Luigi “Baby Shacks” Manocchio the former boss of the New England mafia was released from prison to a halfway house as he finishes out his 5 1/2 year prison sentence for shaking down local area strip clubs. He pleaded guilty back in 2012 along with other New England mob members including capo Edward “Eddie” … [Read more…]
Carmen DiNunzio also known as “The Cheeseman” the underboss of the New England mafia is back on streets along with members of his mob crew. He was released after doing a five and a half year sentence on racketeering and bribery charges. He was made back in 1997 by then boss Luigi “Baby Shacks” Manocchio … [Read more…]
Carmen DiNunzio also known as “The Cheeseman” under boss of the New England mafia is set to be released from earlier than expected. Taking advantage of some prison programs DiNunzio and his attorney was able to swing a deal convincing a judge to shorten his six-year prison term. He was sentenced back in 2009 … [Read more…]
Edward “Eddie” Lato a capo in the New England Mafia also known as the Patriarca crime family was back in Rhode Island to answer to state charges for an illegal gambling ring. A Superior Court judge sentenced the New England mob capo regime to a 10 year suspended sentence with 10 years of probation … [Read more…]
New England mafia captain Edward “Eddie” Lato currently serving a nine-year sentence for federal extortion and conspiracy charges was back in Rhode Island to face a state conspiracy charges. Lato is now being charged by the state on conspiracy charges for his role in an alleged illegal gambling ring that was busted back in … [Read more…]
New England mafia ceremony was captured on tape by the feds back in 1989 with four new soldiers being inducted into the family. The mafia induction was lead by New England mafia boss Raymond “Junior” Patriarca in Medford. Fingers were pricked, holy cards were burned, and the new mobsters vowed to kill on behalf … [Read more…]
Alfred “Chippy” Scivola who was snared in a wide ranging crackdown on the New England mafia has been released from prison after completing a nearly two year stint. He plead guilty to to conspiracy charges for his role in the shake down of local area strip clubs for protection payments. Convicted along with him … [Read more…]
Anthony (Spucky) Spagnolo has been identified by the feds as the acting boss of the New England mafia in an indictment handed down today. He was charged with extorting protection payments from local social clubs and a video poker machine company. According to the feds Spagnolo ordered fellow New England mobster Pryce (Stretch) Quintina … [Read more…]
Matthew “Matty” Guglielmetti a reputed capo in the New England Mafia has been released from prison after completing a ten year sentence for drug trafficking and is currently on home confinement. The now 65 year old wiseguy pleaded guilty to agreeing to protect a shipment of cocaine that was being moved through his Rhode … [Read more…]
The ranks of the New England mafia also known as the Patriarca crime family has been decimated over last few years under constant pressure by the feds. The power base of the mafia family has seemingly now shifted from Rhode Island to Boston after losing many of its leaders and Assistant Special Agent of … [Read more…]
Frank “Bobo” Marrapese a capo for the New England mafia also known as the Patriarca crime family plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy and was sentenced to nine years in prison. He was arrested back in 2011 for his role in an illegal gambling operation while he was on parole for a previous murder conviction. … [Read more…]
Joseph Ruggiero Sr a top Fall River, Massachusetts businessman has been identified as a made man in the New England mafia. In 2012 Ruggiero was credited by Mayor Will Flanagan with saving hundreds of jobs with his purchase and restoration of a local Fall River ford dealership. He was then voted onto the board … [Read more…]
The trial of former Patriarca crime family mobster Enrico Ponzo after being on the run for over a decade has finally begun. Ponzo was allegedly a part of a hit team that tried to kill Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme during a New England mafia war back in 1989. He was charged in 1994 with … [Read more…]
A once-powerful associate of the New England Mafia turned rat John “Sonny” Castagna passed away at the age of 72. He was once described as one of the most treacherous men in Hartford but after being indicted along with a Patriarca crime family crew for running gambling parlors in 1991 he decided to flip. Along … [Read more…]
According to recently released FBI files on Winter Hill boss James “Whitey” Bulger and enforcer Stephen “the Rifleman” Flemmi the two informants provided plenty of intelligence on the New England Cosa Nostra family. Surprisingly the informant files show that Flemmi provided the feds with much more information on the New England mob then Bulger … [Read more…]