Joseph Merlino the alleged boss of the Philadelphia mafia was busted in a sweeping indictment along with members of the New York mafia. In total 46 alleged members and associates from four of the five NY mafia families were involved including the Genovese, Bonanno, Lucchese, and Gambino families along with Merlino from Philly mafia … [Read more…]
More than 40 people were arrested including mafia captains, soldiers, associates and even a mob boss during a massive FBI bust targeting Cosa Nostra. According to reports, the organized crime operation stretched from South Florida all the way up to Springfield, Massachusetts. Arrested included members of major New York mafia families Gambino, Genovese, Bonanno, … [Read more…]
Lucchese crime family mobster Daniel Capra plead guilty to two counts of extortion on Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court. The 58-year-old mobster along with his brother Michael who plead guilty last week threatened to beat up two men in an effort to collect an unpaid debt. According to prosecutors, they were working on orders … [Read more…]
An alleged Montreal mafioso was seemingly the target of a failed mafia hit as the bloody Montreal mafia war continues to drag on. According to the report, Marco Pizzi was followed by masked and armed hitmen in a stolen car that collided with him at an intersection in Montreal in an attempt to get … [Read more…]
Lucchese crime family mobster Michael Capra pleaded guilty to extortion charges and is now awaiting sentencing. He copped to threatening to beat down deadbeat debtors including an elderly victim in 2010 on behalf of the Lucchese family. He told Brooklyn federal court judge “I did threaten him with physical force if the debt was … [Read more…]
According to reports Eugene “Nick the Blade” Gesuale a once fearsome associate of the Pittsburgh Mafia suffered a heart attack and died at the Past Times Restaurant and Bar in Ormond Beach, Florida. The bar manager said he was sitting having his usual glass of Pinot Grigio when he suddenly fell over. Gesuale was … [Read more…]
According to law enforcement sources, the mafia leadership table established to lead the Montreal mafia after the death of Vito Rizzuto no longer exists. The arrest of Montreal mob leaders Stefano Sollecito and Leonardo Rizzuto in operation Magot-Mastiff was seemingly the beginning of the end for the newly formed administration. The murders of Rocco … [Read more…]
The rift between Philadelphia mafia pals Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino and George Borgesi seems to be at an end. Merlino who is believed by many including authorities to still be the boss of the Philly-based Cosa Nostra family has bumped his boyhood pal Borgesi back up to captain according to Scott Burnstein and his … [Read more…]
Twenty-two defendants which included reputed mobsters from four of the five New York mafia families were busted on drug,tax fraud, and illegal gambling charges. According to prosecutors, the mafia was part of a $15 million dollar cross-country weed distribution operation that ran from 2014-2015. Reputed Bonanno family mobster Richard Sinde was one of the … [Read more…]
Joseph Isgro a reputed Gambino crime family mobster was given an offer from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office that he couldn’t refuse. The sweet plea deal allowed Isgro to plead guilty to misdemeanor gambling charges and received a conditional discharge on charges of money laundering but was sentenced to pay a $1000 fine. He … [Read more…]
The Life and Death of John Gotti is a biopic about the life of infamous New York mafia boss who controlled the Gambino crime family. John Travolta is set to play the role of “the Dapper Don” in the upcoming film with Kelly Preston (Travolta’s real-life wife) is set to play the role of … [Read more…]
Bernardo ‘The Tractor’ Provenzano the long time boss of the Sicilian Mafia has died in prison at the age of 83. Provenzano was a fugitive from 1963 until his capture in 2006 an impressive 43 years on the run. According to reports he was the head of the Corleonesi, the faction of the mafia … [Read more…]
The recent arrest of Bobby DeLuca a former New England mafia capo that turned rat has revealed details of an extortion scheme run by top leaders of the Patriarca crime family. According to court documents the mafia extortion scheme led by DeLuca and former mob boss Luigi “Baby Shacks” Manocchio netted between $4000 and … [Read more…]
John “Sonny” Franzese the former underboss of the Colombo crime family has been denied compassionate release consideration by a federal prison warden. Franzese has a long history in the New York mafia and has been an active and high-ranking members of the Colombo family for many years. He has been accused of committing so … [Read more…]
Carmine “Junior” Persico the boss of the Colombo crime family was sentenced to 100 years in prison for a racketeering conviction in the 1986 Mafia commission trial. The aging mobster has been fightings to have that sentence set aside but saw his efforts once again shot down. A Manhattan federal judge in a 24-page … [Read more…]