Whether it was the old guard such as Cary Grant, Clark Gable and Ava Gardner, or young pretenders like Tony Curtis and Frank Sinatra, Hollywood turned out en masse to Bugsy Siegel’s lavish parties. With his piercing blue eyes, handsome features, suave charm and impeccable wardrobe, Siegel was a match for almost any of them … Read more
Mobster Peter Gotti (pictured in 2002), has died while serving a federal prison sentence, a person familiar with the matter said Mobster Peter Gotti, the brother of notorious Gambino crime boss John Gotti, has died while serving a federal prison sentence, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday. Gotti, 81, died of natural causes … Read more
Listening to the recording of a wire-tapped phone call, Nicola Gratteri shuddered at the words: ‘He’s a dead man walking.’ Italy’s most formidable mafia prosecutor was listening to the voice of a mobster he had been monitoring during a sweeping investigation into the nation’s most feared organised crime syndicate. Gratteri, who had begun the probe … Read more
Tommy Manzo pleads not guilty to hiring Lucchese mobster soldier to attack husband of ex-wife Dina US District Court Judge Cathy L. Waldor set bail for Manzo, 55, at $100,000 Manzo appeared in federal court via Zoom for allegedly hiring mob soldier John Perna to attack Dave Cantin, husband of former The Real Housewives Of … Read more
A reputed mobster whose legendary airport robbery was recounted in the movie ‘Goodfellas’ has been released over fears he could contract coronavirus while serving his eight-year prison sentence. Vinny Asaro, 85, was jailed in 2017 on arson charges following a 2012 road-rage incident. But on Friday, he was granted compassionate release from prison over concerns … Read more
Short of stature and with a strangely expressionless face, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin seemed the image of a boring bureaucrat when he was elected Russia’s third president 20 years ago. Yet today Putin has become the Godfather of a vast Mafia state – and to do that he has combined the dirty skills of a former … Read more