Mobster John “Sonny” Franzese Dead, age 103
Notorious Mafioso John “Sonny” Franzese has died at the age of 103. During his lifetime, he associated with celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Rocky Graziano, plus he spent many years in prison. He was...
View ArticleAssault Case Against Ex-Mafia Hitman Antony Arillotta Dismissed
An assault case against the infamous hitman Anthony Arillotta was dismissed by the Springfield District Court on Wednesday. Just One Big Misunderstanding Arillotta stated that the incident, which took...
View ArticleMobster Joseph Gambino Dead at 84
Mobster Joseph Gambino has died at the age of 84. He was the son of the “Boss of all Bosses” Carlo Gambino and a one-time partner in a multimillion-dollar mafia organization in the Garment District. A...
View ArticleJunior Gotti, Ex-Gambino Family boss, under investigation for association...
Son of the late and infamous Gambino family boss, John Angelo “Junior” Gotti once had to focus on his life inside a federal prison rather than as a mafioso. Retired from the mafia for more than 20...
View ArticleMafia History: Jake LaMotta Threw a Boxing Match For the Mob. Why?
It’s 1933, for years the mafia bosses in the USA have made a very nice living off the illegal sale of alcohol, that is until now. Now that anyone can buy alcohol at any corner store, the end of...
View ArticleBonnano Crime family Capo Vincent Asaro released from prison
Vincent Asaro, 85, is getting out of the slammer. Escaping a guilty conviction in 2015 for the notorious 1978 Lufthansa heist as depicted in the Martin Scorsese mobster epic “Goodfellas”, a Brooklyn...
View ArticleMichael “Baldy Mike” Spinelli, Lucchese crime family member, released from...
Lucchese crime family member Michael “Baldy Mike” Spinelli has been released from prison due to health concerns related to coronavirus. He says he is a changed man from his mobster days and wants to...
View ArticleRussell Crowe to Star in New Mobster Movie.
Russel Crowe is all signed up to star as a mafia kingpin in the Paramount thriller “American Son,” based on the acclaimed French film “A Prophet”. The movie will be directed by Andrew “Rapman”...
View ArticleHBO releases a ‘Video Sopranos Dictionary’
A new 10-minute video from HBO interprets some of the most confusing mafia lingo used throughout the award-winning series, The Sopranos. The series first debuted in 1999 and ran for six seasons. It is...
View Article1976 FBI document details Carlo Gambino’s fear for the future of the mafia –...
An FBI document that was filed away nearly 45 years ago, is a valuable record of a vote held in 1976 by New York’s ruling mob commission. For the first time in two decades, they are discussing...
View ArticleNew Mafia Documentary: ‘Fear City: New York vs The Mafia’
From the producers of “Don’t F**k With Cats”, one of the most shocking true crime documentaries ever, comes a new Netflix documentary called ‘Fear City: New York vs The Mafia’. This three-part...
View ArticleLucchese Family Acting Boss, Matthew Madonna, 84, Sentenced to Life in Prison
Former acting Lucchese family boss Matthew Madonna and two associates, Christopher Londonio, 46, and Terrence Caldwell, were sentenced to life in prison on Monday. They were found guilty of murdering...
View ArticleLucchese family underboss Steven Crea sentenced to life in prison.
Lucchese crime family underboss Steven “Wonder Boy” Crea, 73, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for murder and racketeering. Crea and 18 other ‘made men’, associates, and other Westchester,...
View ArticleChildren Recruited into the Camorra Mafia
Children in the Camorra Mafia *VIDEO QUALITY WILL BE CORRECTED IN NEXT EPISODE* Naples, Italy has been a central child recruitment center for the Camorra Mafia for decades. The Camorra is an Italian...
View ArticleHow Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has affected organized crime, the mafia
How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has affected organized crime, the mafia On February 24th, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin shocked the world with a military […] The post How Russia’s invasion of...
View ArticleEscaped New York mobster Dominic Taddeo caught in Hialeah, Florida
Escaped New York mobster Dominic Taddeo caught in Hialeah, Florida At approximately 5pm EST on April 4th, U.S. Marshals announced that the recently escaped New […] The post Escaped New York mobster...
View ArticleMafia Bosses and Hierarchies in 2022
Mafia Bosses and Hierarchies in 2022 Welcome to About The Mafia‘s annual look into the current Mafia bosses and hierarchies of each of the remaining Cosa Nostra families in America. While it’s true the...
View ArticleLas Vegas; Mafia’s crimes are submerged in Lake Mead
Las Vegas; Mafia’s crimes are submerged in Lake Mead Two sisters from Henderson, Nevada, were paddle boarding on the lake near a former marina resort, when they shockingly found bones on a newly...
View ArticleEx-Colombo boss Victor Orena doomed to die in prison after judge denies...
Ex-Colombo boss Victor Orena doomed to die in prison after judge denies compassionate release The federal appeals court on Wednesday denied the compassionate release of a legendary Colombo mob boss who...
View Article49 alleged ‘Ndrangheta mafia members, including potential woman boss,...
49 alleged ‘Ndrangheta mafia members, including potential woman boss, arrested in Italy Forty-nine suspected members of the ‘Ndrangheta, the mafia in the far south of the country, on the outskirts of...
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