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Sollecito, Suffering from Cancer, Granted Bail

Leonardo Rizzuto was denied ball again, though a judge allowed it for a dying Stefano Sollecito.
Alleged Montreal Mafia leader Stefano Sollecito was granted bail, the Montreal Gazette reported.

Leonardo Rizzuto wasn't -- but then the son of deceased Montreal Cosa Nostra boss Vito Rizzuto isn't suffering what seems to be, in Stefano's case, terminal cancer.

The reported reason for Sollecito's bail: the judge agreed "he cannot adequately be treated for the cancer he is suffering from inside a prov...

Did Chin Really Target John Gotti? Angel Replies....

John Gotti in his prime.
Angel Gotti, John Gotti's daughter, sent me a response to a recent story about her father. (Basically, I wrote a short preamble focused on Costabile Gus Farace, then posted the New York Times obituary.)

She offered an interesting anecdote that I am publishing here. Embedded within it is a a criticism of factual information that made me dig a little further into some transcripts regarding the allegedly planned assassination of John Gotti (and his brother Gene) by the Gen...

Did Gigante Really Target Gotti? Angel Replies....

John Gotti in his prime.
Angel Gotti, John Gotti's daughter, sent me a response to a recent story about her father. (Basically, I wrote a short preamble focused on Costabile Gus Farace, then posted the New York Times obituary.)

She offered an interesting anecdote that I am publishing here. Embedded within it is a a criticism of factual information that made me dig a little further into some transcripts regarding the allegedly planned assassination of John Gotti (and his brother Gene) by the Gen...

Mob Boss John Gotti Died This Weekend in 2002

John Gotti
John J. Gotti, who took control of the Gambino crime family in one of the most storied gangland coups in modern times, died on June 10, 2002, at age 61.

I was indirectly made aware of this in conversation with a friend closely connected to the Gotti family who doesn't know I was writing this.

The closest the American Mafia has had to a "boss of bosses" since Carlo Gambino, Gotti breathed the life and lived it with every step. People accuse him of a lot of things today, such as speedin...

BlackBerry Texts Offers New Details of Montagna Murder

Undated photo of Desjardins.
The RCMP launched a 16-month surveillance operation against Raynald Desjardins and seven associates one day after the murder of Salvatore Montagna, the former Bonanno crime family street boss.

"The Iron Worker" had been shot three times, allegedly by elderly gangster Jack Simpson with whom Montagna was meeting, and died on a snowswept river bank outside Montreal.

At the time of the murder, Desjardins was warmly ensconced in his alibi, eating breakfast with his daught...

BlackBerry Texts Detail New Details of Montagna Murder

Undated photo of Desjardins.
The RCMP launched a 16-month surveillance operation against Raynald Desjardins and seven associates one day after the murder of Salvatore Montagna, the former Bonanno crime family street boss.

"The Iron Worker" had been shot three times, allegedly by elderly gangster Jack Simpson with whom Montagna was meeting, and died on a snowswept river bank outside Montreal.

At the time of the murder, Desjardins was warmly ensconced in his alibi, eating breakfast with his daught...

Montagna Murder: BlackBerry Texts Detail Story

Undated photo of Desjardins.
The RCMP launched a 16-month surveillance operation against Raynald Desjardins and seven associates one day after the murder of Salvatore Montagna, the former Bonanno crime family street boss.

"The Iron Worker" had been shot three times, allegedly by elderly gangster Jack Simpson with whom Montagna was meeting, and died on a snowswept river bank outside Montreal.

At the time of the murder, Desjardins was warmly ensconced in his alibi, eating breakfast with his daught...

Did The Godfather Whack the Mafia?

This article was first published in the Den of Geek NYCC Special Edition Magazine; you can find the online version here. It's written by Tony Sokol, the admitted "Gangster Geek" at Den of Geek, for which he writes. Tony is a quite talented writer, in fact (in addition to being a playwright and musician). Aside from writing for Den of Geek, he also writes for The Chiseler, KpopStarz.com, and hypnocloud.com. Previously, he wrote for Altvariety, Coed.com, Daily Offbeat, Dark...

Montagna's Epic Potential to Be Canada's Boss

Montagna dared to make a huge power play.


SEE PART ONE
In the fall of 2011 at around 3:30 p.m. a black BMW X5 pulled into the Tim Hortons' parking lot on Montreal's Lafontaine Boulevard.

Shortly thereafter, a black-and-grey Ford Flex pulled inside the doughnut shop's lot, too.
The SA Sûreté du Québec (the Quebec Provincial Police, which takes over Mafia cases) had established a surveillance team that was watching to see who showed up for the meeting. It appeared that some flaring tempers need...

Luchese Bust Latest in Costa Rican Gambling Crackdown

"Boopsie" allegedly ran Luchese gambling operation.
New info added to "Bensonhurst Crew" section
Six members and associates of the Luchese crime family were arrested this past May 26 for running an illegal online gambling operation that allegedly generated $13 million from September 2015 to March 2016.

The six, who hail from Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, face various charges in a 37-count indictment for running the racket, which enabled bettors to place wages on various prof...