Gotti movie starring John Travolta to debut at Cannes Film Festival
It took seven years but the new mafia movie about John Gotti starring John Travolta but it’s finally ready to go and will even make a stop at a famous film festival. According to a report from the...
View ArticleMontreal Mafia at a crossroads with release of another key figure
The recent release of Andrew Scoppa put another potential key player in the Montreal mafia back on the streets. Authorities consider Scoopa to be the head of an independent Calabrian mafia clan and...
View ArticleLegalized Sports Betting and its effect on the Mafia
Illegal sports betting and loan sharking have long been two of the most vital rackets for the Mafia. They so often go hand and hand providing Cosa Nostra with millions of dollars in illicit profits...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Mafia and legalized sports gambling on the latest episode of Mob...
George Anastasia and Dave Schratwieser talk about the impact of legalized sports betting on the Philadelphia mafia and more on this latest episode of Mob Talk. We discussed the broad impact of legal...
View ArticleGenovese crime family soldier Sal Demeo pleads guilty
Alleged Genovese crime family soldier Sal (Sallie) Demeo pleaded guilty to attempted tax evasion. The 78 year old mobster reportedly raked in a $2 million dollar profit back in 2013-14 from property...
View ArticleChicago Mafia boss John “No Nose” DiFronzo passes away
Chicago Mafia boss John DiFronzo passed away over the weekend according to reports. The 89-year-old mobster was the head of the Mafia in Chicago for over a decade. He suffered from various health...
View ArticleGambino family capo John Ambrosio pleads guilty
Gambino crime family captain John “Johnny Boy” Ambrosio plead guilty to racketeering charges according to reports. He controlled a massive illegal gambling and loan sharking operation from 2014...
View ArticleGiuseppe Violi sentenced but questions surrounding the current relationship...
Giuseppe (Joe) Violi the son of former Montreal Mafia godfather Paolo Violi was sentenced to 16 years in prison for drug trafficking. The 47-year-old mobster and his older brother Domenico Paolo...
View ArticleChicago Mafia: Who’s the boss?
The recent death of former Chicago Mafia boss John “No Nose” DiFronzo has left many wondering who’s the boss now. The 89-year-old mobster passed away from complications of Alzheimer’s according to...
View ArticleWho’s really running the Philadelphia Mafia in 2018?
On this episode of Mob Talk, the guys take a look at who’s really running the Philadelphia Mafia in 2018. Mob Experts George Anastasia and Dave Schratwieser talk about the current Philly mafia...
View ArticleCadillac Frank Salemme trial hinges on the testimony of New England Mafia...
Closing arguments are set to begin today in the trial of former New England Mafia boss Francis (Cadillac Frank) Salemme. The 84-year-old mobster ran the cities Cosa Nostra family in the early 1990s...
View ArticleBonanno family acting boss Joseph Cammarano Jr and his mafia pals bid for a...
Bonanno crime family acting boss Joseph Cammarano Jr. was among several mobsters charged earlier this year in a massive Mafia racketeering indictment. Charges in the indictment included extortion,...
View ArticleFormer New England Mafia boss Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme Guilty as charged
After four days of deliberating a jury found Francis (Cadillac Frank) Salemme and co-defendant Paul Weadick guilty of murder. The 84-year-old former boss of the New England mafia is set to be...
View ArticleLatest Montreal Mafia hit could mean the war isn’t over
Steve “The Jew” Ovadia an associate of Montreal Mafia clan leader Andrew Scoppa was found shot to death in Laval according to reports. Ovadia is a well-known underworld figure said authorities and...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Mafia could be facing new indictments
On this episode of Mob Talk with George Anastasia and Dave Schratwieser the guys look at the potential for upcoming indictments. Mobsters from the Philadelphia Mafia are heading down the shore for...
View ArticleNew racketeering indictment targets mobsters from two New York Mafia families
A new 32-count racketeering indictment from the feds took down members and associates of two New York Mafia families. In total two alleged made members of the Colombo crime family along with a made...
View ArticleGenovese crime family Capo Eugene Onofrio sentenced
Eugene (Rooster) Onofrio an alleged captain in the Genovese crime family was sentenced to two and a half years behind bars. Onofrio plead guilty to charges of loan sharking and peddling untaxed...
View ArticleLatest Mafia case against the Lucchese crime family hits a snag
The feds hit various mobsters in the Lucchese crime family with a huge racketeering case last year that included the 2013 murder of former Purple Gang leader Michael Meldish. Among those charged in...
View ArticleBonnano family consigliere John ‘Porky’ Zancocchio one-upped the feds over...
Reputed Bonanno family consigliere John “Porky” Zancocchio was granted his release after claiming that prison food was killing him. The 60-year-old mobster was indicted back in January along with...
View ArticleGenovese family mobster John Tortora indicted for 21 year old mafia hit
John “Johnny T” Tortora a reputed mobster in the Genovese family charged for his role in a mafia hit that took place over twenty years ago. The 61-year-old is facing conspiracy to commit...
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