Louis “Bent Finger Lou” Monacello former Philadelphia mafia associate turned rat was sentenced to time served in exchange for his extensive cooperation and testimony. Bent Finger Lou allegedly ran a lucrative loan sharking and illegal gambling business for mob captain George Borgesi but decided to cut a deal with prosecutors after being convicted on … [Read more…]
After spending the last two years in prison held with out bail while going through two racketeering trials Philadelphia mafia boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi is finally back home. Ligambi has now spent twelve years of his life in prison after doing 10 years for the Frank” Frankie Flowers” D’Alfonso murder before having the … [Read more…]
Often described as a wiseguy wannabe Louis “Bent Finger Lou” Monacello took the stand to tell his story for at the retrial of reputed Philadelphia mafia boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi and fellow mobster and nephew George Borgesi. Monacello was a key witness in the first Philly mafia trial and is once again going … [Read more…]
The feds hope that a different jury in the same case against Philadelphia mobsters will lead to a different result. The retrial of reputed Philadelphia mafia boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi and his nephew and fellow mobster George Borgesi is set to begin on October 15 and is expected to last anywhere from six … [Read more…]
U.S. District Judge Eduardo Robreno for the second time in a month has delayed the sentencing of reputed Philadelphia Mafia underboss Joseph “Mousie” Massimino. He was scheduled to be sentenced on charges of racketeering conspiracy on Wednesday. Lawyers for the 63 year old mobster believe he deserves to be sentenced to less then six … [Read more…]
Philadelphia mafia leader Anthony Staino has decided to plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy and gambling charges and avoid a retrial. Staino was already found guilty during an earlier trial on two counts of extortion and is awaiting sentencing on those charges. He is set to enter a so-called “open” plea in court this afternoon. … [Read more…]
Who leads the Philadelphia mafia now is a question being asked by everyone from mob insiders to law enforcement. Reputed acting boss Joe Ligambi is in prison awaiting retrial on racketeering conspiracy charges and many other family leaders were convicted in the latest Philly mafia trial. This has seemingly created a leadership void in … [Read more…]
The retrial of reputed Philadelphia mafia acting boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi and fellow mobsters George Borgesi and Anthony Staino has been postponed. Judge Eduardo Robreno agreed to move the start of the retrial from April to October after lawyers for the defendants cited some scheduling conflicts during a conference call. Ligambi was acquitted … [Read more…]
As high ranking Philadelphia mafia members Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi and Anthony Staino head for their retrial they may do it with new lawyers. Lawyers for both reputed acting Philly mafia boss Ligambi and capo Staino have been informed that families of both mobsters are currently attempting to gather the funds needed to pay … [Read more…]
The latest Philadelphia mafia trial ended with a mixed bag of results for the government with four defendants being convicted one acquitted and two more with deadlocked verdicts. The jury deadlocked on charges of racketeering conspiracy against alleged Philadelphia mafia boss Joseph Ligambi and mobster George Borgesi. As expected the government is coming back … [Read more…]
After three weeks of deliberations the jury in the latest Philadelphia mafia trial acquitted reputed Philly mob boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi on five charges and deadlocked on four others. The case targeted the alleged illegal gambling and loan sharking rackets being run by Ligambi and the Philly mafia. The government’s case was considered … [Read more…]
After eighteen days of deliberation in the Philadelphia mafia trial against reputed boss Joseph Ligambi and co-defendants, the jury has reported that they have come to an impasse. In a rare Saturday session, the jury sent a note alerting the judge in the case that they were at an impasse. Eduardo Robreno then instructed … [Read more…]
Assistant U.S. Attorney John Han urged jurors in the ongoing Philadelphia mafia trial against mob boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi and six co-defendants to find them guilty based on the secretly recorded conversation. Han said “There words define them” and to “consider the words that came out of there mouths” during his closing argument … [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…]
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…]