Disclaimer: This author’s review is strictly for entertainment purposes only The Sopranos smartly runs an emotional gamut, offering detailed character work and riveting suspense while displaying a flair for both comedy and drama- Rotten Tomatoes “The Sopranos” grows into an increasingly complex, violent, and morally ambiguous story about changing times and…...
Cosa Nostra’s Soldati : Children
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…...
Gangland Blunder
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…...
Pizza Connection Turmoil
“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…...
New Trial For Anthony “Tony” Moscatiello
An appeal is when you ask one court to show its contempt for another court – Finley Peter Dunne Background Konstantinos “Gus” Boulis was driving on South Miami Road in Ft. Lauderdale on February 6, 2001, when his BMW became boxed in. With a car in front and a Volkswagon…...
CryptoMafia
“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…...
Colombo Consigliere Surrenders
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” -George Santayana Indicted Arrested and indicted on September 14, 2021, the Colombo crime family’s administration, members, and associates for a variety of crimes. https://sitdownnews.com/colombo-administration-bust/ Voiding the leadership positions for the Cosa Nostra family with this latest indictment. Yet, another…...
Women and Children Silenced
“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…...
Colombo Administration Bust
“…This Office and its law enforcement partners are committed to dismantling organized crime families, eliminating their corrupt influence in our communities, and protecting the independence of labor unions.” – Jacquelyn M. Kasulis, Acting United States Attorney Entire Administration The FBI rounded up the entire administration for the Colombo crime family…...
Matty Madonna
Prison friendship Mathew “Matty” Madonna and Nicky Barnes formed a friendship in the 1950s at Green Haven Correctional Facility. Once released from prison, Nicky Barnes became one of New York’s largest drug dealers. A likely explanation for his success was Matty Madonna, who began supplying him large quantities of heroin…....