May 2012 ~ Five Families of New York City

Updated news on the Gambino, Genovese, Bonanno, Lucchese and Colombo Organized Crime Families of New York City.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Mob novel is based on New Jersey author’s real life godfather

May 31, 2012 Dapper_Don

Since 1975, Jon D'Amore had wanted to write a book about some members of his family – and, by extension, "La Famiglia." But the timing wasn't right back then. Many of the Hudson County mobsters central to the tale were still alive – and definitely not seeking publicity. ...

Genovese Crime Family

Mobster might be cleared because of 1996 boxing brawl

May 31, 2012 Dapper_Don

One of the more infamous moments in modern boxing’s checkered past now may help clear a mobster of murder. A free-for-all brawl that erupted among spectators in Madison Square Garden during a July 1996 match between Brooklyn native Riddick Bowe and Polish pugilist Andrew...

Gambino Crime Family

Colombo family drug ring leader enters guilty plea

May 31, 2012 Dapper_Don

A reputed Mafia street boss in New York's Colombo crime family has pleaded guilty in connection with accusations that he led a drug trafficking ring. Ralph DeLeo, a 69-year-old former Somerville resident, pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to one count of racketeering...

Colombo Crime Family / Ralph Deleo

Bonanno assasin loses bid to overturn conviction

May 31, 2012 Dapper_Don

An infamous mob assassin who murdered a man who threatened to kidnap the child of Bonanno crime family boss Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano has lost a bid to overturn his conviction. Anthony “Bruno” Indelicato cannot retract his guilty plea for the 2001 shotgun murder...

Anthony Indelicato / Bonanno Crime Family / Vincent Basciano

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Somerville man pleads guilty to racketeering charges

May 30, 2012 Dapper_Don

A Somerville mobster pleaded guilty to federal charges today, and faces up to 20 years behind bars. Franklin M. Goldman, 69, pleaded guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy. Goldman was a member of the so-called “Deleo Crew,” a group headed by a former street boss...

Colombo Crime Family

Two rising stars in Gambino crime family shipped off to prison

May 30, 2012 Dapper_Don

Two rising stars in the Gambino family were shipped off to federal prison Wednesday - one getting tearful waves from his family, the other getting smiles and thumbs up. Michael "Roc" Roccaforte, 35, gave his family an exaggerated “What can I do?” shrug after U.S. District...

Alphonse Trucchio / Anthony Moscatiello / Gambino Crime Family / Michael Roccaforte / Ronnie Trucchio

Former Hartford gangster accused of sex crimes in Florida

May 30, 2012 Dapper_Don

A Hartford gangster who the FBI said was once targeted for death by the Mafia is back in the custody of the law. This time, Luis "Tito" Morales is under arrest in Florida. He is accused of sexually assaulting children while acting as a self-declared "Apostle" of a church...

Mob Wives Chicago trailer released

May 30, 2012 Dapper_Don

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Feds prosecuting Gambino associate because he wouldn't snitch on Junior Gotti

May 29, 2012 Dapper_Don

A loose cannon defense witness Tuesday blurted out to a jury that the feds are prosecuting his Gambino associate pal for three murders simply because he wouldn’t snitch on John A. "Junior" Gotti. Patrick Sutherland appeared in Brooklyn Federal Court to back up longtime...

Gambino Crime Family / John A. "Junior" Gotti

A Mobster’s mobster to the very end

May 29, 2012 Dapper_Don

Much has been written about Mafiosi making their peace with God before shuffling off this mortal coil. Carlo Gambino, the unofficial boss of bosses, spent decades – most notably from the mid-1950s to mid-1970s – murdering and thieving while he ruled the crime family...

Bill Cutolo / Colombo Crime Family / Gambino Crime Family / Genovese Crime Family / John Gotti / Lucchese Crime Family / Stephen Depiro / Vincent Gigante

$180,000 in cash up for grabs

May 29, 2012 Dapper_Don

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Backpack full of cash and questions

May 29, 2012 Dapper_Don

The cash was bundled in rubber bands and stuffed in two plastic bags found in the backpack of a 75-year-old man who dropped dead after stepping off a train in Manhattan's busy Pennsylvania Station one day last summer. Ten months later, authorities are still trying...

Mob Wives recap: Drita and Ramona cool their jets

May 29, 2012 Dapper_Don

Host Joy Behar had a simple request: Don't get up from the couch. She obviously never dealt with the "Mob Wives" before because they're not known for playing by the rules. Part two of VH1's Reunion special picked up right where last week left off. Drita screamed in...

Mob Wives recap: Drita walks off Reunion special

May 29, 2012 Dapper_Don

Remember when the 'Mob Wives' peacefully broke bread at Big Ang's behest? Well, the smiles and hugs all went out the window in the first of two reunion specials. Joy Behar was tasked with interviewing the women and making sense of the senseless of the past season. The...

Colombo associate accused of beating driver for honking horn

May 29, 2012 Dapper_Don

The city will hit you with a $350 ticket for horn honking — but the mob really makes you pay. In a scene right out of “GoodFellas,” mafioso Edward “Tall Guy” Garofalo Jr. allegedly turned a truck driver’s face into a bloody pulp when he dared honk his horn while the...

Colombo Crime Family / Edward Garofalo / Theodore Persico Jr.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

My dad was the Mafia's Grim Reaper

May 27, 2012 Dapper_Don

Suitors were beaten. Friends were scared away. And when a man tried to rape her, Linda Schiro learned the horrible Mafia truth . . . It was 1983, and Linda Schiro, a 14-year-old Catholic-school sophomore from Midwood, smoked pot for the first time with her best friend,...

Colombo Crime Family / Gregory Scarpa / Vic Orena

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