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Mobster Tony “The Beaver” Ascenzia dead at 61

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Tony “The Beaver” Ascenzia, one of the few remaining members of the Grasso crew has died at the age of 61.

Tony “The Beaver” Ascenzia, one of the few remaining members of the Grasso crew has died at the age of 61. It is reported that this Connecticut Mafioso suffered a sudden heart attack. During the 1970s and 80s, Ascenzia ran gambling rackets for the New England Patriarca crime family in the New Haven area, but … [Read more…]

New England Mafia rat John Castagna Dies at 72

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A once-powerful associate of the New England Mafia turned rat John “Sonny” Castagna passed away at the age of 72. He was once described as one of the most treacherous men in Hartford but after being indicted along with a Patriarca crime family crew for running gambling parlors in 1991 he decided to flip. Along … [Read more…]