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Montreal Mafia targeted in major drug bust

May 29, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  At Least twenty five people were swept up by police in and around Montreal as part of operation argot a drug bust targeting members of the Montreal mafia. According to reports, many people arrested were associates of Raynald Desjardins alleged Montreal mobster and former right-hand man of Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto. The operation … [Read more…]

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Robert DeNiro set to play New Orleans Mafia Boss Carlos Marcello in upcoming movie

May 21, 2013 by Kam Miles 1 Comment

  Robert DeNiro is in talks to take on the part of infamous New Orleans Mafia boss Carlos Marcello in the upcoming movie “Legacy of Secrecy“. The movie will focus on information about the FBI informant who obtained the JFK assassination confession of godfather Carlos Marcello, which the Bureau kept secret for twenty years. Leonardo … [Read more…]

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Ndrangheta Mafia Clan Boss Pesce Surrenders

May 16, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  The decimation of the Rosarno Clan of the Ndrangheta or Calabrian Mafia by Italian authorities continued with the surrender of acting boss Giuseppe Pesce. After being on the run for the last three years Pesce accompanied by lawyers turned himself into authorities telling his defense lawyers “Enough, Im tired of running” asking them to … [Read more…]

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Sicily wiretaps show how Montreal Mafia boss Vito Rizzuto changed Mafia rules

May 11, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  Wiretaps from Sicily shed more light on the Montreal mafia war and the inner workings and power of mob boss Vito Rizzuto. According to these secret wiretaps, Vito Rizzuto broke one of the Mafia’s century old rules by inducting non-Italians into his mafia family. Two of these non-Italian inductees were Raynald Desjardins and Juan … [Read more…]

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Montreal Mafia War Spreads From Canada To Italy

May 10, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  The ongoing Montreal Mafia war between the Rizzuto crime family from the Sicilian Mafia and a breakaway group allegedly led by Raynald Desjardins with the backing of the Ndrangheta has seemingly spread into Italy. Juan Ramon Fernandez was shot to death along with another man in a mob linked hit outside Palermo, Sicily. Fernandez … [Read more…]

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Genovese mobster John Bologna sentenced to 8 years for Adolfo Bruno hit and other crimes

May 8, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  New York based gangster John Bologna has been sentenced to eight years in prison for his part in the 2003 mafia hit of Adolfo Bruno among other crimes. Bruno was the regional leader for the Genovese crime family in Massachusetts when he feel out of favor with then acting boss Arthur “Artie” Nigro. Bologna … [Read more…]

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Bonanno Family Captains Violate Parole With Meeting

May 4, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  Gerard Chili a captain in the Bonanno crime family decided last December to fly north from his home in Florida to New York for the holiday season. But when his plane arrived in New York he was picked up by alleged high ranking Bonanno family member Anthony “Fat Tony” Rabito who was once part … [Read more…]

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Whitey Bulger Immunity Defense Shot Down By Federal Judge

May 3, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  James “Whitey” Bulger will not be allowed to argue that he had legal immunity for his alleged criminal activities at his upcoming racketeering trial according to US District Court Judge Denise J. Casper. Bulger defense lawyer J.W. Carney Jr has claimed that former U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Jeremiah O’Sullivan granted Bulger immunity for his … [Read more…]

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Stephen Flemmi Was Better Informant Than His Boss Whitey Bulger According To FBI Files

April 30, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  According to recently released FBI files on Winter Hill boss James “Whitey” Bulger and enforcer Stephen “the Rifleman” Flemmi the two informants provided plenty of intelligence on the New England Cosa Nostra family. Surprisingly the informant files show that Flemmi provided the feds with much more information on the New England mob then Bulger … [Read more…]

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Ndrangheta Mafia Boss Trimboli Captured In Colombia

April 27, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  Domenico Trimboli a powerful captain in the Calabrian Mafia also known as the Ndrangheta has been arrested in Colombia. He is known as a top drug trafficker for the Ndrangheta and leads a big part of the organization’s international drug trade. Italian authorities claimed that Trimboli arranged cocaine shipments of up to two and … [Read more…]

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Cleveland Mafia Captain Joseph Gallo Has Passed Away

April 26, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  Joseph Gallo was at one time a powerful mob captain in the Cleveland Mafia under then boss Angelo “Big Ange” Lonardo. He passed away in federal prison medical center with the cause of death yet to be released at the age of 75. The Cleveland mob story thirty years ago played out in the … [Read more…]

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Ndrangheta Boss Strangio Arrested In Northern Italy

April 22, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  Italian authorities have arrested the reputed boss of the Nirta-Strangio clan of the Calabrian Mafia or Ndrangheta. Sebastiano Strangio was found in Northern Italy living under a new name using fake paperwork. He is suspected of playing a leading role in the massacre of six Pelle-Votari clan mobsters outside of a pizzeria in Germany … [Read more…]

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Philly Mobster Staino Pleads Guilty To Avoid Retrial

April 19, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  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…]

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Gambino Capo Vernace Found Guilty on Murder Charges

April 18, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  A federal jury has convicted Bartolomeo “Bobby ” Vernace for the murders of John D’Agnese and Richard Godkin in 1981. Vernace a captain in the Gambino crime family was so highly regarded that he was at one time a member of a ruling panel which ran the family operations. Back in 1998 Vernace beat state … [Read more…]

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Former Colombo Family Acting Boss Cacase Wont Face Death Penalty

April 16, 2013 by Kam Miles Leave a Comment

  The feds have decided not to seek the death penalty against Joel “Joe Waverly” Cacace the one time reputed acting boss of the Colombo crime family. Cacace is being charged with ordering the murder of NYPD cop Ralph Dols in the 1990’s. Federal prosecutors originally decided to seek the death penalty but now on … [Read more…]

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