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Nick Christophers wrote the following, which is based on his reporting, research, and interviews with several former associates of organized crime, including former Gambino associates John Alite and Andrew DiDonato, former Outfit scion Frank Calabrese Jr., and ex Colombo associate Kenji Gallo. (More on Nick at the end.) By Nick Christophers  There is a saying that if you take one man out there are two in the wings to replace him and if you take out two there are four in the wings. This may be the case for some situations but when it comes to the life-line of the mafia that theory goes out the window. The once awesome and untouchable traditional mafia has lost its “talent pool” that was at once abundant. It is believed since the fall of John Gotti the mob has went underground and has attempted to stay out of the spotlight and the headlines. Frank Calabrese Sr. on right in surveillance image There are many rumors that they have been recruiting men from Sicily to replenish the ranks ...

Frank Giovinco was sentenced yesterday to four years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for extortion conspiracy and participating in a racketeering conspiracy in connection with the Genovese Crime Family’s control of two local chapters of a labor union. Genovese wiseguy Frank Giovinco was sentenced to four years. Giovinco was convicted on December 3, 2019, following a six-day trial before U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, who sentenced Giovinco . Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss said in a media statement : “For years, Frank Giovinco, as a member of the Genovese Crime Family, instilled fear in victims and perpetrated kickback schemes to tighten the Family’s stranglehold over two labor unions. For committing these crimes, Giovinco will now spend four years in prison.” Strauss recently replaced Geoffrey S. Berman, who United States  Attorney General William Barr tried unsuccessfully to fire Friday night; P...

The following is shared via The Colombo Crime Family Blog : As far as career paths go, joining the Mafia is a pretty risky one. There is no set wage, no 401k, as well as the looming threat of incarceration. And, as Colombo crime family associate Walter Samperi discovered the hard way, there's no health insurance either..... From: The Colombo Crime Family Blog The Italian-born Samperi stood at over two metres tall, making him a useful enforcer for powerful Colombo family figures like Teddy Persico Jr. and Tommy Gioeli. But for all his physical might, Samperi was powerless to retaliate when he was stabbed not once, but twice, in two separate incidents by a fellow Colombo associate and then, years later, by a Gambino. On neither occasion did Samperi get any sort of retribution, according to tape-recordings made in 2009 and 2010 by FBI informants. Samperi first came to the feds' attention in 2004, when he was spotted hanging around Colombo prince Theodore "Skin...

"There are two more members that are talking,"   from Joe Valachi's autobiography, as quoted by journalist Jack Anderson in an  article published in 1963 . Fat Andy and Tony Lee. Before Anthony Ruggiano (Senior, aka Fat Andy) could get made in 1953, his name had to go around to the other New York families to solicit any possible objections. There were objections--two, actually--one of which required then-boss Albert Anastasia to win a sitdown with the Genovese family (or the then-Luciano family). As noted, Fat Andy and partner Tony Lee met Carmine (Charley Wagons) Fatico after they robbed his card game, but Fatico decided to hire them rather than kill them. For this, the previous story, and the rest in this series, we are using information provided to us by Anthony Ruggiano Jr.  In the next installment Anthony will address your comments... Profaci family member John Sonny Franzese put in a claim over Fat Andy, who, Franzese argued, belonged to him. A...

James LaRossa -- who was among the most accomplished trial lawyers of his generation, who died in 2014 at age 82 -- is now the topic of a biography written by his son . Last of the Gladiators, a biography about James LaRossa. Last of the Gladiators, A Son’s Memoir will be available on September 10. The son of a mailman, James Michael LaRossa was born in Brooklyn in 1931. He graduated from Fordham University, including its law school, and served in the Marines during the Korean War. He chose the legal profession because if “you really worked, you could grow without the obvious family connections, " he once said. LaRossa considered himself one of "the last of the gladiators” — his characterization of defense lawyers — and spent decades engaging in spirited courtroom battles on behalf of mob bosses, politicians, labor leaders, and judges. He defended hundreds of white-collar criminals but his best-known cases involved Mafia bosses. He represented Paul Castellano...

Gerard (Skeevy) Bellafiore, 49, a former Colombo associate known for illicitly withdrawing -- robbing -- millions from banks , died this past July under "somewhat" mysterious circumstances, as per Gang Land News. Skeevy does his thing. "Cardiopulmonary arrest" was the recorded cause of death, as per a court filing by Miami Federal Detention Center warden Gio Ramirez. Bellafiore died July 5 at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he'd been transferred several months prior to his death, for undisclosed ailments. But, as Gang Land reports, eight weeks later, the Miami Medical Examiner's Office still has yet to release an official explanation regarding what specifically caused Bellafiore's death. In July 016, Bellafiore was wearing a mask and hefting a customized gaff hook--a large handled hook used to gut fish-- while attempting to rob a night-deposit box at Chase Bank on U-S 1 in Jensen Beach. A Martin County sheriff’s deputy arrived in re...

This is a special guest post..... The Five Families, the biggest Mafia leaders in the history of time, they are still active and the press, media and people just thrive on the underground connotation related to the mafia. Charlie Lucky Luciano  The history of their origination is by far one of the most intriguing stories of all time, thus the attention the family name still receives. If you ever wondered if the mafia is still alive and around, the answer would be the same as the patrons visiting NoviBet Casino UK , always there and always gaining attention. Here is the story about the biggest mafia influences in the history of time. The Beginning of Time Italy created one of the biggest Organized Crime Families, who eventually made their way to New York, America. The country was ripe with dreams, the deliverance of an outcome of a better life. The family was officially recognized in the year of 1931 when one of the biggest murders in history took place, which was the beg...