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Revisiting an Old Neighborhood

February 5, 2012
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Crime writer Megan Abbot looks back at Pleasant Avenue in East Harlem, once the stomping ground for Genovese boss Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno. David Durk and Ira Silverman wrote in their 1976 exposé The Pleasant Avenue Connection, "If you knew the right people, you could go there at three in the morning and borrow...

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Mob Scene, Breaking the code of silence

October 26, 2011
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The sanctity of Omerta, the mob's code of silence, isn't as important to today's mobster. George explains why more wiseguys are becoming informants. addGooglePlusOne(10383, "http://newenglandorganizedcrime.com/mob-scene-breaking-the-code-of-silence/");

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80s Child Star Corey Feldman On Pedophilia In Hollywood

August 23, 2011
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80s Child Star Corey Feldman On Pedophilia In Hollywood

In an explosive interview earlier this month on Nightline 1980s child star Corey Feldman made claims that the entertainment industry in Hollywood is riddled with pedophiles who prey on the young talent:"The number one problem in Hollywood was, and is, and always will be pedophilia. That's the biggest problem for children in this industry."...

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New Orleans Journalist Uses “Whitey” Arrest To Pass Corruption Crown On Boston

July 8, 2011
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New Orleans, Louisiana, the birthplace of the American Mafia has a deserved reputation as a corrupt town where mob boss Carlos Marcello ran his rackets for decades with impunity. Joe Valachi, mob turncoat, appearing before a U.S. Senate committee in 1963 testified that he asked Vito Genovese if he could visit New Orleans for...

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Does “Rocky” Deserve Boxing Hall Of Fame?

June 13, 2011
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You know the movie… everyone knows the movie some consider the best boxing flick ever. Everyone knows the actor, Sylvester Stallone's portrayal of "Rocky" is known worldwide but Stallone was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on the same day Mike Tyson was inducted. One's a real boxer. The other played one...

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Mob Experience Wipes Away the Blood,Highlights the Puppies

March 30, 2011
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Call me a not-so-wise guy, but I went to the Tropicana recently to get the Las Vegas Mob Experience. It wasn’t the real mob experience, of course. But who wants to pay good money to take a bullet behind the ear or play squat-and-rot in a prison cell? This Mob Experience was touted as...

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A New Mafia War – Perhaps

October 19, 2010
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    Following a series of persistent government investigations and ensuing arrests in the recent past the Italian underworld issued a series of ominous threats against government officials. In August the 'Ndrangheta detonated a bomb at the entrance to the apartment building of Salvatore Di Landro, top anti-mafia magistrate in Reggio Calabria. Earlier this...

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Rocco Rossi Toronto Mayoral Candidate What Were You Thinking

October 14, 2010
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Rocco Rossi Toronto Mayoral Candidate What Were You Thinking

This story was carried by the Globe and Mail and contained the following: “Rocco Rossi has dropped out of Toronto's mayoral race, conceding his ideas are failing to gain traction in a mayoral campaign that’s become a battle between two candidates tussling over an angry, polarized electorate.” The story also contained an example of...

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Amanda Knox Trial Related Videos

June 18, 2010
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Two video files related to the Amanda Knox trial. One is an interview with commentary featuring Diane Sawyer. The other features Elizabeth Vargas reporting the reasons why the Italian court rendered a guilty verdict. Diane Sawyer Interview and Commentary on Amanda Knox Case covering the cultural and legal difference's of the U.S. and Italy....

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Former Colombo Mobster Franzese comments on Gambino Bust in NY Videos

April 22, 2010
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  Two videos, the first is a summary of the Gambino indictments,the second is Michael Franzese, former mobster with the Colombo Family talking about the new charges facing alleged members of the Gambino crime family.   addGooglePlusOne(2033, "http://newenglandorganizedcrime.com/former-colombo-mobster-franzese-comments-on-gambino-bust-in-ny-videos/");

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