Mid-2000s Motown Mob Takedown Had Mixed Results: Detroit Godfather Beat Racketeering Case, Capos Not So Lucky
The book was shut on the federal government’s last full-scale assault against the Detroit mafia ten years ago this spring,...
Scott Burnstein
Feds May Have Fumbled 2016 East Coast Mafia Takedown, So-Called Devil On Skinny Joey’s Shoulder Might Prevail Again
The uncanny luck of Philadelphia mob boss Joseph (Skinny Joey) Merlino never ceases to amaze. He's been known to joke...
A Year In The Life: Federal Documents Track Former Detroit Mobster Billy Giacalone’s Affairs In 1986
An FBI dossier detailing surveillance and intelligence gleaned from a series of confidential informants related to deceased Detroit mafia chief...
The Bangkok Bust: Summer of ’76 Unkind To NYC Mafia Don Madonna, Nailed For Moving Drugs From Overseas
Alleged New York mob boss and noted 1970s mafia narcotics trafficker Matty Madonna got busted for drug dealing in the...
Trusted Outfit Lieutenant ‘Louie Tomatoes’ Marino Dead At 84, Chicago Mafia Boss’ Chum Cashes In Chips
Chicago mob power Louis (Louie Tomatoes) Marino had a brief taste of freedom in his latter years and is now...
