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Gangster Bronx Tale On Broadway
2007-12-07 16:41:00 "A BRONX TALE": Chazz Palminteri stars in his 1993 one-man show of growing up in The Bronx when The Bronx was The Bronx, and having to choose between hoodlum gangster and bus-driver father. Walter Kerr Theatre, 219 W. 48th St. (212) 239-6200. Closes Feb. 10. More About: Broadway , Gangster , Tale , Broad
Vincent "Chin" Gigante Kept Up 'Crazy Act' Even in Prison
2007-12-07 16:24:00 Alone in a North Carolina prison cell, the nation's most powerful Mafia don welcomed a steady parade of guests each evening. Small children, and dancing inmates. Men in suits with matching hats, and women in long dresses. A big black cat, and the original Boss: God. It was summer 1997, and Vincent (Chin) Gigan te faced a lengthy prison stint for racketeering. For the first time in decades, the More About: Crazy , Prison
Sinatra to Get His Own Stamp
2007-12-06 17:06:00 Ol' Blue Eyes will get his own postage stamp next spring. The stamp commemorating Frank Sinatra was announced Wednesday by Postmaster General John Potter, who called the crooner "an extraordinary entertainer whose life and work left an indelible impression on American culture." "His recordings, concert performances and film work place him among America's top artists, and his legendary gift for More About: Stamp
La Cosa Nostra Not Playing Well in the South
2007-12-05 16:08:00 Mike Huckabee pulled close to Rudy Giuliani in the national GOP presidential polls Sunday. He regales crowds with very funny Hillary jokes and Jesus jokes. Rudy has plenty of great material too, but Mafia jokes have a limited appeal in South Carolina More About: Cosa , Cosa Nostra
Secret Golf Dome Tapes
2007-12-05 05:33:00 A businessman, contending he got muscled out of his suburban golf dome and lost millions of dollars, secretly recorded the mayor of Bridgeview once and the mayor's right-hand man several times, and has testified before a federal grand jury as part of an FBI investigation into the allegations. Fresh details of the FBI investigation into Bridgeview Mayor Steven Landek and the circumstances More About: Golf , Secret , Tapes , Dome
Junior Blasts the Government
2007-12-04 03:58:00 John "Junior " Gotti lashed out at the government, saying a report that he has cooperated with investigators put him and his family at risk -- including the danger that he might "get one in my head." "My family lives in fear as a result of that," the son of late Gambino crime family boss John Gotti said Tuesday. He was apparently referring to a New York Post story last year in which unidentified More About: Government , The G
No More Snow Plowing at UIC for Alleged Mob Firm
2007-12-04 02:50:00 A reputed mob-controlled company no longer holds a snow-removal contract at the University of Illinois at Chicago. UIC officials say D&P Construction declined to bid for the contract -- after revelations surfaced during the "Family Secrets" mob trial last summer that reputed mob boss John "No Nose" DiFronzo took part in a double murder. D&P, which has had numerous snow-removal contracts with More About: Snow
Former Head of FBI's Chicago Field Office Organized Crime Unit is New Chica
2007-12-02 05:24:00 Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the FBI’s Philadelphia Field Office , Jody “J.P.” Weis, announced his retirement from the FBI. After 22 years of dedicated service to the FBI, Mr. Weis will leave to assume responsibilities as the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. “Jody has been a great asset to the FBI for 22 years and will be missed,” said Director Robert S. Mueller III. “We wish More About: Crime , Head
America's Most Wanted to Feature the Murder of Sean Taylor & Baby Grac
2007-11-30 15:42:00 Eric Rosenstrom: Eric Rosenstrom likes to write murder mysteries, but police say the fatal shooting of a hotel owner on August 16, 2001 is no whodunit -- they believe Rosenstrom is the perp. But with his vast knowledge of law enforcement, he could be tough to catch. Unknown Sean Taylor Killer: Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor, 24, was shot in the upper leg during a home invasion early More About: Murder , Baby , Feature
THE CHICAGO SYNDICATE PICKED AS ONE OF THE ABA JOURNAL’S BLAWG 100
2007-11-29 15:29:00 Editors of the ABA Journal announced they have selected The Chicago Syndicate as one of the top 100 best websites by lawyers, for lawyers. Now readers are being asked to vote on their favorites in each of the Blawg 100’s 12 categories. The Chicago Syndicate has been nominated in the "Crime Time" Category. Voting ends Jan. 2, 2008. “Lawyers nationwide are using the power of the Internet to
DeNiro Signs On as Mob Hit Man, Frankie Machine
2007-11-29 15:22:00 The announcement that De Niro is set to star in Frankie Mach ine with Michael Mann rumored to direct had me running to the bookstore looking for the source material. The film is based on The Winter of Frankie Machine, a novel by Don Winslow. I picked up the book and devoured it, keeping in mind Mann’s new digitized visual style and De Niro as the lead. The premise for the film (from Imdb.com) is More About: Signs
Ex-DEA Agent Sends Cease & Desist Letter to "American Gangster" Move St
2007-11-28 03:54:00 Since American Gangster 's blockbuster release in theaters, the movie has been surrounded by controversy. Billed as being based on a true story, real-life characters have spoken out against the adaptation, calling it little more than fiction. Now, one New York City Drug Enforcement Agent is threatening to make it a legal issue, accusing Universal Pictures, the studio responsible for the flick, of More About: Letter , Move
Tampa's Mafia Boss Just a Working Joe?
2007-11-28 03:03:00 He lives in a stucco ranch home with a well-manicured lawn on a quiet Brandon street. For the past four years he's served as the food and beverage manager at a Mediterranean-style country club in Carrollwood. Now 70, Vincent Salvatore LoScalzo says he's just an ordinary member of the middle class, trying to make it like the rest of us. "I'm working my tushie off," he said. Such humdrum More About: Boss , Mafia , Working , Workin
Mob Museum Obtains Almost a Million Dollars More
2007-11-28 02:42:00 Las Vegas' historic downtown post office received $800,000 in new funding Monday and is also going to get help from the FBI and "Casino" author Nicholas Pileggi. And while previous city announcements have said the museum will focus on broader Las Vegas history, "including the influence of organized crime," a presentation Monday indicated that the museum's exhibits will be tightly focused on the More About: Museum , Million , Dollars
Southsiders Producing/Filming Locally Mafia Drama "Chicago Overcoat" with C
2007-11-26 04:02:00 Indie Film “Chicago Overcoat” by Local Production Company Attracts Celebrity Talent to its Cast Chicago Overcoat, a feature-length crime based drama, is shooting throughout Chicago this month. The film stars veteran mob actor Frank Vincent (Goodfellas, Casino, The Sopranos) as Lou Marazano, and showcases the city and its infamous mob history. The story takes a chilling look into what remains More About: Drama , Mafia , Producing , Filming
Crooked Judge for Genoveses Gets 33 Months in Prison
2007-11-26 03:20:00 A former Nassau County judge was sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison for conspiring to launder more than $400,000 for members of the Genovese crime family. David Gross, 45, pleaded guilty in July and admitted he agreed to try to secretly move cash he believed was the result of a jewelry heist. What Gross did not know is that one of the men he was making the deal with was an undercover FBI agent More About: Judge , Prison , Months , Mont
Shark Tales and Thanksgiving Wishes
2007-11-23 04:24:00 Joseph "The Shark " Lopez returns with more Shark Tales . In this addition, he comments on the surreal celebrity event status the Family Secrets trial acheived this past summer. He also catches up on his work and travels since the first phase of the trial concluded and passes along Happy Thanksgiving wishes. Lopez represented Frank Calabrese who was a defendent with 4 others including Joseph "Joey More About: Wishes
Old School Mobsters Among "Celebrities" Spending Time in The Big A
2007-11-23 03:53:00 The Big A has always been a rough joint. Before the turn of the last century, the government had no dedicated facilities for men convicted of federal crimes – typically, moonshiners, mail-tamperers and those engaged in "white slavery," better known today as pimpin'. When criticism escalated about the common practice of renting out federal prisoners as involuntary laborers, Congress passed the More About: Time , Celebrities , School , Spending , Old School
Mob Fighting Forensic Accountant Earns FBI Promotion
2007-11-23 03:24:00 The Target 12 Investigators bring you "Inside the Mafia" revealing a new threat to the New England mob. An FBI agent who infiltrated a New York crime family and took down their powerful boss has just arrived in Providence. He's agreed to speak exclusively with Target 12 Investigator Tim White. Jeff Sallet is the newest supervisor for the FBI in Providence. He quickly built a reputation in New More About: Promotion , Fighting , Accountant , Forensic
Mafia Influencing Insurgents in Iraq
2007-11-23 02:59:00 In northern Iraq , insurgents are using Mafia -style rackets and extortion of legitimate businesses to fund deadly attacks on American and Iraqi forces. U.S. military units say they've uncovered a complex connection between insurgent shakedowns, government corruption and crooked businessmen that together pay for the insurgency in Iraq's largest northern city. Throughout the war in Iraq, the U.S. More About: Gent , Urge
The Grandfather Clause
2007-11-23 02:30:00 Some people think Phil Genovese, Jr. resembles his grandfather. "Around the eyes, maybe," the world's newest novelist was saying the other day. Genovese has just had his first novel, "The Grandfather Clause ," published by Author House. It's the story of a legitimate New Jersey businessman who gets himself entwined in the underground world of his Mafia crime boss grandfather. Which is no More About: The G , Fath
The Government’s Secret File on Organized Crime
2007-11-19 06:23:00 The F.B.I. director J. Edgar Hoover long denied the existence of the Mafia in America. He did not deny the existence of criminals, of course, or the fact that many of them came from Sicily; but he did not believe, or said he did not, that these men, dispersed in cities across the nation, worked in conspiracy, either because he underestimated them, had been paid off or simply did not care. Hoover More About: Crime , File , Secret , Organized Crime , The G
Historic Photos of Chicago Crime: The Capone Era
2007-11-16 21:23:00 Historic Photos of Chicago Crime : The Capone Era opens with a compelling look at Chicago's cityscape to include a broad range of cultural phenomena, from suffrage to jazz, essential to the contextualization of crime in the 1920s and 1930s. The history then proceeds as its title suggests, to a riveting overview of crime in Chicago, chock-full of images documenting notorious gangsters and gruesome More About: Historic
Time to End Mob Stereotypes?
2007-11-07 18:10:00 FIFTY YEARS AGO this fall, in the tiny town of Apalachin, near Binghamton, N.Y., Americans were unexpected guests at the coming-out party for organized crime. American popular culture has never been the same since then. Neither has the psyche of Italian-Americans. The Apalachin conclave of 1957 was the final event in a series of truly Byzantine shifts and alliances in the world of organized More About: Stereotypes , Time , Stere
American Gangster Myth: What's the Real Story Behind Hollywood's Portrayal
2007-11-07 04:11:00 American Gangster , considered one of the hottest, blockbuster movies of the year, opened in theaters worldwide on November 2. It is no doubt currently the most talked about gangster movie in America. Highly anticipated, American Gangster chronicles the true story of 1970s Harlem drug kingpin Frank "Superfly" Lucas (played by Oscar academy winner Denzel Washington) - who built a multi-million More About: Story , American , Real
FBI Reopens Cold Case with Mob Connections
2007-11-04 16:46:00 Joni Merriam Simms was waiting for her father to take her to lunch 20 years ago. "I was at work downtown, I waited and waited, and he didn't call," Simms told me the other day. "It wasn't like him, not calling." Amoco Oil company executive Charles Merriam, from the prominent Republican political family that once tried to reform the city and fight the Chicago Democratic machine, had been More About: Cold , Cold Case , Case , Connections
Denzel Scores Knockout with American Gangster
2007-11-04 04:58:00 The gangster is an outsider. The gangster takes all that "Land of Opportunity" stuff and shoves it in his pocket. "The gangster is the 'no' to the great American 'yes' which is stamped so big over our official culture," wrote the critic Robert Warshow. But, as we know, gangster movies never end happily. Right? Set in the late 1960s and early '70s, Ridley Scott's star-driven "American Gangster " More About: American Gangster , Scores , Knockout
American Gangster in the Crosswalk
2007-11-02 20:34:00 Two great actors and a great director have teamed up for the not-so-great American Gangster , yet another look at one man’s rise to power and his struggle to maintain hold of that power as the law moves in. Aiming for the status of an epic, American Gangster has to settle for being merely passable, if not particularly excellent in any way. All of the principals involved here—Denzel Washington,
Sopranos Cigars!
2007-11-02 20:20:00 Taking its name from the long-running and award winning TV show, C.A.O. produces its own award winning cigar, the C.A.O. Sopranos Edition. The manufacturing facility is none other than the ultra-modern facility owned by Toraño in Danli, Honduras. With facilities such as these and a work force of highly trained torcedores, there's no better manufacturing location in all of Central America. They More About: Cigars
The Collapse of a Mob Murder Case Against a Retired FBI Agent
More articles from this author:2007-11-02 16:52:00 In a conference room on the 17th floor of the Brooklyn district attorney’s office, in the winter of 2005, a prosecutor and a detective investigator sat down with a woman they did not trust. The woman’s name was Linda Schiro, she had been a gangster’s mistress, and she told them a story worthy of the big screen: Right at her kitchen table in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, an F.B.I. supervisor and a More About: Murder , Collapse , Agent , Case , Gent 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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