Mafia Articles and News
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…...
“There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.”- Ansel Adams What makes a photograph stand out from the rest? For me, it involves catching an unexpected person or moment and capturing it. I’m not a photographer by any means, but I do own a camera and…...
Last week, during a hearing before the Appeal Court of Assizes, pentito (collaborator of justice), Girolamo Bruzzese offered intriguing insight into political connections to the’ndrangheta. Equally important, he detailed a gathering of mafia leaders, in or about 1978-1979. Present at the meeting were the politician, Bettino Craxi, and the previous…...
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…...
“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…...
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…....
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…....
John Rubeo’s name first surfaced on a phone call August 26,2016 by Fox29’s Dave Schratwieser. On the other end was editor of Gang Land News, Jerry Capeci. https://www.ganglandnews.com/ Schratwieser with co-host, George Anastasia hosts Mob Talk Sitdown and Philly Prime Podcast https://mobtalksitdown.com/ Everyone was abuzz about who was behind the…...
