Bonanno crime family captain Nicky “Cigars” Santora was caught on secret wire tap telling one of his mob crew to quit acting like a clown as he was grooming him to take over. Santora told fellow mobster Vito Badamo that he had to start to conduct himself in a certain way because when he … [Read more…]
Joseph Gallo was at one time a powerful mob captain in the Cleveland Mafia under then boss Angelo “Big Ange” Lonardo. He passed away in federal prison medical center with the cause of death yet to be released at the age of 75. The Cleveland mob story thirty years ago played out in the … [Read more…]
After three weeks of deliberations the jury in the latest Philadelphia mafia trial acquitted reputed Philly mob boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi on five charges and deadlocked on four others. The case targeted the alleged illegal gambling and loan sharking rackets being run by Ligambi and the Philly mafia. The government’s case was considered … [Read more…]
Claims made by Whitey Bulger that he had immunity for the crime he committed in the 1970s is being scoffed at by federal prosecutors. The defense team for the Boston Mobster claims he was granted immunity by former and now deceased U.S. Attorney Jeremiah O’Sullivan while he was an informant for the feds supplying … [Read more…]