Mafia Articles and News
Soldati (Soldiers) The International Labor Organization Convention182 of 1999 identifies “the use, procuring or offering of a child for illicit activities, in particular for the production and trafficking of drugs as defined in the relevant international treaties” as one of the worst forms of child labor. Catania, Sicily Catania, a…...
On September 30, 2021, Gangland News, a one-sided, antiquated column, incorrectly identified a Colombo wiseguy as a confidential witness. A likely explanation for this amateur blunder points to “The nation’s foremost EXPERT on the American Mafia” Jerry “The Atheist” Capeci. Journalistic Turncoat On December 26, 2020, Sitdownnews posted a blog…...
“These 19 defendants, along with their co-conspirators…agreed and conspired to work as narcotic racketeers in order to generate millions of dollars…When it’s all said and done, the case before you is about two commodities-dollars and drugs…” – Prosecutor Louis J. Fresh “It is a tremendous victory in the effort to…...
“The threat posed by organized crime in Europe has never been higher…” according to the EU’s Law Enforcement Agency Arrests On September 20, 2021, Europol, Italian and Spanish police have arrested over 100 people belonging to Mafia clans. The majority of arrests took place on the Spanish Canary Island of…...
“Women in that Mafia culture are treated as objects…” – Alex Perry The Facade Cosa Nostra, wearing their mask of honor, loyalty, and respect, once removed, reveals the true hypocritical face of organized crime. The writing below is an illustration of those silenced. As quoted above, women are mere objects…...
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…...
Murray Humphreys, a name known to some mob enthusiasts, The Camel, The Brainy Hood, Mr. Einstein, or as Al Capone referred to him, “The Hump” was a criminal genius for the Chicago mob. Astonishingly, after Capone’s death, he assumed power in the Chicago Outfit alongside, Francesco “Frank the enforcer” Nitti…....
The year 1989 found Michael Liguori and this author residing in the Queens House of Detention located in Kew Gardens, Queens. After being denied at two previous bail hearings, we had one more chance at freedom. If denied again, we would remain incarcerated until the end of our trial. Ultimately,…...
Forgive yourself for not having the foresight to know what now seems so obvious in hindsight – Judy Belmont Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forward -Soren Kierkegaard Back in time If I had the ability to go back in time, what would I tell…...
“The word Mafia is a literary creation, while the true Mafiosi are simply called men of honor…As a whole, this association is called Cosa Nostra.” – Tommaso Buscetta Merriam-Webster definition of “Honorable” – deserving of respect or high regard : deserving of honor Recruitment By the age of fifteen, Tommaso Buscetta came to…...
