When it comes to the Mafia and turncoats the name Tommaso Buscetta should be one that instantly comes to mind. He was the first important member of the Sicilian Mafia become an informant. He grew up in Palermo eventually finding his way into Cosa Nostra in the late 1940s. He would become a highly … [Read more…]
Shortly after the unexpected mafia news broke that Gambino crime family leader Frank Cali has been gunned down the “who done it” theories began to surface. The 53-year-old mobster was killed execution-style in front of his home in Staten Island by a still unknown assassin. It’s still unclear as to whether or not Cali … [Read more…]
According to reports, the murder of alleged Gambino crime family leader Frank Cali was captured on a security camera outside his home. The 53-year-old mobster was shot to death outside of his Staten Island home around 9 PM on Wednesday. The video of the Frank Cali murder reportedly shows him emerging from his home … [Read more…]
Francesco “Franky Boy” Cali was shot and killed outside of his home in Staten Island according to reports. The 53-year-old mobster was a high ranking member of New York’s Gambino crime family. Cali was reportedly shot several times in the torso just after nine last night. According to a police source, a witness that … [Read more…]
Giuseppe Ursino a leader in the powerful Ndrangheta Mafia has been sentenced to twelve and a half years behind bars. The 65-year-old Ontario mafia boss also known as “Pino” was part of a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. He and co-defendant Cosmin “Chris” Dracea of Toronto who was hit with a ten-year prions sentence were arrested … [Read more…]
Settimino Mineo the new boss of Italy’s Sicilian Mafia and more than 40 other alleged mobsters were busted during a recent Mafia raid in Sicily. Mineo now 80 years old has been a member of the historic mob family for decades and has had previous run-ins with authorities. He and his fellow mobsters now … [Read more…]
The current resurgence of the Gambino crime family is in large part due to the rise of mobster Frank Cali. When it comes to the Gambino family the first name that comes to mind for many is still John Gotti something Cali probably hopes remains that way. The 53-year-old wiseguy has been described as … [Read more…]
Authorities took down approximately 170 members and associates of the Calabrian Mafia also known as the Ndrangeta in a massive anti-mafia bust in Italy and Germany. According to reports the Farao clan and Marincola clan based in the Calabrian city of Ciro Marina were the main targets of the investigation. Investigators claim the mafia … [Read more…]
Montreal mobster Vittorio Mirarchi the former protege of Raynald Desjardins has been released from prison. The 40-year-old Mirarchi was arrested along with Desjardins and others back in 2011 for the murder of fellow wiseguy Salvatore Montagna. He pleads guilty to a lesser charge of murder conspiracy in 2016 and was sentenced to nine years … [Read more…]
Giovanni “John” Gambino a senior leader in the Gambino crime family of the New York Mafia has passed away. He suffered from various health conditions and the exact cause of death is still uncertain. The 77-year-old mobster was born in Palermo, Sicily and became a made member of the Gambino family back in 1975. … [Read more…]
Sicilian mafia boss Salvatore (Toto) Riina has died in prison just a day after his 87th birthday according to reports. The Cosa Nostra bosses health had been slowly deteriorating following two recent surgeries and he had recently been placed in a medically induced coma. Toto Riina was one of Sicily’s most notorious mafia bosses … [Read more…]
Italian authorities have arrested sixteen members and associates in the Bagheria clan of the Sicilian mafia on various charges including mafia association and extortion. Among those arrested was alleged boss Giuseppe (Pino) Scaduto who wanted his own daughter killed because of her relationship with a senior Italian policeman according to reports. The Cosa Nostra … [Read more…]
Camorra hitman Gennaro Notturno has reportedly begun cooperating with authorities supplying information on years of mafia hits. The 47-year-old mobster has given police insight into why two rival clans in the area ended up going to war back in 2005 over control of the drug trade in the Scampia area of Naples. He claimed … [Read more…]
Giuseppe Dainotti an alleged boss in the Sicilian mafia was gunned down in broad daylight while bicycling through the middle of Palermo according to reports. Authorities believe that he was shot in the neck by at least two hit men that pulled up alongside him on a motorbike or scooter. The 67-year-old mafia boss … [Read more…]
Nicola Di Marco an alleged high-level intermediary of the Montreal mafia was found dead in Anjou. According to the report from La Presse, his body was found near the parking lot of a housing cooperative near the boulevard des Galeries d’Anjou after apparently being shot to death. The 47-year-old mobster was an associate of … [Read more…]