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Philly Cracks Down on Teen Mobs

Matt Cantor — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:05:42 CDT

Philadelphia is trying to put an end to teenage flash mobs following a series of violent attacks in the city. The city is setting weekend curfews in key areas and putting more police on the streets, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. “If you assault a fellow Philadelphian, a visitor or...

Whitey Bulger Pleads Not Guilty to 19 Murders

Tim Karan — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:11:59 CDT

Accused Irish mob boss Whitey Bulger pled not guilty to a 32-count federal indictment alleging he participated in 19 murders. At a district court in Plymouth County, he proclaimed his innocence in a "clear" and "soft" voice that was barely above a whisper, reports the Boston Globe . His two brothers...

Feds Bust Philly Mob Boss, 12 Others

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 23 May 2011 11:55:05 CDT

A real-life Sopranos (or Godfather, depending on your generation) in Philly: Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi, the reputed boss of the Philadelphia mob, has been arrested along with a dozen others believed to be connected to the mob. Federal authorities busted the group, and prosecutors charged them with conspiracy, extortion, illegal...

Roman Tomb Found Beneath Toxic Dump

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:04:00 CDT

It's enough to make Caesar roll over in his grave. An ancient Roman mausoleum has been discovered beneath an illegal toxic waste dump outside Naples. The huge, vividly decorated 2nd-century tomb was found beneath some 60 tons of refuse dumped on ruins at Pizzuoli, site of the ancient Roman seaside...

After Mob Bust, Heads Will Roll

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:54:05 CST

After last week’s massive mob bust , officials fear a bloody mob war is coming. Investigators got their information from informants who taped conversations—and those who managed to escape the bust are probably “going to kill people,” one source close to the investigation tells the New York Post , “because the...

Mob Families Called Summit —Over Medical Bills

John Johnson — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:02:00 CST

Not even mobsters can avoid haggling over medical bills. In digging through the papers related to this week's massive mafia bust , the New York Post finds this gem: A low-ranking member of the Gambinos committed a breach of mob ethics by stabbing a rival in the Colombos without clearing it...

Gianni Versace Was Murdered by Mafia: Book

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:43:51 CST

A new book alleges that Gianni Versace was murdered over Mafia debts—and that the Mafia even considered stealing his ashes from the cemetery in order to blackmail his family. The 50-year-old fashion designer was gunned down outside his Miami apartment in 1997 by Andrew Cunanan, but Metastasi , by former...

Victoria Gotti Spills Mob Secrets in Tell-All Book

Kevin Spak — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:28:37 CDT

Victoria Gotti insists she doesn’t condone crime. But in her new tell-all book, The Family of Mine , Mafia don John Gotti's daughter compares mobsters to Robin Hood and his merry men, claims they’re better than corrupt politicians, and says she sees no difference between paying into a protection racket and...

Mob 'Acid' Hitman Gets Life Behind Bars

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:55:00 CDT

A mob hitman who used acid to melt his victims' bodies has been sentenced to life, reports the New York Daily News . Charles Carneglia smirked in a Brooklyn courtroom as he listened to statements from his four victims' relatives, including one who called him an "animal" with a "dark soul....