‘Goodfellas’ mobster is arrested in metro-east
December 16, 2009 by The Boss · Leave a Comment
The former mobster who inspired “Goodfellas” was arrested Sunday in Fairview Heights because he had “one too many” drinks in a hotel lobby, he said.
Henry P. Hill, 66, of Topanga, Calif., was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest in the Drury Inn Hotel, 12 Ludwig Drive in Fairview Heights.
“I got a [...]
“Did the Mafia kill JFK” Special with New Oswald,Ruby,Marcello Info
This Sunday the Discovery Channel is running two back-to-back documentaries exploring the role of the Mafia behind the assassination of President John F. Kennedy:
New information and never before heard details of a startling confession raise new questions on just who was behind the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the subsequent killing of [...]
Reputed RI mobster wants charges dropped in plot
September 29, 2009 by The Boss · Leave a Comment
An indictment accusing a reputed mobster of trying to arrange the killing of a Mafia rival should be dismissed because prosecutors promised not to seek criminal charges as part of an earlier plea deal, a defense attorney said Monday.
The U.S. attorney’s office has denied ever making such an agreement with Anthony [...]
Mobster with ties to Tulsa testifies
July 10, 2009 by The Boss · Leave a Comment
BOSTON — A New England mobster who is central to a decades-old Tulsa homicide described his long tenure as an FBI informant Thursday during testimony in lawsuits by mob victims’ families.
They claim that the agency failed to control Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi, who testified Thursday, and fugitive gangster James “Whitey” [...]
Ex-mobster Henry Hill of ‘Goodfellas’ fame wanted again
March 19, 2009 by The Boss · Leave a Comment
“Henry Hill.”
San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Kyle Brodie matter-of-factly read the name Wednesday in a roll call of small-time suspects: the unlicensed driver; the work-release probationer.
“No answer,” yelled the bailiff.
With that, the mobster-turned-FBI informant — whose life inspired the movie epic “Goodfellas” — was facing two $25,000 arrest warrants.
Once linked to [...]
Accountant played role in convicting ‘mafia cops’
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Accountant Stephen Corso was in deep trouble. His clients, including longtime friends, told federal authorities in Connecticut in 2002 that he had stolen more than $5 million.
Then the Ridgefield man who loved to gamble took the biggest risk of his life: He decided to become an FBI informant [...]