Genovese NJ Capo Joseph Gatto dies

Genovese crime family capo Joseph “The Eagle” Gatto passed away due to undisclosed causes at the age of 65. Gatto was said to have inherited then New Jersey based Genovese family gambling action once run by his father Louis “Streaky” Gatto. His father was reported to have run a multimillion dollar gambling empire in Jersey [...]

Gambino linked Gambling ringleader goes to prison

A man who claimed he was a member of the mafia and ran a large-scale illegal gambling and loan-sharking operation in Denver that contributed to two suicides was sentenced Monday to 16 years in prison.
“There was some gambling and I like money, but I never forced anyone to gamble,” Jeffrey Castardi said [...]

‘Nostra’ members admit guilt for roles in bookmaking ring

They carried interesting mob nicknames like “Frankie the Fixer” and “Ralphie Head” and were part of the gang dubbed Delco Nostra, but their cases ended quietly with pleas, including one entered Nov. 20 by 43-year-old Louis “Bent Finger Louie” Monacello.
Wednesday, Monacello of South Philadelphia, said to be a Philly mob enforcer, [...]

Nearly two dozen ‘mobsters’ busted in bookie, loansharking ring

A mob-tied Sanitation Department chief was busted Wednesday on charges of taking kickbacks to steer city contracts to a New Jersey concrete company, authorities said.

Deputy Chief Frederick Grimaldi’s arrest on bribery charges is the second indictment in a month involving mob infiltration of a city agency.
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Grimaldi was busted with 21 [...]

More Details on probable Lucchese Family Indictments

Buildings officials have been forced to re-inspect hundreds of construction sites after at least six inspectors were swept up in a mob-connected corruption probe that involved them taking bribes and dealing drugs, law-enforcement sources said yesterday.
The inspectors have yet to be charged, but have all quit, Mayor Bloomberg said — the [...]

Reputed mob associate’s wife pleads guilty in federal court

 
The wife of reputed Mafia associate Arthur Gianelli pleaded guilty today to federal racketeering, money laundering, and other charges just as she was about to stand trial with him and three other people.
Mary Ann Gianelli, a 52-year-old nurse from Lynnfield and the sister-in-law of convicted former FBI agent John J. Connolly Jr., admitted that she [...]