Aug 27 2007
NEW YORK – In his most extensive comments since the ATP ordered an investigation into the extraordinary amount of money bet on his low-ranked opponent in a match in Poland, Nikolay Davydenko talked Monday about the difficulty of fighting off the intense press focus and chided reports that a Russian Mafia might be involved. Continue Reading »
Aug 24 2007
Parents in Southern Italy Mourn Death of Their Children Gunned Down in Germany
Relatives react as the caskets of Marco and Francesco Pergola are carried outside the church after their funeral service in Siderno, on the eastern coast of Calabria, southern Italy, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007. Marco and his brother Francesco were killed last week in Germany in a mafia slaying that left four other Italians dead. (Pier Paolo Cito/AP Photo)
In the end, the parents had their way. They were granted permission to mourn their sons in public funerals and burials in their hometowns set in the rugged hills of Calabria in southern Italy. Continue Reading »
Aug 23 2007
Carabinieri Italian paramilitary police officers patrol the area outside a church during the funeral service of Marco and his brother Francesco Pergola, in Siderno, on the eastern coast of Calabria, southern Italy, Thursday. The Pergola brothers were killed last week in Germany in a mafia slaying that left four other Italians dead. By Pier Paolo Cito, AP
SIDERNO, Italy – Paramilitary police stood guard outside a church Thursday during the funeral for two young brothers who were among six killed last week in an alleged ‘ndrangheta crime syndicate vendetta exported to Germany.
As a hot, scirocco breeze from Africa blew across the coastal town, wailing relatives threw themselves on the coffins of Francesco Pergola, 21, and Marco Pergola, 19. Leaving the church, mourners tossed red roses onto the square outside St. Mary of the Safe Port church. Continue Reading »
Aug 22 2007
Massimo Giuseppe Chindamo
Learco Chindamo’s father, a Mafia gangster known as the Acid Man, is in a Spanish jail awaiting trial for murdering his ex-girlfriend.
Massimo Giuseppe Chindamo was arrested last year after the brutal stabbing of the Venezuelan woman in Gran Canaria. Continue Reading »
Aug 21 2007
2K Games has launched the official site for Illusion Softwork’s highly-anticipated sequel to the critically-acclaimed 3rd-person action game, Mafia.
Aug 21 2007
Driving a getaway car following a bank heist is considered a violent crime under U.S. law, but not to the degree of a Mafia hit man hacking up and disposing of a body, a federal judge told a government prosecutor Monday. Continue Reading »
