The former Philadelphia mafia underboss Philip Leonetti tells the inside story of his life inside the Philly Mafia and why he decided to turn against his fellow wiseguys in his new book “Mafia Prince: Inside America’s Most Violent Crime Family and the Bloody Fall of La Cosa Nostra. Leonetti says that he pulled no … [Read more…]
Yet another murder in the bloody ongoing Montreal mafia war has been discovered. Emilio Cordileone was found dead behind his luxury SUV over the weekend in Montreal. Authorities say that Cordileone was a former ally of Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto but things may have gone sour. Cordileone also had close ties to now-deceased … [Read more…]
The Bonanno crime family underboss has been sentenced to two years in prison for racketeering extortion charges. Nicholas “Nicky Mouth” Santora the second in command for the New York mafia family got a two-year sentence along with three years of probation and forfeiture of five thousand dollars. Four months of the sentence is for … [Read more…]
A major video poker machine vendor named Joseph Procaccini took the stand in front of a federal jury in the ongoing Philadelphia mafia trial against reputed acting Philadelphia mafia boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi and co-defendants. Procaccini said that the Philly mafia made him an offer that he couldn’t refuse. He testified that in … [Read more…]
Reputed Colombo family mobster Thomas Farese was acquitted on money laundering charges in Brooklyn. Farese is said to be the consigliere of the Colombo crime family in New York. The case against Farese hit a snag when prosecutors decided to dump former Colombo family capo Reynold Maragni from Team America. Maragni was going to … [Read more…]
Alleged Genovese crime family capo Anthony “Rom” Romanello was acquitted in Brooklyn federal court of extortion and conspiracy charges. Prosecutors accused Romanello of presiding over a sit down between the Genovese and Bonanno crime families to settle a dispute over a $30,000 debt. But the defense argued that the mere presence of Romanello was … [Read more…]
The business of Video Poker machines is a big money maker for the Philadelphia Mafia according to law enforcement sources. As the racketeering trial of Philly mob boss Joseph Ligambi and six co-defendants continues the jury got a look into the ins and outs of this business and how the mob profits from it. … [Read more…]
The latest boss of the Di Lauro clan of the Neapolitan Mafia or Camorra has been captured in Naples. Mariano Abete was the son for former boss Argangelo Abete and was known in the Italian media as “Baby Boss” taking over the family at age twenty one. He took over as head of the … [Read more…]
A subpoena has been issued to Vito Rizzuto earlier this week by Quebec police to appear before the public inquiry on corruption in the construction industry. The Montreal Mafia don was stopped on streets of Quebec and questioned by police about the recent gangland hits in Montreal and issued the subpoena by a bailiff … [Read more…]
The former Colombo crime family street boss Ralph Deleo was sentenced today to 235 months in prison for racketeering and firearm charges. Deleo was credited with 36 months of time served and now has 199 months remaining on his sentence. Deleo was Colombo family street boss and also head of the DeLeo Crew based … [Read more…]
It has been better than a dozen years since former Philly mob hit man Pete “The Crumb” Caprio became a turncoat against his fellow wiseguys. At one time a feared captain in the Philadelphia mafia Caprio has now been used multiple times by prosecutors to tell jurors of his criminal exploits and that of … [Read more…]
Another New England mobster is headed to prison and this time it is acting boss Anthony DiNunzio. After agreeing to a plea deal back in September on one count of racketeering conspiracy for his part in shakedowns of local strip clubs DiNunzio got sentenced today to six and a half years in prison. The … [Read more…]
One of the biggest mob turncoats in Mafia history is set to once again take the stand as a government witness. Former Bonanno crime family boss Joseph Massino will make his second appearance for the feds since he turned informant in 2004. Massino was once known as “the last don” because of his old … [Read more…]
Philly mobster Skinny Joey Merlino made his return to Philadelphia for first time in over twelve years. Merlino did not return under the best of terms as he was back home for the funeral of his father and one time Philadelphia mafia underboss Salvatore “Chuckie” Merlino who died in federal prison. The funeral was … [Read more…]
Investigators sit down to talk about the latest case that may have finally taken down the New England mafia. Nine reputed members and associates of the Patriarca crime family the New England branch of La Cosa Nostra are serving time behind bars as part of the latest mob bust. Among the mobsters taken down … [Read more…]