Colombo Crime Family

Mob Turncoats Link 'Tommy Guns' To 6 NYC Murders

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 05.19.2012

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NEW YORK — A reputed mobster carried out a hit on an off-duty New York Police Department officer who made the mistake of marrying the ex-wife of...

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Nephew of Top Mobster Aids in Colombo Family Takedown

Jerry Capeci | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Fappiano, Dino (Big Dino) Calabro, Ralph Scopo, Anthony (Big Anthony) Russo, Joseph Savarese, Frank (Chestnut) Marasa, Joseph Scopo, Thomas McLaughlin, Andrew (Andy Mush) Russo, Capri, Eric Holder, Colombo Crime Family, Victor (Little Vic) Orena, New York News
Jerry Capeci

The biggest indictment announced by Eric Holder in the blockbuster FBI roundup of more than 120 mob defendants was achieved with lots of help from the nephew of a jailed Colombo family street boss.

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John "Sonny" Franzese GUILTY: 93-Year-Old Mob Boss Convicted

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — An elderly gangster who struggled to stay awake while his turncoat son testified against him at his racketeering trial was convicted ...

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Turncoat Son, Death Behind Bars, Haunt Sonny Franzese

Jerry Capeci | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thomas (Tommy Shots) Gioeli, John Franzese Jr., Joel (Joe Waverly) Cacace, Richard Lind, Susan Kellman, Judge Brian Cogan, John (Sonny) Franzese, Deep Throat, Colombo Crime Family, New York News
Jerry Capeci

Legendary Colombo family wiseguy John (Sonny) Franzese will be the first New York mobster to have his son testify against him.

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Frank "Frankie Camp" Campione To Son: 'You Came From My Balls And You Should Have Known Better'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Talk about a low blow. Accusing his son Michael of talking to the FBI, mobster Frank "Frankie Camp" Campione wrote to him, "You are my son and you ...

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Mob Boss Tied To 1999 Murders Of Stock Swindlers In NJ Mansion

Jerry Capeci | Posted 05.25.2011

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The re-direction of the Colts Neck murders probe from Russian gangsters to the Colombo family bears an eerie similarity to the initial investigation into the 1997 murder of officer Ralph Dols.

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Police Reports In Cop Killling Point To Russian Gangsters

Jerry Capeci | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cozy Tavern, Little Dino Saracino, Joey Caves Competiello, Coney Island Hospital, Colombo Crime Family, Joe Waverly, Judge Brian Cogan, Susan Kellman, Big Dino Calabro, Police Officer Ralph Dols, Joel Cacace, Sheepshead Bay, Elizabeth Geddes, New York News
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Who killed Police Officer Ralph Dols? Could Russian organized crime figures have done it?

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Dominick (Black Dom) Dionisio, Mob Suspect, Pizza 'Job' At Brooklyn Lucali's A Sham, Feds Say

New York Daily News | John Marzulli | Posted 05.25.2011

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A reputed gangster is allowed to leave his house every day for a job at the famed Brooklyn pizzeria Lucali's - but prosecutors don't think he's actual...

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