Colombo Family

2 Islanders among those charged in mob linked WTC scheme

March 10, 2010 · 2 Comments

Two Staten Island men were among eight who extorted money from a Boston demolition company at the World Trade Center construction site and ripped off union pension funds for the Colombo crime family, federal prosecutors charge. Reputed Colombo associate Robert C. Bombino, 47, of Meade Loop in Richmond Valley, and Louis Romeo, 44, of Atlantic Avenue in Dongan Hills, were arrested and indicted with six others on RICO charges stemming from a kickback and extortion scheme that was taken down by a cooperating witness who infiltrated the Colombos and made hundreds of recordings for the FBI. Feds also... [Read the full story]

Gambino Family

Favor for ‘Goodfellas’ actor Anthony Borgese gets Gambino soldier Joey Boy Orlando 51-month sentence

March 4, 2010 · 8 Comments

A reputed Gambino soldier was sentenced Wednesday to 51 months in prison for siccing two goons on a deadbeat as a favor to “Goodfellas” actor Anthony Borgese. Joseph (Joey Boy) Orlando was secretly recorded by an informant, gleefully discussing the vicious beating, prosecutors said. The victim, who was not identified, owed a large sum to an upstate car dealership. The owner reached out to Borgese, who sought the gangster’s help in collecting. “Tony (Borgese) says he’s got this Jew in New York State that owes him a few dollars,” Orlando said, according to a transcript. “They... [Read the full story]

New Jersey Mafia

abc40 Investigates: Springfield’s Organized Crime

March 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Six years after reputed mob boss Al Bruno was gunned down while walking from a card game, a series of arrests have been made and all of the suspects are allegedly connected to organized crime with a chain of command trailing to New York. However, local police have said the face of organized crime has changed since the time when Bruno allegedly ran the show. Those who knew Bruno have said he was a strong supporter of local charities. However, local police have said that money was allegedly coming from an illegal gaming ring that was bringing in as much as $150,000 each week. Theories... [Read the full story]

Bonanno Family

Mafia Family Members, Associates Charged with Racketeering, Extortion and Other Crimes

February 26, 2010 · 5 Comments

For Immediate Release February 24, 2010 United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York Contact: (718) 254-7000 Superseding Indictment Unsealed Charging Luchese and Bonanno Captains, Soldier, and Associates Variously with Racketeering, Racketeering Conspiracy, Extortion, and Other Crimes An 18-count superseding indictment was unsealed this morning in Brooklyn federal court charging nine defendants variously with racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, and other crimes relating to their involvement with the Luchese and/or Bonanno organized crime families of La Cosa Nostra. Four... [Read the full story]

Sonny Girard

The Mob & America: 1932-1946 by Sonny Girard

February 4, 2010 · 10 Comments

Lately there has been a lot of focus on Italy’s government and its links to the Mafia, Camorra, ‘Ndrangheta, and, to a lesser extent, Sacre Corona Unita, the Pugliese organized crime group. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been accused of having dealt with the Mafia, as well as his close associate, Senator Marcello Dell’Utri. Given the centuries old relationship of the Mafia to Italian authorities, it’s not surprising. What is a surprise is that so many have forgotten that in the short history of the United States, there has been a comparable one at the top level... [Read the full story]

General

Intuitive L.I. man hopes to connect with spirits of those whacked by mob for new show ‘Ghostfellas’

March 7, 2010 · 12 Comments

Think of it as the supernatural “Sopranos.” Actors, cameramen and the curious went deep into Staten Island’s William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge Friday in search of spirits of the dead. Not just any dead – but those snuffed by the mob whose relatives hope to reach them in the great beyond. Searches for “Ghostfellas” is the concept of a possible new reality show whose pilot was shot in the sanctuary known to be a favorite gangland graveyard. No ghosts dropped in Friday, but James McBratney, the brains behind the project, insisted “the shoot was great”... [Read the full story]

Other Mafia Orgs

A MULTI-million dollar family drug empire allegedly run by members of the Italian mafia has been busted this morning following police raids in Sydney and Mildura

At 6 am, 200 officers swooped on properties across south-west Sydney and Mildura in Victoria. Firearms and Organised Crime Squad Commander Detective Superintendent Arthur Katsogiannis said police would be alleging that the people involved were “very dangerous. He said the raids were the culmination of an eight-month investigation by officers with... [Read more of this review]

Key Bulgarian Mafia Bosses Revealed to Be Former Policemen

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry has presented a list of top alleged mafia bosses who served in police structures in the past. The inspection was carried out by the Information and Archives Directorate and Human Resources Directorate over recent media claims that some of the top gangsters were collaborators of the Interior Ministry. It has been revealed... [Read more of this review]

Italian mafia creating ‘alternative’ government

Organized crime in Italy is undergoing a “strategic transformation” by seeking to reduce the use of intimidation and violence in favor of “soft power,” a senior MP said on Tuesday, an Italian national news agency reported. Ansa quoted Giuseppe Pisanu, head of the parliamentary Anti-Mafia Commission, as saying that the mafia’s... [Read more of this review]

Russian Mafia Abroad Now 300,000 Strong

After avoiding any use of the term “Russian mafia” in the last few years, law enforcement personnel in Europe and elsewhere are now speaking about it again, noting that it includes “up to 300,000 people” and dominates the criminal world in many countries around the world, according to a Moscow investigative journalist. In Monday’s Versiya,... [Read more of this review]

Ex Bulgaria Interior Minister Slammed over ‘Octopus’ Behavior

The Director of Bulgaria’s Customs Agency, Gen. Vanyo Tanov, has stated that he is surprised by the behavior of former Interior Minister Rumen Petkov regarding the special police operation ‘Octopus’. Tanov, who is also the Ex Chief of the Unit for Fighting Organized Crime (GDBOP), questioned Petkov’s reported reasons for meeting mafia bosses... [Read more of this review]

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