George Knapp recalls Sin City’s Mafia days

As fashion statements go, George Knapp’s 1982 Halloween costume was definitely smoking hot.
He has Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal to thank for the inspiration. Their paths had crossed three years earlier.
Knapp, new in town and driving a cab to make ends meet, often stopped in to see his girlfriend, who served cocktails at Fred Glusman’s Oz. [...]

BOOB-JOINT GUY’S ‘MOB LIE’ LAWSUIT

 
 Manhattan strip-club owner vowed yesterday to “crush” the city in federal court over his claims that he’s been falsely labeled an Albanian mobster.
Selim “Sam” Zherka’s $100 million civil-rights lawsuit against the city and the Westchester police commissioner alleges that he’s been harassed by the NYPD and subjected to a bogus probe by the Manhattan DA.
Zherka, [...]

Croatian Mobster with Ties to Bulgaria Arrested in Zagreb for Pukanic Murder

The brothers Robert and Luka Matanic have been arrested in Croatia over their alleged involvement in the murder of the owner of the local weekly “Nacional” – Ivo Pukanic, according to publications in Croatian media on Thursday.
The brothers, along with three other individuals have been detained in downtown Zagreb – Croatia’s [...]

‘Lefty’ Rosenthal was an FBI snitch

Back before he was mayor of Las Vegas, when he was the city’s leading mob attorney, Oscar Goodman insisted he didn’t represent snitches.
He represented Frank Rosenthal. Now that Rosenthal is dead, three former law enforcement sources with first-hand knowledge confirmed what was long suspected. Lefty Rosenthal was an FBI informant, whether [...]

‘Mafia Cops’ Set Up For Life

When a federal appeals court doused any real hope of freedom for them, ex-NYPD detectives Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa looked to the U.S. Supreme Court for a little delay. Hey, anything’s better than facing the painful rage of the relatives of the eight men they murdered for the mob at their [...]

Mob Was Wrong About Thomas Franzese

Despite the suspicions of gangsters and their lawyers, a mob associate with a famous last name is not cooperating against Colombo mobster Michael Uvino and three cohorts charged in a tape-recorded assault of two suspects in the stickup last year of an Uvino-run card game.
Franzese – who is no relation to [...]

Croatia Sets Up Anti-Mafia Courts, Arrests Suspects

Croatia set up special courts, announced improved witness protection programs and pledged to rebuild the police force on Wednesday in moves to beat organized crime that is jeopardizing its bid to join the European Union.

The anti-mafia moves followed a wave of unresolved violent incidents in Croatia — including a car bomb [...]

Ex-manager of Elmsford trash company gets 7 months in Galante racketeering scheme

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The former general manager of an Elmsford trash company was sentenced yesterday to seven months in a federal prison for his role in the racketeering operation headed by convicted trash magnate James Galante.
David Magel, 35, formerly of Baldwin Place, pleaded guilty in August 2006 to conspiracy to commit racketeering. He was [...]

Former union official, contractor charged in racketeering scheme

PROVIDENCE — A former organizer for the Laborers’ International Union of North America and a longtime contractor were charged yesterday with conspiracy to commit labor racketeering for allegedly making and receiving kickback payments on a development in the Olneyville section of Providence.
An affidavit in support of the criminal charges against Harold [...]

2 lawyers disqualified in mob-related Berwyn case

CHICAGO – A federal judge disqualified two lawyers Tuesday from representing a pair of defendants charged in a mob-related case with blowing up a coin-operated amusement company in suburban Berwyn.
Judge Ronald A. Guzman disqualified attorneys Alexander Salerno and Edmund Wanderling, saying they have “numerous and multifaceted” conflicts of interest.
Mark Polchan, 41, [...]

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