N.J. authorities indict 34 in Lucchese crime family bust from ‘Operation Heat’
May 14, 2010 by Capo · Leave a Comment
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 [...]
The last word: The Mafia deal that saved The Godfather
Cars were trashed, babies threatened. If the mob’s bullying tactics had won the day, says Mark Seal in Vanity Fair, a Hollywood classic never would have been made.
During the 1960s, a dirty, loaded word came into currency: Mafia. It signified one of the most terrifying forces on earth, the Italian-American faction [...]
MOB ‘KILLER’ WAS TARGET
February 10, 2009 by The Boss · Leave a Comment
A crazed Mafia killer on trial for murder was himself marked for death by a powerful Gambino crime family capo after he stabbed to death a young gangster without permission, a mob turncoat testified yesterday.
Charles Carneglia, 62, crossed the line when he plunged a knife into Michael Cotillo’s chest during a brawl [...]
