John “Sonny” Franzese the former underboss of the Colombo crime family has been denied compassionate release consideration by a federal prison warden. Franzese has a long history in the New York mafia and has been an active and high-ranking members of the Colombo family for many years. He has been accused of committing so … [Read more…]
Carmine “Junior” Persico the boss of the Colombo crime family was sentenced to 100 years in prison for a racketeering conviction in the 1986 Mafia commission trial. The aging mobster has been fightings to have that sentence set aside but saw his efforts once again shot down. A Manhattan federal judge in a 24-page … [Read more…]
Joseph Merlino, who is still considered by many to be the boss of the Philadelphia mafia is now facing a casino ban by the state of Pennsylvania. According to reports Merlino often with an entourage has been making the rounds of the local casinos including the SuagrHouse in Philadelphia and Harrah’s in Chester. Now the … [Read more…]
Robert “Bobby” DeLuca a former captain in the New England mafia has been arrested and charged with lying to the feds about a 1993 mafia murder. The newly released indictment confirms that DeLuca became a cooperating witness for the feds in 2011 and helped in a case which dismantled the Patriarca crime family. DeLuca … [Read more…]
Ernesto Fazzalari a top Ndrangheta mafia boss and the second most wanted fugitive behind Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro has been captured. Fazzalari has been on the run for more then 20 years and is known as a merciless killer according to prosecutors. The Calabrian mafia boss was caught by the Carabinieri (paramilitary police) … [Read more…]
Anthony “Little Anthony” Pipitone a captain in the Bonanno crime family of the New York mafia is headed back to the slammer after a judge decided his sentence was fair. He was previously sentenced to two years in prison for violating the conditions of his probation that prohibited him from hanging out with his … [Read more…]
Stefano Sollecito was arrested back in November along with Leonardo Rizzuto as part of a massive drug trafficking case targeting organized crime. Authorities alleged that Stefano and Leonardo were the new bosses of the Rizzuto crime family and sat at the head of a newly formed Montreal mafia leadership table. Both alleged mobsters were … [Read more…]
An effort to take control of the Montreal mafia from the Rizzuto crime family by a consortium of influential men led by Raynald Desjardins and Salvatore Montagna ended in bloodshed. It was an uneasy alliance between Desjardins and Montagna a former acting boss of the Bonanno crime family of the New York mafia according … [Read more…]
The Philadelphia mafia has been oddly quiet of late as mobsters from various factions have seemingly found a way to coexist. The Philly mob today has more made guys on the streets then it’s seen in years including a fully functional hierarchy a fact that often has led to disharmony. The return to the … [Read more…]
Hundreds of people showed up to pay their respects to former Montreal mafia leader Rocco Sollecito as he was laid to rest. Sollecito was the latest victim of the ongoing bloody Montreal mafia war which remains unsettled. It seems the old guard which sat atop the Rizzuto crime family and controlled the mafia in … [Read more…]
Vincent “Vinny TV” Badalamenti the former acting street boss of the Bonanno crime family is free at last after completing his three-year post-prison supervised release. Badalamenti was demoted by the New York mafia family after being caught up in a fed sting involving mob rat Hector Pagan. Six mobsters were caught on tape recorded … [Read more…]
According to reports, the recently murdered Rocco Sollecito had become the acting head of the Montreal Mafia after the arrests of his son Stefano Sollecito and Leonardo Rizzuto. Both Stefano and Leonardo were alleged heads of the mafia “management table” put into place to maintain Rizzuto crime family control after the death of former … [Read more…]
Montreal mafia leader Rocco Sollecito was gunned down in broad daylight on Friday in the Montreal suburb of Laval. According to reports, Sollecito was shot to death behind the wheel of his BMW SUV at an intersection near the Laval police headquarters and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. Authorities believe the … [Read more…]
According to prosecutors, six men have been busted for their roles in an illegal internet gambling operation tied to the New York mafia. The Lucchese crime family controlled operation involved hundreds of bettors and raked in over $13 million dollars from September 2015 until March of this year. The alleged ringleader Eugene Castelle is … [Read more…]
A new probe by the State Commission of Investigations in New Jersey claims the cities recycling industry remains tainted by organized crime. The investigators claim the new probe has uncovered sections of the waste disposal profession “that have been subverted into an underground economy that profits from the improper disposal of contaminated soil and … [Read more…]