by newera_212 » Fri Jul 27, 2018 11:04 pm
TommyGambino wrote: ↑Fri Jul 27, 2018 5:38 am
Capeci apologists are strange, talking about people being stingy for not buying a fucking mafia article that 9/10 times is garbage
proper fucking weirdo's out there.
that may be so but IMO he has been the best and most consistant NY journalist to cover the mob.
no one else is really writing about it. hes the only game in town basically. unless you yourself want to sift through daily news articles (which refer to any guy within a 5 mile radius of an associate as a "boss") after an arrest, prowl the FBI's site for press releases, or develop relationships with the small number of defense lawyers left in NY doing LCN cases, along with people at the courts, cops, former / failed LCN associates, etc..in order to get info. me? id just rather him do all of that, and Ill read about it. Capeci's sources are heavily "law"' based (I personally know 2 lawyer who speak with him and have given info) but he has great sources.
To that end, I wouldnt be surprised in the next month or so if we read an article in GL stating that a certain arrest that happened in early 2018 is going to be taken to trial...involving a family that never, ever, ever goes to trial (and has allegedly clipped someone for trying to goto trial) . i would almost bet on it...
I would also bet next week or the week after, after the chips are done falling and more info surfaces, he'll write about the big current events that happened this month (colombo bust & that bronx shooting). matter fact i wouldnt be surprised in an upcoming column if he drops previously unknown to the public background info on those colombo guys
Capeci, in combination with some of the researchers and posters on this very forum, are essentially the only places for info about LCN.
at the very least, GL gives us something to talk about each week..and sometimes acts as a jumping off point into other discussions, more research by guys here, etc..
never understood the Capeci hate or at this point, even the criticism. im just grateful hes still writing each week (although unless he comes back from the dead, i never want to really hear Gotti's name again)
[quote=TommyGambino post_id=84188 time=1532695121 user_id=726]
Capeci apologists are strange, talking about people being stingy for not buying a fucking mafia article that 9/10 times is garbage :lol: proper fucking weirdo's out there.
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that may be so but IMO he has been the best and most consistant NY journalist to cover the mob.
no one else is really writing about it. hes the only game in town basically. unless you yourself want to sift through daily news articles (which refer to any guy within a 5 mile radius of an associate as a "boss") after an arrest, prowl the FBI's site for press releases, or develop relationships with the small number of defense lawyers left in NY doing LCN cases, along with people at the courts, cops, former / failed LCN associates, etc..in order to get info. me? id just rather him do all of that, and Ill read about it. Capeci's sources are heavily "law"' based (I personally know 2 lawyer who speak with him and have given info) but he has great sources.
To that end, I wouldnt be surprised in the next month or so if we read an article in GL stating that a certain arrest that happened in early 2018 is going to be taken to trial...involving a family that never, ever, ever goes to trial (and has allegedly clipped someone for trying to goto trial) . i would almost bet on it...
I would also bet next week or the week after, after the chips are done falling and more info surfaces, he'll write about the big current events that happened this month (colombo bust & that bronx shooting). matter fact i wouldnt be surprised in an upcoming column if he drops previously unknown to the public background info on those colombo guys
Capeci, in combination with some of the researchers and posters on this very forum, are essentially the only places for info about LCN.
at the very least, GL gives us something to talk about each week..and sometimes acts as a jumping off point into other discussions, more research by guys here, etc..
never understood the Capeci hate or at this point, even the criticism. im just grateful hes still writing each week (although unless he comes back from the dead, i never want to really hear Gotti's name again)