3 gang members get prison terms for killing Jersey City teenager they mistook for murder target six years ago

Nearly six years after a Jersey City teenager was shot and killed in a case of mistaken identity, three gang members were sentenced yesterday to prison terms in federal court for conspiracy to commit murder.
U.S. District Judge Stanley Chesler sentenced Matthew “Blood Money” Turner, 29, of Jersey City, and Anthony “Ant” Walker, 28, of Jersey [...]

Sylvester Stallone to Play Mob Boss John Gotti?

Someone recently asked me what I thought Sylvester Stallone should do next, and I was at a loss to answer them. Stallone is STALLONE. He can’t really disappear into a role anymore, though I think he desperately wants to. (I think he could have as of Cop Land, but now?) He’s definitely going to try [...]

Ex-Mafia gangster sentenced

SALEM – Joseph Garivay, the Mexican Mafia gangster convicted of murder in Los Angeles in April, was sentenced to 50 years-to-life for aggravated murder and 25 years for conspiracy to commit murder in Los Angeles superior Court on Tuesday.
Salem Police Det. Dave Talbert said he was advised by the L.A. County district attorney’s office.
Talbert provided [...]

Book-loving Mafia fugitive may be in Victoria

The FBI is warning that one of their 10-most-wanted fugitives could be lurking in Victoria’s bookstores.
James J. “Whitey” Bulger, now 80, isn’t a figment of some writer’s imagination. He’s a career criminal who’s been on the run for 15 years. He also loves books — history books, to be exact.
Bulger’s resumé includes warrants for 19 [...]

Gambino associates admit role in mob murder

NEW YORK – Two associates of the Gambino Organized Crime Family, Letterio Decarlo and Thomas Dono, pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to participating in a conspiracy that resulted in the murder Frank Hydell on April 28, 1998. The defendants also admitted to their participation in a conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business in [...]