Carmine Persico the alleged boss of the Colombo crime family has lost another battle in his fight for release from prison. Carmine also known as “Junior” was found guilty in both the Colombo family trial and the famous Mafia Commission Trial in the 1980s. Last month marked the aging NY Mafia bosses 33rd birthday … [Read more…]
Reputed Lucchese family mobster Vincent Bruno faces up to 15 years behind bars after pleading guilty to murder in aid of a racketeering conspiracy. The 34-year-old wiseguy was among 19 alleged mobsters and associates arrested in a 2017 investigation targeting the Lucchese crime family. The mafia sweep also netted the feds the New York … [Read more…]
Francesco Del Balso a Montreal mafia lieutenant under former godfather Vito Rizzuto has reportedly moved his operations to Quebec. According to reports Del Balso has been living in Quebec city for months and has been caught attempting to extort and or take over local businesses. The mobster and his crew have allegedly been targeting … [Read more…]
Michael Mancuso the alleged boss of the Bonanno crime family has been moved into a Brooklyn halfway house according to recent reports. Mancuso was sentenced to 15 years behind bar’s back in 2008 after pleading guilty in the murder of Mafia associate Randolph Pizzolo. He ordered the 2004 mob hit on Pizzolo which was … [Read more…]
Gene Gotti the brother of infamous Gambino crime family godfather John Gotti is set to be released after 29 years behind bars. According to the reports Gotti will be released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Pollock, La. on September 15th. The 71-year-old mobster was convicted in the early 1980s of running an extensive … [Read more…]
Former New England Mafia captain turned rat Robert “Bobby” DeLuca was sentenced to 5 1/2 years behind bars for obstruction of justice and two counts of making false statements for misleading investigators. The 75-year-old mobster lied about what he knew of the 1993 mafia hit on Boston nightclub owner Steven DiSarro and the 1992 murder … [Read more…]
Prosecutors have rounded up various Mafia turncoats to testify at the upcoming Lucchese family racketeering trial. According to court filings, they plan to have former Bonanno family capo Peter (Petey B.S.) Lovaglio, former Genovese family associate Anthony Zoccolillo, and former Lucchese family associates Joseph Foti and Robert Spinelli take the stand. Alleged mobsters which … [Read more…]
Bonanno family captain Ronald Giallanzo has been sentenced to 14 years behind bars. According to prosecutors, the 48-year-old New York Mafia captain ran an illegal gambling and extortion racket from 1998 to 2017. He plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy back in March. Federal sentencing guidelines recommended Giallanzo also known as “Ronnie G” be sentenced … [Read more…]
Joey “The Clown” Lombardo the former boss of the Chicago Mafia has been in prison for more than a decade after being convicted in the infamous Family Secrets trial. The aging mobster is serving a life sentence for his role in at least ten mafia murders. Lombardo is one of the last remaining wiseguys from … [Read more…]
In this episode of Mob Talk with Mob experts George Anastasia and Dave Schratwieser get into some ongoing Philadelphia Mafia drama. Philly Mob boss Joey Merlino is set to begin his prison sentence after some time in the sun down on the Jersey Shore. In the meantime, he has apparently sold his South Philly … [Read more…]
Recent Court transcripts seemingly identify the current captain of the Genovese crime family crew operating in Springfield Massachusetts. The Springfield mafia crew has been dismantled from the top down due to recent indictments and convictions. During sentencing of 76-year-old Genovese family capo Eugene “Rooster” Onofrio last month where he was sentenced to 30 months … [Read more…]
John “Johnny T” Tortora a reputed mobster in the Genovese family charged for his role in a mafia hit that took place over twenty years ago. The 61-year-old is facing conspiracy to commit racketeering, murder in aid of racketeering and murder for hire charges. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, he is accused of … [Read more…]
Reputed Bonanno family consigliere John “Porky” Zancocchio was granted his release after claiming that prison food was killing him. The 60-year-old mobster was indicted back in January along with other alleged members of the New York Mafia on various charges including racketeering conspiracy previously reported here. He was released on $1 million bail but … [Read more…]
The feds hit various mobsters in the Lucchese crime family with a huge racketeering case last year that included the 2013 murder of former Purple Gang leader Michael Meldish. Among those charged in the Meldish hit were former street boss Matthew (Matty) Madonna, underboss Steven (Wonder Boy) Crea Sr., Captain Steven Crea Jr., soldier … [Read more…]
Eugene (Rooster) Onofrio an alleged captain in the Genovese crime family was sentenced to two and a half years behind bars. Onofrio plead guilty to charges of loan sharking and peddling untaxed cigarettes. Rooster was busted back in 2016 along with 45 other Mafia members and associates in the East Coast LCN Enterprise case. … [Read more…]