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The Father, the Son… the Mafia, the Bloods Gang, and Greed

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on April 23, 2023 at 10:02

Family is everything. It is how La Cosa Nostra, the American Mafia, managed to dominate the New York underworld for over a century. But in the underworld, family is no match for greed. Vultures and sharks are everywhere, ready to take what’s yours. T

Mafia boss Al Capone wishes his rivals a happy Valentine's Day

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on February 14, 2023 at 6:13

On Valentine’s Day most people are thinking about their loved ones. Husbands browse the stores in search for that one gift to tell the wife how much they love her, while youngsters arrange to meet up at the park for a romantic walk and a kiss. And th

Genovese Mafia family captains, soldiers, associates plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on February 12, 2023 at 2:41

Six Genovese crime family mobsters caught up in an illegal gambling and loansharking bust pleaded guilty to racketeering charges. One had done so in previous months, five did so last week. These Genovese family wiseguys participated in loansharking,

In the Company of Saints. The life and times of America’s oldest Mobster

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on February 3, 2023 at 0:17

There has been plenty written about John “Sonny” Franzese: books, newspaper articles, stories in magazines, web-site reports. People who know nothing about the Mafia in America know about Sonny, especially over the last few years, as he gained media

The Glare of a Killer

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on January 30, 2023 at 10:21

By Frank DiMatteo and Michael Benson for Gangsters Inc.

NEW YORK POLICE DETECTIVE Ralph Salerno was on the job for decades, working the rackets, and he’d seen his share of the underworld. Some of it seemed just like everything else, guys trying to ge

Former President Donald Trump is all smiles as he poses for picture with New York Mafia snitch

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on January 26, 2023 at 13:22

The floodgates have opened. Earlier this week, the Philadelphia Inquirer released a photograph of former President Donald Trump posing with ex-Philadelphia mob boss Joseph Merlino. Now, another photo of Trump with a rather notorious crime figure has

Philadelphia Mafia boss Joey Merlino poses for photo with former President Donald Trump

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on January 23, 2023 at 12:47

Philadelphia Mafia family boss Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino has friends in high places… Well, he posed for a picture with someone who moves in high places. None other than former President of the United States Donald Trump stood next to Merlino as bo

Gambino Mafia family capo busted in lucrative Manhattan construction scheme

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on January 19, 2023 at 23:08

Alleged Gambino crime family capo Frank Camuso was among over 20 people charged in a multimillion-dollar New York City construction racket, prosecutors reported on Wednesday. 59-year-old Camuso allegedly received pay-offs from Robert Baselice, the vi

Philadelphia Mafia family underboss gets 5 years in prison for running gambling, extortion, and loansharking

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on December 18, 2022 at 13:10

Steven Mazzone, the underboss of the Philadelphia Mafia family, was sentenced on Thursday to 5 years behind bars for leading a racketeering conspiracy which engaged in illicit gambling, extortion, and loansharking.

The Doyen of Dope Dealers: The life and times of Joe Beck

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on December 1, 2022 at 2:30

If Giovanni and his wife, Cira Floria, had not made whoopee one night in autumn, in their apartment in Lower Manhattan, their first child, the one they called Giuseppe, or Joseph, would not have been born in June, 1907, and it’s almost a given, the w

Former priest and brother of New York Mafia boss “Chin” Gigante passes away

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on October 24, 2022 at 5:12

Reverend Louis Gigante passed away last week, the New York Times reported. He was 90 years old. Louis was the younger brother of Genovese crime family boss Vincent “Chin” Gigante and despite his brother’s chosen path never strayed from his side.

Rochester mob hitman had 1 year to serve before prison escape, now sentenced to 3 more years

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on October 21, 2022 at 9:43

Convicted Rochester Mafia family hitman Dominic Taddeo was sentenced this week to 3 years in federal prison for his escape from a half-way house in Orlando, Florida. Despite being one year away from his release, 65-year-old Taddeo decided to flee. He

The Corner on Pleasant Avenue: The Mafia, crooked cops and drugs

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on October 1, 2022 at 8:27

By Thom L. Jones for Gangsters Inc.

David Durk, who was born in 1935, joined the New York Police in 1963, and by the closing of the 1960s, was a detective attached to the city’s Department of Investigation, which served as an independent and non-part

“I’m going to put him under the fucking bridge” – Nine mobsters of Genovese and Bonanno families busted

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on August 16, 2022 at 14:15

Nine alleged members - including two captains - and associates of New York’s Genovese and Bonanno crime families were charged with racketeering, illegal gambling, money laundering conspiracy, and obstruction of justice today. They allegedly had a cor

Bonanno Mafia family capo-turned-snitch now president of Arizona's Italian American club

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on August 8, 2022 at 11:56

Richard Cantarella’s life is filled with twists and turns. Known by the nickname “Shellackhead,” he controlled the newsstands for New York’s Bonanno crime family and worked his way up to become a capo. Confronted with life in prison, he decided to sn

Another Chicago Mob Story: The German and The Outfit

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on July 5, 2022 at 10:15

It’s hard to know about Chicago. Was it a Mafia city or was it something else? Maybe just a gangland in America’s mid-west? One acknowledged expert in the field, Dr. Wayne A. Johnson, claims, “I want to be clear on this point: The Chicago Outfit is j

“The fat fuck stole my money!” - Gambino Mafia family wiseguy guilty of shooting Lucchese family pal in the head

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on June 19, 2022 at 4:17

Alleged Gambino crime family mobster Anthony Pandrella was found guilty by a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday of murdering and robbing 77-year-old Vincent Zito, a man he called his friend.

Philadelphia Mafia family associate gets 5 years behind bars for racketeering and trying to buy 1 kilo of coke

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on May 28, 2022 at 13:00

A Philadelphia Mafia family associate was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday after pleading guilty to racketeering conspiracy and drug dealing. 68-year-old Daniel Castelli had made the guilty plea in January of this year.

They whacked the payphone! The American Mafia bids it farewell with tears in its eyes

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on May 26, 2022 at 9:34

Mobsters and payphones formed a decades long lucrative partnership. Conducting business on one of those things was part of their modus operandi. It was a way of avoiding wiretaps, while still getting to talk to associates far and wide. Unfortunately,

Rochester Mafia hitman pleads guilty to escape from halfway house when he had less than 1 year to serve

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on May 20, 2022 at 13:35

Imagine being locked up since the early 1990s. As 2022 rolls around you are nearing the end of your sentence and stay at a halfway house. Just one more year to go. Would you do the year or would you make a run for it and become a wanted man? Rocheste

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The Father, the Son… the Mafia, the Bloods Gang, and Greed

Mafia boss Al Capone wishes his rivals a happy Valentine's Day

Genovese Mafia family captains, soldiers, associates plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy

In the Company of Saints. The life and times of America’s oldest Mobster

The Glare of a Killer

Former President Donald Trump is all smiles as he poses for picture with New York Mafia snitch

Philadelphia Mafia boss Joey Merlino poses for photo with former President Donald Trump

Gambino Mafia family capo busted in lucrative Manhattan construction scheme

Philadelphia Mafia family underboss gets 5 years in prison for running gambling, extortion, and loansharking

The Doyen of Dope Dealers: The life and times of Joe Beck

Former priest and brother of New York Mafia boss “Chin” Gigante passes away

Rochester mob hitman had 1 year to serve before prison escape, now sentenced to 3 more years

The Corner on Pleasant Avenue: The Mafia, crooked cops and drugs

“I’m going to put him under the fucking bridge” – Nine mobsters of Genovese and Bonanno families busted

Bonanno Mafia family capo-turned-snitch now president of Arizona's Italian American club

Another Chicago Mob Story: The German and The Outfit

“The fat fuck stole my money!” - Gambino Mafia family wiseguy guilty of shooting Lucchese family pal in the head

Philadelphia Mafia family associate gets 5 years behind bars for racketeering and trying to buy 1 kilo of coke

They whacked the payphone! The American Mafia bids it farewell with tears in its eyes

Rochester Mafia hitman pleads guilty to escape from halfway house when he had less than 1 year to serve

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