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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…]

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…]