Archive for March, 2010

It appears that the 'ndrangheta is very active in Germany. Police have arrested 11 people for allegedly trafficking cocaine on behalf of Italy's  'ndrangheta or Calabrian Mafia. Investigators believe the group regularly sent couriers from Italy to Germany with several kilograms of cocaine which were delivered to customers in the Munich area. Bavarian police...
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Michael Persico, son of reputed Colombo boss Carmine "The Snake" Persico and brother of reputed ex-acting boss Alphonse "Allie Boy" Persico was denied bail following his indictment earlier this month for allegedly participating in a kickback and extortion scheme involving removal of debris at the ground zero site of the World Trade Center. That...
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  The Las Vegas Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement will open its doors in mid 2011. Dennis Barrie, the creative director of the museum said "This is one of the most anticipated museum projects in the world. It is really a topic that evokes true interest with the American public, with museum...
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MONTREAL – Was the attempt to kill Ducarme Joseph somehow related to the hit on Nick Rizzuto Jr. just after Christmas? Experts inside and outside the Montreal police department agree there could be all kinds of motives behind the March 19th attempted assassination of Joseph – who sometimes identifies himself as Joseph Ducarme. Joseph...
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Vinny “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano, former boss of the Bonanno crime family is facing the death penalty in his upcoming trial in the spring of 2011 and a move to a Supermax prison in Colorado. A judge is considering sending him to the Supermax facility to serve out his life sentence after his conviction in...
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Actors, cameramen and the curious went into Staten Island's William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge Friday in search of spirits of the dead snuffed by the mob. Searches for "Ghostfellas" is the concept of a possible new reality show whose pilot was shot in the sanctuary known to be a favorite gangland graveyard. James McBratney,...
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Ciro Figaro, a reputed boss from the Mazzarella clan of the Camorra or Neapolitan Mafia, was arrested last week by Spanish authorities in San Pedro Alcantara. Apparently Figaro was leading a reasonably quiet life on a Marbella urbanization. The son of mafia boss Ciro Russo, who allegedly owed Figaro money was being held against...
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Genovese leaders Anthony Arillotta and Arthur Nigro were indicted last month for their alleged roles in the 2003 hit of the family's New England capo Adolfo "Big Al" Bruno in Springfield, MA. Local police say the face of organized crime has changed since the time when Bruno allegedly ran the show. Those who knew...
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A reputed Gambino soldier was sentenced to 51 months in prison for arranging a beating for a deadbeat as a favor to "Goodfellas" actor Anthony Borgese who uses the stage name Tony Darrow. Prosecutors said Joseph “Joey Boy” Orlando was secretly recorded by an informant discussing the beating of the unidentified victim who owed...
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Following the issuance of a warrant for his arrest last month Senator Nicola Di Girolamo, a member of Berlusconi's People of Freedom party, has resigned from parliament. The warrant alleges Di Girolamo participated in a 'Ndrangheta or Calabrian Mafia money laundering scheme. The Senate voted to accept his resignation. A Rome judge ordered the...
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