It has once again been a very interesting year for the mafia also known as Cosa Nostra across the country. Some mafia families have begun to re-establish themselves with stable hierarchies in place while others continue on in a state of disarray. The American mafia has decreased in size over the last couple of … [Read more…]
The New England mafia also known as the Patriarca crime family has been the target of a disruptive onslaught from the feds over several years which largely decimated the Cosa Nostra family’s hierarchy. The New England mob has seen its power base shift from Providence over to Boston and the family now seems poised to … [Read more…]
Carmine Avellino a reputed captain in the Lucchese crime family is hoping to be aided in his latest legal battle by police corruption. Avellino and two New York mafia associates are facing extortion charges and possible prison sentences of twenty years each. Lawyers for the 71-year-old mobster are hoping the recent arrest of police … [Read more…]
Anthony “Spucky” Spagnolo the reputed acting boss of the New England mafia and fellow mobster Pryce “Stretch” Quintina have both pleaded guilty to extortion. The The New England mob duo was charged with extorting Constitution Vending Co. a local video poker machine company along with the Revere Moose Lodge. According to the plea agreement … [Read more…]
The feds once again have John “Sonny” Franzese the former underboss of the Colombo crime family in their sights as they look to raid his prison commissary account. The account contains a little more than $10 thousand dollars and the feds want permission to seize it to pay off forfeitures owed by Franzese. The … [Read more…]
The Rizzuto crime family took control of the Montreal mafia back in the 1970s, emerging from a bloody internal war between the Sicilian and Calabrian factions. The upstart Sicilian faction led by Nicolo Rizzuto moved against the Calabrian faction known as the Cotroni family led by Vic Cotroni and Paolo Violi. After several murders, … [Read more…]
Genovese crime family mobsters who were convicted back in 2011 of the murder of former Springfield mafia boss Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno have filed fresh appeals to have their life sentences vacated. Bruno was killed back in 2003 gun downed in a parking lot by a gunman acting on the orders or former Genovese … [Read more…]
An undercover operation into the New Jersey mafia back in March led to the arrest of capo Charles Stango and members of his crew along with family consigliere Frank Nigro for plots to open a prostitution business, commit murder, and distributing drugs. Ten alleged members and associates of the DeCavalcante crime family were rounded … [Read more…]
The recent Montreal mafia bust resulted in the arrest of alleged Rizzuto crime family leaders Leonardo Rizzuto and Stefano Sollecito whom remain behind bars awaiting bail hearings. Joint investigations led by Sûreté du Québec resulted in 48 arrests, including members of the Montreal mob, Hells Angels, and local street gangs on various charges including … [Read more…]
The Kansas City mafia family was once a prominent member of the American Mafia but is on its last leg as we head into the new year. The Kansas City mob has lost many of its key members over the years and according to sources the family now contains less than a dozen made … [Read more…]
Colombo crime family mobster Francis “BF” Guerra was indicted along with Michael Persico and Theodore “Skinny Teddy” Persico for racketeering conspiracy which included two murders in a case which began back in 2012. While the While the Persico’s both decided to cut plea deals Guerra took his chances in court and was acquitted of … [Read more…]
The Philadelphia mafia remains at least by traditional mob standards to be a dysfunctional family as various factions try and coexist on the streets. According to sources, this hasn’t stopped the Philly mob from adding to its ranks with a recent making ceremony led by alleged boss Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino. At least three … [Read more…]
Massive organized crime raids in Canada, including “Operation Magot” led to the arrest of Leonardo Rizzuto and Stefano Sollecito two alleged pillars of the new Montreal mafia leadership group. After the death or long time Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto a new Montreal mafia leadership table was formed to lead the Rizzuto crime family … [Read more…]
A major operation was launched Thursday in the Montreal area by three local police agencies which targeted major players in the drug trade and organized crime called Project Magot and Mastiff. More than 200 officers took part in the raids across the Montreal area making more then 40 arrests. According to reports high ranking members … [Read more…]
Peter Lovaglia a reputed captain in the Bonanno crime family has been arrested for an attack on the owner of a local Japanese restaurant named Takayama Sushi Lounge. According to reports, the man was standing near the restaurant when he heard someone call out his name and was blindsided by an attacker when he … [Read more…]