Have you ever wanted to get a unique insiders look into the history of the Sicilian Mafia also known as Cosa Nostra. Perhaps you are planning a trip to Sicily to take in the great sights and culture of the area including that of the mafia. In either case author Carl Russo has a … [Read more…]
The ranks of the New England mafia also known as the Patriarca crime family has been decimated over last few years under constant pressure by the feds. The power base of the mafia family has seemingly now shifted from Rhode Island to Boston after losing many of its leaders and Assistant Special Agent of … [Read more…]
According to court papers Anthony “Tony Lodi” Cardinalle the owner of the Satin Dolls strip club that was the setting for the Bada Bing strip club on hit TV series The Sorpano’s is a real life mob rat. Feds claim that Cardinalle is an associate of the Genovese crime family. He was arrested along … [Read more…]
The alleged head of the Amato-Pagano clan of the Camorra mafia Mario Riccio was captured after being on run since 2011. Also known as “Mariano” Riccio was taken into custody while with his wife and kids in a villa near Naples with out incident. He was listed by Italian Ministry as one of the … [Read more…]
With the recent acquittal and release of reputed Philadelphia mafia boss Joseph Ligambi and the unsettled state of the crime family the big question is who takes control of the organization. There seems to all of a sudden be a number of guys back on the streets in Philadelphia who may feel that they … [Read more…]
Reputed Lucchese family soldier Carlo Taccetta was caught with 65 pounds of weed by New Jersey State Troopers. His truck was stopped in Montville, New Jersey as part of an ongoing investigation according to law enforcement sources. After being pulled over he gave Troopers permission to search his Dodge Ram pickup truck leading to … [Read more…]
Two former Bonanno crime family leaders turned government witnesses Joseph Massino and Salvatore “Good Looking Sal” Vitale may have once again helped the feds take down key crime family members. In the latest indictments against the Bonanno family the feds mention the help of four cooperating witnesses labeled “Cw-1,CW-2,CW-3,CW-4” which were key in their … [Read more…]
Reputed Philadelphia mafia boss Joseph Ligambi and his nephew and fellow mobster George Borgesi were both found not guilty by a federal grand jury. Ligambi was acquitted on charges of witness tampering and Borgesi not guilty of racketeering conspiracy charges. The jury ended deadlocked on the remaining three counts against Ligambi that was linked … [Read more…]
A series of predawn raids by the feds have led to the arrest of five reputed mobsters from the Bonanno crime family of the New York Mafia. Vincent Asaro was one of the alleged wiseguys to be apprehended who feds claim is a high ranking member of the crime family and is being charged … [Read more…]
Two alleged mobsters Anthony Bazzini and Scott Fappiano busted last year for their parts in a plot by New York mafia families to control the waste carting industry in New York and New Jersey avoid going to trial for extortion. According to feds Bazzini is an alleged Gambino crime family soldier and Fappiano an … [Read more…]
Philadelphia mafia associate and plumber Francis “Frankie The Fixer” DiGiacomo throws the defense team a curve ball in the re-trial of reputed mob boss Joseph Ligambi and nephew George Borgesi. In the previous Philly mob trail in 2012 DiGiacomo was called as a witness by the prosecution but provided an underwhelming performance calling Ligambi … [Read more…]
Roger Valiquette was found shot to death execution style in a parking lot in Laval in what is believed to be the latest hit in the bloody Montreal Mafia war. Valiquette is a long time associate of jailed mobster Raynald Desjardins and was likely murdered on orders from Vito Rizzuto or the Rizzuto crime … [Read more…]
Italian police continue to close the circle around Sicilian Mafia boss of bosses Matteo Messina Denaro who has been on the run since 1993. A massive police operation today captured 30 people with links to Denaro which included his sister , nephew, and three of his cousins. Authorities believe these relatives maintain contact with … [Read more…]
Cipriano Chianese is known as a legitimate business man and a respected attorney by many but Italian authorities say he is part of the Neapolitan Mafia or Camorra and was taken into custody. He is the head of the Camorra’s waste rackets and has allegedly extorted waste management quotas while operating Mary Trans a … [Read more…]
Edward “Tall Guy” Garofalo Jr a reputed enforcer for the Colombo crime family has been sentenced to seven years in prison for murder conspiracy, witness tampering, and extortion. The 46 year old mobsters in Brooklyn federal court on Friday looked like a guy who has been in prison for last three years. It is … [Read more…]