Motown Sound, Philly Soul Sound Were Helped Off Ground By Mob Figures, Federal Files Contend
Groundbreaking popular-music labels, Motown Records and Philly Groove Records, both got a boost in their business dealings due to their...
East Coast
Philadelphia Black Mafia Murder Timeline: ‘Get Down or Lay Down’ Boys’ Sheer Brutality On Display
The Philadelphia Black Mafia terrorized the east coast for more than a decade, from the late 1960s all the way...
Skinny Joey Does New Year’s With His Boys In South Philly, Local Mob Scene Still A ‘Fragile Balance’
Reputed Florida-based Philadelphia mob boss Joseph (Skinny Joey) Merlino rang in the New Year with his old crew in Pennsylvania,...
Boston Mob Bulletin: Pleas and Promotions Abound In The Patriarca Clan
Two Boston mobsters will be saying goodbye to their freedom in the coming months, while another Beantown wiseguy is celebrating...
New Court Filings Reveal Springfield Strip Club King, Mob Associate Told On His Friends In Mafia, Coughed Up Tons Of Money To Them
Springfield, Massachusetts mob associate and strip-club mogul Jimmy Santaniello, the nephew of aging area Mafioso Mario Fiore, was a longtime...
