Lucchese family hit with sweeping indictments 34 arrested
Authorities in New Jersey have hit the Lucchese crime family with sweeping indictments. Thirty Four reputed members and associates of the Lucchese family have been charged with racketeering and multiple other crimes as part of an ongoing operation they called “Operation Heat”. The operation stretches all the way back to 2007 mainly targeting a 2.2 [...]
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Former Bonanno boss Basciano headed to Supermax
The former boss of the Bonanno crime family Vinny “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano is not only facing the death penalty in his upcoming trial but he is also now facing a move to a Supermax prison in Colorado. Basciano’s death penalty trial is not set to take place until the spring of 2011 at the earliest [...]
Former acting Genovese family boss Daniel Leo and Crew hit by Fed’s again
The former acting boss of the Genovese crime family Daniel Leo also known as “The Lion” is in the cross hairs of the Fed’s once again. He was back in court and sentenced to an additional 18 months in prison for conspiracy and dealings in Genovese family business such as racketeering and illegal gambling. He [...]
Newly Identified Georgian Mafia
A bust made by Spanish police of about 80 suspected Mafia members in Europe could have exposed a new Mafia family on the rise. The original reports were that the bust was Russian Mafia members but in fact these reports were changed after the mobsters arrested were identified as being the little known Georgian Mafia. [...]
Mafia Turf War in Montreal ?
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Italian police use Facebook to nab Ndrangheta Mobster
The Mafia has been linked to the social networking site known as Facebook over the last year or so and some even think the mob has used it as a recruitment tool of sorts. Well for one of the Italy’s most wanted Mafia fugitives using his Facebook account was not a good idea. The Italian [...]
Mob linked Florida Attorney behind Gambino and Sicilian Mafia Bust
Mafia linked Florida attorney Scott Rothstein is spilling the beans on mob after he previously plead guilty to running a multimillion dollar ponzi scheme through his law firm. Rothstein used his firm Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler as a front for the scheme in which he sold phony legal settlements to multiple investors. Fed’s say Rothstein’s cooperation [...]