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Genovese family mobster Bradford Wedra avoids prison by claiming borderline...
Bradford Wedra was busted months ago along with over 40 alleged members and associates of the mafia in what the feds claim was an East Coast La Cosa Nostra Enterprise. Members from four of the five...
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Mafia scion Michael Persico has sentencing delayed yet again
The recent saga of Michael Persico the businessman son of imprisoned Colombo crime family boss Carmine “Junior” Persico continues as his sentencing has once again been delayed. He was slated to be...
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Indictment against Philly mafia boss Joey Merlino is somewhat flawed?
The arrest of Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino the alleged boss of the Philadelphia mafia back in August wasn’t as surprising as the surrounding circumstances. According to the feds, Merlino was a leader...
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Former Bonanno family boss Vincent Basciano moved out of Colorado supermax...
Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano the former boss of the Bonanno crime family is no longer calling the supermax prison in Florence, Colorado home. The 56-year-old mobster has been moved out of the...
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Colombo family mobster Lukey DiMatteo gets five years for extortion
Colombo crime family mobster Lukey DiMatteo has been sentenced to five years in prison for a mafia shakedown of a Brooklyn tattoo parlor. According to prosecutors the owner of the business was forced...
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Passing of Leonard Falzone signals end of an era for fading Buffalo mafia
Leonard Falzone the alleged boss of the Buffalo mafia also known as the Magaddino crime family passed away from natural causes. The 81-year-old reputed mobster has been the leader of the fading Cosa...
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Ralph Santaniello alleged leader of the Genovese family Springfield crew...
Ralph Santaniello was arrested back in August along with four other alleged members of a mafia crew in Springfield controlled by the Genovese crime family. Their arrest was part of a federal...
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Mafia resurgence prompts Selwyn Raab to update his Five Families book
Mafia expert and author Selwyn Raab published his book Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America’s Most Powerful Mafia Empires back in 2005. At that time Raab called the mafia “a...
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Genovese family mobsters busted in mafia sting called Operation Shark Bait
Thirteen alleged members and associates of the Genovese crime family from the New York mafia were busted in “Operation Shark Bait” according to law enforcement officials. The organized crime crack...
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2017 Mafia Family Leaders
As the new year begins we take our annual look at who currently leads the mafia families that remain active across the country. The last year produced some very interesting mafia news and...
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Genovese family capo Pasquale Parrello got the support of an ex-judge in his...
Pasquale (Patsy) Parrello an alleged captain in the Genovese crime family was charged last year in the massive racketeering conspiracy tied to what the feds have called the East Coast LCN Enterprise....
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Legendary Colombo family mobster John Sonny Franzese getting early release
John (Sonny) Franzese a long time Colombo crime family mobster had been set for an early release from prison a present from the federal jailers since December 27th but was derailed by pneumonia. The...
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New developments in Joey Merlino mafia case
It seems that prosecutors may be looking to separate the defendants in the upcoming mafia case attached to the fed labeled East Coast LCN Enterprise. The case includes alleged leader and Philadelphia...
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Mafia scion Anthony Colombo dies at age 71
Anthony Colombo the son of legendary New York mafia boss Joseph Anthony “Joe” Colombo Sr. died of complications of diabetes at age of 71 according to reports. His father Joseph Colombo founded the...
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New trial set for alleged Bonanno family mobster Anthony Santoro
Alleged Bonanno crime family mobster Anthony Santoro is headed to Manhattan Supreme Court for a second trial according to a new report. The reputed Staten Island mobster was busted back in July of...
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Feds want to foreclose on the home of Bonanno mobster Ronald Giallanzo
Reputed Bonanno crime family soldier Ronald Giallanzo just finished up a year-long stretch behind bars for violating the terms of his supervised release but feds aren’t finished with him yet. He was...
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Former Colombo family boss Thomas Gioeli is suing the feds for 10 million...
Thomas (Tommy Shots) Gioeli the former reputed street boss of the Colombo crime family is suing the federal government for a slip and fall that happened back in 2013 during a game of ping-pong....
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John Gotti grandson and namesake agrees to plea deal gets 8 years in prison
The 23-year-old grandson of notorious New York mafia boss John Gotti has agreed to a plea deal which calls for him to serve an 8-year prison sentence on drug charges. The Dapper Don’s namesake will...
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Feds charge Lucchese family members with murder and attempted murder
Reputed Lucchese crime family mobster Christopher Londonio and hoodlum Terrance Caldwell have been indicted by federal prosecutors for their alleged roles in the Michael Meldish murder. Meldish ran...
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Bonanno family capo Nicholas Santora sues NYC over prison healthcare
Reputed Bonanno crime family captain and former underboss Nicholas “Nicky Cigars” Santora is suing the City of New York after suffering potentially fatal falls in prison. According to the lawsuit,...
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