HBO 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 ArticlePhiladelphia Mafia Attorney, Joe Santaguida, Dead at 81
Joe Santaguida, Long-term Philadelphia mafia attorney has died at the age of 81 from Alzheimer’s. Santaguida represented many mafia members and bosses including Bruno-Scarfo, Joseph “Skinny Joey”...
View ArticleA ‘Scarface’ remake is coming – Like it or not.
“Say hello to my little friend”. Anyone into mobster type movies will instantly recognize that classic Tony Montana (Al Pacino) line from the mobster classic, Scarface. In fact, the movie is so full of...
View ArticleSinaloa Cartel Member, El Chino Ántrax, Executed
El Chino Ántrax, high ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel has been murdered along with his sister, Ada Jimena Aréchiga Gamboa, and brother-in-law, Juan Garcia. The three of them were kidnapped on...
View ArticleDetroit Mobster Antonio “Toto” Ruggirello, dead at 83
Antonio “Toto” Ruggirello died this week from COVID-19 at the age of 83. Ruggirello was a soldier in the Detroit mob and the last of the notoriously tough Ruggirello brothers who once controlled the...
View ArticleFeds now believe the Flores brothers are hiding assets
The Feds are extremely concerned that the Flores brothers have a significant amount of hidden assets awaiting their release from prison. Pedro “Little Pete” Flores and Margarito “Junior” Flores, were...
View ArticlePublic Officials among 63 arrested in major Italian mafia fraud
Italian police have identified 63 people, including 11 public officials, involved in a crime ring associated with over 100 million euros ($111 million) of public works tenders, including EU funds....
View ArticleRoland “Mr. Big” Tan, on the run for 50 years, dead at 72
One of the world’s most wanted gangsters, Roland “Mr. Big” Tan, has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 72. It happened while he was hosting a dinner party in his Copenhagen home. Tan has been on the...
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 ArticlePhilly Mob Soldier Charles Iannece, Dead at 85
Charles “Charlie White” Iannece, a member and hitman of the Philadelphia crime family has died of natural causes at the age of 85. In the 1980s Iannece did a bit of everything during the Nicodemo...
View ArticleMexican Mafia Boss, Danny Roman, Murdered
Officials say Mexican mafia member Danny Roman, 64, has been murdered at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in the city of Corcoran. Roman was stabbed multiple times on...
View Article20 mafia members arrested after ex-wives tip off police
20 members of Rome’s infamous Casamonica clan have been arrested and 20 million Euros ($22 million) worth of assets confiscated by 150 carabinieri – Italian military police – who conducted early...
View ArticleSicilian town that inspired ‘The Godfather’ has a deep mafia history
A picture-perfect Italian town in the foothills of Sicily’s picturesque countryside, Corleone has a ruthless past. Corleone consists of bell towers, ornate churches, and a breathtaking view of the...
View ArticleMexican mafia member, Ramon Alvarez, sentenced to over 17 years in federal...
Mexican mafia member Ramon Alvarez, 45, of Santa Ana, California, was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison on Monday. Alvarez pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy charges and admitted...
View ArticleCanadian Mobster Pat Musitano, 52, Murdered
Infamous Canadian mobster Pat Musitano was shot to death in Burlington, Ontario on Friday. Calls came in reporting a shooting in a small shopping plaza at approximately 1 pm. Police arrived quickly on...
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 ArticleDozens arrested in joint Italian and Swiss sting against the ‘Ndrangheta mafia
A joint Italian and Swiss sting operation against the ‘Ndrangheta has resulted in the arrest of 75 suspects and the seizure of goods worth 169 million euros ($188 million USD). A further 83 suspects...
View ArticleMobster Tony “The Beaver” Ascenzia dead at 61
Tony “The Beaver” Ascenzia, one of the few remaining members of the Grasso crew has died at the age of 61. It is reported that this Connecticut Mafioso suffered a sudden heart attack. During the 1970s...
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 ArticleSalvatore Brunetti, 73, denied early release
New Jersey mobster Salvatore Brunetti, 73, has been denied early release from prison by a federal judge. He was petitioning the court for early release over health concerns related to his age and the...
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