Posts Tagged ‘ Gambino ’

New York Times news assistant Jennifer Mascia, recently wrote Never Tell Our Business To Stangers, a book which chronicles growing up as the daughter of Gambino hitman John Mascia. By trade, John Mascia was a carpet cleaner but years later his daughter was to learn he was involved in much more. // Share|
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In April of 2010 federal prosecutors filed an indictment against 14 Gambino defendants, which included accusations that some had run a trafficking ring involving women under the age of 20. Mr. McMahon, an attorney for the defense claimed in court papers that the witness, Jude Buoneto, who assisted in the trafficking, was a convicted...
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A Gambino crime family indictment, announced in April 2010, charged 14 defendants with extortion, gambling, loan sharking and some with sex trafficking, with girls as young as 15. One prosecutor suggested that the activity might represent “a new low for the Gambino family.” A defense lawyer in the case contends that the government helped...
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John McNally, an ex-NYPD detective who became a private investigator, allegedly "is the longtime associate” of John Gotti’s reputed hitman Joseph Watts, and has worked with him on extortion and money laundering for years, documents filed in Manhattan Federal Court say." Now prosecutors say John McNally is an unindicted co-conspirator to one of the...
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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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Reputed Gambino capo John "Jackie the Nose" D'Amico and long-time family associate Joseph "Joe the German" Watts were indicted for murder in February 2009. The indictment alleges they participated in the 1989 murder of Staten Island businessman Fred Weiss whom the late boss John Gotti believed was cooperating with authorities. As their September trial...
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Carmine Agnello Jr., 24-year-old grandson of the late Gambino crime family boss John Gotti, is not pleased with rapper Rick Ross using "Teflon Don" as the name for his next album. Agnello who is trying to launch a music career under the name Carmine Gotti stated "My grandfather paid his dues for that nickname....
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Nearly half of the 14 accused Gambino mobsters rounded up in a recent bust this spring on a litany of charges from extortion to sex trafficking are complaining to the court about their weak hearts, bad backs and other aches and pains. Among their prey, Manhattan federal prosecutors say, was a 15-year-old runaway sold...
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American and Italian authorities, in a coordinated effort arrested 25 men in Sicily, New York, North Carolina and Florida on Wednesday and charged them with taking part in criminal activities under the umbrellas of the Gambino family in the United States and the Santa Maria di Gesù clan in Sicily. Robert Settineri, who prosecutors...
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The Cuntrera and Caruana families originated from Siculiana, a small village on the south coast of Sicily in the province of Agrigento. They are relatives; and they inter-married. The Cuntrera-Caruana clan used to be armed guards for the local baron Agnello, who owned most of the village and the surrounding land. People in the...
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