Posts Tagged ‘ Lucchese ’

The Real Housewives of New Jersey and the Mob Put to Rest

August 4, 2010
By fdvent1

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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Goodfella Henry Hill Still Living in Hiding

July 26, 2010
By fdvent1

As the 20th anniversary of Martin Scorsese's gangster movie Goodfellas approaches Henry Hill, 67 still has much to say. The film was the story of Hill's life in the Mafia, he shakes his head and admits: "I did a lot of bad things back then. I shot at people, I busted a lot of...
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NYC agrees to record settlement to man framed by Mafia cop

June 4, 2010
By fdvent1
NYC agrees to record settlement to man framed by Mafia cop

The city of New York on Thursday agreed to pay $9.9 million to Barry Gibbs, an innocent man who spent 19 years behind bars after being framed for a prostitute’s death by one of  New York Cities so called  Mafia Cops. New York police detectives Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa were convicted in April...
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Buffalo NJ man arrested for running Lucchese online gambling operation

May 30, 2010
By fdvent1
Buffalo NJ man arrested for running Lucchese online gambling operation

Earlier this month NJ authorities arrested several suspected Lucchese mobsters in connection with an alleged gambling ring. Read the full story here. Brian Cohen, age 61, of Buffalo, N.Y., is charged with money laundering and gambling promotion. Authorities said the gaming operation routed bets through a "wire room" in Costa Rica, where Cohen also...
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34 Alleged Lucchese Mobsters Indicted In NJ

May 17, 2010
By fdvent1
34 Alleged Lucchese Mobsters Indicted In NJ

The New Jersey state authorities have announced a sweeping indictment of 34 suspected members and associates of the Lucchese crime family on racketeering and other charges following "a continuation of Operation Heat, a year-long investigation that culminated in several arrests targeting a $2.2 billion underground gambling operation in 2007." Named in the indictment are...
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In NY Bonanno and Lucchese Bust

February 27, 2010
By fdvent1

The Fed’s have unsealed an 18 count indictment charging nine defendants variously with racketeering , racketeering conspiracy, extortion and other crimes relating to their involvement with the Luchese and/or Bonanno organized crime families. Five of the members named in the indictment were already detained on various charges. The remaining four were arrested and charged...
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Henry Hill arrested in Ill.

December 16, 2009
By fdvent1
Henry Hill arrested in Ill.

Gangster-turned-FBI informant Henry Hill whose exploits were the basis of the 1990 Martin Scorsese mob film "Goodfellas" said Tuesday his struggles with alcohol again are to blame for his weekend arrest after a drunken disturbance at a hotel. Police hauled 66-year-old Henry Hill of Topanga, Calif., away in handcuffs Sunday after a disturbance in...
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