A subpoena has been issued to Vito Rizzuto earlier this week by Quebec police to appear before the public inquiry on corruption in the construction industry. The Montreal Mafia don was stopped on streets of Quebec and questioned by police about the recent gangland hits in Montreal and issued the subpoena by a bailiff … [Read more…]
The former Colombo crime family street boss Ralph Deleo was sentenced today to 235 months in prison for racketeering and firearm charges. Deleo was credited with 36 months of time served and now has 199 months remaining on his sentence. Deleo was Colombo family street boss and also head of the DeLeo Crew based … [Read more…]
It has been better than a dozen years since former Philly mob hit man Pete “The Crumb” Caprio became a turncoat against his fellow wiseguys. At one time a feared captain in the Philadelphia mafia Caprio has now been used multiple times by prosecutors to tell jurors of his criminal exploits and that of … [Read more…]
Another New England mobster is headed to prison and this time it is acting boss Anthony DiNunzio. After agreeing to a plea deal back in September on one count of racketeering conspiracy for his part in shakedowns of local strip clubs DiNunzio got sentenced today to six and a half years in prison. The … [Read more…]
One of the biggest mob turncoats in Mafia history is set to once again take the stand as a government witness. Former Bonanno crime family boss Joseph Massino will make his second appearance for the feds since he turned informant in 2004. Massino was once known as “the last don” because of his old … [Read more…]
Philly mobster Skinny Joey Merlino made his return to Philadelphia for first time in over twelve years. Merlino did not return under the best of terms as he was back home for the funeral of his father and one time Philadelphia mafia underboss Salvatore “Chuckie” Merlino who died in federal prison. The funeral was … [Read more…]
Investigators sit down to talk about the latest case that may have finally taken down the New England mafia. Nine reputed members and associates of the Patriarca crime family the New England branch of La Cosa Nostra are serving time behind bars as part of the latest mob bust. Among the mobsters taken down … [Read more…]
The Philadelphia mafia trial continues and former Philly mobster turned rat Louis “Bent Finger Lou” Monacello took the stand Friday. Monacello is one of prosecutor’s key witnesses in the case against seven of his former wiseguy pals. The main focus of Monacello’s testimony was against alleged acting Philadelphia mafia boss and his uncle Joseph … [Read more…]
Reputed long time mobster and Colombo crime family consigliere Richard Fusco got a very lenient sentence of only four months to be served in a prison hospital from federal judge Kiyo Matsumoto. The 76-year-old Fusco was charged for his role in the shakedown of a Gambino crime family mobster for a six-figure amount to … [Read more…]
In this week’s Mob Talk episode, Dave Schratwieser takes a trip down to South Florida to see what Philadelphia Mafia boss Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino has been up to. Merlino has been living the good life in Florida since being released from prison while his fellow mobsters back in Philly are on trial in … [Read more…]
The latest murder in the ongoing Montreal Mafia war is Joe Di Maulo a reputed longtime mobster and thought to be an ally to the Rizzuto Crime Family. DiMaulo’s body was found last night in a parking lot by Blainville police apparently gunned down at his own residence. Saurete du Quebec was called in … [Read more…]
Claims made by Whitey Bulger that he had immunity for the crime he committed in the 1970s is being scoffed at by federal prosecutors. The defense team for the Boston Mobster claims he was granted immunity by former and now deceased U.S. Attorney Jeremiah O’Sullivan while he was an informant for the feds supplying … [Read more…]
Vito Rizzuto is not only officially back in Montreal according to sources but he may be preparing to do battle. Rizzuto has moved into a downtown apartment that is now heavily guarded according to law enforcement and he has also acquired a $100,000 armored vehicle to travel in. Rizzuto has now been sighted in … [Read more…]
The Gambino crime family now has a new underboss. Sources confirm that powerful Sicilian born capo Frank Cali has been named as the new mob family underboss. Cali age 47 has been noted by authorities as a rising star with in the crime family. Cali was appointed by new Gambino family boss Domenico “Italian … [Read more…]
Convicted Philadelphia mobster Salvatore “Chuckie” Merlino died in federal prison on Monday. He hit the top ranks of the Philadelphia Mafia in the 1980’s serving as underboss to Nicodemo “Little Nicky” Scarfo and even served as the acting boss for a short period when Scarfo was in prison for a weapons charge. Salvatore along … [Read more…]