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Johnny Depp Attends the Chicago Premiere of "Public Enemies"
2009-06-19 15:09:00 Less than four miles from the Lincoln Park theater where the hunt for John Dillinger ended, a crowd of about 600 waited to get a glimpse of Johnny Depp -- who portrays the notorious bank robber in... More About: Chicago , Public , Enemies , Premiere
Black Mafia Family Straggler, Vernon Marcus Coleman, is Target of America's
2009-06-19 13:39:00 This SATURDAY, June 20, 2009, AMERICA’S MOST WANTED will be airing the following cases.Atlanta, Georgia… VERNON COLEMAN… The U.S. Marshals and the DEA have teamed up to bring down the Black Mafia ... More About: Family , Coleman , Target
Michael Mann on His Production of "Public Enemies" Starring Johnny Depp as
2009-06-17 12:52:00 Hollywood is full of filmmakers who are uncompromising perfectionists, but only Michael Mann could boast that he not only has a favorite room to screen his films -- the Zanuck theater on the Fox lot... More About: Johnny Depp , Public , Enemies , Production
Reputed Chicago Mobster, Michael "The Large Guy" Sarno Released on $1,000,0
2009-06-17 01:15:00 Reputed Chicago Outfit figure Michael "the Large Guy" Sarno pleaded not guilty today to racketeering charges that allege he ran an illegal gambling operation and coordinated the bombing of a... More About: Released
Photo of Robert De Niro Hanging Out on Movie Set with Real Mobsters
2009-06-15 22:15:00 Robert De Niro is another "GoodFella" who has hung out with the Gambino crime family.While making the 1999 film "Analyze This," about a neurotic gangster, De Niro consulted with the late Gambino... More About: Photo , Movie , Robert De Niro , Real , Robert
Ex-Governor of Illinois Accuses Democrats of Ties to The Chicago Outfit
2009-06-15 22:06:00 The adjourned session of the General Assembly failed abysmally to come to grips with Illinois ’ pervasive state of corruption. Leading the failure were two Chicago ans — Mike Madigan, speaker of the... More About: Democrats , Governor , Outfit
The Sopranos Adriana Gets Engaged to Musician
2009-06-15 01:24:00 Drea de Matteo and boyfriend Shooter Jennings are ready to tie the knot. Just ask anyone who was in attendance at Jennings' Thursday-night concert.Jennings — a music artist and son of the late... More About: Engaged , Musician , The Sopranos , Sopranos
Racketeering Lawsuit Filed Against Rod Blagojevich by Three Casino Companie
2009-06-15 01:07:00 Three casino companies have filed a $267 million racketeering lawsuit against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and a prominent racetrack owner over a controversial law that requires casinos to... More About: Lawsuit , Casino , Racketeering
Reputed Mobster Beats NBA Ref Tim Donaghy in Prison
2009-06-13 04:11:00 Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy will be released from prison on June 17, 2009. Donaghy, convicted for betting on professional basketball is serving a 15-month sentence at the federal prison camp in... More About: Prison , Beats
John Dillinger Day at the Biograph
2009-06-12 01:15:00 JOHN DILLINGERDIED FOR YOU The 75th anniversary gathering at the John Dillinger death site1934-2009 SHOOTING of JOHN DILLINGERPUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE The "John Dillinger Died For You Society"...
Mafia Wars Are Addictive on Facebook
2009-06-12 00:58:00 A simple concept game, Mafia Wars courtesy of Zynga encourages mafia families to form. With a strong mafia family, fights are easier to win. With an energy meter, the players accomplish jobs to work... More About: Facebook
How Mafia Crime Families Adapted for the 21st Century
2009-06-10 13:53:00 New York City's Five Families owned the 20th Century . Now they must confront the 21st — still alive, still armed and still dangerous.Today's traditional Mafia family has ventured far from its roots... More About: Crime
Reputed Gambino Crime Family Associate Loses Appeal at the U.S. Supreme Cou
2009-06-10 02:27:00 The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the racketeering conviction of a reputed associate of the Gambino crime family.Edmund Boyle was convicted in connection with a string of burglaries of night deposit... More About: Family , Crime , Associate , Appeal
Iced: The Story of Organized Crime In Canada
2009-06-09 16:15:00 If police really want to end the gang war raging throughout the Lower Mainland, they might want to have a sit-down with the Hell's Angels.That is one of the more provocative suggestions by... More About: Story , Crime , Canada , The Story , Organized Crime
Frank Vincent Defends "Protection" Commercials after Miller Lite Orders the
2009-06-08 04:53:00 MillerCoors executives just announced they are pulling the Miller Lite “Protection” commercials that have been broadcast for the last month in a national television campaign for the beer company.The... More About: Commercials , Vincent , Frank , Miller
Sopranos/GoodFellas Actor Charged with Real Life Strong-Arming with a Reput
2009-06-08 04:28:00 A veteran actor with roles in "The Sopranos " and "GoodFellas" played a tough guy in real life, too, prosecutors say.Anthony Borgese - along with a reputed Gambino crime family soldier - was charged... More About: Life , Real , Strong , Real Life
Who is The Real Mayor of Chicago?
2009-06-08 04:08:00 Most Americans living outside the Chicago area identify the city with Oprah, Obama, or Michael Jordan. When the subject of who really runs Chicago comes up, most people would say Mayor Daley.... More About: Real
Discover "The Mafia Curse"
2009-06-08 04:01:00 The Italian-American experience is a saga of tragedy and triumph - the struggle of proud, religious, life-loving people stained by an unfair curse of criminality that is still perpetuated today by... More About: Curse , Mafia , Discover
Mafia 2 to Get an Opposite?
2009-06-08 03:59:00 Wondering what Rockstar's new PlayStation 3 Exclusive, Agent is? Well, there's a rumor running around the internet saying that the game will be 'the opposite of Mafia 2 (Which is set to hit our... More About: Opposite , Mafia 2
Twilight Star, Robert Pattinson" to Play Gangster Joe Gallo?
2009-06-08 03:47:00 Harvey Weinstein is keen to sign up 'Twilight ' star Robert Pattinson to appear in his next movie, a biopic of Mafia gangster Joe Gallo. Although Leonardo DiCaprio is also in the running for the part,... More About: Play , Gangster , Star
Victoria Gotti Makes Feds an Offer They Can't Refuse to Save Mansion from F
2009-06-08 03:41:00 It looks like Victoria Gotti is staying put.In a move that would have made her late father John Gotti proud, the Mafia princess cut a deal with the feds that will save her Long Island mansion from... More About: Mansion , Save , Offer
Not Guilty Pleas in Chicago Mob, Motorcycle Club Racketeering Case
2009-06-08 03:39:00 Two men have pleaded not guilty to federal racketeering charges linked to organized crime in Chicago .Forty-one-year-old Mark Polchan and 85-year-old Samuel Volpendesto have been in federal custody... More About: Motorcycle , Club , Case , Guilty
Highlighting Recent FBI Gangster Investigations
2009-06-05 21:54:00 The U.S. is seeing a rise in gang membership across the country and as membership spreads from urban to suburban areas, so does the associated criminal activity. Gangs are involved not only in auto... More About: Gangster , Recent , Investigations
Omerta Mafia Game to Release Version 3
2009-06-05 18:29:00 Omerta, a text-based MMOG about the Mafia in existence since 2003, is set to launch its newest version, and brings a host of player-requested improvements with it.The Godfather and Mafia games might... More About: Game , Release , Version
Would You Help Michael Corleone?
2009-04-11 14:33:00 A couple of years ago, EA took on the ambitious task of creating a video game based around the iconic film, The Godfather. While video games based off of films generally turn out to be real stinkers,... More About: Michael
John Ambrose - The Mob's Babysitter?
2009-04-11 02:13:00 Top Chicago Outfit bosses described a deputy wiith the U.S. Marshal service as the "Mob's Babysitter."The deputy goes to trial next week on charges that he provided sensitive witness information to... More About: John
Mob Witnesses to Testify Behind Screens
2009-04-11 02:03:00 Some federal officials being called as witnesses at the Chicago trial of a deputy U.S. marshal charged with leaking secrets of a major mob investigation will be allowed to testify behind screens so... More About: Witnesses , Testify
Become an iPhone Mafia Kingpin
2009-04-11 01:37:00 The battle to become a mafia kingpin has hit the iPhone. Zynga, the largest developer of social games, announced a new iPhone version of Mafia Wars that lets players enjoy the same exciting strategy... More About: Iphone
EA Makes an Offer That Can’t Be Refused – The Godfather II Video Game i
2009-04-11 01:09:00 Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Paramount Digital Entertainment today announced the arrival of The Godfather® II videogame in stores now in North America for the Xbox 360® videogame and... More About: Video , Game , Video Game , Refused , Offer
Chicago Mobsters Ordered to Pay Restitution
More articles from this author:2009-04-09 20:43:00 Chicago mob bosses convicted in the landmark Family Secrets trial have already been ordered to spend the rest of their lives in prison. Now they'll have also to pay up with their bank accounts.Judge... More About: Chicago 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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