Reporting Comes At A Risk

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Recently, I discovered a New York Times article titled, The Mafia Reporter With a Police Escort (and the 200 Journalist Like Him) written by Gaia Pianigiani. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/20/world/europe/italy-journalists-mafia.html Ragazza Brillante Ms. Pianigiani was born and raised in the Chianti region of Tuscany. Eager to acquire knowledge, she attended three different universities…....

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Nefarious ways of Johnny Sideburns -Pt.3

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A series on Johnny Sideburns…Part 3 https://sitdownnews.com/nefarious-ways-of-johnny-sideburns/ The Minaci Family By the late ’90s, the reputation of the Minaci family was pristine in South Florida. They achieved success in business and became proud owners of famous restaurants, pizzerias, and bars. The Minaci’s Paramount Companies supplied vending machines, arcade games, juke-boxes,…...

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Nefarious ways of Johnny Sideburns- Pt.2

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A series on Johnny Sideburns…Part 2 https://sitdownnews.com/nefarious-ways/ Johnny Sideburns again hitched his wagon to wiseguys. Namely, the Romano brothers Carmine, his twin Peter, and Vincent. Besides brotherly love, the brothers had two things in common, fish and the mob. Widely known was the Romano name at the Fulton Fishmarket in…...

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Peter Pan Headed To The Can

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In early 2015 this author was called to a meeting in Howard Beach, Queens. The meeting location was at a diner on Crossbay Boulevard. Waiting at a table were Johnny Sideburns and Joe Cafe. Joseph “Joe Cafe” Desana is a Caporegime with the Lucchese family. Joe explained why he called…...

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Nefarious ways of Johnny Sideburns-Pt.1

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A series on Johnny Sideburns…Part 1 John “Johnny Sideburns” Cerrella originally hailed from Harlem, New York, eventually settling in sunny Florida. Formerly, a handsome young man who enjoyed taking the sun as well as the Florida nightlife. Possessing a vast taste for quick money that he acquired through scamming and…...

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Mafia Murders Exposed by Lucchese Wiseguy Joe Perna

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Years ago, Nicky “Little Nicky” Scarfo was Boss of the Philadelphia crime family. Replete with a crew of capable guys at his disposal, bodies were left like garbage all over Philadelphia as mob hits were a common occurrence. Salvatore “Wayne” Grande a Scarfo soldier, was responsible for some of those…...

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The truth about Gang Land News Editor, Jerry Capeci

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Journalist Jerry Capeci created Gand land sometime in 1989 which appeared in the Daily News. The column ran from 1989 – 1996, thereafter Capeci took it online. Its availability to read was at no cost, except for the price of the newspaper. Conversely, all that changed in June 2008, to…...

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A beating in exchange for a wedding

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John “Johnny” Perna – Lucchese wiseguy of Cedar Grove, New Jersey plead guilty via videoconference before U.S District Judge Kevin McNulty yesterday. His plea was to Count One of the indictment- committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity. Also charged in the June 2020 indictment is Thomas Manzo…...

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Quack Quack got Big Paul Whacked

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Holiday time of year brings plenty of decorations, lights, and shoppers into Manhattan. This seasonal joy was similar on December 16,1985, that same Christmas spirit was in the air. Something else was also swirling in the air on that night, the pungent smell of gunpowder. The Russians are coming Thomas…...

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Known liar slipped in Lucchese’s back door

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FBI agent Joaquin “Jack” Garcia was handpicked for an extremely dangerous assignment in the early 2000’s – Infiltrate the Gambino crime family. Using his undercover moniker, Jack Falcone he succeeded in accomplishing his task. In what turned out to be one of the most fruitful infiltrations of organized crime since…...

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