THE BLACK HAND FORUM

None of them need to be changed. They've been in widespread use by people inside and outside the mob for a half century. They are pretty much set in stone.

Gentleman Gambler Joseph Mastronardo Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison JEREMY ROEBUCK, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER February 17, 2015 G1NPCMAST02C.jpg In his prime, vice cops affectionately dubbed him "the gentleman gambler of Montgomery County." Mayor Frank L. Rizzo called him son-in-law. And in...

I will say that as much as I "thought" I knew on the Patriarca's, I was proven wrong. I've read everything I could, but law enforcement, investigative reporters and FBI Reports aren't the only places to get some info, you gotta get to the street a bit. There are two sides to every story. ...

New article by Scott B. on Marino taking over the North Suburbs... Marino assigned to look after north suburbs for Chicago mob tom-433x375.jpg The Windy City’s north suburbs now belong to the Illinois mafia’s ‘Top Tomato.’ Chicago mobster Louis (Louie Tomatoes) Marino is officially in charge of the ...

paph wrote:then according to you is LCN still on top n NYC?

I think a good argument can be made that the LCN is still the strongest OC group in the extended New York metropolitan area.

I merged the two Patriraca threads into this one. If you guys still want the Patriarca chart Wiseguy posted to be in the Chart section, let me know and I will move the chart into that section. One thread is better. But, in that case, you could probably delete my second post with the chart since it'...

The link in the original post is dead so here's the article... Is a 3-headed mobster running the Philly mob? WILLIAM BENDER, Daily News Staff Writer February 18, 2015 WHO'S really in charge of the Philly mob? For the past few years, the answer might've depended on where you looked or whom you asked....

i'm italian and i live here. i m so far from america , so I cant "hear" the street. what interests me understand it is the dealing past,present and future between LCN and other organized crime group. LCN isnt more first that reigned on the city or am i wrong??? tnx While the press, and es...

I always wonder what kind of money these guys really make especially in smaller cities . I ready the book about Ron previte written by George A and he made it seem like in philly even the bosses were not taking it in . He talked about $10K here $20k there which is. More than I make but also a far c...

Say what you want about Joe Massino but he did have a point when he said the FBI only needs one agent to watch 50 guys at a social club, while it obviously needs a lot more to track those 50 guys if they're not all meeting in the same place.

The family was said to be "ravaged or decimated" even back in the 1990's. However, even though the decline is certainly evident, there continued to be significant mob activity in both Boston and Providence over the last 15 years. Approximately 12 members were cited for the Providence facti...

It will be interesting to see who else is involved. "This is an ongoing investigation and we anticipate several more key players will be arrested in coming weeks," Carter said. Read more: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-sports-betting-arrests-folo-20150213-sto...

NYC is so Big and there is space for everyone. But in detail , do anyone know something more? tnx I assume you mean "The Organizatsiya" or Russian organized crime. I don't think there is really any specific "situation." The LCN and Russians, as well as other Eurasian criminal gr...

BSO’S ORGANIZED CRIME UNIT CRACKS RACKETEERING NETWORK BSO Case Number: TBA PIO Number: 15-2-13 Date: February 5, 2015 Time: various Place of Occurrence: various Jurisdiction: Broward County Suspect(s): Patsy Capolongo, 65, 2/20/49, male, 8210 Spyglass Dr., West Palm Beach (IN CUSTODY) Erik Bishop,...

The busts continue in this case. Over 20 people so far. Genovese crime family's sports betting ring takes hit in South Florida, police says Broward deputies help to crack multimillion-dollar racketeering network Andrea Torres, Local10.com Reporter, atorres@local10.com February 13, 2015 PIC-BSO-s-org...