Terrence “Terry” Adams the head of the Adams Family one of Britain’s most powerful organized crime families is once again being targeted by law enforcement. Considered one of the most feared and powerful mob bosses in Britain and the brains behind the Adams Family also known as the Clerkenwell Crime Syndicate or A-Team. Prosecutors claim … [Read more…]
Alicia DiMichele the sexy former “Mob Wives” reality TV star and wife of Colombo crime family mobster Edward “Tall Guy” Garofalo Jr has agreed to a new plea deal. DiMichele handled the books for her husbands mafia linked trucking company and helped to embezzle funds from Teamsters Local 282. She has plead guilty previously … [Read more…]
Vincenzo “Jimmy” Demaria a reputed Toronto mafia boss had his parole yanked and he has been returned to custody for meeting with known underworld members. Under his parole conditions he was not allowed to associate with any known criminals but police surveillance captured him meeting on multiple occassions with members of a traditional organized crime … [Read more…]
A Midwest mafia kingfish died recently, as longtime Milwaukee mob power, Joseph (Joe Camel) Caminiti, 88, was laid to rest in a quiet ceremony in his hometown back in early February. Over the past 17 years, Joe Camel had been the titular figure head or “boss” if you had to label him, for a … [Read more…]
Anthony Nicodemo a reputed Philadelphia mafia soldier won’t have his retrial on murder charges until some time in 2015 after a new pretrial conference was scheduled for December 1 during a recent status conference. An exact date for the retrial has yet to be decided on but should be set sometime during or after … [Read more…]
Seems that alleged Bonanno crime family acting boss Thomas “Tommy D” DiFiore believes family captain Vincent Asaro is responsible for his recent arrest. In court documents filed by DiFiore’s lawyer requesting bail he blames the big-mouthed Bonanno family captain directly for dragging him into the recent convictions. Vincent and his son Jerome are facing … [Read more…]
Italian authorities now have an updated photo of Matteo Messina Denaro the top boss of the Sicilian Mafia the first such update since back in 2011. According to Interpol Messina Denaro is one of the top ten most wanted me in the world. New information about the 52-year-old mob bosses appearance was obtained from … [Read more…]
Matteo Renzi the new prime minister in Italy says that his administration plants to break the Italian Mafia. He says they are going after “Mafia Inc.” first off by continuing the attack on the finances of the mob which laundered through legal businesses and other assets. In January it was announced that new measures … [Read more…]
Thomas “Tommy Shots” Gioeli the former acting boss of the Colombo crime family was sentenced to 18 years in prison for multiple murder and racketeering conspiracy raps. Back in 2012 Gioeli was convicted of plotting gangland hits against rivals John Minerva and Frank Marasa along with a single charge of orchestrating violence against rivals … [Read more…]
Former Bonanno crime family associate Hector Pagan took stand as the governments key witness against mafia wannabes Richard Riccardi and Luigi Grasso. Riccardi and Grasso are on trial for the murder of James Donovan a check cashier during a 2010 robbery of an auto body shop. Pagan has already admitted to being part of … [Read more…]
Former Colombo crime family rat Reynold Maragni who received a soft sentence for crimes he committed while working as an informant wants yet another break. The mobster was doing his part for the feds making secret recordings of his fellow New York mafia pals while he continued his criminal activities including collecting loan shark … [Read more…]
According to reports from Japan’s National Police Agency the Japanese Mafia known as the Yakuza continues to be on the decline. Anti-organized crime laws put into place back in 1992 began a decline in new members joining the Yakuza but the crime syndicates number of active members remained somewhat stable at approximately 80,000 members … [Read more…]
Defense team for reputed Lucchese crime family soldier Nicodemo Scarfo Jr and associate Salvatore Pelullo in the FirstPlus Financial racketeering trial went on the offensive. Prosecutors claim that Scarfo the son of former Philadelphia mob boss Nicodemo “Little Nicky” Scarfo along with Pelullo headed a hostile mob takeover of the financial service company looting … [Read more…]
Another son of legendary mob boss Carmine “The Snake” Persico is set to start a prison sentence for his mob ties. Michael Persico is set to join his father Carmine and his brother Alphonse “Allie Boy” Persico behind bars after his sentencing on February 28th baring any postponements. Michael was believed by many to … [Read more…]
The last two decades has produced several major indictments and convictions against the five families of the New York Mafia. Plagued by cooperating witnesses from with in their own ranks and increased pressure by a strengthened effort from the FBI lead to a stiff decline in the power of the Mafia in New York. … [Read more…]