Ronald Giallanzo an alleged acting captain in the Bonanno crime family along with two soldiers have agreed to plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges. According to court documents Giallanzo, Michael Palmaccio, and Nicholas Festa all admitted to being part of a Bonanno family crew that operated out of Howard Beach, Queens. According to the … [Read more…]
According to reports the feds have busted a New Jersey-based crew of the Philadelphia Mafia on various drug-related charges. Among those arrested were Joseph (Joey Electric) Servidio and Salvatore (Sam) Piccolo both referred to in the indictment as made men and soldiers in the Philly mafia. According to the indictment the defendants are being … [Read more…]
A Brooklyn federal judge sentenced John Gotti the 24-year-old namesake grandson of the late Gambino crime family boss to five years in federal prison. He was sentenced for his role in a 2012 road rage arson attack ordered by Bonanno crime family captain Vincent Asaro. The 82-year-old mobster sent mafia underlings including Gotti to … [Read more…]
The feds made Genovese crime family captain Eugene (Rooster) Onofrio an offer he couldn’t refuse in an effort to quietly help bring the troubled East Coast LCN Enterprise case to an end. The 75-year-old mobster agreed to plead guilty to loansharking and cigarette bootlegging and is facing a maximum sentence of fewer than three … [Read more…]
Vincent Esposito, the sone of former Genovese crime family boss Vincent (Chin) Gigante was busted back in January for a long-running mafia linked shakedown of local unions. Union corruption has been one of the more profitable rackets for the New York Mafia and one the feds have been fighting to bring to an end … [Read more…]
Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino the alleged boss of the Philadelphia mafia took on the feds earlier this month and walked away via a hung jury. The jury could not come to a verdict after approx 30 hours of deliberation but things may have been close enough for the feds to come knocking for a … [Read more…]
Colombo crime family soldier Sebastian Saracino didn’t just turn on his New York Mafia family but on his own family as well when he decided to flip. When the feds busted the Sicilian-born Saracino back in 2010 for supplying false information on immigration documents they had no idea that he would help them dismantle … [Read more…]
Alleged Bonanno crime family consigliere John “Porky” Zancocchio is back behind bars after violating the terms of his release. Zancocchio was indicted last month on racketeering charges along with various other mobsters including Joseph Cammarano Jr. who the feds claim is the current acting boss of the Bonanno family. Zancocchio was out on $1 … [Read more…]
After approximately 30 hours of deliberation, the jury in the Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino trial alerted the judge that they were hopelessly deadlocked on all four charges. The judge then declared a mistrial and ordered both sides to report back to court on March 6th to decide whether or not to retry the case. … [Read more…]
Leonardo Rizzuto and Stefano Sollecito the alleged heads of the Montreal Mafia were acquitted of charges of gangsterism and conspiracy to traffic cocaine in Quebec Superior Court. The two reputed mobsters which authorities believed had taken control of the Montreal mob were arrested back in 2015 during an investigation by a joint task force … [Read more…]
The jury in the Joey Merlino trial reported today that they were deadlocked on all four of the charges against the alleged Philadelphia mafia boss. The Judge then ordered the jury to continue deliberations on Friday according to investigative reporter Dave Schratwieser who does a fabulous job covering the Philly mafia. It now seems … [Read more…]
The Joey Merlino trial is coming to an end as the defense decided to rest its case yesterday without calling anyone to the stand setting the stage for today’s closing arguments. Merlino’s wife Deborah was listed as a potential witness for the defense but the lawyers decided against putting her on the stand … [Read more…]
The investigation into the murder of New England Mafia associate Kevin Hanrahan has been revived over the last year and the feds may be on the verge of solving the over quarter-century old cold case. The 39-year-old mafia enforcer was gunned down back in 1992 after leaving the Arch restaurant in Providence’s Federal Hill … [Read more…]
The Joey Merlino trial was basically put on pause Tuesday due to a sick juror so the cross-examination of star witness John “JR” Rubeo a former Genovese crime family associate continued Wednesday. So far the racketeering trial has had its share of twist and turns as the alleged Philadelphia mafia boss tries to avoid … [Read more…]
Much of the case against alleged Philadelphia mafia boss Joeseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino revolves around star witness JR Rubeo and secret tapes he made while working as an informant. Rubeo a Genovese crime family associate decided to change sides and work for the feds after being arrested on drug charges. He wore a wire … [Read more…]