James “Whitey” Bulger was known to the world as a notorious criminal. Although he had been in and out of prison since he was 14, he caused real terror in the city of Boston from the 1970s till the 1990s. He’s been associated with murders, trafficking, and extortion in various different cases. He was convicted … [Read more…]
Thomas “Tommy Shots” Gioeli the former acting boss of the Colombo crime family was sentenced to 18 years in prison for multiple murder and racketeering conspiracy raps. Back in 2012 Gioeli was convicted of plotting gangland hits against rivals John Minerva and Frank Marasa along with a single charge of orchestrating violence against rivals … [Read more…]
Former Genovese crime family capo turned rat Anthony “Bingy” Arillotta was sentenced to only 99 months in prison for mafia crimes including two murders and three attempted murders among others. He was charged with the murders of former Massachusetts mob boss Adolfo Bruno and mob associate Gary Westerman back in 2003. After cozying up … [Read more…]
Former Bonanno crime family captain Richard “Shellackhead” Cantarella along with his wife Castelli and son Paul are set to be sentenced on a host of crimes but are likely to get a free pass in return for their cooperation. The trio decided to become turncoats and help the feds to dismantle the Bonanno family … [Read more…]
An appeals court in Palermo has released six senior Sicilian mafia leaders that were once top deputies for Bernardo Provenzano. All once loyal lieutenants of the infamous Provenzano they were all convicted in the Gotha trial and sentenced each to 10 years in prison. But an appeals court judge decided that a penalty based … [Read more…]
James “Whitey” Bulger the one time feared Boston mob boss leader of the Winter Hill Gang was convicted of racketeering for his part in multiple murders among other crimes much of which he committed while he was allegedly an FBI informant. Bulger now 83 showed no reaction at all in court when the verdict … [Read more…]
Stephen “The Riflemen” Flemmi the former partner of James “Whitey” Bulger and Winter Hill gang member finally got his turn to take the stand in the ongoing Bulger trial. Flemmi and Bulger traded some obscenities after coming face to face again after 18 years. Flemmi who is currently serving a life sentence for his … [Read more…]
Joseph Massino the former boss of the Bonanno crime family and first active boss of a New York mafia family to turn rat is set to be released from prison as a reward for his cooperation. A Brooklyn federal court judge today ruled that Massino’s life sentence would be reduced to time served and … [Read more…]
Recently devastated by federal prosecutions and turncoats the beleaguered Bonanno crime family in New York is down but not out. The Bonanno crime family is quietly rebuilding its ranks and power and has now anointed Michael “The Nose” Mancuso as its new boss according to sources. He is the first to hold that leadership … [Read more…]
Joseph Massino former boss of the Bonanno crime family was the first official American Mafia boss to publicly testify against his fellow wiseguys. His cooperation was a key tool used by the feds in a decade long effort to dismantle La Cosa Nostra. Massino turned rat and agreed to a cooperation deal after he … [Read more…]
Former Colombo crime family boss Thomas “Tommy Shots” Gioeli may get one more shot at beating racketeering charges including murder conspiracy. Gioeli was scheduled to be sentenced next week but that has been postponed after prosecutors informed the judge about new information from an undercover informant. This new information indicates that some one other … [Read more…]
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…]
For the first time in over twenty-five years, the Lucchese Crime Family in New York has a new boss. Former boss Vittorio “Vic” Amuso who is serving a life sentence has officially stepped down as boss of the mafia family. Mob sources confirmed that Amuso did not step down on his own but was … [Read more…]