When it comes to the New York Mafia families one of the questions that we always seem to get is in regards to their current membership. How many made guys do each of the Cosa Nostra families in New York currently have? When it comes to the mafia and membership numbers its far from an … [Read more…]
Let’s kick off 2020 with our annual look into the current Mafia bosses and hierarchies of each of the remaining Cosa Nostra families in America. While it’s true the Mafia in the U.S. isn’t what it once was at the peak of its power it’s still a viable and profitable criminal enterprise that has proven … [Read more…]
Former NYPD detective Louis Eppolito and his partner Stephen Caracappa were infamously known as the Mafia cops. Back in the 1980s, the duo began working for the Lucchese crime family of the New York Mafia. They passed along intelligence reports on mob rats and carried out several mafia hits for Lucchese family leader Anthony … [Read more…]
As we reach the halfway point of 2019 we stop to take a closer look at the current status of the various New York Mafia families. There has been no shortage of New York mafia news to report so far this year having to do with all of the Five families and more. While … [Read more…]
This is a pretty cool look back at some historical footage of the Ravenite Social Club and legendary Gambino crime family boss John Gotti. There is also video footage covering the death of Gotti including interviews and more offering a look back at the end of an era in Mafia history. The glimpse back … [Read more…]
Robert Iannelli and his son Rodney Iannelli were busted again for running a large scale illegal sports betting and lottery operation in Pittsburgh. According to reports state police and the attorney general’s office began an investigation into the scheme back in 2015. Investigators were able to take down the criminal operating with the help … [Read more…]
Once again we kick the new year off with our annual look at the current Leaders for each of the remaining Mafia families in America. The present-day Mob families across the country have proven over the years to be both cunning and resilient. They have found a way to remain viable and continue to … [Read more…]
Hamilton mobster Domenico Violi was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking. The three-year-long police operation dubbed “Project OTremens” penetrated the highest levels of organized crime according to Canadian authorities. During Project OTremens the FBI in New York was conducting a parallel but separate probe leading to the takedown … [Read more…]
The Mafia no longer has any influence on the waterfront according to officials from the International Longshoremen’s Association. But the Waterfront Commission continues to bring forth cases against ILA members with alleged ties to organized crime. According to the commission in just the past year, they have uncovered longshoremen with connections to the Colombo … [Read more…]
Giuseppe (Joe) Violi the son of former Montreal Mafia godfather Paolo Violi was sentenced to 16 years in prison for drug trafficking. The 47-year-old mobster and his older brother Domenico Paolo Violi were arrested last year as part of Project OTremens. The collaborative Canadian-U.S. probe targeted members of the Mafia on both sides of … [Read more…]
Illegal sports betting and loan sharking have long been two of the most vital rackets for the Mafia. They so often go hand and hand providing Cosa Nostra with millions of dollars in illicit profits per year. It’s been called the mafia’s bread and butter and it was just dealt what some consider to … [Read more…]
A Brooklyn federal judge sentenced John Gotti the 24-year-old namesake grandson of the late Gambino crime family boss to five years in federal prison. He was sentenced for his role in a 2012 road rage arson attack ordered by Bonanno crime family captain Vincent Asaro. The 82-year-old mobster sent mafia underlings including Gotti to … [Read more…]
Due to a recent technical issue, some of our readers may have been seeing an outdated front page and thought that we had given up on supply them with the latest mafia news. But after being contacted by several readers experiencing this problem which was unknown to us at the time we have hopefully … [Read more…]
We start off the new year with our annual look at the current leaders of the active Mafia families from across the country. The American Mafia also known as Cosa Nostra still generates millions of dollars a year in profits from a combination of new and old school rackets finding ways to adapt and … [Read more…]
The recent investigations by both U.S. and Canadian law enforcement officials that led to the arrest of multiple alleged members and associates of organized crime have once again sparked a debate over the current status of the Buffalo Mafia. These investigations into the drug trade targeted members of the Bonanno crime family and Gambino … [Read more…]