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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,

Suicide Squad: The Mafia bosses, hitmen, and gangsters fighting Russia’s war in Ukraine

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on February 9, 2023 at 10:18

Several months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it soon became clear to those in the Kremlin that their so-called “brother nation” was not going to sit still for target practice. What’s more, they were running out of professional soldiers. Russia h

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

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

Oh so predictable, yet mysteries surround prison murder of mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on January 4, 2023 at 13:45

If you were told Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger, a man responsible for countless murders and a known snitch, was placed in a prison’s general population, what would you say? Probably that he was a dead man walking, right? It is this aspect of

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.

Italian Mafia boss Raffaele Imperiale becomes government witness in move that shocks narco underworld

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on December 7, 2022 at 4:29

In a move that will shock the global underworld, Italian Mafia boss Raffaele Imperiale has decided to become a witness for the government and testify about his crimes. Imperiale is seen as one of the biggest drug traffickers in the world and has clos

Inside Italy's Most Dangerous Mafia: The ‘Ndrangheta

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on December 5, 2022 at 4:34

VICE News dives deep into the secret world of the ‘Ndrangheta, Italy’s most powerful and mysterious mafia group, revealing how they revolutionized the global cocaine trade.

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

“All that blood” – Driver for Italian Mafia boss turns out to be serial killer

Posted by Gangsters Inc. on November 25, 2022 at 6:09

“All I remember is the blood, all that blood,” Giandavide De Pau, the former driver of an Italian Mafia boss, allegedly said after he slaughtered three prostitutes in Rome’s upper-class Prati district last weekend. How a mob driver turned out to be a

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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

Suicide Squad: The Mafia bosses, hitmen, and gangsters fighting Russia’s war in Ukraine

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

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

Oh so predictable, yet mysteries surround prison murder of mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger

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

Italian Mafia boss Raffaele Imperiale becomes government witness in move that shocks narco underworld

Inside Italy's Most Dangerous Mafia: The ‘Ndrangheta

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

“All that blood” – Driver for Italian Mafia boss turns out to be serial killer

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