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Italy Seizes Luxury Resort From Businessman

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on May 9, 2012

@import url(http://www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css); Custom Search Italian authorities have seized assets worth $52 million including a tourist resort with a private beach, a sports center and 34 apartments in San Nicola Arcella in the province of Cosenza. A Roman businessman who is … Continue reading →

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Ex NE Mob Boss Salemme is Not a Snitch

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on May 9, 2012

Retired New England Mafia godfather Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme has been a lot of things, including an underworld assassin, but he’s no rat, his lawyer said yesterday. “He’s not cooperating against anybody and he never will,” attorney Steven Boozang told … Continue reading →

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“Mob Wives” Informant Testimony Delayed

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on May 8, 2012

Hector “Junior” Pagan, gangster ex-husband of the “Mob Wives” star Renee Graziano won’t be taking the witness stand this week to testify against his former mob colleague, Bonanno crime family underboss Nicholas “Nicky Mouth” Santora. In a surprise move, Brooklyn … Continue reading →

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Mass State Police Chief Criticizes FBI on Whitey Bulger Case

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on May 8, 2012

In a new book that chronicles his time building a case against the notorious Whitey Bulger, former Massachusetts state police chief Col. Thomas J. Foley held nothing back regarding his feelings about the FBI’s handling of the case. Boston.com reports … Continue reading →

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