Mafia Articles and News
Your children are your real mob. Anonymous Sonny To refer to John “Sonny” Franzese as a gangster would be an understatement. To begin with, his criminal history dates back to the 1930s, with his first arrest being for an assault in 1938. In and around 1950, Franzese became an inducted…...
A lie can run around the world before the truth has got its boots on. Terry Pratchett The phrase “word on the street”, allegedly dates back to the 1920s in New York City. In those days, insider-trading was legal and certain information regarding companies came from Wall Street. The frequently…...
In March 2020, the Central Operations Service in Catanzaro, Calabria received some interesting reports from the FBI in New York. Specifically, they inquired about Teodoro Matozzo from Satriano, a small town in Catanzaro. Apparently, Matozzo was operating in New York and had links to the Gambino and Colombo families. Equally…...
Beneath the broad tides of human history there flow the stealthy undercurrents of the secret societies, which frequently determine in the depth the changes that take place upon the surface- A.E Waite Secret Societies Secret societies have existed throughout history, piquing people’s curiosity. Clandestine organizations with carefully selected members who…...
“It has been determined by federal investigative agencies that Sicilian organized crime members control… the heroin importation to the U.S…They all appear to be associated through various business ventures, particularly through pizza parlors…” – the Pennsylvania Crime Commission quoted during the Pizza Connection investigation. It’s in the cheese Beyond stereotypes,…...
Lovesick: in love, or missing the person one loves, so much that one is unable to act normally. The FBI arrested 20 people on October 3, 2019, 11 of whom were members and associates of the Colombo crime family. Racketeering, extortion, loansharking, stalking, attempted sports bribery, and other related charges…...
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…...
“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…...
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…...
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…...
