Gangland Wire
Gangland Wire Gangland Wire documents the investigation and fall of the four Midwest Mob families. Those families have never fully recovered from that fall. They lost control of the billion- dollar Central States Teamster Pension …
Category: Mafia
American loves its bad guys. Pop culture has been fascinated by the Mafia for decades. Hollywood has immortalized mobsters in films like the Godfather, Goodfellas and shows like the Sopranos. Check out these stories on real life Mafia dons in federal prison.
The Story of Carlos Lehder
*This is an excerpt from Crazy Charlie:Revolutionary or Neo-Nazi? A book about Carlos Lehder from the Medellin Cartel By Ron Chepesiuk In September 1981, a little more than a year after acquiring Norman’s Cay, Carlos …
Twentieth Anniversary of Casino
Its the twentieth anniversary of Casino, the seminal mob movie that starred Joe Pesci and Robert DeNiro as high profile mob players who ruled the roost in Las Vegas at the height of the casino …
Goodfellas, John Gotti and The Lufthansa Heist
Twenty five years ago, the Martin Scorcese film Goodfellas, was released to rave reviews and furious fanfare. With the wisecracking Joe Pesci as Tommy, the brilliant Robert De Nero as Jimmy the Gent Burke and …
The Joe Pesci Character in Goodfellas was Whacked by John Gotti
*An excerpt from The Lufthansa Heist by Daniel Simone and Henry Hill Burke and Hill were losing their minds in Florida hunting for Eaton. Up north in New York Tommy DeSimone was dressing for his acceptance into the Mafia. …
Top Gangster Wives in the Movies
Top Gangster Wives- 3 of the Most Unforgettable Gangsters Wives in the Movies and the Lessons They Taught Us Money, power and respect aside, being married to the game –or the men of the game, …
The Solntsevskaya Brotherhood by Niko
The Solntsevskaya Brotherhood by Niko It’s impossible to talk about the history of modern Russia without mentioning that lawless period of free-for-all mayhem that was the 1990s. When you look at Moscow today you see …
New Jersey Godfather Dies by Scott M. Burnstein
New Jersey Godfather dies at 90, leaves behind hefty mob legacy in Garden State On the cusp of walking free at the start of the New Millennium after a 10-year stay in prison on a federal …
Cartel Land- New Documentary
Cartel Land– New Documentary Cartel Land is a new documentary that films the events surrounding two vigilante groups as they take on the violent Mexican drug cartels in Mexico and along Arizona’s borders. Follow filmmaker …
The State of New England’s Mafia
The State of New England’s Mafia by Mark Silverman In 2005, the Boston newspapers were reporting that Luigi (Baby Shacks) Manocchio was running a noxious, unhappy mafia family. A street beef between Anthony (Spucky) Spagnolo and the …