Thomas McLaughlin was a loyal member of the Colombo crime family until he turned on his fellow mobsters to beat a murder conspiracy rap. As a teen McLaughlin was drawn to the mob and found a role model in Colombo family captain Greg Scarpa although he had other close New York mafia connections. His … [Read more…]
Francis “BF” Guerra a long time associate of the Colombo crime family was sentenced to 14 years in prison on a drug conviction. Authorities claimed he fraudulently obtaining and selling the prescription drug Oxycontin after an investigation back in 2010-2011. Guerra was recently acquitted by a jury of two mob hits but U.S. District … [Read more…]
John Martorano is a confessed killer for the Winter Hill gang which was led by James “Whitey” Bulger and Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi. He has admitted to being a part of 20 murders many of which he says were on the orders of Whitey Bulger. He was convicted of 10 murders in federal court … [Read more…]
At Least twenty five people were swept up by police in and around Montreal as part of operation argot a drug bust targeting members of the Montreal mafia. According to reports, many people arrested were associates of Raynald Desjardins alleged Montreal mobster and former right-hand man of Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto. The operation … [Read more…]
Joseph Gallo was at one time a powerful mob captain in the Cleveland Mafia under then boss Angelo “Big Ange” Lonardo. He passed away in federal prison medical center with the cause of death yet to be released at the age of 75. The Cleveland mob story thirty years ago played out in the … [Read more…]
Authorities in Quebec have charged Pietro Magistrale for his alleged role in the mob hit of former mafia boss Salvatore Montagna. Montagna was the former boss of the New York based Bonanno crime family before being deported back to Canada. Police believe that Montagna aligned himself with mobster Raynald Desjardins among others in a … [Read more…]
Former Philadelphia mafia underboss and hitman turned government witness Phil “Crazy Phil” Leonetti sits down with CBS This Morning to talk about his life in the mafia and murders he committed. Leonetti’s new book “Mafia Prince” details the Philadelphia mafia during the 1980’s under the rule of his uncle Nicodemo “Little Nicky” Scarfo. He … [Read more…]
Prosecutors plan to use a new tool at their disposal against alleged Philadelphia mobster Anthony Nicodemo. The District Attorney’s office in Philadelphia has opted to use an indicting grand jury in the murder case against Nicodemo. Using an indicting grand jury to bring charges against the alleged mob soldier over a public forum preliminary … [Read more…]
The former Philadelphia mafia underboss Philip Leonetti tells the inside story of his life inside the Philly Mafia and why he decided to turn against his fellow wiseguys in his new book “Mafia Prince: Inside America’s Most Violent Crime Family and the Bloody Fall of La Cosa Nostra. Leonetti says that he pulled no … [Read more…]