Mafia Articles and News
Loan shark: one who lends money to individuals at exorbitant rates of interest – Merriam-Webster The confession In the summer of 2015, this author had been out for a ride with an older woman I had been dating. After receiving a text, she developed a tense expression. Concerned, I inquired…...
Revised The original version of this story, “A Mob Handbook” was posted on October 14, 2020, when this author created the sitdownnews blog. In contrast to my earlier writings, amateurish at best, I believe a revision is warranted. With disinterest in rewriting or replacing the story, I wanted to improve…...
Tip to New York’s top reporter The front page of New York’s Daily News screamed, ‘Snake’ was a Rat, Mafia boss Persico spent decades as fed snitch: court records by Larry McShane and Stephen Rex Brown https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-carmine-persico-the-snake-federal-informant-20210820-anhp4c4z2baxznj6dslyyropxa-story.html While vacationing down at the Jersey Shore, Larry McShane received an email accusing…...
Underdog from birth Life began for Patrick Flynn on April 17, 1953. A product of parents who were both drug addicts, leaving him at a disadvantage for success. Sadly, by eleven years old, he began shooting heroin in a classic case of acquired behavior. By the time he reached his…...
North End Robert (Bobby) Luisi Jr grew up on the North End, also known as Boston’s “Little Italy”. His father, Robert (Big Bob) was [with] the Angiulos. To emphasize, the Angiulo brothers were members of the Patriarca crime family. In time, Bobby, by age eleven, began working for the Angiulos…...
