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Whitey Bulger: Murder Contracts and Rats

Margaret McLean | Posted 04.22.2013 | Crime
Read More: Whitey Bulger, Murder, Criminal Justice, Jeremiah O'sullivan, James Whitey Bulger, Whitey Bulger Trial, Mobsters, Crime News
Margaret McLean

Outside the courthouse, Carney denied that Bulger was even an informant for the government! How can that be true when evidence exists that Bulger helped the Feds take down the Italian mob in the North End, which paved the way for his criminal empire?

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OFFER HE CAN'T REFUSE: Mobster Wins Trial Delay

AP | Posted 11.10.2012 | Crime
Read More: Mob Crime, The Mob, Whitey Bulger Trial Delay, Mobsters, Whitey Bulger Murder Trial, Whitey Bulger, James Whitey Bulger, Whitey Bulger Mobsters, Crime News

BOSTON -- A federal judge on Friday agreed to delay the murder trial of former mobster James "Whitey" Bulger by three months, rejecting a defense requ...

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'Iceman' Richard Kuklinski Makes Man Pray Before Killing Him

Posted 08.15.2012 | TV
Read More: Reality TV, Video, Richard Kuklinski, Mobsters Richard Kuklinski, Mobsters, Bio., TV Canada, Tv Replay, Iceman Richard Kuklinski, Biography, TV News

Richard Kuklinski was known as the "Iceman," a cold-blooded killer who claimed to have killed more than 100 people. "Mobsters" (Tue., 9 p.m. ET on Bio...

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David Lohr

Al Capone Was No Monster (At Least According To This Woman)

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 06.12.2012 | Crime
Read More: New York Crime, Crime, Crime News, Organized Crime, Mafia, Scarface, Deirdre Marie Capone, Slideexpand, George Moran, Prohibition, Video, Deirdre Capone, Chicago Crime, Mobsters, St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Bugs Moran, Al Capone, Crime News

NEW YORK -- The grandniece of infamous American crime czar Al "Scarface" Capone, is hoping a tell-all book she has penned will clear up decades of hal...

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84-Year-Old Ex-Mobster Gets 5 1/2 Years In Strip Club Plot

AP | LAURA CRIMALDI | Posted 05.11.2012 | Crime
Read More: Rhode Island Crime, Providence Strip Clubs, Video, Luigi Manocchio, Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio, Manocchio Case, Mobsters, Mafia, Rhode Island, Strip Clubs, Crime News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The former New England Mafia boss was sentenced Friday to 5 1/2 years in prison for his role in the shakedown of Providence strip ...

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New Mob Museum Opens: Should You Pay Admission or Break In?

Malcolm Kushner | Posted 04.24.2012 | Weird News
Read More: Mafia, Museum, Gangster, Las Vegas, Mob, Organized Crime, Mobsters, Mob Museum, Mob Museum Las Vegas, Las Vegas Mob Museum, Weird News News
Malcolm Kushner

What child won't cherish the memory of a photo of him or herself strapped into an electric chair?

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'Whitey' Bulger's Girlfriend Granted Delay In Conspiracy Trial

AP | Posted 12.06.2011 | Crime
Read More: Boston, Whitey Bulger Trial, Mobsters, Conspiracy, Whitey Bulger, Boston Crime, Whitey Bulger Case, Catherine Greig, Catherine Greig Trial, Crime News

BOSTON -- A federal judge has granted a request from the longtime girlfriend of former Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger to delay the start of h...

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14 Biggest Mafia Conspiracies

TruTV.com | David Moye | Posted 08.30.2011 | Weird News
Read More: Goodfellas, Gambino, Crime, Mobsters, John Gotti, Godfather, Mafia, Frank Sinatra, Teflon Don, Weird News News

The mafia has long become a major part of American pop culture, thanks to TV shows like "The Sopranos," and movies like "Goodfellas" and "The Godfathe...

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James "Whitey" Bulger to Enter Race for Republican Presidential Nomination

Spencer Green | Posted 06.28.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Boston, Republican National Committee, 2012 Presidential Election, 2012 Election, Mob Boss, Mobsters, Mitt Romney, Reince Priebus, Whitey Bulger, Newt Gingrich, Boston-Mob-Boss, Republican Party, Barack Obama, James Whitey Bulger, Republican Presidential Nominees, Comedy News
Spencer Green

"The reason Mr. Bulger came out of hiding was to announce his quest for the Oval Office," said Bulger's spokesperson Louis "The Spokesperson" Dalmantin. "He is just the man America needs in these desperate times."

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David Lohr

FBI Launches Hunt For Girlfriend Of Fugitive Mobster

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 08.21.2011 | Crime
Read More: Boston, Murder, Catherine Grieg, Video, James Bulger, Crime News, Crime, Mobsters, Most Wanted, Fbi, Whitey Bulger, Fugitive, James Whitey Bulger, Crime News

The FBI has launched a new publicity campaign in an attempt to flush out fugitive Massachusetts mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger. The campaign consis...

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PHOTOS: 10 Best Mafia Lessons For Success In Business

Louis Ferrante | Posted 08.06.2011 | Books
Read More: Slidepollajax, Mafia, Office Politics, How to Succeed in Business, Don, La Cosa Nostra, Mob, Mobsters, Mob Rules, Al Capone, Books News
Louis Ferrante

If you're climbing the corporate ladder and eager to succeed, you can glean some valuable lessons from mobsters who are employees of the longest running organization in history: the Mafia.

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David Lohr

What Would You Pay For Al Capone's .38 Special?

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 09.27.2011 | Weird News
Read More: Video, John Dillinger, Crime, Weird Artifacts, Weird Auctions, Mobsters, Cole Younger, Auction, Christie's, Jesse James, Alcatraz, Al Capone, Weird News News

A handgun that once belonged to notorious Chicago gangster Al "Scarface" Capone will be auctioned on June 22 and is expected to fetch more than $100,0...

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"Rats": Why Juries Believe Them

Joel Cohen | Posted 07.16.2011 | New York
Read More: Joseph Massino, Trial, Murder Trial, Vinny Basciano, Crime, Mobsters, Death Penalty, Witness Testimony, Juries, Fbi, Gangsters, New York News
Joel Cohen

What is it about rats that incline juries to believe them? There is virtually no empirical and anecdotal evidence from which to try to draw conclusions, even tentative ones.

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Feds Set Sights On Three Mafia Families

AP | DAVID PORTER | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Mafia, New York Mafia, Lucchese Family, Lucchese Mob Sweep, New York Crime Families, Mob Families, Mobsters, New York News

MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Three of New York's five organized crime families came under the microscope for alleged illegal gambling activities Monday, t...

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Late Mob Boss Angelo LaPietra's Bridgeport Home Searched By Feds: Looking For 45-carat Marlborough Diamond

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Bridgeport, Angelo Lapietra, Mobsters, Marlborough Diamond, Frank Calabrese Sr., Chicago Mob, Chicago Mafia, Fbi, Chicago News

Chicago FBI agents are searching the home of the family of Angelo "The Hook" LaPietra, the late and widely feared mob leader, the Chicago Sun-Times ha...

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Henry Hill, "Goodfellas" Mobster, Blames Alcohol For Arrest

AP | JIM SUHR | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Henry Hill Arrested, Mafia, Goodfellas, Goodfellas Movie, Henry Hill, Mobsters, Alcoholism, Henry Hill Goodfellas, Henryhill, Henry Hill St Louis, New York News

ST. LOUIS — A gangster-turned-FBI informant whose exploits were the basis of the 1990 Martin Scorsese mob film "Goodfellas" said Tuesday his str...

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Fox And Friends Uses Former Mobster To Liken Dems To Mafia

Media Matters | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Media Matters, Mobsters, Fox News, Fox and Friends, Mafia, Democrats, Fox, Fox News Channel, Democrats Mafia, Politics News

During the March 26 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-hosts Brian Kilmeade and Gretchen Carlson hosted Michael Franzese, the former caporegime of...

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Blagojevich, Burris and a Few Broken Hands

Alden Loury | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Chicago Politics, Pat Quinn, Rod Blagojevich, Michael Madigan, Mobsters, Political Corruption, Roland Burris, Dick Mell, Illinois Politics, Illinois Corruption, Blagojevich Scandal, Harlem Nights, Chicago News
Alden Loury

We have a long track record of political disasters in this state, and the folks on the inside need to be taught that the people of Illinois have had enough. We don't need more promises of reform.

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Italian Police Arrest 100 Suspected Mobsters

AP | ALESSANDRA RIZZO | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Europe, Mobsters, Mafia Italy, Italy, Italy Arrests Mafia, Palermo, Italy Arrests Mobsters, Mafia Arrests, Sicilian Mafia, World News

ROME — Italian police staged sweeping raids Tuesday to arrest about 90 suspected mobsters and prevent the hobbled Sicilian Mafia from forming a ...

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