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New Mafia book claims John Gotti killed mobster Tommy DeSimone

July 13, 2015 by Kam Miles 17 Comments

  New York mafia boss John Gotti was responsible for the death of mobster Tommy DeSimone and had a hand in the infamous Lufthansa heist according to a new mafia book. The new book The Lufthansa Heist: Behind the Six-Million-Dollar Cash Haul That Shook the World written by journalists Daniel Simone and former mobster Henry … [Read more…]

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Another Secret Informant in latest Bonanno Family takedown identified

January 30, 2014 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  Putting pieces together from court records we were already able to identify two of the four government informants as former Bonanno crime family bosses Joseph Massino and Sal Vitale. Now a third informant has been identified as Gaspare “Gary” Valenti a cousin of reputed Bonanno family captain Vincent Asaro. Valenti implicated Asaro in the … [Read more…]

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Indictments against Bonanno family mobsters including Vincent Asaro and Thomas DiFiore unsealed

January 24, 2014 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  The indictments that led to the arrests of five reputed top-echelon Bonanno crime family mobsters has been unsealed and charges laid out. Arrested were Vincent Asaro, Thomas DiFiore, Jack Bonventre, John Rigano, and Jerome Asaro. The wide-ranging indictment covers an alleged racketeering conspiracy from 1968 to 2013 including charges of robbery, extortion, solicitation of … [Read more…]

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Feds raid home of dead Lucchese mobster Burke in search of body

June 18, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  Investigators from the FBI and NYPD showed up at the home of former Lucchese crime family mobster James “Jimmy the Gent” Burke with trowels , pickax, and excavation equipment. Sources confirm that they are searching the backyard, basement, and driveway for a body from a tip they received as part of an ongoing organized … [Read more…]

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