NJ politician, alleged Lucchese members arrested in illegal gambling operation A high-ranking member of the Lucchese crime family, a town council member, and more than three dozen others are facing racketeering and related charges after a two-year investigation into an illegal gambling ring, New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin announced Friday. George Zappola, identified by … [Read more…]
The intertwining of organized crime and military efforts during World War II presents a fascinating, yet often overlooked aspect of the conflict. The Mafia played a crucial role in the war effort through covert operations such as Operation Underworld, which involved collaboration with U.S. intelligence to ensure national security. This alliance highlighted the complexities of … [Read more…]
Ex-Colombo boss Victor Orena doomed to die in prison after judge denies compassionate release The federal appeals court on Wednesday denied the compassionate release of a legendary Colombo mob boss who is now critically ill with dementia, thereby ensuring his death in prison. Three judges on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals denied Victor “Little … [Read more…]
Las Vegas; Mafia’s crimes are submerged in Lake Mead Two sisters from Henderson, Nevada, were paddle boarding on the lake near a former marina resort, when they shockingly found bones on a newly uncovered sand bar. During the weekend that followed, boaters discovered a man’s decaying body in a rusted-out barrel covered in muck. The … [Read more…]
Mafia Bosses and Hierarchies in 2022 Welcome to About The Mafia’s annual look into the current Mafia bosses and hierarchies of each of the remaining Cosa Nostra families in America. Welcome to CasinoPhilippines10, your go-to online casino review site for all things related to the exciting world of online gambling in the Philippines. Today, we will be diving … [Read more…]
Escaped New York mobster Dominic Taddeo caught in Hialeah, Florida At approximately 5pm EST on April 4th, U.S. Marshals announced that the recently escaped New York mobster Dominic Taddeo was apprehended. The arrest took place “without incident” at 11am Monday in Hialeah, Florida. The 64-year-old never returned to his halfway house on March 28th, where … [Read more…]
Children in the Camorra Mafia *VIDEO QUALITY WILL BE CORRECTED IN NEXT EPISODE* Naples, Italy has been a central child recruitment center for the Camorra Mafia for decades. The Camorra is an Italian Mafia-type criminal organization and criminal society originating in the region of Campania. It is one of the oldest and largest criminal organizations … [Read more…]
Lucchese crime family underboss Steven “Wonder Boy” Crea, 73, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for murder and racketeering. Crea and 18 other ‘made men’, associates, and other Westchester, NY residents were sentenced by for their crimes of murder, attempted murder, assault, extortion, defrauding a hospital, drug trafficking, loansharking, and illegal gambling that … [Read more…]
Former acting Lucchese family boss Matthew Madonna and two associates, Christopher Londonio, 46, and Terrence Caldwell, were sentenced to life in prison on Monday. They were found guilty of murdering Michael Meldish, a gang member who refused to help them collect business ‘debts’. On November 15, 2013, Madonna, 84, ordered a hit on Meldish who … [Read more…]
From the producers of “Don’t F**k With Cats”, one of the most shocking true crime documentaries ever, comes a new Netflix documentary called ‘Fear City: New York vs The Mafia’. This three-part documentary series, which will be available to stream on July 22, looks at the takedown of the New York Mafia in the 1970s. … [Read more…]
An FBI document that was filed away nearly 45 years ago, is a valuable record of a vote held in 1976 by New York’s ruling mob commission. For the first time in two decades, they are discussing admitting new members. Carlo Gambino’s, fear that this will lead to informants infiltrating the organization is well documented. … [Read more…]
A new 10-minute video from HBO interprets some of the most confusing mafia lingo used throughout the award-winning series, The Sopranos. The series first debuted in 1999 and ran for six seasons. It is still considered the most successful HBO series ever. The video is full of clips from the hit show that feature often … [Read more…]
Russel Crowe is all signed up to star as a mafia kingpin in the Paramount thriller “American Son,” based on the acclaimed French film “A Prophet”. The movie will be directed by Andrew “Rapman” Onwubolu, after his movie “Blue Story” caught the eye of Paramount executives. “American Son” has been adapted from a screenplay by … [Read more…]
Lucchese crime family member Michael “Baldy Mike” Spinelli has been released from prison due to health concerns related to coronavirus. He says he is a changed man from his mobster days and wants to become a yoga instructor. In March 1992, Lucchese bosses ordered Spinelli to kill Patricia Capozzalo, a mother of three from Brooklyn. … [Read more…]
Vincent Asaro, 85, is getting out of the slammer. Escaping a guilty conviction in 2015 for the notorious 1978 Lufthansa heist as depicted in the Martin Scorsese mobster epic “Goodfellas”, a Brooklyn judge ordered him released from prison stating concerns about the mafioso’s declining health in conjunction with the current pandemic. Capo to the Bonnano … [Read more…]