Jose Miguel Battle Sr. is a little-known name in the annals of American organized crime. It’s a testament to his leadership abilities as the Cuban crime boss ruled a multi-billion-dollar criminal empire whilst flying below the radar. In his new book The Corporation, author T.J. English paints a vivid…
ContinueAdded by Gangsters Inc. on March 31, 2018 at 10:03am — No Comments
Every underworld has its first major crime boss. That man – or woman – who ascends to the top of the heap and controls organized crime in the city. For Hamilton, Ontario, that man was Rocco Perri. During the years of Prohibition, he became known as the “King of the Bootleggers.”
Born in…
ContinueAdded by Gangsters Inc. on March 31, 2018 at 4:24am — No Comments
The War on Drugs is a complex ordeal with a far-reaching and profound impact on society. While citizens buckle under the weight of drug crimes and addiction, politicians hijacked the theme to project a tough-on-crime image to the public while doing little to solve the problems.
Last week,…
ContinueAdded by Gangsters Inc. on March 25, 2018 at 12:13pm — 1 Comment
A high-ranking member of the Gangster Disciples was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday for racketeering conspiracy. 37-year-old Henry Cooper went by the nickname “Big Hen” and functioned as the organization’s enforcer, making sure all other gang members toed the line and followed the…
ContinueAdded by Gangsters Inc. on March 24, 2018 at 6:00am — No Comments
Added by Gangsters Inc. on March 21, 2018 at 4:30am — No Comments
In her latest book Gangland Boston: A Tour Through the Deadly Streets of Organized Crime, Boston Globe reporter Emily Sweeney details over a century of heists and killings involving the Italian Mafia, the Irish Mob, Chinatown…
ContinueAdded by Gangsters Inc. on March 20, 2018 at 1:34pm — No Comments
Three members of a London-based Albanian drug gang involved in trafficking cocaine with a combined estimated street value of £4.2 million have been sent to prison yesterday. All men had previously pleaded guilty following an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Metropolitan Police Organised Crime…
ContinueAdded by Gangsters Inc. on March 17, 2018 at 4:44am — No Comments
Mobster Massimigliano Carfagna was sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison on Thursday. He had pleaded guilty to trafficking in cocaine and the opioid drug…
ContinueAdded by Gangsters Inc. on March 16, 2018 at 9:30pm — No Comments
Omari Rosero might have been locked up in a New York State prison, his power still flowed through the cement walls to the outside world. As a Godfather in the United Blood Nation gang he was considered the highest authority in the nationwide organization.
It was a long climb for 41-year-old Rosero.…
ContinueAdded by Gangsters Inc. on March 15, 2018 at 11:30am — No Comments
Organized crime in New Jersey goes way back and features some of the most colorful characters and powerhouses one can imagine. Gangsters Inc. sat down with mob author Scott Deitche, who details this rich and violent history in his new book Garden State Gangland: The Rise of the Mob in New…
ContinueAdded by Gangsters Inc. on March 12, 2018 at 12:45pm — No Comments
His pals in the mob call Joseph Chirico “Joe Marco Polo,” because he runs Marco Polo Ristorante in Brooklyn. Chirico, who grew up in Italy, is a restaurant buff but has another side gig going that landed him in trouble with the law.
In 2008, he was caught up in a wide-ranging federal racketeering indictment…
ContinueAdded by Gangsters Inc. on March 11, 2018 at 10:45am — No Comments
Over a decade ago, when his epic The Sopranos ended with a black screen, David Chase left us sitting in the dark. Now, just like that, he pulls us back out into the light with a prequel movie to his hit television series titled The Many Saints of Newark.
Set in the 1960s, the film…
ContinueAdded by Gangsters Inc. on March 9, 2018 at 11:00am — No Comments
A joint cooperation by the DEA and Europol has dismantled a drug pipeline between Colombia and Europe. Nine suspected drug traffickers were arrested today and charged with their role in transporting multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia, Ecuador and Panama to Europe.
A…
ContinueAdded by Gangsters Inc. on March 8, 2018 at 8:00pm — No Comments
Added by Gangsters Inc. on March 8, 2018 at 2:00pm — No Comments
California drug kingpin “Freeway” Rick Ross shows that you can play the game and survive. His story shows the hypocrisy of the government’s war on drugs, while also shining a light on the struggles of growing up in the ghetto. Above all, it’s about learning from mistakes and bettering yourself. “I used to…
ContinueAdded by Gangsters Inc. on March 4, 2018 at 8:30am — No Comments
After all these decades, James Bond’s license to kill still sounds pretty cool. Though 007 is far removed from the real-life spies working at MI5, they do have a similar license that gives them a pass to commit crime in the United Kingdom, Theresa May, the country’s prime minister revealed in a text on…
ContinueAdded by Gangsters Inc. on March 3, 2018 at 9:56am — No Comments
A gang of truck hijackers roamed through Europe in search of lucrative cargo. Once they found a juicy target they went all out to get their loot. Using tactics straight from the blockbuster Fast and the Furious movies, the gangsters carried out their crime while the truck was speeding over the highway.
They were…
ContinueAdded by Gangsters Inc. on March 3, 2018 at 5:00am — No Comments
“There is no hunting like the hunting of men,” wrote Ernest Hemingway. 29-year-old Norteño gangster Julian Ruiz can relate. He was sentenced to over 17 years behind bars on Wednesday for his role in a racketeering conspiracy in which he admitted hunting and shooting rival…
ContinueAdded by Gangsters Inc. on March 1, 2018 at 7:00am — No Comments
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
© 2021 Created by Gangsters Inc..
Powered by