Mafia Articles and News
Summer of 2016, Joey Amato had himself a problem. Not a legal one as many wiseguys fret over, but a problem nevertheless. His was a physical one, concerning his heart. No, he was not in need of a cardiologist, he was only experiencing a broken heart. Joey Amato was and…...
Philly Mob in jeopardy In a unsealed superseding indictment, Federal Authorities indicted members and associates of the Philadelphia crime family today. The charges included, racketeering conspiracy, illegal gambling, loansharking, and drug trafficking. https://www.cosanostranews.com/2020/11/fifteen-philadelphia-cosa-nostra.html Among those indicted were, Philadelphia family underboss Steven “Stevie” Mazzone, Dominick “Dom” Grande a [Caporegime] captain, and…...
COLOMBO COWBOYS The rain was steady on the second day of November 1992, a Lincoln Town car came to a sudden halt on Caldwell Avenue, the Maspeth section of Queens. In the car were Colombo crime family members and associates on their way to the wake of a family member…....
As reported by, Lorenzo Tondo – correspondent for The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/14/sicilian-businessman-secret-film-leads-to-arrest-of-alleged-mafiosi-italy A group of Sicilian businessmen gave testimony against 20 alleged members of Cosa Nostra in Palermo, Sicily. The charges in the indictment range from, murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to drug trafficking, extortion and association. Like the Twisted Sister song,…...
“Sollozo is known as the Turk, he’s supposed to be very good with a knife…” -Tom Hagen, The Godfather (1972) Like the fictional, Virgil Sollozo, who’s character displayed a brazen approach for dealing with opposition – the streets of New York had a true life young Turk by the name…...
Many young men have a fascination with and idolize members of the mob. This author, many years ago was at an impressionable age and knows firsthand the pitfalls of this mindset. Growing up in Howard Beach and Ozone Park, Queens, New York, neighborhoods that were replete with mob activity. Times…...
