Cosa Nostra News

Breaking news story courtesy of The Colombo Crime Family Blog * (see note at end)... Longtime Bensonhurst mobster Ilario "Fat Larry" Sessa was released from prison after spending just over a year behind bars. Sessa, who tips the scales at over 400 pounds, was charged back in July of 2018 with violating the conditions of his parole. Larry Sessa In court, he promised that he was trying to go "legit" after he was previously sprung from prison in 2017, having served six years behind bars for racketeering and loansharking. Sessa, whose full biography leading up to his 2011 arrest is exclusively available on thecolombomafia.com , told the court in 2018 that he had been working as a legit used-car salesman since his exit from prison on strict supervised release conditions. On paper, the portly mobster was working for 4 Guys Motors in Brooklyn, where he crossed paths with his old Colombo family pals. His lawyer says his contact with his old busine...

We understand wiseguys like the convenience of modern technology. (So do we.) But threatening someone who owes you money by way of text message FOR MONTHS doesn't seem very prudent....  Vito Difalco ran sports betting out of the Tryst Lounge. Jerry Ciauri, aka Fat Jerry, pleaded guilty yesterday in Brooklyn federal court to racketeering, including predicate acts of extortionate collection of extensions of credit. He did so before United States District Judge William F. Kuntz II, joining four Colombo mobsters who also pleaded guilty earlier this month. Vito Difalco, also known as “Victor” and “The Mask,” and two Colombo family associates, Salvatore Disano and Joseph Maratea, pleaded guilty to racketeering last week.   On March 15, 2019, Joseph Rizzo, an associate of the Colombo family, pleaded guilty to stalking conspiracy.  The defendants’ criminal activities took place in Brooklyn, Staten Island and elsewhere between March 2017 and June 201...