Providence Mafia Murder Meter: The Federal Hill Hit List (1932-1992)
Federal Hill is the heart of mob territory in Providence. The historic neighborhood has played host to a considerable amount of gangland violence through the years. Here’s a look back at the biggest...
View ArticleTime To Pay The Piper: Springfield (MA) Mobster Hit With Prison Time In Fraud...
February 4, 2020 — Western Massachusetts mob-affiliate Talal (Big T) Soffan was sentenced this week to two and a half years in federal prison for credit card and bank fraud. More than a decade ago,...
View ArticleAppeals Court: Swindled Investors Can’t Recoup Money Lost At MGM Casino By...
February 6, 2020 — The MGM Grand Casino in Detroit will not be held liable for millions of stolen dollars lost in gambling binges by a local wiseguy and con man, according to a ruling by the Michigan...
View ArticlePablo’s Prized Pupil, Popeye Velasquez, Dies Of Cancer In Colombia, Narcos...
February 7, 2020 — Notorious “Narcos” hit man Jhon (Popeye) Velasquez died of stomach cancer in Bogota, Colombia this week at 57. The one-time right-hand man and top enforcer for Pablo Escobar, the...
View ArticleThe Devil Is In The Details: Hells Angels Set Up Shop In Michigan For First Time
February 8, 2020 — Great Lakes dreaming became a reality for Sonny Barger and the boys last month. The Hells Angels, the world’s most infamous motorcycle club, have opened their first chapter in...
View ArticleChicago Mob Asset In Hollywood, Spilotro Bros. Buddy, Bob Conrad, Dead At 84
February 10, 2020 — Old-school television star Robert Conrad, a close friend of the Chicago mob’s famously-feared Spilotro brothers, died of natural causes in Malibu, California over the weekend. The...
View ArticleBack In A Flash: Phil Narducci Completes Short Prison Term, Philly Mob Capo...
February 11, 2020 — Philadelphia mob powerhouse Phil Narducci was released from prison this week after an eight-month stay for loan sharking. He was serving his time in New York and as of Monday was...
View ArticlePagan’s MC Chief Walks From Prison, NJ Biker Power “Pita” Fowler Back For...
February 13, 2020 — New Jersey Pagan’s Motorcycle Club boss Tim (Pita) Fowler was recently released from prison after a decade behind bars for plotting to kill rival Hells Angels club leaders. The...
View ArticleHoffa Foster Son, Chuckie O’Brien, Dies In Florida Never Officially Being...
February 14, 2020 — Former Teamsters delegate and Detroit mob associate Chuckie O’Brien died this week at 86 living in retirement in Florida and actively trying to clear his name after decades of...
View ArticleWestside Detroit Drug World Figures, “Evil & Pops,” Arrested For Running...
February 15, 2020 — The feds in Detroit took down a drug and prostitution ring on the city’s westside Friday morning, indicting reputed partners-in-crime, Erskin (Evil) Perryman and Elijah (Pops)...
View ArticleDrug Kingpin “Cesar The Abuser” Will Be Headed To South Florida Soon To Face...
February 16, 2020 — Federal authorities in Miami filed an extradition order last week looking to take custody of Dominican Republican drug lord Cesar (The Abuser) Peralta, currently jailed in Colombia...
View ArticleMotown Crime Boss “Polo” Temple Will Spend The Next 30 Years Behind Bars
February 20, 2020 — Detroit drug kingpin DeMarco (Polo) Temple was sentenced to 30 years in prison this week in federal court after being convicted in a widespread narcotics and racketeering case. The...
View ArticleThe Bistro A-Go-Go Hit: Book Finally Closed On Famous Chicago Mafia Murder
February 23, 2020 — The Chicago Police cleared a 54-year old mob hit recently, officially putting to bed the gangland slaying of former Outfit loan shark Larry Stubitsch. The killing is steeped in...
View ArticleLE Sources: Boogie McCann Murder In Big Easy Had Been In Works For Months
February 25, 2020 — Police in New Orleans believe revenge was the motive in the New Years Day murder of gang member Chris (C-Boogie) McCann and that his killers were planning on bumping him off since...
View ArticleWindy City Gambling Ring Cracked Wide Open By Feds, Mayor & Cop Down For The...
February 26, 2020 — The FBI broke up a Chicago sports gambling ring being run out of Orland Park last week, indicting 10 people for allegedly operating an off shore betting business on the internet....
View ArticleIn The Name Of The Father: Feds Snag Narcos Kingpin “El Mencho’s” Kids
March 1, 2020 — The son and daughter of The FBI Most Wanted Mexican drug lord Nemesio (El Mencho) Oseguera Cervantes are both in American custody. His son, Ruben (El Menchito) Oseguera Gonzales, 30,...
View ArticleMob Hot Spot Was Being Watched By FBI As Homicide Unfolded On Chicago’s Westside
March 3, 2020 — The FBI had a Chicago bar and mob headquarters under surveillance last month when a murder occurred outside the establishment, according to exclusive Gangster Report sources. After the...
View Article“Uncle Mick,” Urlacher’s Baby Bro, Plead Not Guilty In Federal Gambling Case...
March 5, 2020 — All eleven people charged in last month’s big-money gambling bust in Chicago pleaded not guilty Wednesday in federal court, including alleged ringleader Vincent (Uncle Mick) Delgiudice...
View ArticleAnd The Beat Goes On: Another Brazen Mob Hit Occurs In Hamilton (ON)
March 6, 2020 — The epic Canadian mafia war raging for over a decade hit Hamilton, Ontario in 2017 and shows no signs of slowing down any time soon. Local real estate agent and convicted bookmaker...
View ArticleNo Longer In Charge: Detroit Drug Bosses “HNIC Pesh”&“HNIC Killa Ken” Sent...
March 8, 2020 — The leaders of Detroit’s HNIC Gang were sentenced to long terms of federal prison last week. Antoine (HNIC Pesci) Woods was hit with a 31-year bid for heading the westside drug-dealing...
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