Joe Massino

Did the Justice Department just orchestrate a bait-and-switch scam on a gullible, eager-to-believe citizenry?

There was more than one shock wave in Gang Land last week after Eric Holder issued his hard-nosed directive that the government will "continue to seek the death penalty" against Vincent (Vinny Gorgeous) Basciano.

If Joe Bonanno were still alive, he might have to suffer through a fate worse than death: Living next door to one of a growing number of Bonanno crime family mobsters who began flipping in 2002.

The daring assassination of a mob prince in Montreal is the hot topic of conversation among New York wiseguys, and has already sparked debate among feuding factions of the Bonanno family.