Goodfella Henry Hill still living in hiding 20 years after film release

Henry Hill, the original “Goodfella”, points two fingers, looks down the barrel and pulls an imaginary trigger.
In a familiar wiseguy drawl Hill shakes his head and admits: “I did a lot of bad things back then. I shot at people, I busted a lot of heads, and I buried a lot of bodies.
“You can try [...]

Mob rat comes to Bridgeport

Henry Hill, the mob informant who inspired the hit movie “GoodFellas” 20 years ago, will be speaking July 27 at Testo’s Restaurant, 1775 Madison Ave. in Bridgeport, to mark the film’s anniversary.
Vito Colucci, of Colucci Investigations in Stamford, said Monday said he hopes people come to understand that Hill has changed his life and is [...]

Dozens of reputed mobsters plead not guilty in NJ

MORRISTOWN, N.J.—Nearly three dozen alleged members and associates of a major organized crime family have pleaded not guilty to a state indictment alleging racketeering, conspiracy and money laundering.
Among the defendants who appeared in court in New Jersey Monday was Nicodemo Scarfo Jr., son of former Philadelphia crime boss Nicodemo “Little Nicky” Scarfo.
Also charged are Joseph [...]

Feds drop some charges against imprisoned reputed former crime underboss

Federal prosecutors have dropped extortion and labor rackets charges against Martin Taccetta, the imprisoned reputed former underboss of the Lucchese crime family’s New Jersey faction.
U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman moved to dismiss the pending counts against Taccetta “because further prosecution of these charges is not in the interests of the United States at this time,” [...]

Man accused of masterminding overseas wire room for southern New Jersey mob operation makes first court appearance

A Buffalo, N.Y., man made his first appearance in a New Jersey courtroom this week following his arrest as part of the same investigation that led to charges against Galloway Township resident Nicodemo Scarfo Jr.
Brian Ronald Cohen, 61, appeared before Superior Court Judge Thomas V. Manahan in Morris County on Thursday following his extradition to [...]

All bets are off for loansharking Staten Island ex-con

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island ex-convict was sentenced yesterday to up to three and a half years in prison for loansharking out of his brother’s New Dorp saloon.
Joseph Datello, 59, and his sibling, Frank Datello, 62, ran an illegal gambling and money-lending operation from Frank Datello’s bar, the Night Gallery on New Dorp [...]

N.J. authorities indict 34 in Lucchese crime family bust from ‘Operation Heat’

TRENTON – Thirty-four members and associates of the Lucchese crime family were indicted on charges of racketeering and other offenses, New Jersey authorities announced today.
The indictment is a continuation of Operation Heat, a year-long investigation that culminated in several arrests targeting a $2.2 billion underground gambling operation in 2007.
“The Lucchese crime family allegedly employed sophisticated [...]

Brooklyn baker’s mob hit sentence overturned for the second time!

A Brooklyn baker convicted of a mob hit walked out of prison a free man Friday after an appellate court overturned his 2008 conviction.
It was the second time Mario Fortunato, 63, serving a 15-to-life sentence for helping murder a Luchese crime family loanshark at a Williamsburg social club in 1994, had his case overturned.
“The game [...]

Eppolito and Bravatti get off light

After five years of legal wrangling, “Mafia Cops” case minor players Anthony Eppolito and Guido Bravatti walked out of U.S. District Court Tuesday free men.
In September 2009, Eppolito and Bravatti were convicted by a jury of federal drug charges – distribution and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine – as part of a larger case that focused [...]

Craigslist ‘mob thug’ sings the bruise

A tough-guy Mafia associate who prosecutors say tried to steal an engagement ring in a brutal mugging says he’s the one who was roughed up.
“I’m innocent. Completely innocent,” Gerald DeGerolamo, 65, told The Post, sporting bandages on his nose and head while awaiting a court appearance.
Law-enforcement sources said DeGerolamo replied to a Craigslist ad for [...]

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