Crews doing it big the past 10 yrs

[newera_212]

Good stuff Wiseguy - great info/resource.

Forgot how big those NJ Genovese guys under Tuzzo were doing it. Jesus.

Not young guys ripping and running, but definitely an example of somebody doing it big. Despite having the gayest bust name ever ("Operation Fistful")

[queensnyer]

Since he decline of the mob I’m interested in crews that have been doing it big the past 10 yrs
By big I mean like through Power family wise, rackets, scores, violence whatever

Like the Ronnie G crew and how he was doing it big and if I remember Borrello claimed they where the only crew doing it big in Howard Beach. Not to mention they where doing it in a relatively blue collar fashion in a age of Informants and CCTV footage

The other crew I find the most fascinating is the Crea Jr crew. Considering how willing they where to use violence in the modern age. The Meldish hit, the Ulzheimer attempt and if you count the Enzo Stango shooting. Would be interesting to know if any more info on this crew comes up in the Desantis indictment

Then you had patsy parrellos crew masterminding the east coast LCN fraud case according to the feds totaled around 157 million but got split among different crews/families. Would be interested about hearing about different crews doing it big in this day in age

Borello is an idiot, gambinos have a big crew in Howard beach

the gambinos have 2 different crews in the area. or at one point did when anthony gurino was alive. dont know the current set upbut doing it big the gurinos are multi multi multi millionaires.. semi legit. real estate, etc. construction. etc.. but numbers and loan etc as well. hands in drugs too. respected as stand up gangsters..and a lot of people think they are just earners, but they got killers with them.

Capeci had Cesare Gurino as a capo a few years ago then a soldier not long after, isn't that gene gottis old crew?

honestly dont know

[Yonkers103]

DeCavalcante Family 2015there was also a nicky cigars Santorum case I didn’t see on your list

Stango crew

Reputed members of a New Jersey crime family long believed to be the model for HBO's Sopranos plotted to kill a recalcitrant member who, they told an undercover informant, was "out of control" and had to "meet death," federal prosecutors alleged in a criminal complaint released Thursday.

Three criminal complaints name 10 reputed members or associates of the DeCavalcante crime family, including 71-year-old Charles Stango of Henderson, Nevada, believed to be a capo, or captain, in the family. The arrests were the fruits of more than three years of work by an undercover agent who was able to infiltrate the family and gain the confidence of Stango and others, according to the complaints.

The complaints charge the 10 with a litany of crimes including conspiracy to distribute cocaine, promoting prostitution and purchasing 120,000 untaxed cigarettes.

Stango, who purportedly went by the nickname "Beeps," was charged with two other men, 72-year-old Frank Nigro and 68-year-old Paul Colella, both of Toms River, with scheming to kill the unidentified victim over a dispute regarding the victim's being promoted as a "made" member of the family. Colella purportedly was known by the nickname "Knuckles."

According to one complaint, the intended victim also had insulted an acting DeCavalcante boss at a social gathering.

The complaint alleges the DeCavalcante family operates under the direction of New York's Gambino crime family. For years, the DeCavalcantes have been considered the inspiration for the hit HBO series that starred the late James Gandolfini.

Some of the dialogue alleged in the complaint wouldn't have been out of place in the frequently violent TV series.

Stango allegedly sought and obtained permission from Nigro to carry out the murder in New Jersey. Authorities say Stango discussed his plans with the undercover agent, telling him the target was "out of control." The intended victim "had to meet death or you gotta maim him or you just gotta put him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life," Stango told the agent, according to the complaint.

Prosecutors claim Stango and his son, Anthony, also planned to operate a high-end escort service in the Toms River area.

Nine of the men appeared in federal court in Newark on Thursday; no pleas were entered. Five of the nine were ordered held pending bail hearings next week, while the rest were allowed to post bail. The tenth, Stango, was to appear in court in Nevada.

"My client is professing his innocence and wants to vindicate his name," said Christopher Patella, an attorney representing Rosario Pali, who is charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine with Anthony Stango.

Other defense attorneys deferred comment, saying they hadn't had time to look at the complaints.

Philly Mob 2020

Fifteen Members and Associates of the Philadelphia Mafia Indicted on Federal Racketeering and Related Charges

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that a Superseding Indictment was unsealed today against 15 defendants, including alleged members and associates of the South Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey-based criminal organization La Cosa Nostra (LCN), known as the “mafia” or the “mob.” The Superseding Indictment charges various crimes including racketeering conspiracy, illegal gambling, loansharking, extortion, and drug trafficking.

The defendants charged in the seven-count Superseding Indictment are Steven Mazzone, aka “Stevie,” age 56; Domenic Grande, aka “Dom,” aka “Mr. Hopkins,” aka “Mr. Brown,” aka “Dom14,” age 41; Joseph Servidio, aka “Joey Electric,” age 60; Salvatore Mazzone, aka “Sonny,” age 55; Joseph Malone, age 70; Louis Barretta, aka “Louie Sheep,” age 56; Victor DeLuca, aka “Big Vic,” age 56; Kenneth Arabia, aka “Kenny,” age 67; Daniel Castelli, aka “Danny,” aka “Cozzy,” aka “Butch,” aka “Harry,” age 67; Carl Chianese, age 81; Anthony Gifoli, aka “Tony Meatballs,” age 73; John Romeo, age 58; Daniel Malatesta, age 75; Daniel Bucceroni, age 66; and John Michael Payne, age 34.

According to court documents, the Philadelphia LCN is one of a number of LCN organized crime families based in various cities throughout the United States. The purpose of the LCN in Philadelphia and elsewhere is to make money through the commission of various crimes, including illegal gambling, loansharking, drug trafficking, and extortion.

Like other LCN families, the Philadelphia LCN is operated through a defined hierarchical structure, including a Boss, an Underboss (defendant Steven Mazzone), and Captains (defendant Domenic Grande), who oversee “crews” consisting of “soldiers” and “associates.” As detailed in the Superseding Indictment, soldiers are members of the family who have been formally initiated through a ritual called a “making ceremony,” during which they swear allegiance to LCN above all else, take a vow of secrecy about the organization (the Code of Silence or “Omerta”), and agree to commit violence on behalf of the LCN, if necessary. After this ceremony, these men (who must be of 100% Italian ancestry) are then referred to as “made members” of the LCN. Associates are men who engage in criminal activity on behalf of LCN but who have not been formally “made,” either because they are up-and-coming and aspire to full membership, or because they are ineligible to be made because they lack fully Italian ancestry. Made members and associates who break Omerta may be targeted for death by other members of the group.

As described in the Superseding Indictment, the Philadelphia LCN sought to use its reputation and influence to exercise control over criminal rackets, like bookmaking and loansharking in Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, particularly Atlantic City. During a period beginning in August 2015, ten of the defendants allegedly conspired to conduct and participate in the affairs of the Philadelphia LCN through both a pattern of racketeering activity and through the collection of unlawful debts. The remaining five defendants are charged with allegedly committing a variety of other offenses, including conducting an illegal gambling business, conspiracy to make extortionate extensions of credit, and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, in partnership with other members and associates of the Philadelphia LCN.

As alleged in the Superseding Indictment, on October 15, 2015, defendants Steven Mazzone, Domenic Grande and Salvatore Mazzone participated in a “making ceremony” (as detailed above) in a South Philadelphia residence, during which several new soldiers were inducted into the Philadelphia LCN. The Superseding Indictment goes on to describe the various acts allegedly committed by the defendants and others as members of the group, including the distribution of heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine and oxycodone pills; the disbursement and collection of tens of thousands of dollars of unlawful bookmaking and other debts “owed” to the group at interest rates as high as 400%; and even an alleged conspiracy to kidnap or murder a drug dealer in order to protect the reputation of the Philadelphia LCN after the dealer sold members of the group fake drugs.

“Thanks to the dedicated and courageous efforts of federal law enforcement over the past several decades, the Philadelphia mob isn’t what it used to be, and thank God for that,” said U.S. Attorney McSwain. “But it is still a problem and is still allegedly committing serious federal crimes, which is why we at the Department of Justice are focused on stamping it out. We will not rest until the mob is nothing but a bad memory.”

“The charges unsealed today against these 15 alleged members and associates of the Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra show that the mafia remains a criminal presence in our city and beyond,” said Michael J. Driscoll, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Philadelphia Division. “From loansharking and illegal gambling to drug trafficking and extortion, the mob continues to keep its fingers in many different pots, in its ceaseless quest for illegal profits. This group should’ve learned by now that the FBI is as committed to eradicating organized crime as wise guys are to embracing it.”

The case is being investigated by the FBI, including its Philadelphia Field Division and Atlantic City Resident Agency, as part of a long-running investigation, with the assistance of the Philadelphia Police Department, the Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan Ortiz of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Trial Attorney Alexander Gottfried of the Department of Justice Criminal Division, Organized Crime and Gang Section.

An indictment, information, or criminal complaint is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Chicago Outfit

The P/K Gang

An alleged Outfit soldier has pleaded guilty to a state racketeering charge more than four years after he was caught posing as a cop to rip off a drug stash house on Chicago’s Southeast Side.

Robert Panozzo Sr., a reputed member of the Outfit’s Grand Avenue crew, was sentenced Thursday at the Leighton Criminal Court Building to 18 years in prison. But he could be paroled in just 4 ½ years because of credit for time already served and expected day-for-day credit.

Panozzo still faces separate federal charges of extortion for the alleged beating of a McHenry County man. Cook County records indicate his sentence in the racketeering case will run concurrent with his federal sentence and that the time will be served in federal prison — likely indicating he also intends to plead guilty in federal court.

Panozzo and longtime associate Paul Koroluk are part of a crew run by Albert "Little Guy" Vena, according to sources and court testimony in the federal trial of Steven Mandell, a former Chicago police officer who was convicted in a grisly plot to kill a suburban businessman.

The sweeping racketeering charges allege the crew participated in wide-ranging crimes, including home invasions, armed robberies, burglaries, insurance fraud and prostitution. They allegedly carried out five or six major "rips" a year, robbing drug stash houses while posing as police officers.

The case against Panozzo and his associates was the second Cook County case brought under a state law modeled after the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

Many of Panozzo’s associates, including his son, Robert Jr., previously pleaded guilty to RICO-related charges. Koroluk was also sentenced to 18 years in prison. The crew’s purported “computer guy,” Maher Abuhabsah, still has a pending case, according to court records.

Panozzo and Koroluk were arrested in a dramatic sting in 2014 after the two posed as cops to rob what they thought was a cartel stash house on the Southeast Side. They kicked in the door and grabbed stacks of drugs — only to be arrested by Chicago police and federal agents who had wired the house for audio and video surveillance and watched from above with an FBI spy plane. Koroluk wore a police star dangling from his neck, authorities said.

Prosecutors allege the crew participated in several other elaborate schemes targeting drug dealers, many of which involved tracking their targets with GPS to find where they stashed their product.

Raised in the old Italian-American enclave known as "the Patch" on the Near West Side, Panozzo and Koroluk have criminal histories that stretch back decades, court records show. In 2006 they were both sentenced to seven years in prison for a string of burglaries targeting tony north suburban homes that netted millions of dollars in jewelry and other luxury items. Police at the time described the burglars as some of the most sophisticated they'd ever seen, from the disabling of state-of-the-art alarm systems to the cutting of phone lines.

According to court records, Panozzo got his start as a juice loan collector under former Grand Avenue boss Joey "The Clown" Lombardo, who was convicted in the landmark Operation Family Secrets trial.

Before his arrest in the racketeering case, Panozzo was operating a house of prostitution masquerading as a massage parlor in the 800 block of West Superior Street, according to the charges.

The racketeering charges also alleged that Panozzo has a history of violence. Panozzo has often bragged to associates that he threw an elderly woman down three flights of stairs to her death in 1987 after tricking her into signing over ownership rights to her three-flat in the 2300 block of West Ohio Street, authorities alleged.

Court records also allege Panozzo discussed arranging the killing of a witness in a kidnapping case against one of the crew members.

[Yonkers103]

Sorry , meant to say that I didn’t see the nicky cigars case on your list.think it was 2011 or 2012 maybe

[CabriniGreen]

The bigger cases over the past decade...





In September 2012, Gambino captain Joseph Giordano was indicted in Manhattan on a charge of grand larceny involving using force and threats to extort $50,000 from a construction company official. In July 2014, in an extension of the original case, 8 people including Gambino soldier Joseph Isgro, Gambino associate Leonard Rapisardi, and Giordano (then deceased), were indicted in Manhattan on charges of conspiracy, gambling, and money laundering involving a multi-million dollar sports bookmaking operation that utilized offshore wirerooms in Costa Rica and a software betting program (Action Sports International) and took in $2.3 million from bettors in 13 states including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, and California. Previously, in April 2010, Rapisardi had been charged with loan sharking and extortion.

If they dont do credit cards, and they collect in person, in cash, I've always wondered... how do they take bets from outside NY and collect?

[Tonyd621]

Jeez...what a disease these people are. Stand them up against a wall...

You post the same commentary in every topic. If you hate these ppl so much why are you on here? You just talk sh*t about everyone and everything

[desertdog]

Jeez...what a disease these people are. Stand them up against a wall...

You post the same commentary in every topic. If you hate these ppl so much why are you on here? You just talk sh*t about everyone and everything

Sticking up for your 'gumbas' huh? A decent person would be embarrassed..

[Tonyd621]

Jeez...what a disease these people are. Stand them up against a wall...

You post the same commentary in every topic. If you hate these ppl so much why are you on here? You just talk sh*t about everyone and everything

Sticking up for your 'gumbas' huh? A decent person would be embarrassed..

Make it about me,huh? It's about you and what you comment. You just signed up to talk sh*t which doesn't benefit anyone. Maybe you took a loan out or something idk.

[Dave65827]

Gosh can’t we agree these guys are terrible without the cringe takes like “we should kill them” lmao it’s the same on Reddit

[JohnnyS]

Im sure this board is made up of mostly grown ups and we are all aware that the mob is bad. We dont need a reminder every 2 minutes. If discussing LCN gets under your skin this much then its best to not come on here.

[Ivan]

Jeez...what a disease these people are. Stand them up against a wall...

You post the same commentary in every topic. If you hate these ppl so much why are you on here? You just talk sh*t about everyone and everything

Sticking up for your 'gumbas' huh? A decent person would be embarrassed..

Make it about me,huh? It's about you and what you comment. You just signed up to talk sh*t which doesn't benefit anyone. Maybe you took a loan out or something idk.

some of the honest-to-god mob fanboys we've had on the forums over the years would make desertdog here have a heart attack

[Tonyd621]

Im sure this board is made up of mostly grown ups and we are all aware that the mob is bad. We dont need a reminder every 2 minutes. If discussing LCN gets under your skin this much then its best to not come on here.

Well Said Johnny

[Tonyd621]

I've graduated you college and honest to God some of the best empirical and qualitative research I've seen is not from professors with a PHD it's been on this site. The ability to find some of these familial ties, fbi records dating back to the early 1900s is amazing to me.
Don't muddy it with your personal biases

[desertdog]

Im sure this board is made up of mostly grown ups and we are all aware that the mob is bad. We dont need a reminder every 2 minutes. If discussing LCN gets under your skin this much then its best to not come on here.

Lots of sympathy on here for the mob...
If you don't like my comments tough shit.

[AntComello]

Im sure this board is made up of mostly grown ups and we are all aware that the mob is bad. We dont need a reminder every 2 minutes. If discussing LCN gets under your skin this much then its best to not come on here.

Lots of sympathy on here for the mob...
If you don't like my comments tough shit.

Your on a MOB FORUM dumbass