Mobster Joseph Gambino has died at the age of 84. He was the son of the “Boss of all Bosses” Carlo Gambino and a one-time partner in a multimillion-dollar mafia organization in the Garment District. A Lucrative Trucking Business Along with his older brother Thomas, Joseph Gambino oversaw a mob-controlled trucking business. For decades they … [Read more…]
Gambino crime family member Riccardo (Richie) Cefalu, an old-school wise guy known as a man who lived by the rule “admit nothing,” died Jan. 23 at the age of 92. Part of the Gambino’s Sicilian faction, Cefalu emigrated into the United States from Italy in 1965, settling in Greenlawn, Long Island, where he was still … [Read more…]
According to reports aging mobster, Domenico Cefalù took over as boss of the Gambino crime family back in 2011. He took control of the infamous New York Mafia family at the end of the Gotti era. The reign, imprisonment, and death of former boss John Gotti brought turmoil and instability. The Cosa Nostra family had … [Read more…]
Nicholas Corozzo has been released from prison after serving more than thirteen years behind bars. Gambino Crime Family Corozzo was indicted back in 2008 on both state and federal charges. The federal charges were part of Operation Old Bridge which targeted Gambino crime family mobsters in both the U.S. and Italy. He was charged … [Read more…]
Anthony Gurino a longtime member and captain in the Gambino crime family has passed away according to reports. The 76-year-old was an established member of the New York Mafia families powerful Sicilian faction. Gurino has a long history within the crime family and was reportedly a close friend of former Gambino boss John Gotti. … [Read more…]
According to the feds Peter Gotti has been the official boss of the Gambino crime family since back in 2002. He took control of the Cosa Nostra family from his infamous brother John Gotti who was dying in prison. His time on the streets as the official boss of the family was short lived … [Read more…]
Shortly after the unexpected mafia news broke that Gambino crime family leader Frank Cali has been gunned down the “who done it” theories began to surface. The 53-year-old mobster was killed execution-style in front of his home in Staten Island by a still unknown assassin. It’s still unclear as to whether or not Cali … [Read more…]
As we reach the halfway point of 2019 we stop to take a closer look at the current status of the various New York Mafia families. There has been no shortage of New York mafia news to report so far this year having to do with all of the Five families and more. While … [Read more…]
After the unexpected death of Francesco “Frank” Cali, the Gambino crime family once again had a leadership void to fill. It’s still unclear as to exactly what rank Cali officially held in the New York Mafia families administration but he was clearly a leading figure that would be hard to replace. The Gambino’s had … [Read more…]
Paul Semplice an alleged soldier in the Gambino crime family has been sentenced to 20 months behind bars for loan sharking conspiracy. The 55-year-old mobster pleaded guilty to running a mafia linked loan-sharking operation that included an exorbitant annual 54% interest rate. He also admitted to assaulting two borrowers identified in the indictment as … [Read more…]
Francesco “Franky Boy” Cali an alleged leader in the Gambino crime family has been laid to rest after being gunned down in front of his home in Staten Island. The murder of the 53-year-old wiseguy was not believed to be mafia related and the suspected shooter Anthony Comello is now in custody. Cali was … [Read more…]
Members and associates of the Bonanno and Gambino families of the New York Mafia were busted last year on drug trafficking, loansharking and firearms charges in a joint U.S.-Canada operation. During the investigation called “Project OTremens” a confidential informant secretly video and audio recorded his 2015 induction into the Bonanno crime family. According to … [Read more…]
The current resurgence of the Gambino crime family is in large part due to the rise of mobster Frank Cali. When it comes to the Gambino family the first name that comes to mind for many is still John Gotti something Cali probably hopes remains that way. The 53-year-old wiseguy has been described as … [Read more…]