Cosa Nostra News

It's one of gangland's most high-profile, enigmatic hits -- and the identity of the killer has been debated for decades. Joe Pesci immortalized a vicious killer in Goodfellas. Thomas "Tommy Two-Guns" DeSimone killed a made member of  the Mafia  -- and for that, among other things, he was killed in what's been described as a classic setup. The truth is, we know very little about this murder, including who pulled the trigger. (Or fired up the chainsaw, depending on who you believe). DeSimone disappeared, meaning there's zero evidence as to how he was killed; in fact, it can't be said with absolute certainty that he was killed. Still, he was killed . Guys like him don't just disappear into thin air.  They'd never leave New York because everything they want -- a certain lifestyle, basically -- is in New York and cannot be duplicated anywhere else.  At the same time, there's no shortage of answers as to who and the why. Answers sell books an...

First Italy's government calls the  UK a haven for the mob ; now an Italian trade group has a problem with Joe "Dogs" Iannuzzi's  Mafia Cookbook ... gimme a break! I mean, are they kidding? They turned a blind eye to three  separate Mafias for 150 years and now they criticize others. What's that old expression? Clean up your own backyard before you criticize your neighbor for not taking care of his?... or something like that. Someone should wake up and smell the espresso. Italian Trade Group to World: The Mafia Is No Laughing Matter: Associations Now : "Though Italian organized crime is a gimmick commonly used to sell food around the world, an agricultural trade group in Italy says such representations trivialize a very real—and very dangerous—issue. Now the association wants the rest of the world to change its ways.