Intuitive L.I. man hopes to connect with spirits of those whacked by mob for new show ‘Ghostfellas’

Think of it as the supernatural “Sopranos.”
Actors, cameramen and the curious went deep into Staten Island’s William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge Friday in search of spirits of the dead.
Not just any dead – but those snuffed by the mob whose relatives hope to reach them in the great beyond.
Searches for “Ghostfellas” is the concept of [...]

Wise guys and drive-bys! Bus service will do tours of Mafia hit sites and social clubs

That Starbucks over there? Used to be the scene of one of the city’s most notorious mob hits.
This trendy Nolita shoe shop? It was once John Gotti’s hangout, the Ravenite Social Club, where many a bloody murder was planned.
Starting next month, John (Cha Cha) Ciarcia hopes to bring some of the city’s old gangland history [...]

Fed stack the deck against a Junior Gambino hoodlum

It didn’t work against John (Junior) Gotti, but federal prosecutors in Manhattan are hoping it does the trick against a reputed junior Gambino hoodlum.
Call it stacking the deck by the so-called good guys – legally, of course. As they did against Gotti, prosecutors have added new charges to a racketeering case involving murder and the [...]

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 [...]

Could This Be the End of the Celebrity Mobster?

Predicting the demise of the Mafia is like predicting the demise of the “Rocky” franchise: Every time you think you have finally heard the last of it, it rears its ugly head.
That said, with the announcement on Wednesday that the United States attorney’s office in Manhattan would — really, this time — give up chasing [...]

Gotti IV Mistrial the top mob story of 2009

With spectacular Mafia assassinations pretty much a thing of the past – it’s been 24 years since John Gotti & Company whacked Big Paul Castellano in front of Sparks Steak House – the biggest mob stories of recent years were usually blockbuster indictments or convictions.

In 2009, the biggest mob story of the year, as most [...]

John Gotti celebrates celebrates christmas dinner without any Jurors from latest trial

None of the jurors took up John A. (Junior) Gotti Jr.’s invitation to Christmas dinner.
But the recently freed son of the Teflon Don was in a merry mood anyway and celebrated the day with family and friends.
“I had no way of contacting them [the jurors],” said Gotti outside his Oyster Bay, L.I., mansion Friday afternoon as [...]

John Gotti (Junior) invites members of hung jury to christmas dinner

God rest ye, merry goodfella.
Recently acquitted John A. (Junior) Gotti, home for his first Christmas since 2007, plans a holiday feast with his family – and any jurors interested in breaking bread with the ex-Gambino boss.
“I’m cooking dinner here,” Gotti, 45, said Thursday as he pulled into the driveway of his Oyster Bay, L.I., estate.
The [...]

Junior Gotti visits original Dapper Don: Before stop at gangland cemetery

Freshly free after his fourth mistrial, the Teflon Son went to pay his respects to the original Dapper Don on Sunday.
John A. (Junior) Gotti arrived at the gangster-packed St. John’s Cemetery in Middle Village, Queens, at 1:15 p.m. and spent about a half-hour alone with his departed dad.
The elder Gotti, who headed the Gambino crime [...]

Junior jurors say they can’t reach a verdict but agree to keep trying

They’re deadlocked – again.
Jurors deciding the fate of reputed mob boss John “Junior” Gotti told a judge today that they are “unable to reach a unanimous verdict,” but agreed to give it another try.
After the note came in from the jury around 3 p.m., Gotti’s lawyers immediately asked Judge Kevin Castel to [...]

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