Mafia News: Racketeering trial against Bonanno Family capo Vincent Asaro begins
The racketeering trial against Bonanno crime family captain Vincent Asaro which includes his alleged role in the infamous 1978 Lufthansa heist and murder charges begins today. The 80 year old mobster...
View ArticleBonanno family rats take the stand against former capo Vincent Asaro
Bonanno crime family captain Vincent Asaro sits in a Brooklyn courtroom as his former New York mafia pals and even his own cousin take the stand to testify against him. According to opening...
View ArticleMafia trial outlines the embittered mob life of Bonanno family mobsters
Vincent Asaro was once a powerful captain in the Bonanno crime family of the New York mafia overseeing criminal enterprises in and around JFK Airport. Testimony at his ongoing racketeering trial has...
View ArticleToronto on verge of a Mafia war according to authorities
A mafia war is brewing in Toronto between rival clans of the Ndrangheta or Calabrian mafia according to Italian authorities. Documents prepared by prosecutors in Italy outline the inner workings of...
View ArticleWas the Philly mafia dismantled due to the George Martorano conviction
Philadelphia mafia associate George “Cowboy George” Martorano was released from prison on October 5th after serving 32 years for drug charges. He admitted his role in running a drug ring which dealt...
View ArticleWhich Mafia family Outside of NY has the best chance to rebound in 2016
The mafia around the country as a whole has been in a state of decline for some time now as its power and influence diminishes. The five families of the New York mafia remain the most powerful mob...
View ArticleMafia Capitale trial begins in Rome
Mafia Capitale is one of the five major organized crime groups in Italy exposed last year in a scandal of corruption in Rome. There are Forty six suspected members of Mafia Capitale set to stand...
View ArticleDaughter of mafia hit man Gregory Scarpa releases tell all book
Linda Scarpa is the daughter of infamous Colombo crime family mobster Gregory Scarpa, who was known as the “Grim Reaper” on the streets. Scarpa was one of the most feared enforcers in the New York...
View ArticleFeds target Lucchese family mobster Madonna for murder of Purple Gang Leader
Lucchese crime family mobster Matthew “Matty” Madonna is being targeted by the feds for ordering the mafia hit on Michael Meldish back in 2013. Meldish is the former leader of the Purple Gang a...
View ArticleBonanno family mobster Not Guilty in Lufthansa Heist case
Vincent Asaro an alleged Bonanno crime family mobster has been found not guilty by a jury after a three week long trial. Asaro was charged with racketeering, which included claims he helped plan the...
View ArticleReputed Bonanno family captain Peter Lovaglia arrested for assault
Peter Lovaglia a reputed captain in the Bonanno crime family has been arrested for an attack on the owner of a local Japanese restaurant named Takayama Sushi Lounge. According to reports the man was...
View ArticleMontreal mafia targeted in major drug raids
A major operation was launched Thursday in the Montreal area by three local police agencies which targeted major players in the drug trade and organized crime called Project Magot and Mastiff. More...
View ArticleLatest Montreal mafia bust opens door for new Rizzuto family leadership
Massive organized crime raids in Canada, including “Operation Magot” led to the arrest of Leonardo Rizzuto and Stefano Sollecito two alleged pillars of the new Montreal mafia leadership group. After...
View ArticlePhilly Mafia remains splintered but adds some new blood
The Philadelphia mafia remains at least by traditional mob standards to be a dysfunctional family as various factions try and coexist on the streets. According to sources this hasn’t stopped the...
View ArticleColombo family mobster BF Guerra catches a break while Michael Persico awaits...
Colombo crime family mobster Francis “BF” Guerra was indicted along with Michael Persico and Theodore “Skinny Teddy” Perisco for racketeering conspiracy which included two murders in a case which...
View ArticleKansas City mafia continues to dwindle
The Kansas City mafia family was once a prominent member of the American Mafia but is on its last leg as we head into the new year. The Kansas City mob has lost many of its key members over the years...
View ArticleMontreal mafia leadership puzzle remains unsolved
The recent Montreal mafia bust resulted in the arrest of alleged Rizzuto crime family leaders Leonardo Rizzuto and Stefano Sollecito whom remain behind bars awaiting bail hearings. Joint...
View ArticleNew Jersey mafia crew continues to cop plea deals
An undercover operation into the New Jersey mafia back in March led to arrest of capo Charles Stango and members of his crew along with family consigliere Frank Nigro for plots to open a prostitution...
View ArticleGenovese family mobsters file fresh appeals in Al Bruno murder case
Genovese crime family mobsters who were convicted back in 2011 of the murder of former Springfield mafia boss Adolfo “Big Al” Bruno have filed fresh appeals to have their life sentences vacated....
View ArticleMontreal mafia unrest may signal the end of the Rizzuto family reign
The Rizzuto crime family took control of the Montreal mafia back in the 1970s, emerging from a bloody internal war between the Sicilian and Calabrian factions. The upstart Sicilian faction led by...
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