We should note one real win for Gov. Hochul in the budget: She got the soft-on-crime Legislature to OK to a New York-only mob-busting waterfront commission after Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy killed the old bistate panel. For much of a century, the Waterfront Commission was central to successful prosecutions against organized crime in and around […] The post Gov. Hochul’s waterfront commission is a win for New Yorkers appeared first on The Mafia ..read more

A Brooklyn federal judge has rejected pleas by notorious Mexican cartel drug boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán for more contact with his wife and kids — telling the kingpin to take it up with the Bureau of Prisons. Guzmán, 67, serving a life term and currently housed in the Florence, Colo., supermax federal lockup, wrote […] The post El Chapo’s desperate pleas for more supermax prison visits, calls with wife, daughters rejected appeared first on The Mafia ..read more

A Long Island cobbler has admitted running an illegal gambling ring raising money for the Mafia out of his now-shuttered store. Salvatore Rubino, better known as “Sal the Shoemaker,” pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to a slew of charges related to the illegal gambling business and using the proceeds to bolster the coffers of […] The post ‘Sal the Shoemaker’ pleads guilty to operating Mafia gambling ring out of Long Island shop appeared first on The Mafia ..read more

Tommy Reina, also known as “Tommy Three-Fingers,” was the first boss of the infamous Lucchese crime family. Born in 1889 in Corleone, Sicily, Reina immigrated to the United States with his family at a young age. He quickly became involved in organized crime, starting off as a low-level enforcer for the Morello crime family in […] The post Tommy Reina – The First Boss of the Lucchese Crime Family appeared first on The Mafia ..read more

‘RHONJ’ star Dina Manzo’s ex freed on bail after allegedly hiring mobster to beat up her now-hubby Breaking News This article was originally posted here The post ‘RHONJ’ star Dina Manzo’s ex freed on bail after allegedly hiring mobster to beat up her now-hubby appeared first on The Mafia ..read more

FBI agents were back at two upstate New York horse farms after searching the same properties for bodies last year in connection to federal investigations into the Gambino crime family. The feds, along with members of the New York State Police and NYPD, descended on the two farms on Hampton Road in Goshen and on […] The post FBI returns to NY horse farms connected to Gambino crime family investigations appeared first on The Mafia ..read more

Joe Lombardo was a prominent figure in the Chicago Mob, also known as the Outfit, during the 20th century. Understanding the history of organized crime in America is crucial to comprehending the impact of individuals like Lombardo on society. Organized crime has shaped American culture and institutions in various ways, and Lombardo’s story provides insight […] The post The Untold Story of Joe Lombardo: The Man Behind the Chicago Mob appeared first on The Mafia ..read more

Forget the godfather, meet the foster father. A bizarre plan hatched 12 years ago by a fed-up Italian judge to force the kids of jailed mafiosi into foster care has worked out so well at keeping them on the straight and narrow that it’s expanding into the birthplace of La Cosa Nostra, the Times of […] The post Italy expands bizarre anti-Mafia program where mob bosses’ kids are forced into foster care appeared first on The Mafia ..read more

It’s official: Just when he thought he was out, the feds pulled him right back in. The ex-husband of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Dina Manzo is facing a new set of federal racketeering charges — just a month after a judge dismissed the last case against him because prosecutors took too long to […] The post RHONJ star Dina Manzo’s ex in hot water again over claims he hired mob goon to rough up her new beau appeared first on The Mafia ..read more

Disgraced former NYPD detective Louis Scarcella has bragged that the murder of a 22-year-old by his mobster uncle was a “public service killing.” Scarcella made the outrageous comments on a true crime podcast, The Burden, in which he said he would have done the same thing as “Nicky Black” aka Nicholas Graciano, a captain in the Colombo crime […] The post Disgraced ex-NYPD detective Louis Scarcella calls murder of 22-year-old by his mobster uncle a ‘public service killing’ appeared first on The Mafia ..read more