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Gambling Ring Busted Alleged Genovese Connection

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on June 11, 2010

@import url(http://www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css); Custom Search Frank Fea, his son Alfred Fea, and daughter-in-law Tracey Kosierowski-Fea, have been charged in Rockland, NY with running a multimillion-dollar sports betting operation. Sheriff's Capt. John Schnitker, commander of the Rockland Intelligence Center, alleges that the … Continue reading →

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The Sonny Franzese Racketeering Trial Continues

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on June 11, 2010

John Franzese Jr. testified yesterday against his reputed Colombo underboss father, admitting Thursday he sold his father out for $50,000 and revealed his FBI code name was "Annual Report" Richard Lind, Sonny's defense lawyer attempted to impugn his credibility on … Continue reading →

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Colombo underboss John Sonny Franzese betrayed by son

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on June 10, 2010

The racketeering trial against reputed Colombo underboss John "Sonny" Franzese began yesterday in a federal court in Brooklyn, NY. John Franzese Jr. testified against his father who is on trial for racketeering involving alleged shakedowns against Manhattan strip clubs and … Continue reading →

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Boiler Room with Suspected Mob link Busted

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on June 10, 2010

The feds have busted a suspected pump and dump boiler room operation in midtown N.Y. which allegedly is linked to the Russian and Italian mob. Charged are thirteen individuals including alleged Bonanno soldier Anthony Guarino and former SEC employee Steven … Continue reading →

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Sicilian Youths Take a Stand Against the Mafia

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on June 9, 2010

In Sicily a new generation who call themselves children of the massacre is mobilizing through anti-Mafia organization such as Libera Terra and Addiopizzo Travel to rid the region of Cosa Nostra. In May of 1992, the Mafia detonated a bomb … Continue reading →

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Ndrangheta Launders Billions In Germany

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on June 9, 2010

An Italian delegation meeting in Berlin with German investigators for a conference on ways of tackling organized crime found the 'Ndrangheta or Calabrian Mafia launders billions of dollars in cash through Germany."Italian mafia organizations are investing billions of euros into … Continue reading →

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Environmental Impact Of The Mafia

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on June 7, 2010

Legambient, the Italian environmental group has released its annual report on the Mafia for 2009 identifying its rackets which impact the environment. Those include illegal waste dumping and animal exploitation involving "dogfighting, smuggling of endangered species, clandestine butchering and illegal … Continue reading →

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