Luca DiMatteo an alleged acting capo in the Colombo crime family and two mob associates have been indicted for racketeering conspiracy. The 10 count indictment includes various charges including illegal sports betting, loansharking, and extortion. The indictment is tied to the mafia activity by the crew from 2009 to 2015 in Brooklyn and other … [Read more…]
New York mafia boss John Gotti was responsible for the death of mobster Tommy DeSimone and had a hand in the infamous Lufthansa heist according to a new mafia book. The new book The Lufthansa Heist: Behind the Six-Million-Dollar Cash Haul That Shook the World written by journalists Daniel Simone and former mobster Henry … [Read more…]
Philadelphia mafia continues to regroup and grow with the return of two veteran mobsters George Borgesi and Marty Angelina. Borgesi was released back in January after doing a 14-year prison stretch on RICO charges and for the first time in years is now off of all government restrictions. Marty Angelina is himself finishing up … [Read more…]
Kansas City mafia has lost another of its elder members with the passing of Peter Tamburello a long time Missouri mob power. Tamburello was the last remaining member of the inner circle of long time Kansas City mob boss Nick Civella who died back in 1983. He served under Civella as a driver, bodyguard, and … [Read more…]
Prosecutors have disclosed new details of the infamous 1978 Lufthansa Robbery some of which will be used as evidence against Vincent Asaro. The former Bonanno crime family captain is facing an impressive lineup of mafia rats including former Bonanno boss and underboss Joseph Massino and Salvatore Vitale along with former Gambino family associate Anthony … [Read more…]
Francesco Palmeri from the Gambino crime family is now being extradited to Italy to face multiple charges including extortion. Palmeri was one of eight people arrested last year in New York and Italy for trying to extort more than $1 million dollars from a business owner in Southern Italy. According to court records, the … [Read more…]
Anthony “Tony Z” Zerilli the former underboss and acting boss of the Detroit Mafia passed away of natural causes in Florida at the age of 87. He was the son of Joseph “Joe Uno” Zerilli himself a former Detroit mob godfather and the son-in-law of one-time New York mafia don Joe Profaci. He was … [Read more…]
Jerome Asaro a reputed captain in the Bonanno crime family has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for his conviction on racketeering. The charges included the digging up and moving of the remains of former mob associate Paul Katz in the 1980’s. Katz was murdered back in 1969 by Jerome’s father and high … [Read more…]
The Mafia with Trevor McDonald a hard hitting two part documentary into the American Mafia is set to debut one March 23rd with its second episode follow up on March 30th on ITV. The famed journalist took a three month journey into the heart of the American Mafia in New York, Philadelphia, Miami, and … [Read more…]
Daniel “Danny” Pagano an alleged captain in the Genovese crime family has plead guilty as part of a plea agreement to racketeering conspiracy charges. According to the feds the conspiracy charge included crime like illegal gambling, loan sharking, and extortion. Feds claimed he had a hand in running an illegal gambling ring from at … [Read more…]
Joseph Carna also known as “Junior Lollipops” a capo in the Colombo crime family died of natural causes in prison. The 71 year old mobster was doing a six month sentence for money laundering. His lawyer said he suffered from various medical problems including a heart condition. Carna was a participant on the attempted … [Read more…]
Vincent Asaro a reputed capo in the Bonanno crime family has been hit with a superseding indictment containing two additional charges. The mobster is already facing charges for his part in the infamous 1978 Lufthansa heist along with the gangland murder of mob associate Paul Katz. The new charges from the recent indictment have … [Read more…]
Agostino Accardo an alleged Bonanno crime family associate and his brother Michael Accardo have been indicted by the Manhattan DA as part of the recently busted building inspectors graft scheme. The Accardo brothers were allegedly running an illegal money transmission and check bundling business. The scheme worked by them collecting checks from customers and … [Read more…]
Genovese crime family captain Conrad Ianniello now 71 is headed back to prison for three years after being sentenced on extortion charges. Conrad is the nephew of former Genovese family underboss Matthew “Matty the Horse” Ianniello who passed away back in 2012. He pleaded guilty to shaking down workers at a Long Island Chocolate … [Read more…]
Tonino Callocchia a known member of the Mafia in Montreal has been gunned down in Rivière-des-Prairies. After a span of peace which lasted for months mob violence has once again hit the streets of Montreal. Callocchia 53 was shot to death in a restaurant named XO Bistro in Rivière-des-Prairies Monday afternoon. He recently survived … [Read more…]