An FBI document that was filed away nearly 45 years ago, is a valuable record of a vote held in 1976 by New York’s ruling mob commission. For the first time in two decades, they are discussing admitting new members. Carlo Gambino’s, fear that this will lead to informants infiltrating the organization is well documented. … [Read more…]
Putting a freeze on the New York mafia is no easy task. Even Bobby Kennedy and Rudy Giuliani tried but could not freeze their activities. Then along came COVID-19. The cancellation of all major sporting events across the entire country has hit the mafia’s illegal gambling business with a historic blow. “There’s never been a … [Read more…]
Mafia profits are set to grow once quarantine is lifted. It looks like the Italian Mafia, and for that matter mafia from all over the world, will significantly increase their profits due to the coronavirus pandemic by way of adapting their drug networks and seizing new business opportunities. As Italy desperately struggles to deal with … [Read more…]
Mobster Joseph Gambino has died at the age of 84. He was the son of the “Boss of all Bosses” Carlo Gambino and a one-time partner in a multimillion-dollar mafia organization in the Garment District. A Lucrative Trucking Business Along with his older brother Thomas, Joseph Gambino oversaw a mob-controlled trucking business. For decades they … [Read more…]
When the authorities start closing in on the Italian crime world, even the toughest mobsters flee to Britain. Some to hide and blend in; Some so they can keep running their criminal organizations Being associated with the Mafia is not recognized as a crime in Britain. The Mafia isn’t even recognized as a criminal organization. … [Read more…]
After nine years of trying, Pizza, one of Italy’s national dishes helps the FBI secure convictions on some slippery Mafia members. ‘The Pizza Connection’ case leads to the conviction of 18 people from various gangs. They were running an estimated $1.6 Billion drug smuggling operation. A large amount of cash was seized along with weapons … [Read more…]
The New York borough of Queens had yet to see its boom in organized crime until the late 1930s. Not that Queens was a particularly popular area for Mafia families to carry out their Costa Nostra activities, rather they were lured in due to the airport built during the infrastructural developmental boom there, which took … [Read more…]
Anthony Comello only wanted one thing the day he ended up at the house of Francesco Cali (Franky Boy); to make a citizen’s arrest. Little was it anticipated that he will end up killing one of the leaders of the Gambino crime family. The day of the incident He took his pickup truck to Todt … [Read more…]
Gambino crime family member Riccardo (Richie) Cefalu, an old-school wise guy known as a man who lived by the rule “admit nothing,” died Jan. 23 at the age of 92. Part of the Gambino’s Sicilian faction, Cefalu emigrated into the United States from Italy in 1965, settling in Greenlawn, Long Island, where he was still … [Read more…]
According to reports aging mobster, Domenico Cefalù took over as boss of the Gambino crime family back in 2011. He took control of the infamous New York Mafia family at the end of the Gotti era. The reign, imprisonment, and death of former boss John Gotti brought turmoil and instability. The Cosa Nostra family had … [Read more…]
Peter Gotti the former boss of the Gambino crime family had his bid for a compassionate release rejected on Wednesday. The elderly and ailing 80-year-old former New York Mafia leader filed the request back in February of last year. According to Gotti, he is suffering from various medical conditions including cancer, heart problems, dementia, and … [Read more…]
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…]
At least ten members and associates of the Gambino crime family including veteran capo Andrew Campos have been arrested. Alleged Gambino soldiers that included James Ciaccia, George Campos, Vincent Fiore, and Richard Martino were also taken into custody and charged. They have been charged with several crimes including racketeering conspiracy, bribery, loansharking, fraud, and … [Read more…]
Nicholas Corozzo has been released from prison after serving more than thirteen years behind bars. Gambino Crime Family Corozzo was indicted back in 2008 on both state and federal charges. The federal charges were part of Operation Old Bridge which targeted Gambino crime family mobsters in both the U.S. and Italy. He was charged … [Read more…]
Former Gambino crime family acting boss Peter Gotti is seeking a compassionate release from a federal prison in North Carolina. The 79-year-old mobster has completed 17 years of a 25-year sentence and is scheduled for release in 2032. But Gotti claims he now suffers from multiple health conditions including early-onset dementia and should be … [Read more…]