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I prefer  Defectors , while the unwashed mass media, which tends to view everything in black and white, uses  Rats . Stefano Magaddino posed the threat prompting Witsec. Defector, based on its historical definition, is more accurate, I believe: A defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state in exchange for allegiance to another, in a way which is considered illegitimate by the first state. More broadly, it involves abandoning a person, cause, or doctrine to which one is bound by some tie, as of allegiance or duty. ... This list of names of guys who flipped is a work in progress, ongoing for a couple of years now. The original focus was on New York's Five Families, but I've expanded it to include others. Two things to consider while we're on this topic: Firstly, the Witness Protection Program began with Pascal "Paddy" Calabrese and was a direct response to Buffalo mob boss Stefano Magaddino. While serving a five-year stre...

A spokesperson for John A. Gotti responded with the following comment: "First, I keep telling you movie is on. It's on, Ed!! Second, this is only a snippet of something much bigger. Yes, (John A. Gotti) is describing their next book and project but this video is part of something much bigger. It involves the whole family.  Third, Witsec Mafia is not revenge against Alite, Gravano or Otto."   I've sought some elaboration on the third point, then I will revise the entire story accordingly. That said, please note the second paragraph... John A. Gotti is working on a new project, titled WITSEC Mafia  (the above video is at 1,319 YouTube views as of this posting) . The recently announced project follows the 2015 release of his book, Shadow of My Father , which is set to be made into a film starring John Travolta . The focus of WITSEC Mafia is to expose former mob turncoats who, Gotti alleges, are committing crimes following life in the Witness...

Meet the Tweetfellas. Former mobsters living large, and in public. So notes a recent Daily News  article  that sought to take to task these "media characters" who have the gall to balk "after completing their government service as informants." Instead of "vanishing into America’s heartland with new identities... they are sticking close — some would say dangerously close — to their stomping grounds and stoking high-profile on social media, personal websites and reality TV shows." WITSEC was perfected by the time Fat Pete Chiodo was ready for it. "Former NYPD Police Commissioner [from 1996 to 2000] Howard Safir, who created the witness protection program when he was a top official of the U.S. Marshals Service, said they’re foolhardy if they think they’re getting a pass on the death sentence for violating the mob’s code of silence." “Organized crime is very patient, even if it means it’s going to be years down the road for there to be re...