Alleged Philadelphia mafia boss Joseph Ligambi has been sitting in the Federal Detention Center since he was convicted in May of last year and now he wants to go home while he awaits a retrial. Ligambi’s attorney Edwin Jacobs Jr said the status of his client has changed since he was denied bail at … [Read more…]
The latest Philadelphia mafia trial ended with a mixed bag of results for the government with four defendants being convicted one acquitted and two more with deadlocked verdicts. The jury deadlocked on charges of racketeering conspiracy against alleged Philadelphia mafia boss Joseph Ligambi and mobster George Borgesi. As expected the government is coming back … [Read more…]
The efforts by enemies of the Rizzuto crime family to wrestle away control of Montreal mafia in a bloody Montreal Mafia war while mob boss Vito Rizzuto was imprisoned seem to have failed according to crime experts. Since Vito Rizzuto was released from prison in the U.S. after a ten-year term and returned to Canada … [Read more…]
After three weeks of deliberations the jury in the latest Philadelphia mafia trial acquitted reputed Philly mob boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi on five charges and deadlocked on four others. The case targeted the alleged illegal gambling and loan sharking rackets being run by Ligambi and the Philly mafia. The government’s case was considered … [Read more…]
After twenty-one days of deliberations, the jury in the Philadelphia mafia trial against reputed Philly mob boss Joseph Ligambi and co-defendants reaches a partial verdict today. The jury convicted three of the six defendants which included alleged underboss Joseph “Mousie” Massimino, soldier Damion “Dame” Canalichio, and associate Gary Battaglini on trial with Ligambi on … [Read more…]
After eighteen days of deliberation in the Philadelphia mafia trial against reputed boss Joseph Ligambi and co-defendants, the jury has reported that they have come to an impasse. In a rare Saturday session, the jury sent a note alerting the judge in the case that they were at an impasse. Eduardo Robreno then instructed … [Read more…]
In the borough of Saint-Leonard in Montreal the ongoing mafia war has claimed yet another victim. Vincenzo Scuderi was shot to death in front of his home on Thursday night by unknown gunmen. Scuderi has known links to the mafia including Giuseppe De Vito, Nicola Di Marco, and Raynald Desjardins. Many believe this murder … [Read more…]
Long time mobster Benjamin “The Claw” Castellazzo has been sentenced to 63 months in prison on racketeering charges. Castellazzo currently holds the rank of underboss or second in command in the Colombo crime family according to authorities. He pleaded guilty on charges of mob extortion linked to a dispute over a red sauce recipe … [Read more…]
Long time mobster Anthony “T.G.” Graziano has been “put on the shelf” or made inactive by leaders of the Bonanno crime family. A former family capo and father of “Mob Wives” star Renee Graziano and creator Jennifer Graziano is now stripped of all mob responsibilities and rights according to mob sources because of his … [Read more…]
Last January legendary Colombo crime family underboss John “Sonny” Franzese was sentenced to eight years in prison for a racketeering conspiracy conviction from a 2008 case. The longtime Colombo family wise guy is now 95 years old and which could mean he would spend the rest of his life in prison. Franzese filed an … [Read more…]
Early morning raids were conducted by the feds arresting multiple suspects in a federal racketeering probe into the garbage hauling industry. Pre dawn raids Wednesday began around 5 a.m. and involved carting companies in New York city , New Jersey, and Westchester. Reputed members of the Gambino , Lucchese, and Genovese mafia families of … [Read more…]
One of leading Russian Mafia bosses Aslan Usoyan also known as Grandpa Hassan was gunned down by a single shot from a sniper while leaving a restaurant in Moscow. The 75-year-old gangster barely survived an attempt on his life back in 2010. Authorities believe that the previous incident in 2010 and the assassination now are … [Read more…]
With the recent passing of Joe Todaro Sr who the feds claim was the last official boss of the Magaddino crime family many wonder now who will take the reigns of the Buffalo mafia. But the better question may be is there anything left of the tattered mob family to lead. Law enforcement sources … [Read more…]
Assistant U.S. Attorney John Han urged jurors in the ongoing Philadelphia mafia trial against mob boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi and six co-defendants to find them guilty based on the secretly recorded conversation. Han said “There words define them” and to “consider the words that came out of there mouths” during his closing argument … [Read more…]
Notorious mob killer Frank Calabrese Sr passed away on Tuesday in a prison in Butner, NC while serving his life sentence. Calabrese now 75 died of apparent cardiac seizure according to his longtime attorney Joe Lopez and he said the former mob boss had been in ill health. He was nicknamed “The Breeze” and … [Read more…]