Archive for June, 2007

Jun 10 2007

Gangs of New York: America’s real Sopranos

Published by mafia-news.com under USA

The final episode of the Mafia TV drama airs tonight. But fans needn’t mourn - the real-life trials of New York’s Gambino crime family are proving just as darkly entertaining. None more so than the case of ‘Skinny Dom’ Pizzonia…

The genius of the television series The Sopranos, which will air its last episode ever in the United States tonight, was the mix it achieved between the comic and the morally repugnant. Tony Soprano, as the emotional head of a New Jersey mob clan, was at once devilish and devilishy sympathetic. We caught ourselves smiling at his frailties even as fresh blood seeped across our screens. Continue Reading »

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Jun 09 2007

Students demonstrate against mafia

Published by mafia-news.com under Italy

15000 students against the Mafia in memory of judges Falcone and Borsellino: in the next generation, Italy sees a genuine hope for the fight against organised crime. Continue Reading »

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Jun 09 2007

Mafia planned to kidnap Bond girl

Published by mafia-news.com under Italy

A plan by Mafia mobsters planned to kidnap a stunning Bond girl to make a “sack of money” has been foiled.

The gang had planned to seize actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta, 37, star of The World is Not Enough and Il Postino, and hold her to ransom. Continue Reading »

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Jun 09 2007

Man with suspected Mafia mob ties killed in his home in New York

Published by mafia-news.com under USA

NEW YORK: A man suspected of being connected to the Mafia was found shot to death in an apartment where someone had kicked in the door, police said. Continue Reading »

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Jun 08 2007

The many secrets of ‘God’s Banker’

Published by mafia-news.com under Italy, UK

After 25 years, two inquests and a very lengthy trial - the mystery remains.

The verdict of the court was that Roberto Calvi was murdered - but the evidence against the five accused, said the judge, was insufficient and at times contradictory. Continue Reading »

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Jun 07 2007

Suspected Serbian tobacco mafia boss still on the run

Published by mafia-news.com under Serbia

The suspected boss of Serbian tobacco mafia, Stanko Subotic alias Cane, is still at large after the late Wednesday’s police crackdown on cigarette smuggling ring. Continue Reading »

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Jun 07 2007

Five cleared of Calvi murder

Published by mafia-news.com under Italy, UK

A court in Rome today cleared all five defendants accused of murdering “God’s banker” Roberto Calvi, whose body was found 25 years ago hanging under London’s Blackfriars bridge. Continue Reading »

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Jun 05 2007

Rizzutos say banks now shun their business

Published by mafia-news.com under Canada, USA

(Adrian Humphreys - National PostSunday) Two of Canada’s largest banks have refused to open investment accounts for two children of Vito Rizzuto, who has been named in court as head of the Mafia in Canada, family members say.

Leonardo and Bettina Rizzuto, adult children of a man recently imprisoned in New York for his role in three gangland slayings, say they have lost their long-time financial advisor. Continue Reading »

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Jun 05 2007

15 mafia bosses glanced under eyelids

Published by mafia-news.com under Bulgaria

Sofia. Uncovered crimes in 2006 have decreased twice compared to previous years. At the same time the Prosecutor’s Office and the Ministry of Interior have been currently investigating 15 criminal bosses. Continue Reading »

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Jun 02 2007

Mafia suspect extradited to Italy

Published by mafia-news.com under Italy, UK


Gennaro Panzuto has been extradited to Italy from the UK

(BBC) An alleged mafia boss suspected of four murders in Italy has been extradited from the UK, according to City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

Gennaro Panzuto, 32, was arrested in Garstang near Preston, Lancs, by the UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency. Continue Reading »

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