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$83M Seized in Mob Assets

January 19, 2012
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Italian police say they seized more than $83 million worth of assets Tuesday from the Camorra’s violent Casalesi clan in an operation that focused on a jailed businessmen and two Casalesi members, including the brother of jailed leader Michele Zagaria. The Naples mafia has been in the midst of a power struggle after the...

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Reputed Patriarca Capo DeLuca Will Be Witness Against “Whitey” Bulger

November 14, 2011
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The recent buzz on the street is Reputed Patriarca capo Robert DeLuca has grown tired of the Mafia life and was now cooperating with the feds. Apparently the rumor is true and DeLuca will be making his first appearance for the feds at the upcoming trial of former Winter Hill mob boss Whitey Bulger...

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Mass Arrests in Italian Mafia Drug Trafficking

June 25, 2011
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Police raids across Italy on Thursday netted 16 people suspected of links to the ‘Ndrangheta and of trafficking cocaine from South America. International arrest warrants were issued for two further suspects residing in Germany, police said. The operation was coordinated by anti-mafia prosecutors in Reggio Calabria and Italian tax police in the southern city...

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Fugitive Camorra Boss Arrested

April 6, 2011
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48-year-old Ciro Papale, the reputed boss of the Ascione-Papale clan of the Camorra has been arrested by the Carabinieri police from Torre Annunziata. Papale, also known as "button" was at large since January 2008 after three years as a fugitive on drug trafficking and extortion charges. The Carabinieri found him in Ercolano in a...

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GTA Man Named as Mafia Suspects Arrested in Italy, Germany

March 8, 2011
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  Italian police are conducting a major crackdown Tuesday against the ‘ndrangheta Mafia group, and the 51 suspects include a GTA man. Carmine Verducci, 53, of York Region, is wanted in Italy for Mafia associations. He was born in Oppido Mamertina in southern Italy but is a longtime resident of Canada. The charge of...

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New Book, Chicago to Springfield: Crime and Politics in the 1920s

February 2, 2011
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The story of Chicago gangsters in the 1920s is legendary. Less talked about is the tale of the politicians who allowed those gangsters to thrive. During the heyday of organized crime in the Prohibition era, Chicago mayor "Big Bill" Thompson and Gov. Len Small were the two most powerful political figures in Illinois. Thompson...

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Bonded Vault Gunman Dussault Speaks – Video Report

November 12, 2010
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In the early ‘80’s, Bonded Vault gunman Robert Dussault was brought to Providence R.I. to speak to a group of police recruits to give an insiders view on organized crime in the state. Dussault was in the Witness Protection Program and living under the identity of “Robert Dempsey” at the time. Dussault discusses in...

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The Saint may be negotiating a plea Video

April 29, 2010
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  PROVIDENCE, R.I. According to court documents obtained by WPRI 12, reputed Patriarca capo Anthony "The Saint" St. Laurent is asking for more time from federal judges so he can enter into plea negotiations with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Currently at Fort Devens federal prison in MassachusettsSt, St. Laurent is serving a five year...

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FBI Top Ten List History in Video

February 23, 2010
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Interesting video on the history of the FBI Top Ten Most Wanted List addGooglePlusOne(1696, "http://newenglandorganizedcrime.com/fbi-top-ten-list-history-in-video/");

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Saab and the Mob part Two

February 23, 2010
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A Swedish government investigation tied Vladimir Antonov and his family to money laundering  and the Russian mafia. Those findings helped kill the initial deal between a bailout of Saab between Spyker and General Motors, leading Antonov's to give up the position of chairman at Spyker. Original Story Here In a New York Times op-ed...

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