Mob Wives' Ramona Rizzo 'Pretty In Purple': Famecrawler
From Famecrawler : Ramona Rizzo Ramona Rizzo of "Mob Wives" smiles for photographers after making an appearance on "The Wendy Williams Show" in New York. .
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USDOJ: Indictments from the 'Big LCN Bust' Last January
US Department of Justice: Documents and Resources from the January 20, 2011 "La Cosa Nostra" press conference : U.S. v. Alesi et al (PDF) U.S. v. Balzano and Collina (PDF) U.S. v. Caramanica et al (PDF) U.S. v. Caramanica Detention Memo (PDF) U.S. v. Cicalese et al (PDF) U.S. v. Colandra (PDF) U.S. v. Depiro et al (PDF) U.S. v. Depiro Detention Memo (PDF) U.S. v. Dragonetti et al (PDF) U.S. v. Dragonetti Detention Memo (PDF) U.S. v. Gallo (PDF) U.S. v. Gioia and Larosa (PDF) U.S. v. Messina et al (PDF) U.S. v. Russo et al (PDF) U.S. v. Russo Detention Memo (PDF) U.S. v. Samperi (PDF) U.S. v. Vernace (PDF) U.S. v. Vernace Detention Memo (PDF) U.S. v. Manocchio and Iafrate (PDF) U.S. v. Corozzo et al (PDF) U.S. v. Cipolla et al (PDF)
Upcoming 'Mob Candy' Includes Stories on Jimmy 'The Gent' and Joe Massino
Buy the next issue of Mob Candy and read my two stories in it, one on Jimmy Burke, the other on Joe Massino. The stories are in the Renee Graziano issue, although there is another version with another cover. See the link for details.
Encounters with the Calabrian Mafia: the 'Ndrangheta
This is for readers who have had enough of "Mob Wives." Here's an interesting piece called Encounters with the Calabrian Mafia: Inside the World of the 'Ndrangheta in SPIEGEL ONLINE. We learn some interesting factoids about the Calabrian Mafia versus the American Mafia. For instance, in Calabrian Mafia circles, a distinction is made between "illuminati" ("enlightened ones") and "manovali" ("henchmen"). The illuminati wear a diamond set in a gold ring -- a sign of high rank. Here's the beginning of an interview; if it interests you enough, click the hyperlink. "For the meeting with SPIEGEL , Carlo has suggested a café in a town outside Munich. He is sitting in the shade of tall trees, a fit man in his late 50s, with alert eyes and a shaved head. He explains why men like him never go to prison, even though they bring cocaine to Germany by the ton. "Momentarily blinded by the late afternoon sun, he stops sp...