I had sent a message in December about a bootleg war going on in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn in the 1920's. I had made a reference to the NY Times...
Wondering if there's an English translation published anywhere of Nick Gentile's memoir in its entirity? If not, this is very strange as it seems to me an...
Hi Rick, I don't believe any official English translation of the Italian book has ever been published. Gentile's book isn't textbook Italian either. It appears...
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gemskybugsy
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Feb 7, 2006 9:52 am
I had e-mailed you a few weeks ago about your article and the mention of the Sackett Street shootings on April 28, 1923. According to that NYTimes article...
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gemskybugsy
gemskybugsy@...
Feb 18, 2006 10:38 am
In response to your December reply to my e-mail I had come across some interesting information on Albert Anastasia. He had prior arrests for homicide on March...
Anthony Thomas Civella, reputed boss of the Kansas City, Mo., crime family through the 1990s, has died just days before his 76th birthday. Announcements of...
Just got a copy of Mars Eghigian's new book, AFTER CAPONE: THE LIFE AND WORLD OF CHICAGO MOB BOSS FRANK "THE ENFORCER" NITTI. Published by Cumberland House in ...
It has been the policy of the American Mafia website to avoid any comment on living persons. That policy was designed to serve several purposes. First, it was...
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gemskybugsy
gemskybugsy@...
Mar 1, 2006 6:45 pm
I am still researching Anastasio in connection with Vincent Busardo's murder. Thanks to the Brooklyn Public Library there was an article mentioning Anasatasio...
I whole heartily agree that the policy change is a good thing. People want to know about living mobsters as much or more so than the deceased, because...
PL, Thanks for the message. I just added an article about Anthony Spilotro to the website. http://www.onewal.com/maf-art11.html - T ... People want to know...
GANGSTEROLOGISTS This group is intended for the use of writers, historians, and collectors interested in the topic of true crime and their reciprocal exchange...
It seemed to me that it might be handy to have a map of western Sicily available while doing Mafia research. So, I drew one up and posted it on the American...
A student in Germany wrote recently, asking about how the Mafia moved from Sicily to the United States. Because there is so much speculation about this topic,...
Two important Ohio racketeers died in the past few days. Angelo "Big Ange" Lonardo, probably far more significant as a government witness in the 1980s than he...
Thomas, Thought this might interest you. After Lonardo killed Salvatore Todaro he dissappeared. Cleveland Police had no success tracking him down. Somehow he...
Charles, Your grandfather was certainly highly regarded by his law enforcement peers for his toughness and dedication. It is apparent that those traits also...
In an effort to address the desire for current organized crime news, a "MobNews" blog and a related RSS news feed have been established. While this Yahoo group...
I'm attempting to make the reports of the Kefauver Senate Committee (1950-1951) available through the American Mafia website. Three interim reports have been...
Recent additions to the MobNews blog: - Vinny Gorgeous convicted of racketeering but not murder; - Five charged with extorting payments from NY van drivers; -...
I'm interested in your opinion: What single event contributed most to the decline of the power and prestige of the American Mafia? Some ideas are listed below,...
I'd opt for either Apalachin or Valachi. Think RICO has had a big impact too but everything else led up to it. Rick Mattix ... Poll section of this discussion...
Good to hear from you, Rick. Apalachin and Valachi are excellent answers, as both events compelled the FBI to admit the existence of and to directly combat...
I would say that the televised Valachi testimony would have benn a pivital turning point in organized crime. For example If I lived in a rural town in middle ...
Good points, Lani. Apalachin resulted in a number of convictions for conspiracy (and a number of jail terms for Mafiosi), but those were overturned on appeal....
I placed a vote on the poll, however even with my comments it was still very hard to pick one single event that caused the most damage to the underworld. All...
The American Mafia website's Kefauver Committee section now includes the two days of testimony (July 6 and 7, 1950) given by Chicago gangbuster Virgil...
Recent additions to the MobNews blog: - Brooklyn drug raids collect 150 people. - Prosecutors try to hide identity of witness against DePalma. - feature on...
In the early Thirties, Peterson was assistant to Melvin Purvis, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Chicago office, and was involved in many of the major...
