Posts Tagged ‘ Colombo ’

The reputed acting boss of the Colombo crime family, Thomas "Tommy Shots" Gioeli, who is imprisoned at the Metropolitan Detention Center in NYCA was told by a federal judge to "stop bothering" him with incessant complaining. Gioeli, is awaiting a racketeering trial involving multiple murders. After patiently listening to Gioeli go on about his...
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It’s interesting that some members of the Manzo family, particularly Caroline, on the currently popular TV show “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” deny mob ties with their father in law Albert “Tiny” Manzo. For those who don’t follow the show very closely Caroline is the redhead and her sister Dina, the blonde. A...
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In a federal courthouse in Brooklyn, NY the racketeering trial began last week against reputed Genovese capo Anthony "Tico" Antico who is charged in connection with the 2008 slaying of Staten Island jeweler Louis Antonelli during a botched robbery. Antonelli failed to kick up cash tributes to capo Anthony Antico for the privilege of...
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Son of the late Mafia stockbroker Frank Persico, is accused of pressing a gun to a man's head in an attempt to collect a $600 debt. Frank Persico, the 19-year-old son of the late elder Persico, has been charged on Staten Island, NY. "Your son owes me $600. Give me $600 or you’re both...
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A jury in Brooklyn federal court found 93-year-old John "Sonny" Franzese, reputed underboss of the Colombo organized crime family and three co-defendants guilty on its fifth day of deliberations. Franzese was convicted on federal racketeering charges involving the shake down of two NYC strip clubs and a loan shark operation. Co-defendants, Joseph DiGorga, John...
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The son of the late mob boss Joe Colombo, Christopher Colombo, is promoting a reality show which chronicles his life from ex-con to Joe Average. Tentatively called "An Honest Living," the show would detail how the 48 year old Colombo moves from the high life of running a $200,000 a week illegal betting operation...
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The 93 year old John "Sonny" Franzese dozed at the defense table during his son's first day on the witness stand last week. The elder Franzese is charged with extorting strip clubs and a pizzeria as underboss of the Colombo organized crime family.Prosecutors enlisted John Franzese Jr., a former Colombo associate, now paid informant,...
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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 cross-examination by suggesting he exposed women to HIV through unprotected sex. Lind forced John...
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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 a Long Island pizzeria. "What kind of despicable, subhuman person does that?" defense lawyer...
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Following a June 2008 indictment on racketeering, loan sharking, and extortion charges involving a Long Island pizzeria, John "Sonny" Franzese, reputed underboss of the Colombo crime family, goes to trial next week. His son John Jr. is on the prosecutors witness list to testify against his 93 year old father and Sonny must be...
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