolved murders of two of his closest associates. Notorious gangster Terry Adams, 56, will be quizzed by Scotland Yard detectives following advances in DNA science. They

Days Gone By: Al Capone takes a circuitous route to Alcatraz

Published on 2011-05-22 09:51:47

The six-car train with barred windows was dubbed the “Forty Thieves Special” as it rolled across the land carrying 40 of the country’s most notorious convicts to the new federal prison in the middle of San Francisco Bay. Among the 4

£10k gangland hit threats force prison bosses to move supergrass

Published on 2011-05-22 09:46:39

A SUPERGRASS who put one of Scotland’s biggest heroin barons behind bars has been moved to a different jail amid fears of a £10,000 gangland hit. Robert Gilroy’s evidence helped pinpoint George ‘Dode’ Buchanan as the ringlead

Mob boss confirms hit while wearing wire during prison workout

Published on 2011-04-13 15:45:57

Former Bonnano boss Joseph “Big Joey” Massino wore a wire and got his successor, Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano to talk, while the two stood in separate prison exercise cages six inches apart. Prosecutors read transcripts o

What Would Frank Colacurcio Say? NY Mafia Boss Defies Job Description, Rats Out His Own

Published on 2011-04-13 12:15:19

Frank Colacurcio Sr. and Big Joey Massino may have talked, even met, and of course they are both famous Italian-American mobsters on the same page, according to Wikipedia and anyone else who tosses together a list based on crime and vowels. Stripper

Maradona’s 1986 Golden Ball trophy ‘melted down into gold bars’, says Mafia don

Published on 2011-04-13 10:51:36

A MAFIA don has told how footballer Diego Maradona’s 1986 Golden Ball trophy was melted down into gold bars. The Argentine striker was presented with the award at the Mexico World Cup, during which he robbed England of a semi-final place with his H

Nomerta! Mafia boss a squealer

Published on 2011-04-13 10:43:30

‘Vinny told me that he had him killed. He said he was a scumbag, a rat.’ There isn’t a hunk of cheese big enough for this rat. Joseph “Big Joey” Massino yesterday became the first mob boss in history to turn stoolie on the stand

Who was Donnie Brasco?

Published on 2011-04-13 10:31:17

Donnie Brasco was an FBI agent who worked undercover for six years, infiltrating the Bonanno crime family and the Colombo crime family, two of the Five Families of the Mafia in New York. Brasco, real name Joseph Pistone worked as an FBI agent for 17

The five New York mafia families

Published on 2011-04-13 10:18:00

As jailed former mafia boss Joseph Massino gives evidence against one of New York’s biggest crime families, here is a breakdown of the big “Five Families” operating in the city. Genovese The Genovese family is seen as the dominant a

Mob Shuts Down Distribution Of Rapper Tony Testa’s Music Video

Published on 2011-04-12 12:16:17

Mob-related rapper, Tony Testa, has been getting love from some New York rappers, but it seems as though, his familia don’t want their business out there … and recently asked that his latest music video be pulled from websites. The Italia

Drug runners as young as 12 used by city gangsters

Published on 2011-04-12 12:08:59

‘THRIVING’: Trade booming in the recession CHILDREN as young as 12 are being used as drug runners in Dublin by drug-dealing criminal gangs, it has been claimed. A Tallaght-based councillor told a meeting of South Dublin County Council the

New York mafia boss makes history by breaking ranks

Published on 2011-04-12 11:51:20

JOSEPH or ”Big Joey” Massino was expected to take the witness stand last night, the first official boss of one of New York’s five mob families to break ranks and testify for the government. The defection of a Mafia boss was once unt

Ex-Jersey City Council president gets prison sentence in massive N.J. corruption probe

Published on 2011-04-11 18:37:06

JERSEY CITY — When Mariano Vega was first introduced to Solomon Dwek, he was described on the surveillance video that captured the meeting as a “big boss” in Hudson County government. Today, the former president of the Jersey City Counc

Tell ‘em Baby Face sent ya

Published on 2011-04-11 12:20:25

Jump back into the world of mobsters, molls and speak-easies on Thursday when Chad Lewis, author of “The Wisconsin Road Guide to Gangster Hot Spots” gives his “Wisconsin’s Gangster Past” multimedia lecture at Brookfield

Mobsters On Bail Push Their Luck, Mob Wives Keep It Classy

Published on 2011-04-11 12:14:44

Mobsters can often be quite charming in the movies, but it seems that they’re not nearly as persuasive in real life: several Brooklyn federal judges are at their wits end with alleged mobsters and mafia associates bizarre (or entitled) bail req

Japan godfather released from jail

Published on 2011-04-10 12:33:59

TOKYO — The leader of Japan’s largest crime syndicate was released from jail Saturday after serving more than five years, local media reported. Kenichi Shinoda, 69, wearing a dark brown leather hat and sunglasses, walked out of Fuchu jail at

‘Mob Wives’ show far from the Mafia reality

Published on 2011-04-10 12:26:47

They’re calling it Mob Wives, although Mob Women might be a better name. The VH1 reality show, which will debut at 8 p.m. next Sunday, features the wives and daughters of wiseguys, including Karen Gravano, whose father, Salvatore “Sammy t

Morning blitz in gangland fight

Published on 2011-04-09 06:11:43

UP to 100 gardai were today involved in a massive crackdown on North Dublin drug gangs and the RIRA. Officers carried out the early morning blitz on organised crime in Dublin, backed up by a 100-strong force. A bloody gang feud has been ongoing for t

Mafia legends ‘turning in graves’ as ex-Bonnano boss to rat out Vinny Gorgeous at trial

Published on 2011-04-09 06:00:03

The fat man is finally going to sing. The feds revealed Friday that roly-poly former Bonanno crime boss Joseph Massino – the New York mob’s highest-ranking turncoat ever – will testify against successor Vincent (Vinny Gorgeous) Basc

Is LiLo’s career saved? Victoria Gotti ‘hand picks’ Lohan to play her in John Travolta’s mob film

Published on 2011-04-08 13:25:20

Just when it looked like her career as a working actress was distant memory, Lindsay Lohan’s fortunes have taken a drastic turn. The 24-year-old is in ‘final talks’ to play mobster John Gotti’s daughter in the $75 million biop

Bulgarian Mafia Boss Returned to Jail for 18 Months

Published on 2011-04-08 13:18:47

Bulgarian drug boss Dimitar Zhelyazkov, aka Mityo Ochite (i.e. the Eyes), will serve 18 more months in jail after the Burgas Appellate Court extended his sentence. In 2008, Zhelyazkov was sentenced to 4 years and 10 months for heading an organized cr

Massive drug raid targeted Dominican gang: police

Published on 2011-04-08 13:15:10

MONTREAL — Montreal police say the massive raid carried out in and around Montreal on Thursday targeted a criminal organization active within the Dominican community in the US and Canada. Police suspect that the gang has been active for the past 15

Stamford mob figure indicted on extortion charge

Published on 2011-04-07 17:41:59

NEW HAVEN — Two weeks after his arrest on loansharking and extortion charges, longtime reputed Stamford Gambino crime figure Nicola Melia was indicted by a New Haven federal grand jury Wednesday for allegedly collecting high-interest loans by t

Cops break up Mafia-linked Queens gambling ring

Published on 2011-04-07 05:35:01

Authorities busted up a Mafia-linked Queens sports gambling ring that used a website and offshore accounts to rack up more than $8 million over the past two-and-a-half years. The Queens district attorney’s organized crime and rackets bureau busted

Dozens arrested in Quebec drug-trafficking bust

Published on 2011-04-05 11:19:39

A major police operation targeting drug traffickers with ties to organized crime began in several regions of Quebec on Tuesday morning. Cops are expecting to arrest dozens of people, mostly in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, but also in the North Shore, Mon

Lawyer with mobster dad barred from representing accused cop killer, is under investigation

Published on 2011-04-05 01:04:18

A lawyer with family ties to the mob has been barred from representing an accused cop killer after the feds said he arranged a sitdown to settle a dispute over loanshark payments. Joseph Corozzo, Jr. — the son of reputed Gambino consigliere Jos

Faking it: how Mafia bosses bribe doctors to escape justice

Published on 2011-04-04 20:22:19

Italian mobsters feeling the heat know that it’s not a good lawyer they need to call when facing justice, but a pliant doctor. A new book by Corrado de Rosa shows how some of Italy’s most notorious gangsters have faked everything from men

Danbury bodybuilder charged in steroid ring

Published on 2011-04-04 16:52:02

DANBURY — A local bodybuilder and personal trainer has been arrested as part of the continuing investigation into a ring that allegedly sold illegal steroids in the Greater Danbury area. Philip “P.J.” Braun, 30, who boasts on his bl

Out-of-jail mobster ‘Vinny Gorgeous’ enjoys ‘slow go’ in court

Published on 2011-04-04 14:19:27

Now this is a cell break. Jury selection continues at a snail’s pace in the capital-murder mob trial of reputed Bonanno boss Vincent Basciano — and the well-dressed wiseguy known as “Vinny Gorgeous” seems to relish every momen

Firms drop millions in Russian scam

Published on 2011-04-04 14:13:00

THE RUSSIAN mafia is alleged to be ripping off millions of dollars from Victorian businesses and threatening to kill duped investors if they complain to the police. It is believed several Victorian telecom companies have been conned out of more than

Vatican bank chief questions money-laundering probe and says bank’s image badly damaged

Published on 2011-04-04 14:07:59

VATICAN CITY – The chairman of the Vatican bank, who has been placed under investigation for alleged violations of Italy’s anti-money laundering laws, questioned Friday why Italian prosecutors insisted on seizing €23 million ($30 millio

Montreal’s ruthless Irish mobsters chronicled in new book by D’Arcy O’Connor

Published on 2011-04-04 13:46:38

MONTREAL – Montreal’s Irish Mob wasn’t always as flamboyant as some of its Italian and French-Canadian contemporaries but a new book says they were the go-to guys when you wanted to knock over a bank or crack a safe. They earned the

How a big US bank laundered billions from Mexico’s murderous drug gangs

Published on 2011-04-02 20:07:17

As the violence spread, billions of dollars of cartel cash began to seep into the global financial system. But a special investigation by the Observer reveals how the increasingly frantic warnings of one London whistleblower were ignored On 10 April

Former NY mafia boss convicted in murders

Published on 2011-04-02 13:25:09

NEW YORK — A former boss of New York’s Genovese crime family and two henchmen were found guilty Friday of murder and other crimes in the latest blow to the Big Apple mafia. Arthur Nigro, a former acting boss of the Genovese, was found guilty

A Big Goof By the Feds Resulted in Mobster’s Murder, Gang Land News Reports

Published on 2011-04-02 13:15:42

A goof by federal law enforcement resulted in the murder of Genovese family mobster Adolfo (Big Al) Bruno in 2003, Gang Land News reports. The website on the Mafia reported that a federal probation officer mentioned in a pre-sentence report to a Mass

Leeds gangster wife’s ‘champagne lifestyle’

Published on 2011-04-02 13:11:54

A GANGSTER’S wife who lived a “champagne lifestyle” off the proceeds of her husband’s life as a violent armed robber has been jailed for 12 months for money laundering. A court yesterday heard the full extent of the luxurious lives of Maxine

Al Bruno murder case goes to jury, with Geas brothers, Artie Nigro facing life sentences

Published on 2011-04-01 09:57:00

NEW YORK – After three weeks of testimony in a Western Massachusetts mob murder case, jurors in a federal court in Manhattan began their deliberations just after 3 p.m. on Thursday. Facing life sentences if they are convicted on charges of murder,

Judge rejects $1 million bond request for mob figure

Published on 2011-04-01 09:44:32

BRIDGEPORT — A federal judge rejected a $1 million request to release a reputed Gambino crime family connected loanshark adding that only “24/7 supervision” would protect the public from Nicola Melia. “And that is not possible

Son of Mafia godfather sent to jail

Published on 2011-03-31 10:26:24

The son of a Melbourne Mafia godfather and brother of a slain gangster has been ordered to spend more than nine years behind bars. Vince Benvenuto was charged with trafficking large commercial amounts of cocaine, methamphetamines and ecstasy, possess

Closing arguments begin in Al Bruno murder trial of Fotios and Ty Geas

Published on 2011-03-30 15:40:17

NEW YORK – Jurors in an ongoing mob murder trial in Manhattan which has highlighted an “epic spasm of violence” spearheaded by western Massachusetts gangsters have begun to hear closing arguments in the case in federal court. Assist

KCPD undercover squad saluted at a place where saluting is safe

Published on 2011-03-30 07:30:10

A Kansas City Police Department undercover squad won the Law Enforcement Unit of the Year award. Chief James Corwin made the announcement on his blog. He doesn’t say where the ceremony took place, so we’re imagining it happened at a pool

The Borgias: The Original Crime Family

Published on 2011-03-30 06:53:00

As The Tudors rollicks towards its final episodes, complete with extra wheezing from Jonathan Rhys Myers as the declining Henry VIII, fans of ludicrous yet oddly addictive historical dramas are feeling a slow-burning sense of loss. How will we spend

Anti-Mafia Officers Busted 66 Crime Groups in 2010

Published on 2011-03-30 06:30:50

In 2010 Bulgarian anti-mafia task officers busted 66 of the big criminal groups, reads their service’s report to Bulgarian Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov. According to the General Directorate for Organized Crime Combat this is about a half of

Dawn raids target London’s worst gangsters

Published on 2011-03-30 06:17:09

Police arrested 21 of London’s most dangerous gangsters during a series of dawn raids today. Eight gangs were targeted in a huge operation involving hundreds of officers. It came as the Met announced it has compiled a database of more than 1,00

New Europe: British criminals no longer comfortable on ‘Costa del Crime’

Published on 2011-03-29 12:17:25

European arrest warrants and tip-offs to Crimestoppers see flood of extraditions Dean Rice sits between two armed and masked Spanish police officers, his hands tied behind his back. He has just been arrested in the small Andalusian town of Alhaurin a

A drug ring unraveled

Published on 2011-03-29 12:11:20

DANBURY — A Bethel man who bragged about being a local “prince” used intimidation and police connections to operate a large-scale drug ring that sold steroids to high school athletes and moved significant quantities of marijuana int

Mob Experience wipes away the blood, highlights the puppies

Published on 2011-03-29 12:02:58

Call me a not-so-wise guy, but I went to the Tropicana recently to get the Las Vegas Mob Experience. It wasn’t the real mob experience, of course. But who wants to pay good money to take a bullet behind the ear or play squat-and-rot in a prison

In Al Bruno murder trial testimony, informant Felix Tranghese talks about tough life in Mafia

Published on 2011-03-28 21:21:56

NEW YORK – Even being a long-established soldier in the Mafia can be a dicey business with no job security. Longtime allies can order a hole to be dug with plans to have you bumped off after a few misunderstandings. Upstarts outside “the fami

Car rams café known for Mafia ties

Published on 2011-03-28 08:54:48

No serious injuries; Driver likely to be charged with assault A 44-year-old man is likely to face charges of weapons possession and armed assault after a spectacular incident Sunday in which a car was rammed into a St. Michel café known for its unde

Ex-FBI agents insist colleague unfairly convicted

Published on 2011-03-28 00:56:24

More than 100 former FBI agents, including the one whose undercover work inspired the movie “Donnie Brasco,” are fighting for the release of a colleague convicted of corruption and of helping Boston’s Irish-American mob murder a Sou

Trial of 3 defendants in murder of Adolfo Bruno enters 3rd week in Manhattan

Published on 2011-03-28 00:49:50

NEW YORK – A third defendant turned prosecution witness is expected to testify today as the federal trial stemming from the 2003 murder of mob boss Adolfo Bruno in Springfield, Mass., enters its third week in a Manhattan courtroom. Felix Tranghese,

New York mafia makes new members remove clothes for initiation, informant claims

Published on 2011-03-25 14:26:07

THE New York mafia added a new twist to its initiation ceremony for wiseguy wannabes, a turncoat mobster claimed, and that if you want to get your “button,” you have got to get naked, the New York Post reported today. Anthony “Bingy

Alleged mobster returned to Massachusetts

Published on 2011-03-25 14:20:36

WORCESTER — A reputed New England mobster who hid out in Idaho for more than a decade is back in Massachusetts, where he faces federal racketeering charges. Enrico Ponzo was arrested last month at his home in the small Idaho town of Marsing. The FB

Mobster ‘The Saint’ admits guilt

Published on 2011-03-24 18:06:51

St. Laurent pleads guilty in murder-for-hire case PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – An aging Mafia captain admitted his guilt in a high-profile organized crime case Thursday and signed off on a deal that is being used by prosecutors in another mob exto

Ex-FBI agents insist colleague unfairly convicted

Published on 2011-03-24 15:05:33

MIAMI — More than 100 former FBI agents, including the one whose undercover work inspired the movie “Donnie Brasco,” are fighting for the release of a colleague convicted of corruption and of helping Boston’s Irish mob murder a So

Actress from ‘The Sopranos’ bounced from jury pool at trial of Vincent (Vinny Gorgeous) Basciano

Published on 2011-03-24 11:37:02

An actress who appeared in “The Sopranos” was whacked from the jury pool for the racketeering trial of Bonanno crime boss Vincent (Vinny Gorgeous) Basciano. The woman, identified only as Juror No. 438, is not a recognizable cast member an

Gambino figure accused of extortion

Published on 2011-03-24 11:21:43

BRIDGEPORT — A longtime Gambino crime figure from Stamford, who in 1981 found himself in the middle of an international murder-for-hire plot, is under arrest on a loansharking and extortion charge. Nicola Melia, 78, of Brushwood Road, was accus

Indian man extradited to Victoria over $440m ecstasy bust

Published on 2011-03-24 11:13:39

UPDATE 4.20pm: AN Indian man has been extradited to Victoria to face charges over the world’s biggest ecstasy bust. Mohamed Thoufeeq Abdul Majeed, 38, was arrested by the Australian Federal Police following his extradition from Singapore. Abdul

13 killed in Mexico drug violence

Published on 2011-03-24 10:56:31

THIRTEEN people, including two police, civilians and alleged drug gangsters, have been killed in the latest bloodshed in violence-plagued Mexico, authorities said. The state security agency said on Thursday two traffic police were gunned down, along

Mob boss’s murderer testifies

Published on 2011-03-24 10:51:53

NEW YORK – The admitted hit man in the 2003 murder of mob boss Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno in Springfield, Mass., Frankie Roche, began testifying late Wednesday afternoon during an ongoing trial in federal court, telling jurors that fresh

Double homicide in Beersheva was ‘arranged from jail’

Published on 2011-03-24 10:37:07

Hired guns paid 1000 shekels by Russian mob figure each to carry out shootings, police say, as ‘revenge for brother’s beating.’ Police in Beersheva announced the arrest of three alleged hired killers on suspicion of shooting dead a

Mob-busting ex-FBI agent Lindley DeVecchio rips Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes’ office in new book

Published on 2011-03-23 12:51:57

Mob-busting former FBI agent Lindley DeVecchio beat a murder rap in 2007 – and now he’s settling a few scores in a new book. DeVecchio, who was accused of advising mob informer Greg Scarpa to whack four turncoats, says the Brooklyn distri

Authorities after Russian Mafia’s money in tourism region, diariolibre.com reports

Published on 2011-03-23 12:31:57

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.- Intelligence agencies follow the paper trail of the Russian Mafia’s investments in the country’s eastern tourism region and in other areas, to locate and subsequently confiscate them, diariolibre.com.do reports. I

Berlusconi appoints mafia-tainted lawmaker as agriculture minister

Published on 2011-03-23 12:26:04

Rome – In a controversial cabinet re-shuffle Wednesday, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appointed as agriculture minister a Sicilian parliamentarian who is under investigation for alleged mafia ties. Francesco Saverio Romano’s ap

Mob-linked site manager ruled no-show, non-contracted jobs at 77 Hudson, feds say

Published on 2011-03-22 15:06:39

Jersey City’s twin-tower project at 77 Hudson Street provided no-show and non-contracted jobs that cost a concrete company nearly $2.25 million in salary and benefits, the government said today, announcing the arrests of five people accused of

Mobster Vinny Gorgeous was victim of child abuse, lawyers reveal in gangster’s death penalty trial

Published on 2011-03-22 11:51:51

The upcoming death penalty trial of crime boss Vincent (Vinny Gorgeous) Basciano may bring to light the gangster’s darkest secret – he was the victim of child abuse. Basciano’s lawyers have informed federal prosecutors of plans to r

Mafia turncoat Anthony Arillotta to face second day of cross-examination

Published on 2011-03-22 11:30:05

NEW YORK – Mafia turncoat Anthony J. Arillotta, of Springfield, will continue with a second day of cross-examination by defense lawyers in an ongoing mob murder trial in Manhattan where he has featured as the foundation of the prosecution’

Modern-day mafia story had its roots in Houston’s East End

Published on 2011-03-21 11:42:01

He was just a skinny kid with a thick head of hair who stole cars and sold pot around his East End neighborhood. But Daniel Zamora climbed the crime ranks to reach one of the world’s most ruthless employers: a Mexican drug cartel capable of pro

‘Bull’ daughter’s mob tell-all

Published on 2011-03-21 11:34:28

Karen Gravano, daughter of mob turncoat Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano, has landed a book deal for a tell-all about her life in the Mafia. Gravano, 38, who’s also starring in the VH1 reality show “Mob Wives,” just sn

My father was the mafia hitman who killed Jimmy Hoffa

Published on 2011-03-20 13:29:17

Robert De Niro is about to bring the extraordinary story of Frank Sheeran – The Irishman – to the big screen. But his daughter reveals how the man who killed his mentor Jimmy Hoffa was a loving father who kept his gruesome past from his f

Mafia protests draw tens of thousands in Italy

Published on 2011-03-19 09:21:58

Tens of thousands of Italians marched in the southern Italian city of Potenza on Saturday to protest organized crime and commemorate its victims, dpa reported. The demonstration was organized by Don Luigi Ciotti, a pastor, who has campaigned against

‘Blame the mob vic’ defense

Published on 2011-03-19 09:05:56

Call it an occupational hazard. Attorneys for Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano want to tell jurors in the mobster’s upcoming death-penalty case that the victim of a hit the former Bonanno crime-family boss allegedly ordered put him

Even Japan’s Infamous Mafia Groups Are Helping With The Relief Effort

Published on 2011-03-18 13:53:21

Even Japan’s infamous mafia groups are helping out with the relief efforts and showing a strain of civic duty. Jake Adelstein reports on why the police don’t want you to know about it. For more coverage of Japan’s crisis. The worst of times som

Hit man fears Mafia bosses’ retaliation

Published on 2011-03-18 13:04:57

HAMILTON, ONT. — A hit man who refused special protection after testifying against his Mafia bosses has finally displayed his frayed nerves, seeking a name change and relocation 14 years after committing some of Canada’s highest profile mob hits.

Mob Trial Hard to Forget

Published on 2011-03-18 08:54:45

Robert “Cabert’’ Bisaccia’s time in Seaside There are trials you don’t forget, especially if they have sex, violence, organized gangsters and great lawyers. The trial of a North Jersey wiseguy reputed to be Joe Pesci’s model for his r

Testifying at Al Bruno murder trial in New York, Mafia turncoat Anthony Arillotta details cold-blooded murders

Published on 2011-03-18 08:47:13

NEW YORK – Mafia turncoat Anthony J. Arillotta took the witness stand for a second day in an ongoing mob murder trial in federal court in lower Manhattan on Thursday, detailing for jurors two cold-blooded murders and a third attempt on a union

Feds: Danbury area cops helped drug ring

Published on 2011-03-18 08:40:53

BRIDGEPORT — The reputed head of a drug trafficking organization that allegedly dealt in anabolic steroids and marijuana in Greater Danbury got help from unidentified Danbury police officers, according to a federal prosecutor. Special Assistant

Joe Lopez tossed from mob case

Published on 2011-03-18 08:15:25

March 17, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — Chicago mob boss Frank “The Breeze” Calabrese Sr., sentenced to life in prison for seven gangland slayings in the 2007 Operation Family Secrets case, has lost his well-known criminal defense lawyer J

Fugitive ‘mafia boss’ in SA cancer con

Published on 2011-03-17 07:02:26

Johannesburg – The net is closing on fugitive Czech “mafia boss” Radovan Krejcir after he allegedly engineered a R4.5m insurance scam by coercing his doctor into falsely diagnosing him with cancer in a bid to secure a presidential p

Jailed mobsters want iPods to review evidence against them

Published on 2011-03-17 06:53:00

Worst. Playlist. Ever. A dozen reputed mobsters want prison officials to let them have iPods so they can listen to secret government recordings behind bars. Defense lawyers complained today that their clients — busted in January’s massive Mafia r

Jailed mob boss allegedly hid millions in cash

Published on 2011-03-17 06:43:08

March 16, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — Four years after the Family Secrets mob murder trial in Chicago, federal authorities are still seeking millions of dollars in fines and restitution owed by convicted Outfit bosses. In Wednesday’s Intellige

Feds trying to confiscate homes of Bethel and Brookfield alleged drug dealers

Published on 2011-03-17 06:30:27

Mark Mansa, the alleged leader of a drug ring that is charged with selling steroids and marijuana, was building himself a new home in Bethel that would seem modest by some local standards. According to land records, the three-bedroom, two-bathroom ho

Gang associate caught with weapons, drugs has charges stayed

Published on 2011-03-17 06:19:55

A well-known gang associate caught in December with a semi-automatic handgun, ammunition, cocaine and body armour had all his charges stayed this week in a Kelowna courtroom. Matthew Henry Schrader, a close associate of convicted drug smuggler Rob Sh

War on the suits: New crime unit will target the middle class professionals helping Scotland’s gangsters

Published on 2011-03-17 06:13:01

THE Untouchables have white-collar criminals in their sights as they begin their crackdown on Scotland’s crime clans. Lindsey Miller’s team of prosecutors are after the middle class professionals who protect the Mr Bigs and help them line

Would You Like Crack With That?

Published on 2011-03-16 11:51:04

Late this January some 800 federal agents arrested 127 suspected members of the Italian Mafia in one of the largest-ever operations targeting the organization. Attorney General Eric Holder made a trip to Brooklyn to announce the arrests, and the FBI

Wiretaps key in Barrio Azteca gang case; more than 1,500 calls intercepted

Published on 2011-03-16 11:46:26

The FBI intercepted more than 1,500 telephone calls in its latest Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations investigation of the Barrio Azteca gang, an agent testified Tuesday in U.S. District Court. Special Agent Greg Watterson of the FBI Las C

South Florida wiseguy Mitchell Weissman continues testimony in Adolfo Bruno murder trial

Published on 2011-03-16 11:37:49

NEW YORK – South Florida wiseguy Mitchell Weissman, the prosecution’s first witness in the Adolfo Bruno murder trial, told jurors on Monday he was a late bloomer in the world of organized crime. The one-time “close-out” mercha

No new trial for alleged mob gunman in Curtis Sliwa shooting: judge

Published on 2011-03-15 13:56:28

The mob gunman who allegedly tried to silence radio talker Curtis Sliwa was firing blanks when he tried to shoot down his racketeering conviction. A judge today rejected claims from reputed Gambino crime-family associate Michael Yannotti that his mou

Mafia Bust Mugshots Miss Almost All of the Good Nicknames

Published on 2011-03-15 13:38:22

?Talking Points Memo has constructed an informative and visually pleasing slideshow of mugshots from January’s “Biggest Mob Bust Ever,” which we noted at the time both for its epic corralling of suspected criminals, but more playful

Italy: Anti-mafia police make ‘biggest-ever’ seizure of assets outside Campania

Published on 2011-03-15 13:26:41

Rome, 15 March (AKI) – Police on Tuesday seized over 100 million euros of assets from Naples mafia suspects in the Lazio region in what Italy’s justice minister described as the “biggest-ever” impoundment outside the Campania

New Book Reveals FBI, CIA and Mafia Involvement in Kennedy Assassination

Published on 2011-03-15 12:59:44

TEMECULA, Calif., March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — To Kill a President: finally, an ex-FBI agent rips aside the veil of secrecy that killed JFK. The book by M. Wesley Swearingen uncovers new information about the murder of President John F. Kenned

Italy issues warrant for GTA man

Published on 2011-03-15 12:51:50

Carmine Verduci is living the Canadian dream. He has a comfortable house on a gently curving road in Woodbridge and a sprawling farm in Caledon — a world away from Italy where’s he’s being sought by police for “Mafia associations.” Others s

Mafia-linked weapons stockpile found in Montreal

Published on 2011-03-15 12:43:31

MONTREAL – City police have discovered a massive cache of machine guns, ammunition and explosives in an east-end depot owned by a reputed Mafia associate. Police are looking for several suspects captured on surveillance video at the facility in

Italy seizes €100 million in mafia assets

Published on 2011-03-15 12:36:22

Italian police have seized assets worth €100 million ($139 million) allegedly owned by the Casalesi, one of the most brutal gangs of the Camorra crime syndicate based near Naples. The assets in the Lazio region around Rome included land, factories,

Hollywood’s dark tales of Irish gangsters have long captured America’s attention

Published on 2011-03-14 12:18:51

Along with green bagels, “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” buttons and far too many beery truants wandering the streets, St. Patrick’s Day brings another questionable annual treat: Irish movies. Questionable not because Ireland hasn’t produced a few gre

Bobby Brown Plans Movie With Mafia-Gambino Associated Rapper Tony Testa

Published on 2011-03-14 12:01:04

Bobby Brown is talking about working on a movie with mob-related rapper Tony Testa. Sources say the film is based on Testa’s Brooklyn family connection to notorious Gambino crime-family members the DeMeo Crew. The DeMeo Crew, headed by murdered maf

Poland turning into gangland?

Published on 2011-03-14 08:04:04

A new report from the Central Investigation Bureau reveals that the number of ogranised crime gangs is on the rise in Poland. According to the report, there are currently 547 criminal gangs in operation, up from around 500 last year. Even though ther

Italy: Anti-mafia police arrest 35 suspects in northern Lombardy region

Published on 2011-03-14 08:00:02

Police overnight arrested 35 people in northern Italy who are suspected of links to the Calabrian mafia and impounded some two million euros of assets. The 35 mafia suspects face charges of extortion, illegal waste disposal and drug trafficking, poli

Gangsters in the ‘land of kangaroos … must come from our ranks’

Published on 2011-03-14 04:00:21

Recorded conversations between the former Stirling mayor Tony Vallelonga and Mafia boss Joseph Commisso, the “Master”, during a visit to the notorious godfather’s Laundromat in Italy reveal there are “ranks” in Australia

Joe Kennedy was no angel but neither was he a bootlegger

Published on 2011-03-14 03:52:12

ANY student of the Kennedy dynasty knows all about the father figure, Joe Kennedy, who shaped and warped the lives of his children through his determination to live vicariously through them and ensure that each should fulfill his ambitions. This was

Keneally to introduce anti-mafia laws

Published on 2011-03-13 12:02:05

NSW Premier Kristina Keneally plans to use some influence from the Big Apple to wipe out organised crime rings in NSW, if Labor wins the March election. As part of Labor’s Protecting Our Community – Tackling Crime and its Causes package,

Drug war: Crackdowns have limited impact on Barrio Azteca

Published on 2011-03-13 11:54:26

The FBI’s blow against the Barrio Azteca last week showed that the region’s dominant gang has continued to operate in spite of past racketeering cases that sent gang bosses to prison for life. Experts said breaking a criminal organization

Trio accused of mafia association hires local lawyer

Published on 2011-03-12 09:39:20

Three of the seven local men implicated by Italian Police in a global mafia crackdown have now hired a Thunder Bay lawyer to help clear their names. Defence attorney Christopher Watkins said he’s been retained by Vito, Tony and Rocco Minnella.

Italy: Central bank chief warns that the mafia is hurting economy

Published on 2011-03-11 12:05:13

Milan 11, March (AKI) – The mafia is one of the biggest reasons for the sluggish growth of the European Union’s fourth largest economy, Italian central bank governor Mario Draghi said on Friday. “Among the most inhibitory factors

Italy: Anti-mafia police arrest southern mayor from Berlusconi’s party

Published on 2011-03-11 09:50:32

Caserta, 11 March (AKI) -Anti-mafia police early on Friday arrested the mayor of the southern town of Pignataro Maggiore on suspicion of mafia association. Giorgio Maiocca is a member of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s ruling conservative Pe

So what’s next for Melbourne’s underworld?

Published on 2011-03-11 09:44:06

FREDDIE “the Frog” Harrison was kneeling to unhitch a trailer when he was interrupted by a man with a long-barrelled shotgun and a sawn-off turn of phrase. “This is yours, Fred,” said the quiet man as he pulled the trigger. Ha

35 Members and Associates of Barrio Azteca Gang Charged with Racketeering and Other Offenses, Including 10 Charged in U.S. Consulate Murders in Juarez, Mexico

Published on 2011-03-10 08:08:18

WASHINGTON – Thirty-five members and associates of the Barrio Azteca (BA) gang have been charged in a third superseding indictment unsealed today with various counts of racketeering, murder, drug offenses, money laundering and obstruction of justic

Mob Museum unveils barber chair from 1957 murder

Published on 2011-03-09 14:22:51

Mob Museum officials unveiled another artifact from organized crime’s bloody history Wednesday — the barber’s chair occupied by crime boss and hit man Albert Anastasia when he was shot to death in New York. “This particular ex

Al Pacino Owes Nearly $200,000 to the IRS

Published on 2011-03-09 12:31:02

Life truly imitates art as Hollywood icon Al Pacino, known for his legendary portrayals of classic film gangsters such as Michael Corleone, and Tony Montana, now finds himself being pursued by the most notorious gangster of all time: Uncle Sam. Nobod

Former Mafia boss speaks at prayer breakfast

Published on 2011-03-09 11:27:20

Describing himself as the most blessed, fortunate person they would ever meet, Michael Franzese addressed a sanctuary filled with early risers Monday as the keynote speaker of the eighth annual Cleburne Christian Leadership Prayer Breakfast. “God n

Reputed Genovese soldier accused of racketeering released on $1.2M bond

Published on 2011-03-09 11:02:57

A federal judge in Newark granted bail yesterday to Stephen Depiro, an alleged soldier in the Genovese crime family who was charged in January with racketeering conspiracy and other charges, including extorting mob kickbacks from dockworkers on the N

Real-life Italian Job: Thieves snatch £3million in gold from depot in rural Tuscany

Published on 2011-03-09 10:58:24

Thieves snatch 100kg of gold worth £3million Stolen digger used to smash through depot walls Roads blocked with stolen vehicles to foil police response Police are hunting a gang of thieves who carried out an Italian Job style heist by locking down a

Cash-carrying shoplifter piques police interest

Published on 2011-03-09 10:52:52

7-month sentence; Thief connected to Ontario grow-op, alleged mob boss A mysterious man linked to an alleged Mafia boss based in Toronto and who has been jailed because of a shoplifting case in Montreal has organized crime investigators in both citie

Italian police name eight Canadians as part of international Ndrangheta Mafia

Published on 2011-03-09 10:47:41

The Ndrangheta has been identified as Italy’s most powerful Mafia organization and has overtaken the Cosa Nostra in Italy. The Italian police named and ordered the arrest of 8 Canadian nationals suspected to be part of the international Mafia group

Fighting to clear his name, company

Published on 2011-03-09 10:42:36

The parcel intercepted at the bustling FedEx Super Hub in Memphis didn’t have the proper paperwork, U.S. Customs officials said. Inside it, they found $1.5 million in checks being sent to the Bahamas from a Alpharetta construction company. That fin

Italy: Police nab fugutive mafia boss hidden in box of shutters

Published on 2011-03-09 10:37:34

Naples, 9 March (AKI) – Police on Tuesday arrested a fugitive Naples mafia boss they found concealed in box of shutters in the bedroom at an apartment in the Caivano suburb. Raffaele Forgione had hidden from police inside the box in a failed at

Perth developer denies mafia link

Published on 2011-03-09 10:33:23

THE former mayor of Perth’s biggest council has denied any involvement with the Calabrian mafia after Italian police reportedly sought his arrest yesterday over alleged contact with a senior mafia crime figure. Tony Vallelonga, 64, said he had

Russian ‘mobster’ to be extradited

Published on 2011-03-08 08:54:46

THE Russian authorities have to extradite businessman Leonid Kaplan, a member of the Russian mafia, to Spain to face money laundering charges. A Moscow court has rejected his appeal against the extradition. Thirty-five-year-old Kaplan, who also holds

GTA man named as Mafia suspects arrested in Italy, Germany

Published on 2011-03-08 08:43:01

Italian police are conducting a major crackdown Tuesday against the ‘ndrangheta Mafia group, and the 51 suspects include a GTA man. Carmine Verducci, 53, of York Region, is wanted in Italy for Mafia associations. He was born in Oppido Mamertina

Italy’s mafia: breakdown of four main groups

Published on 2011-03-08 06:41:23

Thanks to Marlon Brando and The Godfather films, Sicily’s Cosa Nostra is the best known of Italy’s mafia organisations, but there are in fact four distinct groups. In addition to Cosa Nostra, there is the Camorra, which is based in the Ca

German, Italian police carry out mafia arrests

Published on 2011-03-08 06:35:21

Police in Germany and Italy arrested 35 alleged mafia members on Tuesday and five warrants have been issued in Australia and Canada in what is being described as a major blow to the ‘Ndrangheta syndicate. “We have hit at the central struc

Bail hearing for only NJ defendant still in custody in massive mob takedown

Published on 2011-03-08 06:30:27

NEWARK, N.J. — The man at the top of a New Jersey federal indictment that was part of a recent roundup of alleged Mafia members is due in court for a bail hearing Tuesday. Stephen Depiro is the only one of 15 New Jersey defendants still in custody.

FBI mob unit gets unmade

Published on 2011-03-08 01:39:54

The FBI says it is “Mission Accomplished.” But the feds may be going down the same dangerous path that led to the post-9/11 renaissance of New York’s Mafia. The New York FBI division, riding a wave of goodwill and big headlines afte

Bulgaria’s Mafia War: Resolve versus Results

Published on 2011-03-07 14:16:27

Last week the US Department of State released its 2011 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, whose assessment on the efforts of the Bulgarian cabinet and mainly the Interior Ministry to combat the international drug trade, can be subject t

Middlesex County Democratic Chairman Joseph Spicuzzo turns himself in to face corruption charges

Published on 2011-03-07 13:21:18

HAMILTON — Middlesex County Democratic Chairman Joseph Spicuzzo, a veteran politician who served as sheriff for 30 years, received at least $50,000 in bribes in return for jobs and promotions at the sheriff’s office, state law enforcement off

‘Mobster’ suspect in gangland killing has bail conditions modified to coach son’s baseball team

Published on 2011-03-07 10:20:23

As anyone who has seen The Untouchables or The Sopranos will verify handing a suspected mobster a baseball bat is probably not such a good move. But that’s exactly what one judge has done after modifying the bail restrictions of a reputed gangs

Brooklyn DA and feds smoke out mob influences in LIUNA union

Published on 2011-03-07 10:12:03

Fresh from a record mob takedown, the feds have targeted one of the city’s most important construction unions for some Mafia housecleaning, sources said. Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch’s investigators have begun plotting strategies

Italy: €3 mln of property seized from suspected mafia boss on ‘welfare’

Published on 2011-03-07 10:02:11

Palermo, 7 March (AKI) – Three million euros worth of property authorities believe belong a mafia boss who was receiving unemployment benefits from the government was seized by police on Monday. Police near the southern Sicilian city of Agrigen

Danny Greene: Cleveland gangster who inspired ‘Kill the Irishman’ was a real-life Hollywood archetype

Published on 2011-03-06 13:25:22

Separating fact from legend is good for journalists but bad for Hollywood. In the case of infamous Cleveland gangster Danny Greene, killed by a car bomb in 1977, the facts are legendary. The creators of “Kill the Irishman,” which opens Fr

Brian McFadden and Australia’s most notorious gangland figures: The singer was seen socialising with alleged godfather of crime

Published on 2011-03-06 12:54:22

Bizarre rants on Twitter, a booze-fuelled incident on an aeroplane, and then a song apparently about date rape: even by his own low standards, it has not been the best of months for Brian McFadden. But in case anyone thought the ex-Westlifer was tryi

‘Family’ restaurant

Published on 2011-03-06 12:24:40

‘Mob-linked’ caterer takes over Qns. eatery A reputed wiseguy is moving into the White House. Joe Franco, an alleged mobster who was kicked off a city catering contract for financial funny business, is now looking to get back in the game

Hearings set for reputed New England mob ex-boss

Published on 2011-03-06 12:16:01

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—The reputed leader of the New England mob and two suspected mob associates are scheduled to face a magistrate judge next week. A bail hearing for Luigi “Baby Shacks” Manocchio (muh-NOCK’-ee-oh) will continue Tuesd

John Gotti’s “Adopted Son” Files Legal Malpractice Suit

Published on 2011-03-04 19:04:56

Lewis Kasman, who for years was the right-hand man and “adopted son” to crime boss John Gotti, says the Mafia has nothing on Florida when it comes to stealing money. Now Kasman, who turned government witness and helped indict dozens of or

Cops take down 25 in North Side drug gang

Published on 2011-03-04 09:52:07

Federal and local law enforcement agents this morning arrested 25 people accused of involvement with the Manchester OGs drug gang, U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. Pittsburgh Police Chief Nate Harper called the Manchester OGs, short fo

FBI’s New York bureau downsizes organized-crime squads two months after historic mob takedown

Published on 2011-03-04 08:43:38

The FBI’S New York bureau has downsized its organized-crime squads just two months after its massive gangster takedown. There had been a separate squad of agents assigned to probe each of the city’s five families. A reorganization of the

Gangsters flip on ’92 Mob Killer

Published on 2011-03-04 08:33:35

Testimony from two flipped mobsters has led to charges in a 20-year-old murder case, newly filed court papers reveal. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn accuse Bonanno crime-family associate Neil Messina of killing a man in a failed August 1992 home-inv

NY FBI Cuts Agents Probing Mafia Weeks After Big Bust

Published on 2011-03-03 13:32:42

Mob reporter Jerry Capechi of the website Gang Land News writes in a story posted Thursday: “Did the Justice Department just orchestrate a bait-and-switch scam on a gullible, eager-to-believe citizenry? Six weeks after the feds loudly proclaimed th

‘Catturandi’ elite police garners support in round up Sicilan mafia

Published on 2011-03-03 11:37:00

The days when the Mafia ruled Sicily could soon be just a memory. The Catturandi are an elite police force with the sole objective of rounding up members of the mob, many of whom have been on the run for years. The officers are all local to Sicily an

The bank for gangsters: Police opened up almost 7,000 safety deposit boxes and discovered £50m criminals’ treasure trove

Published on 2011-03-03 10:29:23

Largest sting in Yard’s history and biggest operation against organised crime 500 officers spent 12 days of 24-hour searches examining 6,717 private boxes Paintings, gold ingots, gold dust, jewellery, drugs, fraudulent passports seized The dire

Mafia don’s son stiffs his sisters

Published on 2011-03-03 09:24:37

Even in death, Joe Balistrieri played favorites. The elder son of Milwaukee mob figure Frank Balistrieri left his entire estate to his brother, John J. Balistrieri, when he died last October at 70. And not one penny to his two sisters. After his brot

Seized hotel linked to clan with ties in Canada

Published on 2011-03-03 09:19:05

It started with a shocking crime: a prominent Italian politician was assassinated in front of dozens of bystanders as he cast his vote inside a polling station in 2005. It ended last month with police in Italy seizing a $15-million luxury hotel and o

Fla Court Upholds Ex-FBI Agent’s Murder Conviction

Published on 2011-03-02 17:24:29

A Florida appeals court on Wednesday upheld the murder conviction of a former Boston-based FBI agent in a 1982 mob hit, a ruling the ex-agent angrily denounced as a “rush to judgment” in a phone interview from prison. The 3rd District Cou

Judge lends accused gangster tie for trial

Published on 2011-03-02 16:10:35

(Reuters) – An accused gangster nicknamed “Vinny Gorgeous” became even more dapper on Tuesday when the judge in his murder trial lent him a tie after jailers had refused him one. Vincent Basciano is charged with murder and racketeer

Charges added for alleged N.E. mob boss

Published on 2011-03-02 11:15:50

PROVIDENCE — Federal prosecutors added racketeering charges yesterday and charged two more men in the case against a reputed former New England mob boss they say extorted protection money from Rhode Island strip clubs and adult bookstores. Prosecut

678 gangsters nabbed

Published on 2011-03-02 11:04:03

U.S. law enforcement agents have arrested 678 gang members from 113 different organizations, including 13 linked to drug trafficking groups in Mexico, an official said Tuesday. Agents from the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and C

Gangster’s daughter sues Las Vegas mob attraction

Published on 2011-02-24 07:21:17

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. The Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper reported Wednesday that Antoinette Giancana McDonnell is

Judge rules Gambino boss to stay in jail until trial

Published on 2011-02-23 08:18:51

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 to release him by a lower-ranking jurist. Judge Sandra Townes held that Bartolomeo Vern

Qaddafi’s Son Bankrolls `Mafia Killer’ Movie While Father Clings to Power

Published on 2011-02-23 08:09:38

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. Al-Saadi, a 37-year-old former professional soccer player, has invested in a $10

Critics’ Picks Video: ‘Donnie Brasco’

Published on 2011-02-22 16:10:22

In this week’s Critics’ Picks video, A. O. Scott looks back at Mike Newell’s 1997 crime drama with Johnny Depp and Al Pacino, “Donnie Brasco.” Based on a true story, the film follows Joe Pistone, an undercover F.B.I. agent who is charged wi

Feds to provide ‘Gorgeous’ his choice of suits

Published on 2011-02-22 09:25:37

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 have a personal valet — courtesy of

Suspect in Gerbil shooting is most wanted

Published on 2011-02-22 05:09:57

A GLASGOW man wanted in connection with the gangland slaying last year of Kevin “Gerbil” Carroll has been named in a list of the 10 most wanted individuals in Britain who are believed to be on the run in Spain. William Paterson, 31, is one of two

Underworld boss shot dead in Amsterdam

Published on 2011-02-21 10:23:25

A suspected gangland boss was shot dead at close range in the Amsterdam suburb of Watergraafsmeer on Monday. According to the Telegraaf, the victim was Stanley Hillis, known as the Ouwe (old one), who has spent the past few years living abroad. In th

Mob suspect makes his mooove

Published on 2011-02-21 07:43:34

Accused hit man sells cattle for big $ 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 Herald. “They were in really good shape,

Police hunt suspect linked to East End gangster ‘mad’ Frankie Fraser

Published on 2011-02-21 07:34:54

Anthony Fraser, grandson of former gangland enforcer “mad” Frankie Fraser, is believed to be hiding on the Costa del Sol in Spain. The 39-year-old Londoner is wanted over the importation of two tonnes of cannabis, hidden in a lorryload of

Ex-cop prefers pork belly to Underbelly

Published on 2011-02-21 07:26:44

Colin McLaren says he never doubted where the line between right and wrong was. “I always knew what was black and what was white,” he says. Such inviolable certainty came in handy during the two years the former undercover policeman spent

Goodfellas – Darrow Sorry For Mob Plot Shame

Published on 2011-02-21 07:17:30

Darrow Sorry For Mob Plot Shame Shamed GOODFELLAS actor TONY DARROW has apologised for his involvement in a real-life Mafia extortion plot – and vowed to make up for his downfall by steering youngsters away from crime. Darrow, who also starred

Secret drug ‘cave’ that may be linked to Carl Williams uncovered

Published on 2011-02-20 01:44:24

A SOPHISTICATED underground drug lair uncovered by police may be linked to dead gangland kingpin Carl Williams. Senior detectives from Taskforce Driver – investigating the circumstances behind the underworld killer’s death – say it

Why omerta still suits the the City’s mafiosi

Published on 2011-02-20 01:27:46

Banks will begin the process of reform when their employees aren’t penalised for speaking out ‘Why are we so hated?” the City asks with increasing nervousness as it begins to realise that its gaudy allure is fading. “Because y

Chandler Gang Shooting Leaves 18-Year-Old Alleged Gangster Wounded; Suspect on the Loose

Published on 2011-02-19 02:16:31

A couple of Chandler gangsters kept things extra gangsta this morning, when police say one thug shot another. Chandler Detective Frank Mendoza tells New Times that about 10:20 a.m. today, an 18-year-old male was shot at a home at 449 West Ray Road in

‘Fit’ Freddie flees armed officers to escape arrest

Published on 2011-02-19 01:24:55

GANGSTER ‘Fat’ Freddie Thompson is back in Dublin and narrowly escaped being arrested by detectives. Thompson fled officers as they attempted to get him on a city street — seeking refuge in the arms of his elderly mum. The 30-year-o

Reputed mob wife escapes hit

Published on 2011-02-19 00:59:38

MONTREAL — A 50-year-old woman with reputed mafia ties escaped an assassination attempt unharmed in Montreal’s west end. The target is the wife of construction businessman Tony Magi, who is reputedly tied to the Rizzuto crime family. The woman ha

Cosy Nostra: Mafia Charm Campaign

Published on 2011-02-18 07:17:13

It looks like the Mafia have hired a slick PR firm to make people an offer they just can’t refuse. And with huge billboards promising less tax, more wealth, more freedom, have the feared Italian crime clans come over all Cosy Nostra? But the po

Magistrate: Dismiss lawsuit in 1964 KKK killings

Published on 2011-02-17 15:47:14

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 of three civil right

Deputy Prosecutor Paid of for Silence by Russian Mafia

Published on 2011-02-17 13:50:28

Continuing on a story reported last week, Police in Moscow uncovered evidence that shows the Russian Mafia paid off Deputy Prosecutor Alexander Ignatenko and other officials for their silence. Ingatenko oversaw illegal gambling activities by an organ

Teen prostitute in Berlusconi case wants more money

Published on 2011-02-17 12:57:32

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 tria

100+ Organized Crime Groups Charged

Published on 2011-02-17 08:17:00

Offenses Including Bank Fraud, Kidnapping, Racketeering and Health Care Fraud Washington, D.C. – infoZine – One hundred and two members and associates of transnational organized criminal groups operating in the United States have been cha

Thirteen Arrested in Miami in Massive Mafia Crackdown

Published on 2011-02-17 06:10:53

Organized crime is still alive in Miami, but after a crack down today not so well. Thirteen people throughout South Florida have been arrested and charged with ties to an organized crime syndicate. The arrests were part of a larger crackdown on a gro

Mobster convicted of killing man he mistook for a drug dealer

Published on 2011-02-17 06:03:09

A reputed murder-for-hire mobster whom law enforcement has linked to scores of contract killings was convicted Wednesday of gunning down a city tunnel digger he mistook for a drug dealer. Notorious triggerman Joseph Meldish, 54, was found guilty of p

Vinny Gorgeous tossed out of court after shouting match with judge; says it’s a ‘kangaroo court’

Published on 2011-02-15 02:06:02

Former Bonanno crime boss Vincent (Vinny Gorgeous) Basciano was ejected from the courtroom Monday after a shouting match with a federal judge. The mobster wigged out after Judge Nicholas Garaufis suggested he was paranoid for refusing to use a specia

Russian Mafia & Prosecutor’s Office in Bed Together

Published on 2011-02-15 01:47:58

Playing like a Hollywood spy movie the combined effort of the Internal Security Dep of Federal Security Service & the Economic Security Dept. of Interior Ministry uncovered a close connection between the Moscow Prosecutors office and the Mafia!

Bulgaria’s High-Profile Mobsters Trial Nears Close

Published on 2011-02-14 11:31:56

A Bulgarian appeals court resumes on Monday the trial against the alleged mobsters Krasimir and Nikolay Marinovi aka The Marguin Brothers with the testimonies of the last witnesses, which are expected to bring the case to a near close. Two of the wit

Calabrian Mafia boss earned mob’s respect

Published on 2011-02-14 11:24:11

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 with family, friends and flowers on Saturday

Turncoat Capo Fingers Persico Family Crony In Mob War Rubout

Published on 2011-02-14 11:18:45

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 keeps getting worse and worse for the jailed-for-life Colombo crime family ch

FBI Not Liable for Turning a Blind Eye on Mob Hit

Published on 2011-02-14 11:13:55

(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 murder

Mob arrests raise issues of crime, port security

Published on 2011-02-13 12:06:11

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. A series of recent court cases shows that despite increased attention on airport

Brazilian police announce arrest of suspected Italian mafia boss, say Italy wants extradition

Published on 2011-02-13 11:10:51

SAO PAULO — Federal police in northeastern Brazil say they have arrested a suspected Italian mob boss. Authorities based in the city of Fortaleza say in a statement that they arrested Francesco Salzano at the request of a court in Naples, Italy. Th

Court: ‘Big John’ Bologna had dual role in Adolfo ‘Big Al’ Bruno murder-for-hire case

Published on 2011-02-13 11:04:40

When a hulking gangster from Bronx, N.Y., began appearing regularly in Springfield during summer 2002, Western Massachusetts mob investigators suspected a few things. “Big John” Bologna was obviously sent by higher-ups in the New York-based Genov

Mob Experience dispute less violent than real mob experience

Published on 2011-02-13 10:54:53

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 only sigh. My how the world has changed. Time was, the dau

This week in Michigan history: A tie to crime that shocked a nation

Published on 2011-02-13 02:23:44

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 notoriou

Italy: Police arrest dozens in south over ‘plot’ to murder judge

Published on 2011-02-11 11:15:37

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. The suspects were arrested of the port city of Crotone in the southern Calabria region.

Andrei Lukanov, red baron of Bulgaria

Published on 2011-02-11 05:26:03

As his body lay in a morgue in Sofia – and he was not spared the final indignity of a photograph of it, nude, being published on the front page of a tabloid – word already was spreading that Andrei Lukanov had been destroyed by what he had create

EU parliament security again under fire

Published on 2011-02-10 11:44:23

Parliament’s security services are once again under fire following accusations of “over-zealous” security for a hearing on the Mafia. The hearing on Wednesday was marked by chaotic scenes as dozens of guests jostled to try to get in

Seized gun marks cartels’ strength

Published on 2011-02-09 23:18:33

Feds urge Houstonians not to help in arming of criminals in Mexico An imposing .50-caliber belt-fed monster gun now sits on a tripod in a protected federal government office in Houston. Instead of landing in the hands of Mexican drug cartel gangsters

EU urged to follow Italy’s anti-mafia laws

Published on 2011-02-09 19:45:52

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. After a series of high-profile mu

Former MRAA chairman accused of mob ties

Published on 2011-02-09 19:40:31

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 to come as a su

Silvio Berlusconi threatens constitutional war over sex trial moves

Published on 2011-02-09 19:30:39

Prosecutors in Milan call for Italian PM to go on trial immediately charged with sex-related offences 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 tria

Suspected Boston capo tracked down in Idaho

Published on 2011-02-09 05:44:06

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 sa

Kill the Irishman

Published on 2011-02-09 05:16:20

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 neighbo

‘Sopranos’ thug faces real music

Published on 2011-02-09 04:59:07

He played a mobster on “The Sopranos,” and now a longtime character actor will come face to face with real-life justice. Anthony Borgese, who uses the stage name “Tony Darrow,” is scheduled to plead guilty today to extortion c

Title Company Missed Mob Ties, Investors Say

Published on 2011-02-08 10:28:06

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 Nor

From the archive, 8 February 1964: Mafia setback: alleged leader surrenders

Published on 2011-02-08 08:43:17

Originally published in the Guardian on 8 February 1964 VENICE, FEBRUARY 7 “We are at a turning point. The Mafia no longer is feared and changes are in the wind. This is an historic moment.” This is the comment of a Palermo magistrate to

Mobsters such as ‘Dirty Danny’ and ‘Little Robert’ take their punishment like (made) men

Published on 2011-02-08 05:23:41

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, Anthony (Big Anthony) Russo, was taped in December pledging to track down a rat and

Feds Steer Big Mafia Case to Government-Friendly Judge

Published on 2011-02-07 14:14:40

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 in 2008. Court records show that the office of U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch has steered the massi

Former N.J. union leader gets 33 months in mob scheme

Published on 2011-02-07 13:55:43

NEWARK — A federal judge in 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 crime family. Michael Urgola ran a 500-member laborers union based in northern

Mafia ‘holds compromising Silvio Berlusconi photos’

Published on 2011-02-07 13:08:42

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 celebrity photography agency, claimed that members of the Cam

Mob informer Joseph Barone indicted by feds – and in crosshairs of double-crossed Mafia pals

Published on 2011-02-07 05:51:29

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 hire. Barone beat the rap, but he’s hardly celebrating. The second-generation Genovese

Gallery takes whack at mobster fashion

Published on 2011-02-06 11:08:13

This is some Cosa Nostra couture. In tandem with Fashion Week, an exhibit opening today at the Mob Scene gallery in Little Italy is putting rare mob wear on display for the average Joe to ogle over. The authentic gangster garb worn by the likes of Jo

Italian TV presenter urges viewers to stop buying Pachino tomatoes

Published on 2011-02-06 10:31:36

RAI broadcaster angers Italian ministers by claiming the mafia controls the Pachino trade and has pushed up prices An Italian television presenter has infuriated government ministers by telling viewers to boycott one of Italy’s most famous vari

MEXICAN MAFIA TARGETS JEREMY CLARKSON

Published on 2011-02-06 09:28:56

Mexico’s most feared street gang has used an American radio station to put a curse on Jeremy Clarkson. Members of La Eme – better known in the US as the Mexican Mafia – said the loudmouth BBC Top Gear presenter “will pay” for insulting thei

German police arrest wanted mafia suspect for drugs trafficking

Published on 2011-02-06 09:24:15

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 drugs from South America to Europe. German police have arrested a 51-

Russian Crime Gangs Discussed During Asia-Pacific Summit

Published on 2011-02-06 08:11:08

A delegation from the Russian government are taking part in a conference of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, which opened this week in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. It brings together parliamentarians from 27 countries of that region. The session will d

No amount of guns could protect mafia money man

Published on 2011-02-06 07:51:39

IT was five years yesterday since the end of the bloody Melbourne gangland war that claimed at least 28 lives. Calabrian mafia money man Mario Condello became the last victim of that particular underworld feud on February 6, 2006. And he was in the t

Gambino crime family quietly made millions building high-rise condos across city

Published on 2011-02-06 07:30:08

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. Affluent buyers paid good money for these elite aeries, which offered e

Modern Mobsters Still Follow Dad Into the Mafia

Published on 2011-02-05 07:35:14

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 fries; “made guys” and associates. But what

Mob Enforcer

Published on 2011-02-05 06:16:10

Did you ever see 1995 Martin Scorsese film Casino based on the lives of reputed real life Las Vegas mobsters of the 1970’s Tony “The Ant” Spilotro and Frank Rosenthal? Well, the character Nicky Santoro – played by Joe Pesci in that movie

Mob captain latest to turn federal informant

Published on 2011-02-05 05:56:04

Anthony “Big Anthony” Russo, a Colombo crime family acting captain, is the latest member of the embattled Mafia organization to switch sides and become a federal informant, a source told the Post. Russo, who has been held behind bars sinc

Mobsters ‘amazed’ that reputed Gambino soldier avoided arrest

Published on 2011-02-04 07:01:21

He’s probably lucky he got busted. The feds say secret recordings reveal mobsters expressing “amazement” that reputed Gambino crime-family soldier Michael “Roc” Roccaforte avoided prosecution despite years of drug dealin

Colorful mob nicknames a hit

Published on 2011-02-04 06:07:09

For an organization that is regularly declared dead, the Mafia has proved surprisingly resilient. It has to be the nicknames. They’re just too good to lose. When the story broke that law enforcement had arrested 119 people in raids in New York, New

Italy: Jailed Sicilian mafia ‘boss of bosses’ seeks release on health grounds

Published on 2011-02-03 11:14:53

Novara, 3 Feb. (AKI) – 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 allegedly suffering from Par

Reputed Bonanno associate from Staten Island gets 5 years for taped loansharking threat, report says

Published on 2011-02-03 03:56:23

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 couldn’t pay off his loansharking de

Feds: Mobster dangled mother-in-law from roof

Published on 2011-02-03 03:47:58

Disputes within organized- crime families that are settled through violence are legendary. After all, the most notorious mobster of recent vintage, John Gotti, ascended to the top spot in the Gambino crime family by rubbing out former boss Paul Caste

The Mafia’s greatest untouchable: The flamboyant 1920s mob boss and the true story behind TV’s Boardwalk Empire

Published on 2011-02-03 03:31:58

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. It was 4pm and he had just finished breakfast. But Nucky was no sloth. Although his day sta

FBI roundup exposes modern-day Mafia

Published on 2011-02-02 13:41:34

Crimes include murder, extortion, gambling, drug dealing, and the corruption of labor unions PHILADELPHIA — The names have changed, but the games are the same. That’s the assessment in law enforcement and underworld circles nearly two weeks a

Italy: Luxury ‘Mafia’ beach hotel impounded south

Published on 2011-02-02 05:40:36

Reggio Calabria, 2 Feb. (AKI) – 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.

Sumo Hit By New Match-Fixing Allegations

Published on 2011-02-02 05:36:29

TOKYO—In the most damning allegation to rock the ancient sport of sumo yet, the sport’s governing body is investigating claims that as many as 13 wrestlers used their cellphones to fix matches. If confirmed, it would mark the first time that

Two Lucchese mobsters plead guilty

Published on 2011-02-02 03:21:34

Two Lucchese crime family mobsters pleaded guilty today to federal racketeering charges. Carlo Profeta, a Lucchese acting captain, and Eric Maione, a Lucchese associate, both pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to one count each of a racketeerin

38th Street gang members arrested in federal indictment alleging murder, drug trafficking

Published on 2011-02-02 02:56:43

Several dozen members of Los Angeles’ 38th Street gang were arrested Tuesday under a federal racketeering indictment alleging that they are responsible for numerous murders and large-scale drug trafficking, as well as impersonating federal agen

Montreal homicide victim had close ties to Mafia: cops

Published on 2011-02-02 02:42:05

MONTREAL – The city’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 Di Salvo, 44, appears to be related to ongoing vio

Italian minister calls for export of national anti-mafia regime

Published on 2011-02-01 11:02:04

Europe should look to the Italian model when combating organised crime, according to Italian justice minister Angelino Alfano. Alfano told reporters on Tuesday that Rome had used a multifaceted approach to battle the Italian mafia. The Italian govern

Escaping the Law, One Final Time

Published on 2011-02-01 08:17:23

By all accounts, the F.B.I.’s concern was clear: Just make sure he’s really dead. This unusual directive was inspired by one formidable man’s cunning, his central role in a yearlong investigation into the mob’s grip on the waterfront, and his

Gangster to plead guilty for failed 2007 hit on rival

Published on 2011-02-01 00:17:21

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 fellow made mobster Robert “Bobby” DeLuca, acco

Nephew of Top Mobster Aids in Colombo Family Takedown

Published on 2011-01-31 12:17:51

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 from the nephew of a jailed Colombo family street boss, Gang L

Three Italian Mafia members arrested in Marbella and Almería

Published on 2011-01-31 07:42:43

The three men are accused of taking part in recent bank robberies National Police from Cádiz have arrested three Italian members of the ‘Ndrangheta’ Calabrian Mafia in Almería and close to Marbella, in connection with a robbery of a branch of t

Mafia and Mexicans unite for drug push

Published on 2011-01-30 07:58:50

TWO of the world’s most feared organised crime groups are working together to exploit the Australian cocaine market. The head of the UN’s Office of Drugs and Crime in Mexico City, Antonio Mazzitelli, believes Mexican drug cartels have str

City’s five families lacking qualified candidates if charges against goodfellas is any indication

Published on 2011-01-30 05:23:05

In the words of Colombo boss Andrew (Mush) Russo, a goodfella must have brains, be willing to do jail time and be capable of violence. If the charges against dozens of gangsters arrested by the feds in last week’s mob sweep are any indication,

Why does it cost $2m to put up a $1m building in New York? The Mafia

Published on 2011-01-29 02:28:06

Until last week, not many people in America had ever heard of Vincenzo Frogiero. But thanks to an FBI indictment, Mr Frogiero has now been immortalised across America by his mobster moniker, ‘Vinny Carwash’. An alleged member of the New Y

Behind the scenes in Louise Russo sandwich shop shooting deal

Published on 2011-01-29 02:18:17

Bob Runciman wasn’t pulling any punches with reporters, not that the former MPP from Leeds-Grenville was ever one to keep his opinions to himself. “This is dirty money,” he said, “and this is a horrible, horrible precedent.” Quite the o

Yonni Sebbag gets 27 months in prison for Mickey Mouse plan to scam Disney

Published on 2011-01-28 12:54:28

A former restaurateur is getting 27 months in federal lockup – and probably a one-way ticket to Morocco – for a Mickey Mouse plan to scam Disney. A lawyer for Yonni Sebbag, 30, asked for mercy for his client Friday, noting he was guilty o

Jewish wiseguy comes to life in Aventura

Published on 2011-01-28 12:04:36

While Meyer Lansky may not have become a household name like Al Capone or “Lucky” Luciano, the Jewish-American mobster is consistently ranked as one of the Top 10 gangsters of all time. Yet if you listen to his side of it, as told in the bio-play

Guy Velella, disgraced ex-Bronx state Senator, dies at age 66 after battle with lung cancer

Published on 2011-01-28 02:43:29

ALBANY – Guy Velella, the once powerhouse Bronx state senator whose career ended in disgrace, has died. He was 66. Velella died early Thursday morning at a Bronx hospice with his wife, Pat, and kids at his side. He had been suffering from inope

Men face extradition in mafia probe

Published on 2011-01-28 02:37:35

A judge has ruled that four men, including three from London, should be extradited to Italy over a 400 million euro (£344 million) mafia money laundering investigation. Colin Dines, Andrew Dines, Andrew Neave and Paul O’Connor appeared at City

Travolta’s Gotti the Mob Job

Published on 2011-01-28 02:32:06

JOHN Travolta meets John Gotti Jnr – and gets his blessing to star as his Mafia boss dad on film. The pair dined at Italian restaurant Amici’s in Los Angeles yesterday to discuss the movie about New York’s Gambino crime family. Gotti Sn

Feds’ Mob Takedown Includes Union Crooks

Published on 2011-01-26 21:31:43

There are few things quite like a mass arrest to serve as a reminder of the Mafia’s continuing presence in American life. The mob roundup last Thursday morning, the largest in U.S. history, at once underscores the large dent that the Justice De

Fuggetaboutit: Last Member Of Mob Roundup Surrenders In NY

Published on 2011-01-26 21:28:46

The last outstanding fugitive from last week’s massive roundup of suspected mob members and their associates In New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island turned himself Wednesday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s New York office said. Joseph “

James Caan Comes To Mafia Boss’ Defense

Published on 2011-01-26 21:22:30

One of the alleged mobsters arrested in last week’s massive criminal sweep has been accused of “reaching out” to wayward mafia members prior to the bust, and threatening them if they didn’t recommit to the family. Andrew ̶

Gambino soldier shook down midtown real estate firm: Feds

Published on 2011-01-26 21:13:49

A Gambino crime family soldier charged with shaking down a Manhattan real estate investment firm was released Wednesday on $2 million bail. Anthony Scibelli was indicted last week on racketeering and extortion charges for allegedly using force or fea

Italy: Police arrest 13 Naples mafia suspects over 1989 massacre

Published on 2011-01-26 09:18:22

Naples, 26 Jan. (AKI) – Italian police have arrested 13 suspected members of two Naples mafia clans in connection with a massacre there in 1989 in which gunmen killed six people outside a bar and injured three others including a child. Four of

Rat-a-tat-tat from today’s mob is the report of typewriter keys

Published on 2011-01-26 05:10:29

When word broke out of New York that the FBI had gutted the Colombo mob family and rounded up 127 members and associates of organized crime, I couldn’t resist scanning the indictments for local connections. Such ties have been known to occur. W

Gambino-family mobster Daniel Marino gets five years

Published on 2011-01-26 00:52:41

Murderous reputed mobster Daniel Marino today landed five years behind bars and a $1.25 million forfeiture after pleading guilty to ordering a hit on his own nephew. The alleged Gambino crime-family boss had admitted to authorizing the killing of nep

Tough Guys Don’t Tweet

Published on 2011-01-26 00:43:41

Just before the F.B.I. rounded up 127 alleged Mafia members last week, federal agents swept into Rao’s and relieved the legendary restaurant’s walls of a photograph of one Joey Cupcakes. It is alleged that pursuant to that incident, other

Why the Mafia Still Matters

Published on 2011-01-26 00:38:20

The feds’ big new sweep is just one more try On the same day that federal officials launched their mega-Mafia rollout last week, a handsome silver-haired businessman named Joseph Watts stood before a judge in Manhattan to plead guilty to his ow

Bloods gang members in N.J. are indicted on federal racketeering charges

Published on 2011-01-25 10:08:36

Vincent Young came to New Jersey in 1993 for one reason: to kill a man authorities say he believed was a threat to his street gang, the Los Angeles-based “Fruit Town Brims.” The 41-year-old Young, also known as “No Good,” foun

Gangsters charged with murder of innocent man

Published on 2011-01-25 00:55:03

Seven of the accused also charged with attempted murder of Barber’s teenage girlfriend, Vicky King, who was following behind in her car and got caught in the shooting. King was hit in the arm and left with a permanent disability. Charges have been

Why San Francisco Was Never Much of a Mafia Town, or Was It?

Published on 2011-01-25 00:43:16

You heard about that big mob bust late last week on the East Coast? Well, NBC went to local crime author and retired policeman Kevin J. Mullen to find out why we haven’t had any real, juicy mob activity out here. Mullen says that Al Capone sent

Fuhgeddaboutit: Alleged Mobsters’ Bad Fashion Sense

Published on 2011-01-23 18:47:53

The Post has a hilarious article about the horrifying state of alleged mobster fashion, lamenting that the days of sharply dressed wise guys—a la the Dapper Don John Gotti, Jr. in his Italian suits and Carlo Gambino and Paul Castellano who “l

Omertà May Be Dead; the Mafia Isn’t

Published on 2011-01-23 14:39:54

QUITE a coincidence: In January 1961, Robert F. Kennedy, newly appointed as attorney general of the United States, orchestrated the first concentrated attack on the American Mafia. Almost to the day 50 years later, the government swept up more than 1

Not yet sleeping with the fishes: Where the Mafia goes from here

Published on 2011-01-23 14:35:00

Last week’s round-up of about 120 suspected members of the Mafia in New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island on allegations ranging from murder to racketeering came as a shock to the public, which had written off the mob as little more than the st

Tales from the mob busts

Published on 2011-01-23 14:22:52

Mob Tale #1 He’s an octogenarian Genovese soldier who never got a promotion in 64 years, but Daniel “Uncle Danny” Cilenti still strikes fear in the heart of the feds. Prosecutors filed a motion to keep the 83-year-old mobster behind bars after

Italian former governor of Sicily sentenced to 7 years in jail for links to Mafia

Published on 2011-01-23 13:58:20

Italian Senator and former governor of Sicily Salvatore Cuffaro was sentenced Saturday to 7 years in prison for Mafia linkages and revelation of investigative secrets. The sentence issued by Italy’s Supreme Court was final. Cuffaro was then arr

Herhold: The story of a mob-related murder in San Jose

Published on 2011-01-23 13:48:13

A month before I arrived at the Mercury News in 1977, our fair city was convulsed with a killing that shined klieg lights on what had been an open secret: the existence of the Mafia in San Jose. It went down in history as the “cheese case.̶

‘This will start a mob war’

Published on 2011-01-23 13:35:14

What this week’s massive bust means for the future of New York City’s five mafia families The Colombo crime family rats whose taped conversations led to last week’s massive federal bust of 127 gangsters will likely touch off a bloodbath in the

Bloody Mob War Feared After Huge Mafia Takedown

Published on 2011-01-23 13:27:32

Sources warn of bloody retaliation after rats lead to 127 arrests, says report. MANHATTAN — The largest mob bust in history could spark off a bloody mob war as gangsters retaliate against rats, police sources have warned. An FBI sweep took down 127

Sentencing closes cases of former hitman

Published on 2011-01-22 16:53:06

BUNNELL — An ex-Mafia hitman who once ran the defunct Goomba’s Pizzeria in Palm Coast was sentenced Thursday to another three years in prison on top of the 10 years he must already serve, closing the cases against the man dubbed the ̶

Is the New York Mafia sleeping with the fishes?

Published on 2011-01-22 16:47:34

THEY felt untouchable. The Dons, the consiglieres and their made men secure in their gaudy out-of-town mansions. As they slept 800 heavily armed FBI agents and police officers gathered for the biggest swoop on organised crime in history. And as dawn

Resilient Mafia will survive U.S. sweep: experts

Published on 2011-01-22 16:38:12

Experts say the American Mafia remains a dangerous force in the United States, despite a high-profile operation that has rounded up scores of accused mobsters and their associates. Federal authorities revealed Thursday that 127 people face charges re

NY woman sentenced in mob sex ring case

Published on 2011-01-22 16:14:46

NEW YORK — A woman accused of pimping for the Gambino crime family has been sentenced to nine months of house arrest. Suzanne Porcelli apologized to the court Friday before a Manhattan judge decided her fate. The 40-year-old Porcelli was among 14 s

Florham Park, Basking Ridge, NJ men among 15 charged in NJ as part of massive mob takedown

Published on 2011-01-22 14:48:53

More than 100 arrested in Northeast mafia shake-up A Florham Park man and a Basking Ridge resident were among the 127 people rounded up in massive organized crime raids conducted by federal and state governments Thursday. Nunzio LaGrasso, 60, of Flor

Seven Hudson Valley Men Charged in Mob Bust

Published on 2011-01-22 14:37:16

Charges against members of seven La Cosa Nostra families include loansharking, arson, drug trafficking and murder. New Rochelle man charged with 1992 murder. Seven men from Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties were among the 127 people charged T

Toto goes to Jail!

Published on 2011-01-22 14:23:15

ROME — Italy’s highest court has upheld the conviction against Sicily’s former governor of helping a Mafia boss. The ANSA news agency says Salvatore Cuffaro turned himself in to Rome’s Rebibbia prison Saturday to begin serving a s

The New York Mafia’s very bad day at work

Published on 2011-01-22 14:09:37

The death of omertà, the fabled Mafia vow of silence, signalled the slow demise of the New York Cosa Nostra itself. The FBI arrested more than 127 mobsters on Thursday, largely on the strength of informants. The New York Italian mafia is definitely

Mob clans feuded over knifed thug’s med bills

Published on 2011-01-22 13:51:18

You know who needs ObamaCare? Mobsters. Tucked deep within a mountain of papers detailing the biggest Mafia bust in history is a strange but true tale of how one organized crime family shook down another — over a wiseguy’s medical bills.

Awesome Nicknames From New York’s Mafia Bust

Published on 2011-01-21 15:48:41

YOU DON’T MESS WITH BENJAMIN ‘THE CLAW’ CASTELLAZZO (NEWSER) – The FBI pulled off the biggest mob bust in New York history yesterday. Maybe that’ll reduce mob crime. Here’s hoping. But one thing it will definitely do is acquai

Freed from jail thanks to DNA evidence, Scott Fappiano back in slammer after massive FBI Mafia bust

Published on 2011-01-21 09:39:02

A Staten Island man who pocketed a $2 million settlement from the state after DNA evidence got his conviction on charges he raped a cop’s wife tossed – was swept up in Thursday’s arrests. Scott Fappiano, 48, who served 21 years in p

Feds bust 127 in biggest mob sweep in US history

Published on 2011-01-21 09:31:31

Cripling blow to the five families. Even Michael Corleone never took out this many members of the Five Families. Federal agents in New York pulled off the biggest one-day Mafia roundup in US history yesterday, simultaneously bringing the hammer down

Who was Sergei Magnitsky?

Published on 2011-01-21 09:20:24

Sergei Magnitsky was a humble Moscow lawyer who stumbled across possibly the greatest corporate tax fraud Russia has ever known. It was a discovery that would ultimately cost him his life. His investigations uncovered a web of alleged corruption invo

Is the Mob Done or Bouncing Back?

Published on 2011-01-20 22:50:38

‘Commission’ Convictions in 1986 Delivered a Body Blow to Mafia, but Prosecutors Say Organized Crime Still a Menace A series of convictions against three leaders of New York’s five reputed Mafia families in 1986 signaled the start o

The Mob Economy: How much do you know about the mob’s big business?

Published on 2011-01-20 22:49:32

Federal authorities on Thursday announced the biggest mob bust in FBI history: a total of 127 mobsters and associates were charged for criminal activity ranging from extortion to murder. Arrests of notorious wiseguys and their cohorts spanned across

Seven Union County Residents Charged in ‘Largest Mob Takedown in U.S. History’

Published on 2011-01-20 18:31:35

The case centers around control of the International Longshoremen’s Association. Indictments were unsealed Thursday against 18 New Jersey residents on charges that include racketeering, extortion and illegal gambling, the U.S. Attorney’s Office i

Quiet Kenilworth neighborhood sees arrest of soldier in the Genovese crime family, three others in organized crime sweep

Published on 2011-01-20 17:44:33

KENILWORTH — In the pre-dawn hours on a quiet residential street, just blocks from a high school and Catholic church, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents arrested a borough man accused of being a soldier in the Genovese organized crime fam

Kennedy and the Mafia, an enduring fascination

Published on 2011-01-20 17:22:09

It is ironic that on the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s first (and only) inaugural speech, the FBI rounds up more than 100 mobsters in a sweep of arrests on the East Coast. The relationship between organized crime and the Kennedy Family rema

NY reputed associate of the Gottis pleads guilty

Published on 2011-01-20 17:13:25

NEW YORK — A man reputed to be a former close associate of former Gambino boss John A. Gotti has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to murder. Joseph Watts entered the plea in federal court in Manhattan on Thursday. The 69-year-old Staten Island resident

Sentenced at 93, Mob Underboss Was Wiseguy’s Wiseguy

Published on 2011-01-19 11:57:54

The story line of Colombo family underboss John “Sonny” Franzese, 93, of New York reads something like this: He knew Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. He got booted from the Army in World War II for displaying homicidal tendencies. His so

Ex-gang boss gets OK to gamble in New Jersey

Published on 2011-01-19 10:58:30

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — For years, he was one of the top three leaders of The Ghost Shadows, a notorious Chinese street gang in New York that dealt in drugs, illegal gambling and other vices, and he spent eight years in prison for racketeering. B

US saw mafia-ridden Italy region as ‘failed state’

Published on 2011-01-14 12:07:16

ROME (AP) — A U.S. official said the southern Italian region of Calabria would be a “failed state” were it not part of Italy because of the pervasive grip of the ‘ndrangheta organized crime syndicate on the economy and every aspec

Justice Dept. deals blow to Gambino Family as 14 members, associates plead guilty to various criminal charges

Published on 2011-01-14 11:15:43

The U.S. Department of Justice has struck a severe blow on the members and associates of the Gambino Organized Crime Family of La Cosa Nostra (the “Gambino Family”) by securing a guilty pleas from the final two of the 14 defendants, all o

5 reputed members of Israeli crime family arraigned on drug, racketeering charges

Published on 2011-01-14 11:06:47

Five people reputedly involved in one of Israel’s most powerful organized crime families appeared in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday to face drug trafficking and racketeering charges. Itzhak and Meir Abergil, along with three other defenda

Geriatric NY gangster, 93, gets 8 years in prison

Published on 2011-01-14 10:56:26

NEW YORK – A New York judge has given an eight-year prison sentence to a 93-year-old mob boss. John “Sonny” Franzese is so old that his recent extortion trial became nap time – even when his turncoat son testified against him.

Mafia boss extradited from Albania to Italy

Published on 2011-01-13 05:08:37

One of the suspected leaders of the Sacra Corona Unita organised crime syndicate was extradited from Albania to Italy to face charges of drug trafficking and extortion, the police said yesterday. Albino Prudentino was arrested in the southern town of

Italy: Anti-mafia police arrest 48 in probe of alleged Afghan people-smuggling gang

Published on 2011-01-13 05:03:15

Rome, 12 Jan. (AKI) – Police in Italy arrested 48 people on Wednesday as part of an investigation into an alleged people-smuggling gang made up mainly of Afghans. The probe was coordinated by Rome anti-mafia prosecutors. Initial reports did not

More than 15,000 gangland killings in Mexico last year

Published on 2011-01-13 04:56:02

Mexico had a record 15,273 homicides linked to organized crime last year, the government said Wednesday, though insisting that the pace of killings slowed in the fourth quarter, compared with the same period in 2009. “After five quarters of gro

The secret grave of Kevin “Gerbil” Carroll

Published on 2011-01-13 04:50:09

Feared gangland enforcer Kevin “Gerbil” Carroll still lies in an unmarked grave – a year after he was shot dead. With no headstone, his final resting place bears only flowers and two cans of Red Bull. The dad-of-two was gunned down

Glock: What draws good, bad guys to the same gun

Published on 2011-01-13 04:42:23

WASHINGTON — Glorified by rappers, institutionalized by law enforcement and vilified by gun-control advocates, Glock semi-automatic pistols are the just latest iconic firearm to strike blows for good and for evil in the U.S. The .45-caliber Col

Crown wants mob associate to testify against wife

Published on 2011-01-10 15:22:20

LAVAL, Que. — Lawyers for suspected mob associate Giuseppe De Vito are trying to block their client from having to testify against his wife, accused of murdering their two daughters. The Crown wants De Vito to take the stand against Adele Sorella,

Sports Bookie: Gambino crime family soldier pleads guilty

Published on 2011-01-10 15:04:13

A reputed soldier from the Gambino crime family who decided to turn down the opportunity to become an informant, has pleaded guilty to racketeering after the feds said that his co-defendants were not able to cut deals any other way, as has been repor

25 Years Later, Jailed Mafia Boss Allegedly Still Runs Cement Workers Union

Published on 2011-01-10 14:45:24

Twenty-five years after the historic Commission case exposed the Colombo crime family’s stranglehold over the union representing workers on all major New York construction projects, Local 6A of the New York Cement and Concrete Workers is still

Italy: Former local councillors targeted in southern graft probe

Published on 2011-01-10 14:40:30

Acri, 10 Jan. (AKI) – Prosecutors in the southern Italian city of Cosenza have opened a judicial probe of five former members of the local council in the nearby town of Acri over a planned shopping centre. The former Acri councillors and five o

Two Indicted For Allegedly Extorting Dock Workers

Published on 2011-01-10 14:30:02

TRENTON – Two men have been indicted on charges of loansharking and money laundering in connection with a joint investigation into alleged extortion of money from dock workers at the Port of New York and New Jersey, Attorney General Paula T. Dow an

Rizzuto’s death cold revenge?

Published on 2011-01-09 07:05:46

MONTREAL -The sons of a Montreal mobster murdered by the Rizzuto clan in 1978 were spotted in the city a week before Nick Rizzuto was killed. Sources told QMI Agency Dominic and Giuseppe Violi were seen in Little Italy and the city’s downtown d

FBI closing in on Irish mob boss Bolger

Published on 2011-01-09 06:59:47

THE FBI says it is closing in on an Irish American gangster with ties to Dublin. James “Whitey” Bulger has been on the run for 16 years and is the most wanted man in America. Bulger (81) has been on the FBI’s Most Wanted List since

Suspects in Montreal funeral home firebombing held over latest mob-linked attack

Published on 2011-01-07 14:44:26

MONTREAL — Three men will remain behind bars over the weekend after their arrest Thursday in the latest incident of Mafia-linked violence in Montreal. Montreal police arrested the men just blocks way from the Loreto Funeral Complex — a business o

Italy: Tax police seize €2.5mln from alleged Sicilian mafia boss

Published on 2011-01-07 14:28:04

(AKI) – Italian tax police on Friday in the Sicilian capital, Palermo impounded assets worth over 2.5 milion euros belonging to an alleged Sicilian mafia boss, Vincenzo Collesano. The assets included a company in , four apartment anda a garage,

Book Review: Surviving The Mob by Dennis N. Griffin and Andrew DiDonato

Published on 2011-01-07 14:17:43

A Street Soldiers Life Inside The Gambino Crime Family I have been salivating over the release of this book for months. I was given a glimpse at an early draft and have been eagerly waiting for it to hit the book stores. That happened a few days ago,

Police smash ‘one-stop shop’ for London gangsters

Published on 2011-01-06 14:39:18

Scotland Yard’s largest-ever simultaneous raid led to jailing of 33 gang members, including a 7/7 fireman, and closes London hub of money-laundering and drug-dealing network which distributed £100m worth of cocaine With its heavy metal shutter

Gangster who inspired The Godfather was a ‘fake’

Published on 2011-01-06 14:32:10

A historian has claimed that the mobster who inspired 1970s blockbuster The Godfather was a “fake”. It was believed that Charles “Lucky” Luciano was the father of organised crime and experts hailed him as the model for legenda

Canadian Mafia family’s funeral home firebombed

Published on 2011-01-06 14:16:11

MONTREAL — Three men were arrested Thursday after a Montreal funeral home that belonged to a reputed Canadian Mafia family was firebombed. Montreal police Const. Yannick Paradis said the Loreto funeral home, owned by the Rizzuto family, in Mont

Full-out war for supremacy in Montreal’s underworld Mafia experts say power is up for grabs after decline of Rizzuto empire

Published on 2011-01-06 14:08:16

Nick, Paolo, Agostino, and Nicolò. The list stops at four for now, but there are those who swear more names will be added. The Mafia war in fact, makes no exceptions, whether it involves the bloodied heart of Palermo, or whether it touches the seemi

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