It’s a war for control of anything illegal within the Pozzuoli area. It was less than 48 hours since reporter Gennaro Del Giudice reported in the Cronaca Flegrea newspaper about a drug dealer’s car being riddled with bullets. But still, last week the sound of gunfire rang out again in the 600 accommodations area of … [Read more…]
Luca Franzese, who has appeared in the mob TV show Gomorrah said his sister Teresa Franzese, 47, died at her Naples home on Saturday. Her body has since tested positive for the Coronavirus COVID-19. He had to wait days for someone to remove her body. He posted videos online to try and get the word … [Read more…]
Mario Galli III, 28, from Toms River New Jersey and an associate of the DeCavalcante crime family has been sentenced to five years in federal prison – and probably much more. In exchange for leniency, Galli plead guilty on Monday in the U.S. District Court in Trenton to possession of drugs and possession of a … [Read more…]
Richard’s Bar, a popular mob hangout on Chicago’s West Side was the scene of murder last week. Thomas Tansey 30, was arrested and has now been charged with murdering Kenny Paterimos in-front of the bar. Richard’s Bar is the longtime headquarters of the Chicago Outfit’s Grand Avenue crew which is run by well-known Chicago mafia … [Read more…]
First published on Facebook a few hours ago by Alessandro Campi, Professor of political science at the University of Perugia, Italy, he wrote “ “I ask the mafia, the ‘ndrangheta, the sacred crown and the Camorra to impose, in the vast territories controlled by them, the mandatory home quarantine for all their countrymen who have … [Read more…]
Chicago detectives worked hard last year to clear hundreds of murder cases off their books. The oldest one from 1966 is that of Larry Stubitsch, a Chicago Outfit loan shark and partner of Frank “Frankie Breeze” Calabrese,” one of the most feared mobsters in the city’s history. Outside a popular lounge and known mob hangout … [Read more…]
Giorgio Barresi, 42, has been identified by Hamilton police as the man who was gunned down in his driveway on Monday night. Barresi was a real estate agent in Stoney Creek and is survived by a wife and three children. Reports of shots fired started coming in around 10:45 pm on Monday but despite the … [Read more…]
Arico, who is currently serving a 12-year sentence for drug trafficking, extortion and weapons charges was questioned last week at Barwon Prison by the Purana organized crime taskforce regarding the murder of Richard Mladenich 20 years ago. It is generally regarded as one of the most significant killings in Melbourne’s mob war. Cold Blooded Murder … [Read more…]
A member of the Mexican Mafia, arguably the most powerful criminal organization in Southern California, was sentenced to life in prison plus thirty years for murdering a rival 4 years ago. Jose Loza, 41, received a sentence of life in federal prison plus 30 years for the murder at a San Gabriel Valley restaurant of … [Read more…]
Continually protected with heavy security, Nicola Gratteri leads the fight in Calabria against the world’s richest organized crime syndicate. The ‘Ndrangheta, whose roots started right at the tip of Italy’s boot and now span the entire globe, is being taken on by Italian prosecutor Nicola Gratteri, 61. In December, the prosecutor organized thousands of law-enforcement … [Read more…]
Anti-mafia investigators have arrested 59 suspected mafia members directed mainly at a group in the Sicilian province of Messina, according to a statement by the Carabinieri. ROME (28th February 2020) – The Carabinieri have released a statement that on Friday they arrested 59 people suspected of Mafia activities in the province of Messina in Sicily. … [Read more…]
Palermo, Italy – Agostino Alessandro Migliore, 45, has been shot dead in his car. Agostino is the brother of local mafia boss Giovanni Salvatore Migliore who was arrested recently during operation “Cupola 2.0″ and is the chief aid of Mafia boss Filippo Bisconti who, since 2018 has been collaborating with investigators. Ambushed Going to Work … [Read more…]
Two successful Australian businessmen, one of whom is a political donor have been named as the bosses “capos” of a large international mafia organization. Fruit and vegetable millionaires Tony Madafferi and Diego (Danny) Luppino have been identified in papers filed in an Italian court as doing business with the ‘Ndrangheta. Interestingly, the arrest warrants were … [Read more…]
A recently announced joint law enforcement program by Italy and INTERPOL will focus on pinpointing the criminal activities of one of the world’s largest and most powerful crime syndicates. The effort, underwritten by the Italian Department of Public Security, will be called the Interpol Cooperation Against ‘Ndrangheta, or I-CAN for short. It will focus initially … [Read more…]
Known for being the setting for hit TV series and film Gomorrah, the Le Vele towers were a symbol of organized crime and poverty – until the residents decided to take matters into their own hands. Until recently, Le Vele was both the location for Western Europe’s biggest international arms and drugs supermarket as well … [Read more…]