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Corleone. Murders in a Small Town.

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on May 6, 2023 at 3:30

This is a story about a crime that never exists which triggered another beyond belief in a place saturated with a history of death and betrayal. About a man who organized his own funeral without knowing it and the youth who helped to kill him so he c

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

Leonardo Rizzuto, son of Mafia Godfather, is hit in drive-by shooting as Montreal mob violence continues

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on March 17, 2023 at 10:04

In the Mafia, people tend to have a long memory. Once you are on a hit list, you never get off. Unless you’re dead. After the murders of Nicolo Rizzuto Sr. and Nicolo Rizzuto Jr. and the death of mob boss Vito Rizzuto, it seems someone still feels th

“I pay for the surname I carry" - The loyal sisters of Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on March 12, 2023 at 5:04

Since its beginnings, the Sicilian Mafia was led by and comprised of men. Cosa Nostra was the ultimate “Man’s World.” Men went out to commit crimes while wives sat at home. Sons followed in their fathers’ footsteps, while sisters stayed at home. As t

The Power and The Glory: Starting A Mafia War

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on March 2, 2023 at 3:20

Historians referring to the second Mafia War in Sicily believe it to have been triggered by an event. But if so, which one? Being the Mafia, it involves violent death, treachery, and an abundance of confusion.

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

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

Too old for this sh*t? Italian police arrest Sicilian Mafia’s boss of bosses Matteo Messina Denaro

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on January 16, 2023 at 5:40

Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro seemed like a ghost. For three decades he was among the world’s most wanted fugitives. Authorities only heard whispers. Even after arresting everyone close to him, he remained elusive. Until today. When polic

When the Music Changed. Destroying the Sicilian Mafia. Again.

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on January 13, 2023 at 2:44

Down a narrow alleyway off the Via Alloro, in The Kalsa District of Palermo City, is a building that was once a convent. Built in 1601, it now houses the state archives, over a million documents, files, manuscripts, papers that tell the history of Si

Sicilian Mafia clan busted in Agrigento – Grape producers forced to triple price of their products due to extortion

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on January 11, 2023 at 10:15

Ten alleged members of the Sicilian Mafia in Agrigento were arrested today, Italian news agency ANSA reported. They are charged with trafficking drugs and extorting businesses in the cities Agrigento, Licata, Palma di Montechiaro, and Canicatti along

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

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

Lucchese Mafia family soldier earned $1 million a year from gambling biz

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on September 18, 2022 at 8:55

The house always wins. When it comes to gambling, the Italian American Mafia learned that lesson decades ago. To this day, its members continue to reap the benefits. Among them Lucchese crime family soldier Anthony Villani, who made a cool million a

The Ghost Boss of the Sicilian Mafia: Police step up hunt for Messina Denaro, Italy's most wanted fugitive

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on September 7, 2022 at 4:57

Matteo Messina Denaro is a Mafia ghost. Despite being one of the world’s most wanted fugitives, authorities remain unable to pinpoint his whereabouts. The Sicilian Cosa Nostra boss has been on the run since 1993, but Italian police believe he continu

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Corleone. Murders in a Small Town.

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

Leonardo Rizzuto, son of Mafia Godfather, is hit in drive-by shooting as Montreal mob violence continues

“I pay for the surname I carry" - The loyal sisters of Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro

The Power and The Glory: Starting A Mafia War

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

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

Gambino Mafia family capo busted in lucrative Manhattan construction scheme

Too old for this sh*t? Italian police arrest Sicilian Mafia’s boss of bosses Matteo Messina Denaro

When the Music Changed. Destroying the Sicilian Mafia. Again.

Sicilian Mafia clan busted in Agrigento – Grape producers forced to triple price of their products due to extortion

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

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

Lucchese Mafia family soldier earned $1 million a year from gambling biz

The Ghost Boss of the Sicilian Mafia: Police step up hunt for Messina Denaro, Italy's most wanted fugitive

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