The Manzo Brothers Charged In NJ Sting Plead Not Guilty

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ? Two defendants in New Jersey’s largest corruption sting pleaded not guilty Wednesday to additional charges.

Former Assemblyman Louis Manzo, of Jersey City, and his brother Ronald, who served as his political adviser, are charged with a new count of mail fraud. The counts were in a superseding indictment returned by a [...]

Jail for former lawmaker on tax charges

Hodge will surrender her freedom on June 22
DALLAS (KXAN) – Former lawmaker Terri Hodge, a member of the Dallas County delegation in the Texas House for 14 years, was sentenced to a year in prison for her failure to pay taxes on $74,000 in undeclared income.
Much of that income, according to federal authories, were subsidies [...]

Ex-Mobsters Get Jail Time for Pattern of Racketeering

MANHATTAN (CN) – Former Genovese mob boss Daniel Leo aka “The Lion” was sentenced to an additional 18 months in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to a pattern of racketeering activity, including loan sharking and illegal gambling. His nephew, Joseph Leo, received one year in prison for similar charges.
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Mafia patriarch pleads guilty to tax evasion

In the spring of 1988, an unassuming Montreal grandmother of Sicilian origin named Libertina Rizzuto arrived in Lugano, the financial centre of the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland.
As she opened a series of accounts with local banks, she said the money came from her farm business in Venezuela, raising chickens, crafting furniture and selling milk and [...]

John ‘Junior’ Gotti finds new calling writing true crime stories

Junior wants to go from crime boss to crime writer.
Finished with the mob, John A. (Junior) Gotti said he wants to start a new career – writing true crime tales, his and others.
The second-generation mobster Friday night shared a sumptuous Italian meal with his winning legal team, and served up his plans for the future.
“I [...]