New Jersey mafia soldier Jerry Balzano pleads guilty

  Jerry Balzano an alleged soldier in the New Jersey mafia has pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his supervised release after a road rage incident. The DeCavalcante crime family wiseguy was caught on dash cam while driving on Route 17 when he made a sudden stop, got out and confronted another driver. According to … [Read more…]

Bonanno family mobster Anthony Santoro pleads guilty

  Bonanno crime family mobster Anthony “Skinny” Santoro has pleaded guilty to attempted enterprise corruption and now faces between four and eight years in state prison according to a recent report. Santoro was part of a nine-man Bonanno family crew busted on back in 2013 that included co-defendants Nicholas Santora, Ernest Aiello, and Vito Badamo. … [Read more…]

Bonanno soldier Baldo Amato fights racketeering conviction

  Bonanno crime family soldier Baldassare (Baldo) Amato was convicted of racketeering back in 2006 and was sentenced to life in prison. His crimes included two murders and being part of a mafia-controlled illegal gambling operation. The 65-year-old mobster maintains he was innocent and continues to fight his conviction in a variety of ways. In … [Read more…]

Mafia snitch identified as key witness in latest mob roundups

  Alleged Bonanno crime family associate Gene Borrello is the key witness in three mafia roundups carried out by the feds in the last month according to a report from Gang Land News. The 32-year-old mobster aided the feds in the arson case against mob capo Vincent Asaro which included John J. Gotti along with … [Read more…]

George Borgesi is once again a major player within the Philly Mafia

  The Philadelphia mafia has quietly navigated its way through the last couple of years during which the family has grown and had somewhat of a resurgence. According to recent reports, there are as many as 35 made guys currently on the streets in Philly and the Cosa Nostra family is as strong as its … [Read more…]

Bonanno family mobsters including capo Ronald Giallanzo busted in latest mafia raid

  The feds busted ten alleged members and associates of the Bonanno crime family Tuesday on various charges including racketeering, robbery, kidnapping, and attempted murder according to a report from NY Post. Among those arrested was 46-year-old Bonanno family acting capo Ronald Giallanzo. According to the feds, Giallanzo took over as acting capo after his … [Read more…]

Charles Stango sentenced to 10 years in prison

  Ten alleged members and associates of the New Jersey mafia also known as the DeCavalcante crime family including capo Charles Stango were busted back in 2015 by the feds for various crimes. Stango along with his son Anthony was charged with distributing cocaine, conspiring to run a prostitution business and a murder plot. The … [Read more…]

Bonanno family capo Vincent Asaro busted in latest mafia raid

  Authorities have indicted seven alleged New York mafia members and associates including Bonanno crime family captain Vincent Asaro and John Gotti on various charges including arson and bank robbery according to a report from NY Daily news. Asaro was acquitted by a jury on charges linked to the infamous Lufthansa heist just 16 months … [Read more…]

Russian Mafia was the target of Trump Tower wiretapping

  New reports show the feds were indeed wiretapping inside of Trump Tower during Obama’s time in office but the target was the Russian Mafia and not Donald Trump. According to an ABC News report, the feds were eavesdropping on a Russian organized crime network involved in an illegal gambling and money laundering ring being … [Read more…]

Prosecutors to drop charges against defendants linked to the Montreal Mafia

  The Clemenza investigation by the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) was the largest anti-mafia investigation since Operation Colisée that targeted the Rizzuto crime family back in 2006. It produced arrests of individuals linked to the Montreal mafia from 2014-2016 on various charges including drug trafficking, weapons possession, and kidnapping. But according to a recent … [Read more…]

Montreal mobster Nicola Di Marco found murdered

  Nicola Di Marco an alleged high-level intermediary of the Montreal mafia was found dead in Anjou. According to the report from La Presse, his body was found near the parking lot of a housing cooperative near the boulevard des Galeries d’Anjou after apparently being shot to death. The 47-year-old mobster was an associate of … [Read more…]

Inside look at the filming of The Life and Death of John Gotti

  John Travolta looks razor sharp as he takes on the role of larger than life former New York mafia boss John Gotti in the upcoming crime biopic. Travolta was seen stepping into character as the new mafia movie called The Life and Death of John Gotti was shooting in Brooklyn New York and there … [Read more…]

Road rage incident sends DeCavalcante mobster Jerry Balzano back to prison

  Jerry Balzano a reputed soldier in the New Jersey mafia is back in prison after confronting a driver in a road rage incident according to a NY Daily News report. Balzano who is currently on supervised release from a previous racketeering conspiracy conviction attacked a driver with a profanity-laced assault after the driver apparently … [Read more…]

Feds may have botched Joey Merlino, Patsy Parrello case

  The case against the feds labeled East Coast LCN Enterprise which included alleged mafia leaders Joseph (Skinny Joey) Merlino, Pasquale (Patsy) Parrello and Eugene (Rooster) O’Nofrio may be in jeopardy of falling apart. There were 46 alleged mobsters charged but thanks to the feds potentially botching the case they could all walk free according … [Read more…]

Lucchese family leaders Steven Crea and Matthew Madonna targets of upcoming RICO charges

  Federal prosecutors are planning to charge Lucchese crime family leaders Steven (Stevie Wonder) Crea and Matthew (Matty) Madonna with racketeering charges according to a GanglandNews report. The charges stem from a long-running grade jury probe which included the investigation into the 2013 mafia hit on mob associate and former Purple Gang leader Michael Meldish. … [Read more…]