Genovese Family

Margaret Dillin may have shared some wine with a mobster, but says that’s no reason to be fired

Margaret Dillin may have shared some wine with a mobster, but says that’s no reason to be fired

January 15, 2012 · 2 Comments 

- Margaret Dillin was expelled from her union local after associating with Nicholas Furina. - Working on the New Jersey docks, she socialized with Nicholas Furina, a Genovese honcho Too much Christmas cheer and homemade wine with a powerful Genovese gangster cost a chatty longshorewoman her union job on the New Jersey docks, the Daily News has learned. Margaret (Margo) Dillin had pleaded ignorance to a court order barring members of Local 1588 of the International Longshoremen’s Association from associating with organized crime — including ex-waterfront kingpin Nicholas (Nicky) Furina. But... [Read the full story]

Gambino Family

Officials Arrest 104 in Drug Operation

Officials Arrest 104 in Drug Operation

January 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

All those apprehended are allegedly members of the Mexican mafia More than 100 people have been arrested and captured Wednesday morning as part of a countywide operation, according to officials. Home and vehicles were raided during the operation on Monday that took place in Escondido, Chula Vista and downtown. Methamphetamine, heroine, guns and body armor were among things found within the suspects homes. At least $150,000 in cash was also obtained. All of the 104 apprehended are allegedly members of the Mexican mafia. “This is a major blow to more than 20 street gangs,” said U.S. Attorney... [Read the full story]

Bonanno Family

Feds Bust Five Bonanno Family Mobsters, Including ‘Donnie Brasco’ Underboss

Feds Bust Five Bonanno Family Mobsters, Including ‘Donnie Brasco’ Underboss

January 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

- Bruno Kirby, who played Nicky Mouth Santora in Donnie Brasco - A joint investigation between the DEA and FBI culminated this morning with the arrest of five high-ranking members of the Bonanno crime family, officials announced. The five alleged gangsters include “made” Bonanno member Vincent Badalamenti, a.k.a. “Vinny TV, and Nicholas “Nicky Mouth” Santora, who previously did 15 years in prison after undercover FBI agent Joseph Pistone—dubbed “Donnie Brasco”—infiltrated the family by posing as a gangster in the late 1970s. In the movie about that investigation,... [Read the full story]

Canadian Mafia

Gang war escalating, police warn

Gang war escalating, police warn

January 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

- RCMP look for evidence Friday along Surrey's 56th Avenue at 139th Street after two men were shot overnight. -Man shot to death in Surrey Thursday was half-brother of Dhak member killed in October One of two men gunned down in Surrey late Thursday was the half-brother of a Dhak associate shot to death there in October, The Vancouver Sun has learned. And police are bracing for more violence as the death toll rises in a bloody ongoing conflict between two rival groups of gangsters. Sgt. Bill Whelan, of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, said heads of organized crime and homicide... [Read the full story]

Colombo Family

Reputed mob associate Scott Fappiano, who served 21 years  on wrongful conviction, gets light sentence in shakedown

Reputed mob associate Scott Fappiano, who served 21 years on wrongful conviction, gets light sentence in shakedown

January 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Scott Fappiano, a reputed Colombo crime family associate, leaving Brooklyn Federal Court after posting bail. -Brooklyn federal judge gives him time served A reputed Colombo associate who spent two decades in prison on a wrongful conviction got a light sentence Wednesday for using extortion and violence to collect on a gambling debt. Scott Fappiano was sentenced to time served — the month he spent in jail before making bail – for the shakedown of his wife’s ex-husband. He had faced up to 27 months behind bars. Fappiano, 50, served more than 21 years in prison after he was convicted of... [Read the full story]

General

6 Mafia bosses arrested in Italy

6 Mafia bosses arrested in Italy

January 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Bosses of several Italian Mafia rings have been arrested for trying to monopolize freight transport market in Italy’s south. Italian police today arrested six Sicilian and Neapolitan Mafia bosses, including Nicola Schiavone, the son of the infamous Neapolitan godfather Sandocan, and Gaetano Riina, the younger brother of former Cosa Nostra kingpin Toto Riina. Italian mobsters were arrested at the request of the Naples Prosecutor’s Officefor trying to take over fruit and vegetables transport from the southern Sicily and Campania to Laccio. The Mob had long been trying to control several Sicilian... [Read the full story]



General

6 Mafia bosses arrested in Italy

6 Mafia bosses arrested in Italy

Bosses of several Italian Mafia rings have been arrested for trying to monopolize freight transport market in Italy’s south. Italian police today arrested six Sicilian and Neapolitan Mafia bosses, including Nicola Schiavone, the son of the infamous Neapolitan godfather Sandocan, and Gaetano Riina, the younger brother of former Cosa Nostra kingpin... [Read more of this review]


The world doesn’t need money from drug mafia

The world doesn’t need money from drug mafia

Every year, Russia’s economy loses hundreds of billions of dollars because of crimes which have to do with drugs, and the world’s economy as a whole loses over $ 2 trillion. These figures were quoted by the head of the Russian drugs control department Victor Ivanov at the International Economic Forum in Davos. “Like other countries, Russia tries... [Read more of this review]


Evidence supposedly ‘shredded’ that caused collapse of notorious £30m Cardiff Three police corruption trial ‘found in a box’

Evidence supposedly ‘shredded’ that caused collapse of notorious £30m Cardiff Three police corruption trial ‘found in a box’

- Stabbed: Lynette White was knifed 50 times in a killing locals dubbed the Valentines Day massacre -Three innocent men jailed for the murder of prostitute Lynette White in 1988 They were released on appeal two years later after judge criticises original police investigation Corruption trial accusing detectives of fabricating evidence collapses after... [Read more of this review]


Mobster, 73, who stole priceless diamond in infamous London heist found guilty of racketeering

Mobster, 73, who stole priceless diamond in infamous London heist found guilty of racketeering

- Ageing criminals: (Left-to-right) Joseph Scalise, Arthur Rachel, and Robert Pullia were all part of planned robberies in Chicago, Illinois -Arthur ‘The Brain’ Rachel found guilty on 3/4 counts His partners in crime, 74 and 70, admitted guilt Police found them in black, ready to break into home An ageing mobster who first gained notoriety... [Read more of this review]


Feds Bust Five Bonanno Family Mobsters, Including ‘Donnie Brasco’ Underboss

Feds Bust Five Bonanno Family Mobsters, Including ‘Donnie Brasco’ Underboss

- Bruno Kirby, who played Nicky Mouth Santora in Donnie Brasco - A joint investigation between the DEA and FBI culminated this morning with the arrest of five high-ranking members of the Bonanno crime family, officials announced. The five alleged gangsters include “made” Bonanno member Vincent Badalamenti, a.k.a. “Vinny TV, and Nicholas... [Read more of this review]


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Sicilian Mafia/Ndrangheta

6 Mafia bosses arrested in Italy

6 Mafia bosses arrested in Italy

Bosses of several Italian Mafia rings have been arrested for trying to monopolize... 


Six Calabrian mafia members arrested

Six Calabrian mafia members arrested

REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy, Jan. 20 (UPI) — Italian police arrested six members... 


Lair of Mafia don known as ‘The Beast’ to be turned into police station

Lair of Mafia don known as ‘The Beast’ to be turned into police station

- Reputed Mafia boss salvatore Toto Riina enters handcuffed into Bologna's... 


Study: Amid crisis, Mafia is Italy’s “largest bank” for investment

Study: Amid crisis, Mafia is Italy’s “largest bank” for investment

- Confesercenti President Marco Venturi - Rome – Italy’s financial crisis... 


The Most Difficult Part Of Being In The Calabrian Mafia? How To Invest All The Money

The Most Difficult Part Of Being In The Calabrian Mafia? How To Invest All The Money

- The aftermath of a Ndrangheta shooting in 2007. -Andreas Ulrich has an in-depth... 


Inside the World of the ‘Ndrangheta

Inside the World of the ‘Ndrangheta

The shadowy Calabrian mafia, the ‘Ndrangheta, has become one of the most powerful... 


Italian police catch fugitive mafia member

Italian police catch fugitive mafia member

- Antonio Franze - REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy, Dec. 30 (UPI) — Italian police... 


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Colombo Family

Reputed mob associate Scott Fappiano, who served 21 years  on wrongful conviction, gets light sentence in shakedown

Reputed mob associate Scott Fappiano, who served 21 years on wrongful conviction, gets light sentence in shakedown

Scott Fappiano, a reputed Colombo crime family associate, leaving Brooklyn Federal... 


Mob Snitch’s Daughters Sue FBI for House

Mob Snitch’s Daughters Sue FBI for House

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (CN) – Four daughters of a defector who snitched on the Colombo... 


Colombo crime family associate Scott Fappiano facing jail time

Colombo crime family associate Scott Fappiano facing jail time

- Scott Fappiano - A reputed Colombo crime family associate who served more than... 


Carnival twist in mob case

Carnival twist in mob case

- Angelo Spata (center) - He’s the P.T. Barnum of the New York mob world. Angelo... 


Colombo mob attorney wants tapes barred from trial

Colombo mob attorney wants tapes barred from trial

- Thomas Tommy Shots Gioeli - “Tommy Shots” is taking “aim”... 


Ex-hitman Joseph Competiello apologizes to family of William Cutolo for his role in ’99 slaying

Ex-hitman Joseph Competiello apologizes to family of William Cutolo for his role in ’99 slaying

- Joseph Competiello apologized to family of mobster for his role in the 1999 gangland... 


Thomas Farese is latest alleged Colombo mobster to be busted

Thomas Farese is latest alleged Colombo mobster to be busted

- Photo shows Andrew Russo in custody in 1996 -Feds charge him with money laundering The... 


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