After a year in a high-security re-entry facility, Montreal hit-man Jean-Claude “The Fly” Gauthier has now been transferred to a halfway house. There he will be able to serve the remaining 5 months of his 22-year homicide sentence on day parole. This recent move is believed to be on order from the Canadian government in … [Read more…]
Son of the late and infamous Gambino family boss, John Angelo “Junior” Gotti once had to focus on his life inside a federal prison rather than as a mafioso. Retired from the mafia for more than 20 years, the 56-year-old Gotti is now the focus of an investigation about meetings he had with Massachusetts Latin … [Read more…]
Putting a freeze on the New York mafia is no easy task. Even Bobby Kennedy and Rudy Giuliani tried but could not freeze their activities. Then along came COVID-19. The cancellation of all major sporting events across the entire country has hit the mafia’s illegal gambling business with a historic blow. “There’s never been a … [Read more…]
Mafia profits are set to grow once quarantine is lifted. It looks like the Italian Mafia, and for that matter mafia from all over the world, will significantly increase their profits due to the coronavirus pandemic by way of adapting their drug networks and seizing new business opportunities. As Italy desperately struggles to deal with … [Read more…]
Cesare Antonio Cordi stood behind the fence of an abandoned house smoking a cigarette. Unknown to the 42-year-old ‘Ndrangheta leader, police officers had been tracking his movements for a week in the remote Calabrian village of Bruzzano Zeffirio located at the southern tip of mainland Italy. Police were patrolling the town to enforce the government’s … [Read more…]
Mobster Joseph Gambino has died at the age of 84. He was the son of the “Boss of all Bosses” Carlo Gambino and a one-time partner in a multimillion-dollar mafia organization in the Garment District. A Lucrative Trucking Business Along with his older brother Thomas, Joseph Gambino oversaw a mob-controlled trucking business. For decades they … [Read more…]
The supreme court of Cassation has said that the Fasciani clan is one of Rome’s mafia groups, explaining a November sentence that convicted clan members of mafia crimes. The court said that in the 1990s, the Fasciani clan activities took them from a street gang to one that uses full mafia methods. They aren’t the … [Read more…]
‘Ndrangheta mob boss Cesare Antonio Cordì, 42 Captured in Calabria Quarantined streets in Italy helped police find the mobster ‘Ndrangheta Mafia boss Cesare Antonio Cordi, 42, was captured today and you can thank Italy’s Coronavirus quarantine. The empty streets were perfect for spotting cigarette smoke coming from an abandoned house. The Police were checking … [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…]
When the authorities start closing in on the Italian crime world, even the toughest mobsters flee to Britain. Some to hide and blend in; Some so they can keep running their criminal organizations Being associated with the Mafia is not recognized as a crime in Britain. The Mafia isn’t even recognized as a criminal organization. … [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…]
After nine years of trying, Pizza, one of Italy’s national dishes helps the FBI secure convictions on some slippery Mafia members. ‘The Pizza Connection’ case leads to the conviction of 18 people from various gangs. They were running an estimated $1.6 Billion drug smuggling operation. A large amount of cash was seized along with weapons … [Read more…]