Dozens of Mafiosi may be released from prison in Italy over fears they may catch the coronavirus. Citing concerns over the inmates’ health, three mobsters from La Cosa Nostra and ‘Ndrangheta have already been released and are now under house arrest. Cosa Nostra boss Francesco Bonuro, 78, was ordered released by a Milan judge and … [Read more…]
After more than a decade since retiring from the mob, ex Cleveland crime family boss Joseph “Joe Loose” Iacobacci passed away at the age of 70. Iacobucci was boss of the Cleveland crime family from 1993 to 2010. During that time he brought the organization back after some crushing federal indictments by focusing on some … [Read more…]
Tom Hardy transforms into the notorious and aging mobster in the just-released trailer for the upcoming movie, Capone. The British actor portrays one of the world’s most notorious gangsters, Chicago mob boss Al Capone. The trailer, which was shared on Twitter by director Josh Trank, shows an old and ill-looking Capone as FBI agents accuse … [Read more…]
It’s 1933, for years the mafia bosses in the USA have made a very nice living off the illegal sale of alcohol, that is until now. Now that anyone can buy alcohol at any corner store, the end of prohibition brought with it the need to find a new revenue stream. It would have to … [Read more…]
Italy has strict restrictions at the moment against public gatherings which is why Italian prosecutors are investigating the funeral of the brother of an ex-Sicilian mafia boss during the lockdown. Photographs emerged of a funeral procession in the Sicilian town of Messina which was attended by dozens of people. Family and friends accompanied the coffin … [Read more…]
Curtis Jackson, best known as 50 Cent, will produce “Black Mafia Family” through his production company G-Unit. For the first season, Starz has ordered eight episodes which it will co-produce alongside 50-Cent and Lionsgate. “Black Mafia Family” is based on the true story of the Flenory brothers. Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry “Southwest T” … [Read more…]
Putting a freeze on the New York mafia is no easy task. Even Bobby Kennedy and Rudy Giuliani tried but could not freeze their activities. Then along came COVID-19. The cancellation of all major sporting events across the entire country has hit the mafia’s illegal gambling business with a historic blow. “There’s never been a … [Read more…]
Mafia profits are set to grow once quarantine is lifted. It looks like the Italian Mafia, and for that matter mafia from all over the world, will significantly increase their profits due to the coronavirus pandemic by way of adapting their drug networks and seizing new business opportunities. As Italy desperately struggles to deal with … [Read more…]
Luca Franzese, who has appeared in the mob TV show Gomorrah said his sister Teresa Franzese, 47, died at her Naples home on Saturday. Her body has since tested positive for the Coronavirus COVID-19. He had to wait days for someone to remove her body. He posted videos online to try and get the word … [Read more…]
When the authorities start closing in on the Italian crime world, even the toughest mobsters flee to Britain. Some to hide and blend in; Some so they can keep running their criminal organizations Being associated with the Mafia is not recognized as a crime in Britain. The Mafia isn’t even recognized as a criminal organization. … [Read more…]
After nine years of trying, Pizza, one of Italy’s national dishes helps the FBI secure convictions on some slippery Mafia members. ‘The Pizza Connection’ case leads to the conviction of 18 people from various gangs. They were running an estimated $1.6 Billion drug smuggling operation. A large amount of cash was seized along with weapons … [Read more…]
James “Whitey” Bulger was known to the world as a notorious criminal. Although he had been in and out of prison since he was 14, he caused real terror in the city of Boston from the 1970s till the 1990s. He’s been associated with murders, trafficking, and extortion in various different cases. He was convicted … [Read more…]
Foggia, a small city in Italy’s Puglia region, recently saw its residents come out in large numbers on the streets to protest against the organized criminal Mafia that plagues the city. In the first 3 weeks of this year alone, several devasting bomb attacks and murders have rocked the city. Cerignola, Manfredonia, Mattinata, and Monte … [Read more…]
The New York borough of Queens had yet to see its boom in organized crime until the late 1930s. Not that Queens was a particularly popular area for Mafia families to carry out their Costa Nostra activities, rather they were lured in due to the airport built during the infrastructural developmental boom there, which took … [Read more…]
The most infamous gangster of them all, Al Capone earned the reputation of a tough, ruthless and feared mob boss. One of the last cars he owned before his conviction for tax evasion in 1931 was, according to the company selling the car – Celebrity Cars, one of the earliest bulletproof cars in existence – … [Read more…]