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Whitey Bulger murdered in prison
Infamous Boston mafia boss James ‘Whitey’ Bulger was killed in a West Virginia prison on Tuesday. He was killed just one day after being transferred to the new facility according to the Bureau of...
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Newly released documents offer a look inside the Montreal Mafia
Newly released documents from Operation Magot offers a look into the inner workings of the Montreal Mafia after the death of Vito Rizzuto. Investigators secretly placed cameras and recording devices...
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U.S.-Canadian Project OTremens leads to New York Mafia guilty pleas
Members and associates of the Bonanno and Gambino families of the New York Mafia were busted last year on drug trafficking, loansharking and firearms charges in a joint U.S.-Canada operation. During...
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Philly Mafia: Just one big happy family?
The current Philly Mafia has been somewhat of a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma at least when it comes to most of its hierarchy. There have been plenty of theories as to the Cosa Nostra...
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Trial for Montreal mobster Leonardo Rizzuto is underway
Leonardo Rizzuto was arrested back in 2015 and charged with conspiracy to smuggle drugs and gangsterism. It was part of an investigation into a drug trafficking alliance between the Montreal Mafia,...
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Mob Talk: Great interview and a little Mafia history
On this episode of Mob Talk with Mob experts George Anastasia and Dave Schratwieser we get a look back at some interesting Mafia history. The guys go one on one with former FBI undercover agent...
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Alleged Mafia ties doom Lombardi’s Pizza Parx Casino expansion
Lombardi’s Pizza obtained a permit back in 2016 to open up a restaurant in Pennsylvania’s Parx Casino last December. But a recent investigation uncovered alleged ties to the Mafia leading State...
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Philly mafia boss Joey Merlino set to begin his two year prison sentence
Joey Merlino the alleged boss of the Philly mafia is set to surrender to the Bureau of Prison’s today to start his two-year prison sentence. Skinny Joey will once again be a guest of the government...
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Domenico Violi underboss of the Buffalo Mafia?
Hamilton mobster Domenico Violi was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking. The three-year-long police operation dubbed “Project OTremens” penetrated the highest...
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Sicilian Mafia boss or bosses Settimino Mineo busted
Settimino Mineo the new boss of Italy’s Sicilian Mafia and more than 40 other alleged mobsters were busted during a recent Mafia raid in Sicily. Mineo now 80 years old has been a member of the...
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Bad Blood: The story of Vito Rizzuto now available on Netflix
Bad Blood a six-part series tells the story of former Montreal Godfather Vito Rizzuto and the powerful Rizzuto crime family. The Mafia series is based on the best selling book written by Peter...
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Lucchese family mobster Steven Crea Jr wants separate trial
Lucchese crime family scion Steven Crea Jr. wants to be tried separately from four other co-defendants including his dad in an upcoming mafia trial. The 46-year-old alleged mob captain is the son of...
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Bonanno family mobster Frank Salerno sentenced
Bonanno crime family soldier Frank “Frankie Boy” Salerno has been sentenced to 60 months behind bars for racketeering conspiracy. He was busted back in 2017 along with acting Gambino family capo John...
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Philly Mafia: Quietly rebuilding or Dwindling enterprise
As we head into the new year we take a look at the current status of the Philly Mafia. The City of Brotherly Love has long been home to what many consider to be one of the more interesting Cosa...
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Bosses and Hierarchies of Mafia families heading into 2019
Once again we kick the new year off with our annual look at the current Leaders for each of the remaining Mafia families in America. The present-day Mob families across the country have proven over...
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Bonanno family leader Nicholas Santora passes away
Former Bonanno crime family leader Nicholas (Nicky Cigars) Santora has passed away while awaiting a re-trial. The 76-year-old mobster was wheelchair bound and has been in declining health for some...
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Bonanno family capo Damiano Zummo pleads guilty
Bonanno family acting captain Damiano Zummo has agreed to plead guilty as part of a plea agreement with the feds according to reports. Zummo presided over a videotaped 2015 NY Mafia induction...
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Detroit mafia consigliere Anthony Palazzolo passes away
Detroit mafia leader Anthony (Tony Pal) Palazzolo recently passed away of natural causes according to reports. The 78-year-old mobster was known to be low key and elusive during his long career in...
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Chicago Mob soldier Robert Panozzo gets multiyear prison sentence
Chicago Mob soldier Robert “Bobby Pinocchio” Panozzo plead guilty to state racketeering charges. Panozzo was sentenced to 18 years behind bars but will be up for parole in only 4 and a half years...
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Bonanno family consigliere John Zancocchio wants charges dropped
John Zancocchio the reputed consigliere of the Bonanno crime family makes a last ditch effort to avoid going to trial. He is facing bookmaking and loan sharking charges which could put him behind...
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