Merry Christmas from the Mob Blog on Blogspot

By Ed Scarpo
Cosa Nostra News wishes you all a belated Merry Christmas Eve/Christmas Day -- and my gift to you all is a little "mob candy"... no, I am not Renee, I am referring to mob candy of the eye candy type...

My friend Miami says "happy holidays" as well....

Special video clip from Robert DeNiro coming soon....

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