Jan 18 2007
A British woman has been arrested over alleged links to the mafia.
Ann Hathaway, 44, from Green Street, Middleton, Manchester, was arrested by officers from Scotland Yard’s extradition unit at her home this afternoon.
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Jan 16 2007
Joe Colombo Sr., Time Cover, July 12, 1971
An infamous piece of Mafia history - the 1971 hit on Joe Colombo - will be resurrected this week when two of his sons go on trial for allegedly carrying on the family business. Continue Reading »
Jan 16 2007
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Jan 16 2007
Prosecutors in Italy have new evidence they claim will prove a connection between a recent antique theft in Italy and a Japanese antique dealer. Continue Reading »
Jan 15 2007
Jose Miguel Battle Sr., the ailing padrino of the Cuban mob, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on a racketeering conviction in Miami federal court. Continue Reading »
Jan 14 2007
New Las Vegas-style super casinos will act as a magnet for organised criminal gangs and money launderers with an explosion in crime, a leaked police report revealed.
The new venues as part of the government’s drive to relax gambling laws will see a rise in anti-social behaviour fuelled by the offer of cheap drinks stretching police forces even further. Continue Reading »
Jan 14 2007
MIAMI — With his trial on racketeering charges set to begin in February, Albert “The Old Man” Facchiano may be living proof that the only way to leave the mafia is feet first.
Facchiano, 96, is believed to be the oldest person ever indicted by the federal government and would likely be the U.S.’s most senior of senior-citizen inmates if convicted and sent to prison for alleged violent service to the Genovese crime family. Continue Reading »
Jan 13 2007
Faces charge of making false statement on form
A man the U.S. and Italian governments believe is connected to the Mafia and has been living in south Fort Myers for about two years was arrested Thursday by federal agents. Continue Reading »
Jan 12 2007
Federal officer accused of leaking information to mob figures about witness
CHICAGO - A federal deputy marshal was charged Thursday with leaking information about a reputed mobster’s cooperation with prosecutors as they investigated the top echelon of Chicago’s organized crime family.
John Thomas Ambrose, 38, a former supervisory inspector of the U.S. Marshals Service’s Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, surrendered Thursday at the FBI’s Chicago office, officials said. Continue Reading »
