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Lucchese family targeted in massive New York Mafia takedown

May 31, 2017 by Kam Miles 70 Comments

  Arrest warrants were executed by the FBI’s Organized Crime Task Force and the NYPD against almost two dozen suspected members and associates of the Lucchese crime family of the New York Mafia. According to reports alleged Lucchese family leaders Matthew Madonna, Steven Crea Sr., and Joseph DiNapoli were among those charged. The alleged Cosa … [Read more…]

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Joey Merlino turning the tables in East Coast LCN Enterprise case?

May 26, 2017 by Kam Miles 47 Comments

  Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino the alleged boss of the Philadelphia mafia has been a mainstay on the feds radar since his release from prison back in 2011. Merlino was busted along with over 40 other alleged mafia members and associates for being part of what the feds have labeled as the East Coast LCN … [Read more…]

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Lucchese family capo Carmine Avellino sentenced to house arrest

May 24, 2017 by Kam Miles 6 Comments

  Carmine Avellino an alleged captain in the Lucchese crime family was sentenced to a year of home confinement and five years of probation for an extortion scheme. Prosecutors were recommending a sentence of up to two years behind bars but Judge Ann Donnelly noted Avellino’s age and health problems as reasons for her decision. … [Read more…]

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Sicilian Mafia boss Giuseppe Dainotti shot in Palermo

May 23, 2017 by Kam Miles 14 Comments

  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…]

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Bonanno family mobster Vito Badamo pleads guilty

May 19, 2017 by Kam Miles 16 Comments

  Vito Badamo an alleged member of the Bonanno crime family pleaded guilty to attempted enterprise corruption and will avoid trial. The 54-year-old mobster was busted back in 2013 along with other members of his New York mafia crew on various charges including illegal gambling, loansharking, extortion, and drug trafficking. According to reports, Badamo is … [Read more…]

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Vincent Asaro threatened to kill a prosecutor, turncoat cousin

May 18, 2017 by Kam Miles 6 Comments

  Newly filed court documents alleged Bonanno crime family captain Vincent Asaro was supposedly caught on jailhouse recordings threatening to kill a federal prosecutor according to a NY Post report. The 82-year-old mobster is behind bars at the Manhattan Detention Complex for a 2012 arson case and was trying to get out on bail. Prosecutors … [Read more…]

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Captain Pasquale “Patsy” Parrello pleads guilty

May 16, 2017 by Kam Miles 12 Comments

  Pasquale “Patsy” Parrello an alleged capo in the Genovese crime family has agreed to a plea deal in the East Coast LCN Enterprise case according to a recent report from the NY Post. He plead guilty to conspiracy to commit extortion admitting that he sent underlings to threaten or beat up debtors who owed … [Read more…]

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Joseph Merlino tells the Feds to Fugetaboutit and preparing for trial

May 16, 2017 by Kam Miles 49 Comments

  Joseph (Skinny Joey) Merlino the alleged boss of the Philadelphia mafia has reportedly balked at a plea offer from the feds in the East Coast LCN Enterprise racketeering case. The 55-year-old mobster who now resides in Florida was back in The City of Brotherly Love this week for trial prep according to report from … [Read more…]

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Montreal mafia leader Francesco Arcadi released from prison

May 14, 2017 by Kam Miles 20 Comments

  Francesco Arcadi a former leader of the Montreal mafia has once again been released from prison to a halfway house. The 63-year-old mobster became the interim leader of the Rizzuto crime family back in 2004 after the arrest of now deceased godfather Vito Rizzuto. He was arrested in 2006 along with other high ranking … [Read more…]

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Montreal mobster Francesco Del Balso sent back to prison

May 9, 2017 by Kam Miles 80 Comments

  Francesco Del Balso has been sent back to prison for violating the terms of his conditional release according to recent reports. This move comes after Del Balso may have escaped a potentially life-threatening altercation with two armed hoodlums who showed up at his Laval home looking for him. The alleged Rizzuto crime family mobster … [Read more…]

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Mobsters take plea deal in East Coast LCN Enterprise case

May 6, 2017 by Kam Miles 4 Comments

  The feds made headlines last year when they rounded up 46 alleged mobsters and associates from four of the five New York mafia families and the Philadelphia mafia in a massive racketeering case. According to the feds, they were working together in an organized crime network called the East Coast LCN Enterprise that was … [Read more…]

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Ndrangheta mobster Angelo Musitano shot outside his home

May 3, 2017 by Kam Miles 85 Comments

  Calabrian mafia scion Angelo Musitano was shot to death in the driveway of his suburban home in Hamilton’s Waterdown community Tuesday afternoon according to various reports. According to authorities, several shots were fired at Musitano as he pulled into the driveway and he was found dead in his vehicle by emergency crews. Hamilton police … [Read more…]

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Bonanno family, Vincent Asaro wants to be released on bail

May 2, 2017 by Kam Miles 7 Comments

  According to defense attorney Elizabeth Macedonio alleged Bonanno crime family mobster Vincent Asaro had to be hospitalized after slipping and falling in the shower at the Manhattan Detention Complex. The 82-year-old mobster has been on 24-hour lockdown in special housing since his arrest on arson charges. His lawyer claims he is not getting the … [Read more…]

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Judge rules on Joseph Merlino wedding request

May 1, 2017 by Kam Miles 4 Comments

  A judge has approved a request from reputed Philadelphia mafia boss Joseph (Skinny Joey) Merlino to attend the Michael Caudo wedding in Florida although not at the same time as co-defendant Anthony Cirillo. To make sure the two remain separated the judge ordered the alleged mobsters split the wedding in half. Cirillo a reputed … [Read more…]

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Feds offer plea deals in East Coast LCN Enterprise case

April 26, 2017 by Kam Miles 14 Comments

  The feds racketeering case against the East Coast LCN Enterprise which included alleged mobsters from four of the five New York mafia families and Philadelphia mafia boss Joey Merlino has all but crumbled. According to a recent report from the NY Post, sweet plea deals have now been offered to the more than four … [Read more…]

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