All Blog Posts Tagged 'Brooklyn' (62)
Porsches and Yeezys – Profile of New York crime boss Aleksey Tsvetkov
By David Amoruso for Gangsters Inc.
Aleksey Tsvetkov (above, left) lived the good life for quite a while. As the leader of a violent,…
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Ex-Gambino Mafia family underboss Sammy Gravano is trying to get some good gangster PR – Will it work?
By David Amoruso for Gangsters Inc.
Gambino Mafia family underboss and consigliere Frank “Frankie Loc” Locascio (photo above, far…
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Nephew of Mexican narco kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero hit with heavy load of drug charges
By Gangsters Inc. Editors
An associate and nephew of infamous narco kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero was charged in Brooklyn federal court on Monday with participating in an international conspiracy to manufacture and distribute…
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American Mafia Murder: The Man in Potters Field
There are more than a million people buried in this graveyard. There are no stones or memorials to remember them. It’s not the biggest…
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The Christmas Verdict: How Colombo Mafia family leader “Wild Bill” Cutolo got the present he wished for
By James M. LaRossa Jr. for Gangsters Inc.
As I attempt to make sense of my father, legendary Mob attorney Jimmy LaRossa’s blur of a professional life, one day, above all others, stands out.…
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Only the Dead know Brooklyn
By Thom. L. Jones for Gangsters Inc.
Being in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong kind of friend was the worst thing that ever happened to Frank Santora Junior.
As he walked along a street in…
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The Guys That Do More Than Killing: Gambino Mafia family mobsters busted for large variety of crimes
By David Amoruso for Gangsters Inc.
Two mobsters once praised by Mafia boss John Gotti are among twelve…
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Murder on the Dancefloor: The demise of Gambino Mafia family soldier Anthony Mascuzzio
By Thom L. Jones for Gangsters Inc.
Being in the mob isn't all beer and skittles.
Created in 1970, the Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, by 1985, had been used almost one thousand times, to bring criminal and civil cases. RICO…
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Five Minutes to Midnight – Part 2: The Sicilian and New York Mafias, the Catholic Church and a huge finance scandal
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NYPD cop, who moonlighted as bodyguard for El Chapo’s wife, had side gig trafficking cocaine
By David Amoruso for Gangsters Inc.
We often hear the phrase: “They don’t pay cops enough.” Some of these guys have to work extra jobs to make ends meet. One NYPD officer even worked as a security guard for the wife of infamous Mexican drug lord…
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Emanuele Notarbartolo, the man who fell from the train, and the dark heart of Italy - Part 2
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“Take responsibility as a captain to your family” - Profile: Bonanno crime family capo Joseph Sabella
By David Amoruso
Bonanno crime family captain Joseph “Joe Valet” Sabella is a prime example of the persistence of the American Mafia. At age 54, he has held a senior position in the New York mob during the 2010s. In that period, he’s done pretty much the same as what a typical mobster did in the…
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Meet the New Boss: Profile of Lucchese Mafia family leader Michael “Big Mike” DeSantis
Lucchese crime family boss Michael “Big Mike” DeSantis got to the top of the hill in an unusual way: A letter from his…
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Lucchese Mafia boss Vic Amuso may be imprisoned for life, but his word is still law on the streets of New York
By David Amoruso
Many question how much power an 85-year-old imprisoned-for-life Mafia boss actually has over his crime family. Mob leader Vic Amuso (above) answered with a letter that said: Total power. From behind bars, he orchestrated the complete rearrangement of the Lucchese family’s leadership.…
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How a rat brought down the Colombo Mafia family crew of “Fat Jerry,” “The Mask,” and “Mumbles”
By David Amoruso
It’s hard to run an honest loansharking business these days. Just ask Colombo Mafia family soldier Jerry Ciauri. Together with several other mobsters he ran gambling and loansharking operations in Brooklyn and Staten Island. He was doing okay until a rat in his crew began nibbling on money and then ran…
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Gambino family mobster charged with treacherous murder and robbery of his dear 78-year-old friend
By Gangsters Inc. Editors
Greed kills more people than cancer, the street saying goes. It is especially true in the murder of Vincent Zito, prosecutors say. They arrested 59-year-old Anthony Pandrella, an alleged associate of the…
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Legendary New York Mafia boss Carmine Persico was the ultimate survivor, up until his death behind bars
By David Amoruso
Colombo crime family boss Carmine Persico has passed away. He was 85. The New York Mafia boss was known for his tenacity and ruthlessness. Despite being locked up for life, he maintained an iron grip on his mob family from behind bars. He was a pure survivor. Right up until the moment he sighed his last…
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If a man looks like a mobster, is he also guilty of being one?
By David Amoruso
The trial of alleged Bonanno crime family boss Joseph “Joe C” Cammarano Jr. began last week and he showed up looking the part. It brought up the question: Does looking like a mobster, make you guilty of being one?
A stupid question, of course, but one that needs to be addressed. With his gray hair,…
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Mobsters of New York’s Gambino and Bonanno crime families sentenced on drug and gambling charges
By David Amoruso
They were rounded up in a bust said to be “a major disruption of La Costra Nostra’s activities on Long Island”. Now, mobsters John “Johnny Boy” Ambrosio, an acting captain in the Gambino family; Frank “Frankie Boy” Salerno, a soldier in the Bonanno family; and Anthony Saladino, an associate of the…
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How did infamous Mafia hit squad Murder Inc. get its name?
Photo: Albert Anastasia, Abe Reles, and Louis "Lepke" Buchalter
By Christian Cipollini
Murder Incorporated. Catchy name for a bunch of hired killers, isn’t it? So where did such a clever, sinister and aptly-dubbed moniker originate? While there will probably always be some conjecture…
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- American Mafia Murder: The Man in Potters Field
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