Mafia leaders may be trying to find a peaceful end to the Montreal mafia war
The bloody Montreal mafia war has led to an estimated 35 murders and multiple attempts and attacks over the past few years. According to this recent report from Daniel Renaud of La Presse leaders and...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleNew England mobster Robert DeLuca pleads no contest to murder conspiracy in...
Notorious New England mafia capo turned rat Robert “Bobby” DeLuca plead no contest to conspiracy to commit murder during a surprise hearing. The 71-year-old mobster made the guilty plea as part of a...
View ArticleRizzuto family mobster Desiderio Pompa sent back to prison
Desiderio (Desi) Pompa a reputed Rizzuto crime family mobster was serving a three-year sentence for illegal firearm possession when he was granted statutory release back in September of last year. He...
View ArticleMontreal mafia leader Andrew Scoppa arrested on drug charges
Andrew Scoppa considered by some to be an influential Montreal mafia clan leader has been arrested and charged with conspiracy, cocaine trafficking, possession of cocaine for trafficking, and...
View ArticleWould a Joey Merlino conviction signal the end of another era for Philly Mafia
Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino the reputed boss of the Philadelphia mafia is once again facing what could be an extended prison sentence if convicted after being indicted in the recent East Coast La...
View ArticleFeds 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...
View ArticleFormer 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....
View ArticleNew Mafia Documentary: Mafia Women with Trevor McDonald
Veteran journalist and news presenter Trevor McDonald is back with another TV series about the American Mafia this time to focus on the mafia wives, daughters, and girlfriends called Mafia Women with...
View ArticleJohn 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...
View ArticleSicilian olive companies linked to mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro seized by...
Police in Sicily continue their fight against Matteo Messina Denaro one of Italy’s top mafia bosses who has been on the run since 1993. According to a new report, authorities have seized four olive...
View ArticleNew Mafia Movie: The Black Hand
A new mafia movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio called “The Black Hand” is in the works according to the latest reports. The movie an adaptation of Stephan Talty’s book will tell the story of an NYPD...
View ArticleFeds 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...
View ArticleRizzuto family mobster Francesco Del Balso set free
Francesco Del Balso a ranking member of the Rizzuto crime family has gained his freedom after more than nine years in prison and nine more months in a halfway house. The 46-year-old mobster was...
View ArticleBonanno 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,...
View ArticleLucchese family mobster Daniel Capra gets a year in prison for mafia shakedown
Daniel Capra a reputed Lucchese crime family associate has been sentenced to a year in prison for his role in a mafia linked shakedown. Alleged New York mafia capo Carmine Avellino was having trouble...
View ArticleMontreal mafia linked Salvatore Scoppa survives murder attempt
Salvatore Scoppa the brother of Andrea (Andrew) Scoppa survived at attempt on his life as he left a restaurant in Terrebonne. Scoppa was shot at least once as he exited the establishment and...
View ArticleBonanno family captain turned rat Richard Cantatella stars in new docu-comedy...
Richard “Shellackhead” Cantatella a former Bonanno crime family captain turned rat is the star of a new half-hour docu-comedy series called “Unprotected” on Oxygen channel. Cantatella was arrested on...
View ArticleMafia Women with Trevor Mcdonald
Trevor McDonald once again takes an in-depth look into the world of the mafia with his new documentary called Mafia Women with Trevor McDonald. The veteran news reporter and journalist was part of a...
View ArticleWhich New York Mafia family is currently the strongest?
As we make our way through 2017 we take a look at the ever-changing landscape of the Five Families of the New York Mafia. By many accounts, the NY Mafia has had somewhat of a resurgence in the last...
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