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Bank Burglary Crew Mobbed-up to the Hilt

Mazzara was shot in the face in 2009; he'd been released from prison in 2006.

The Brooklyn-based bank burglary crew busted this week and facing charges related to the alleged theft of about $5 million in cash, jewelry and diamonds is about as mobbed up as it gets.

The trio, who range in age from the mid-30s to mid-40s, were arrested last Tuesday and reputedly robbed at least two banks: Maspeth Federal in May and a Brooklyn-based HSBC branch in April.

Alleged mastermind Michael Mazzara is "a long...

Hear the One About the Godfather's Deaf Bookkeeper?

This is a joke, though it also could be considered a parable:

A Mafia Godfather is missing around $10 million in cash and eventually discovers (through the process of elimination) that Guido, his bookkeeper, is responsible for the theft.

Now Guido is deaf, and that has a lot to do with why the mob boss hired him in the first place. The boss had made the simple assumption that Guido would never hear anything incriminating, so he'd never flip and testify against him (yes, Guido still had incrimin...

Pittsburgh Mob's "Nick the Blade" Drops Dead; Was Once "Fearsome Drug Kingpin"

"Nick the Blade" had "absolutely no redeeming qualities" one FBI agent said of him.
A Pittsburgh mobster who wasn't even two years out of prison, where he'd served a near-three-decade stretch, dropped dead of a heart attack while enjoying his usual glass of Pinot Grigio.

Eugene "Nick the Blade" Gesuale, 73, was at Past Times Restaurant and Bar, "when he suddenly fell over" this past Thursday night, bar manager David Ruiz told The Daytona Beach Journal Online .

Ruiz was quoted saying yesterday aft...

Bank Burglary Crew, Including Murdered Gambino Mobster's Son, Nabbed

John Gotti at 1988 funeral of "Shorty" Mascuzzio -- whose son was arrested Tuesday.
A Brooklyn-based bank burglary crew that included a murdered Gambino crime family mobster's son was arrested yesterday morning and charged in Manhattan's Southern District.

Reputedly, Michael Mazzara, 44, Charles Kerrigan, 40, and Anthony Mascuzzio, 36, (the Gambino member's son, who previously was identified as a Gambino associate himself) evaded federal agents for months after committing their f...

In 1932, the Mafia Tried to Fix the Democratic National Convention

FDR had to beat the mob at its own game to carry 1932.

After a dramatic Republican National Convention in Cleveland which saw Donald Trump finally become the party’s official nominee, Hillary Clinton will this week accept the formal nomination of the Democratic Party.
U.S. national conventions have always been big business opportunities. As one long-time ally of the Bush family reportedly said, “For people who operate in and around government, you can’t not be here.” Although some of the usual...

Mongols MC Reports Ex-President "Doc" Cavazos FLIPPED for Feds

Doc Cavazos (SOURCE)
The Mongols MC reports that its former national president, Ruben “Doc” Cavazos, is a government informant:

He has been blamed for turning the club into one of the largest criminal organizations on the West Coast of the United States during his time as President. In order to bolster the gang's ranks, he also recruited members of street gangs into the club, much to the disgust of the old school bikers. He was voted out of the club on August 30, 2008 during a meeting...

Indicted: Gambino Capo, Associates of Four Mafia Families

Transporting medical-grade grass from sunny California across country was only
part of the charges 20 now face, including two women.
Gambino capo Michael "Mickey Boy" Paradiso, whose mob roots extend back to the tumultuous John Gotti reign, along with two dozen associates from four of New York's five crime families were indicted for a grab-bag of mob mainstay crimes.

Indicted with the mobsters (Paradiso is the only made Mafia member involved in the case) were two women, all of whom face drug, ga...

Set DVR for AMC's Making of the Mob: Chicago

Christopher Valente, standing on left, plays "The Waiter." With other members
of The Making of the Mob: Chicago.
The Making of the Mob: Chicago premiered earlier this month on AMC and airs weekly on Monday evenings at 10/9 p.m. (EDT), including tonight.

The show, which this year focuses on Chicago boss Al Capone, among other Outfit bosses and heavyweights, was produced by Stephen David Entertainment, which produced the first installment, last year's The Making of the Mob: New York.
Last...

Set the DVR Tonight for AMC's Making of the Mob: Chicago

Christopher Valente, standing on left, plays "The Waiter." With other members
of The Making of the Mob: Chicago.
The Making of the Mob: Chicago premiered earlier this month on AMC and airs weekly on Monday evenings at 10/9 p.m. (EDT), including tonight.

The show, which this year focuses on Chicago boss Al Capone, among other Outfit bosses and heavyweights, was produced by Stephen David Entertainment, which produced the first installment, last year's The Making of the Mob: New York.
Last...

What You Didn't Know About Mobster Frankie Yale

Frankie Yale
Yes, the John Gotti movie is the big news of the day, which is why I bring you the following.... (but seriously I hope to have some interesting news later today / tonight about the film. What I'd previously heard included some scenes will be shot in New York (Queens and Manhattan) and that the film is focused on Gotti Senior -- it's called The Life and Death of John Gotti, note. Some newspapers have incorrectly reported that filming has begun. It hasn't. While John Travolta and re...