Charles “Chucky” Porter became a made member of the Pittsburgh mafia back in 1986 and was known as one of the most powerful mafia figures in the Steel City. He served as underboss and right-hand man for now-deceased former boss Mike Genovese before becoming the highest-ranking Pittsburgh mafia member to ever turn rat. Porter … [Read more…]
The Detroit mafia lost one of its former capos with the recent passing of Frank “Frankie the Bomb” Bommarito. The 87-year-old mobster was hospitalized with due to symptoms of heart and kidney failure before passing away. Bommarito was once the right-hand man of now-deceased mob leader Vito “Billy Jack” Giacalone and for years acted … [Read more…]
The once powerful Rizzuto crime family that controlled the Montreal mafia in recent years has been dismantled during the ongoing bloody Montreal mafia war. The natural death of former godfather Vito Rizzuto along with various members of the hierarchy being jailed or murdered in the conflict has left the Sicilian clan seemingly on its … [Read more…]
One of Italy’s most wanted fugitives Ndrangheta mafia boss Antonio Pelle has been captured after being on the run for the last five years. Pelle 54, was found hiding in a bunker at his home built between his sons room and a bathroom. The Ndrangheta boss climbed out on the top of an armoire … [Read more…]
A judge has denied a bid for compassionate release from prison for Bonanno crime family mobster Ronald “Monkey Man” Filocomo. The 66-year-old Bonanno family associate admitted to whacking mafia capo Dominick “Sonny Black” Napolitano back in 1981. Sonny Black was killed by his New York mafia pals as retribution for introducing FBI undercover agent … [Read more…]
When authorities from New York hit Philadelphia mafia boss Joseph Merlino last month with racketeering charges from a long-running investigation it was thought that the fall out could impact his Philly mob crew. Federal documents noted that during the investigation Merlino was working to rebuild the Cosa Nostra family in Philadelphia and it was … [Read more…]
Ten members and associates of the New Jersey mafia also known as the DeCavalcante crime family were busted last year for plotting to kill a rival mobster, drug trafficking, and prostitution. From a federal court in Newark U.S. District Judge William Walls sentenced DeCavalcante family associate John Capozzi to 30 months behind bars. Capozzi, … [Read more…]
The once powerful Corleone clan once sat atop the Sicilian mafia under former boss of bosses Bernardo Provenzano before being decimated by a wave of arrests. The Italian mafia clan was on the brink of being wiped out according to authorities but its fortunes seem to be changing. Carmelo Gariffo, 47, a nephew of … [Read more…]
The Montreal mafia war rages on as multiple locations with links to the remaining members of the Rizzuto crime family have recently been targeted in arson attacks. These types of arson attacks used in underworld circles to send a message have often been followed by more violence and a rise in the body count. … [Read more…]
The New England mafia also known as the Patriarca crime family has seen its share of tough times as a result of intense scrutiny from the feds and turncoats. The power in the family has shifted from its longtime power base of Providence to Boston as it attempts to stabilize and rebuild its ranks. Influential … [Read more…]
According to reports former New England mafia capo Robert “Bobby” DeLuca who turned rat back in 2011 is once again cooperating with feds against his former mafia pals. He was charged with obstruction of justice and making false statements for denying any knowledge of a 1993 mob hit during an interview with feds when … [Read more…]
Aging Colombo crime family capo Luca DiMatteo has been sentenced to 33 months behind bars for extortion. DiMatteo plead guilty to extorting a local business owner for over 10 years with help of his nephew a Colombo family associate. The 71-year-old mafia capo is said to be suffering from cancer and congestive heart failure … [Read more…]
It has long been debated as to whether or not Joseph “Skinny Joey Merlino was still the boss of the Philadelphia mafia. The recent bust of what the feds have called the ” The recent bust of what the feds have called the “East Coast La Cosa Nostra Enterprise” which included Merlino seemingly holds … [Read more…]
A recently unsealed federal indictment has charged former New England mafia boss Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme and Paul Weadick a Burlington plumber with murder. According to the indictment, they took part in the murder of Steven DiSarro a Boston nightclub owner who has been described as a witness in a federal investigation into the … [Read more…]
A decade ago in the midst of the infamous “Family Secrets” case Chicago mafia underboss Anthony Zizzo mysteriously disappeared. The feds are still searching for information on the disappearance and are even offering a $10,000 reward for information into his whereabouts. The high ranking Cosa Nostra boss was last seen in August of 2006 … [Read more…]