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Comment on FBI and Police Arrest More Than 100 in Mob Sweep by Omertà May Be Dead; the Mafia Isn't | New England Organized Crime

Omertà May Be Dead; the Mafia Isn't | New England Organized Crime — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:51:31 +0000

[...] the first concentrated attack on the American Mafia. Almost to the day 50 years later, the government swept up more than 120 people in a smorgasbord of racketeering indictments, mainly in the New York [...]

Comment on Reputed Hartford Mobster Had “Veritable Arsenal” by FBI Searches For Stolen Old Master Paintings | New England Organized Crime

FBI Searches For Stolen Old Master Paintings | New England Organized Crime — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:59:04 +0000

[...] February of this year Gentile was charged with narcotics and weapons charges following the execution of a search warrant at his [...]

Comment on Alleged New England Mob Boss Busted by Gambino Informant In Patriarca Case | New England Organized Crime

Gambino Informant In Patriarca Case | New England Organized Crime — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:53:33 +0000

[...] Patriarca Case April 28, 2012By fdvent1 (online)On April 26, federal prosecutors in Providence, RI indicted Boston-based reputed Patriarca boss Anthony DiNunzio for allegedly receiving extortion payments from strip clubs. Apparently a senior Gambino member [...]

Comment on Vatican Accused of Cover-Up in Teenage Girl’s Kidnapping by Vatican Tomb of Mafia Don to be Reopened | New England Organized Crime

Vatican Tomb of Mafia Don to be Reopened | New England Organized Crime — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:30:02 +0000

[...] Emanuela Orlandi, who was 15 at the time of her disappearance, was the daughter of a Vatican employee. Her body has never been found and Italy has been gripped for years by a mystery which mixes a notorious band of criminals, the Magliana gang, with the murky world of Vatican finances. [...]

Comment on Justice Department Deals Blow to Gambino Family as 14 Members – Associates Plead Guilty by Nine Reputed Gambino Mobsters Sentenced | New England Organized Crime

Nine Reputed Gambino Mobsters Sentenced | New England Organized Crime — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:28:29 +0000

[...] mobsters were sentenced this week to light prison terms ranging from 18 months to 100 months after pleading guilty to sex trafficking, drug distribution,gambling, loansharking and [...]

Comment on FBI and Police Arrest More Than 100 in Mob Sweep by FBI Mob Unit Gets Unmade | New England Organized Crime

FBI Mob Unit Gets Unmade | New England Organized Crime — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:59:42 +0000

[...] New York FBI division, riding a wave of goodwill and big headlines after the largest roundup of wiseguys in American history six weeks ago, has quietly shaken up its Organized Crime [...]

Comment on Uneasy Truce Between Camorra and Nigerian Mafia by More On The Camorra and Nigerian Mafia | New England Organized Crime

More On The Camorra and Nigerian Mafia | New England Organized Crime — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:52:01 +0000

[...] Mafia August 12, 2011By fdvent1 (online)As reported earlier there exists an uneasy truce between Italy's Camorra and Nigerian Mafia in the seaside town of Castel Volturno in the Campania region due to the illegal trafficking of [...]

Comment on 34 Alleged Lucchese Mobsters Indicted In NJ by Guilty Plea In NJ Lucchese Gambling Case | New England Organized Crime

Guilty Plea In NJ Lucchese Gambling Case | New England Organized Crime — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:45:32 +0000

[...] (online)Gianni Iacovo has pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate following his arrest last year in a raid targeting an alleged Lucchese gambling operation which netted 35 [...]

Comment on Mafia crackdown charges 127 in NY, NJ, New England by Did Mafia Connections Trigger Agent Cuts? | New England Organized Crime

Did Mafia Connections Trigger Agent Cuts? | New England Organized Crime — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:37:49 +0000

[...] (online)Earlier this year, the FBI made an unprecedented bust. The Bureau, along with the NYPD, conducted a massive raid that resulted in the FBI mob busts of 127 known mobsters and included 16 [...]