Bruno-Scarfo Era Wiseguy Joseph "Chickie" Ciancaglini passed away over the weekend at the age of 88. Ciancaglini served almost 30 years in federal prison on a variety of racketeering related…
They didn't cross paths, but two of Philadelphia former Underbosses hit the revolving door at federal prisons in the past week. Longtime standup mobster and former Underboss Joseph "Mousie" Massimino…
There won't be any home cooking, but convicted Top Philly Wiseguys Steve Mazzone and Domenic Grande will be serving their upcoming federal prison sentences at federal prisons within a two-hour…
More than two years after he was indicted along with 14 other Wiseguys and associates, South Philly Mob Underboss Steve Mazzone was ordered Thursday to serve the next five years…
A just released sentencing memorandum from Federal prosecutors indicates prosecutors intend to ask a federal judge later this week for a maximum sentence for reputed South Philly Mob Underboss Steve…
Popular Philly Mob Captain Domenic Grande will spend 78 months in prison on his first federal beef, following sentencing Wednesday and a prior guilty plea to federal racketeering conspiracy/extortion/drug charges…
Months after pleading guilty to a single count of Racketeering Conspiracy in federal court, popular South Philly Wiseguy Salvatore "Sonny" Mazzone will be sentenced this week, a month ahead of…
Federal prosecutors and the FBI are back at it again in New York, this time they targeted a Lucchese Crime Family Soldier and 5 associates in the latest indictment cracking…
Defendants Include Nassau County Detective Charged with Obstruction of Justice and Lying to the FBI On Tuesday, in federal court in Brooklyn, two indictments were unsealed charging nine defendants with…
Joseph Malone, the final defendant in the November 2020 Philly Mob Racketeering case, has now plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy and loan sharking charges. Malone appeared before Federal Judge Barclay…
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the blockbuster 2014 racketeering conspiracy convictions and sentences of Lucchese Crime Family Soldier Nicky Scarfo Jr. and his codefendant, Philadelphia and Lucchese…
After months of legal wrangling with federal prosecutors, convicted New Jersey drug trafficker and Mob Soldier Joseph "Joey Electric" Servidio plead guilty Thursday afternoon to racketeering conspiracy and a drug…
As expected, Reputed South Philly Mob Underboss Steve Mazzone took a plea deal from federal prosecutors Thursday afternoon putting an exclamation mark on that much-publicized federal racketeering conspiracy case against…
After months of legal wrangling with federal prosecutors, convicted New Jersey drug trafficker and Mob Soldier Joseph "Joey Electric" Servidio now appears poised to take a plea deal on racketeering…
Reputed South Philly Mob Soldier Salvatore "Sonny" Mazzone took a plea deal from federal prosecutors Wednesday afternoon on that much-publicized federal racketeering conspiracy case against 15 Philly Mobsters dating back…
And just like that, the much-publicized federal racketeering conspiracy/extortion/drug case against 15 Philly Mobsters and associates is winding down without a trial and a flurry of guilty pleas. In somewhat…
Popular Philly Mob Captain Domenic Grande picked up his first federal beef Wednesday, pleading guilty to federal racketeering conspiracy/extortion/drug charges as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors. The…
More than a year after an early morning raid on the home of a local Wiseguy's father in South Philly, federal prosecutors sent out letters in the last few weeks…
Mob Boss Joey Merlino's New York pal Pete Tuccio now says he's been assigned to a federal minimum-security prison in Loretto,PA. , according to his own Instagram post this weekend.…
In a shakeup brought on by a series of plea deals and defense motions, Judge Barclay Surrick has shuffled the trial schedule and defendants for the government's upcoming Mob case…
Philly Mob Associate Victor "Big Vic" DeLuca was sentenced to 10 years Thursday in federal court as part of a big Philly Mob Racketeering investigation. The 57 year old Deluca,…
Salvatore Piccolo, admitted drug dealer and alleged South Jersey mobster, has hit the road from his federal prison cell in Middle Pennsylvania and is now being held at the Federal…
You might say he's the forgotten man. The 15th defendant listed in a major 15-defendant Mob Racketeering case that has implicated two top Philadelphia Mobsters on serious charges and shaken…
Court documents filed on Friday say popular Philly Mob Captain Domenic Grande is now set for a change of plea hearing on May 25th. Sources say the up and coming…
Convicted 82 year old drug dealer and North Jersey Mob associate Carl Chianese, already serving 10 years on federal drug charges from a New Jersey Mob-related drug investigation, was sentenced…
Lawyers for Defendant Steven Mazzone are taking the gloves off with Federal prosecutors, demanding more discovery, evidence and information related to a key witness in the case against the dapper…
In a shakeup brought on by a series of plea deals and defense motions, Judge Barclay Surrick has shuffled the trial schedule and defendants for the government's upcoming Mob case…
Three years after his arrest on arson charges in an extortion scheme that went up in flames, Gambino Crime Family Associate and Philadelphia Crime Family friend Pete Tuccio was sentenced…
Former Pagans MC President Keith “Conan” Richter is now back at a federal prison in South Jersey, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator which last week reported Richter…
Top ranking Philadelphia law enforcement officials and Mayor Jim Kenney made headlines Tuesday announcing the arrest of 28 year old Jonathan Abuku in a series of carjackings, murders and shootings…
Former Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market CEO Caesar "Sonny" DiCrecchio has reported to federal prison to begin serving his 10 year sentence after he plead guilty and was ordered to repay…
Sources close to former Philly Mob Boss Ralph Natale and the co-author of his book "The Last Don Standing" say the boisterous Boss turned cooperating witness passed away Sunday Night.…
South Philly Mob Associate Daniel "Cozzy" Castelli stepped before Judge Barclay Surrick in federal court Thursday afternoon to plead guilty to drug and racketeering conspiracy charges in a scheme to…
Genovese Crime Family Capo Pasquale "Patsy" Parrello is finally a free man. Federal Bureau of Prisons records indicate that the 77 year old gangster walked out of the Fort Dix…
The federal court trial of Main Line businessman Joseph LaForte on weapons charges has now been set for May after a year-long delay following concerns over Covid19 and several other…
As the New Year unfolds, there's still some storm clouds hanging over the Philly Mob. 2022 might be another tough year for the local wise guys. Trials, prison sentences, more…
County, State and Federal law enforcement officers swept through South Jersey last week, scooping up members and associates of the notorious "Gotti Boy Movement" (GBM) Street Gang that authorities say…
First it was Pagans MC President Keith "Conan" Richter taking the fall earlier this year, now 2 high ranking club members have been indicted for opening fire on a Hells…
Court documents filed on Friday say popular Philly Mob Captain Domenic Grande is now set for a change of plea hearing on May 25th. Sources say the up and coming…
Another defendant in last year's Big Philly Mob Racketeering Conspiracy case, Daniel Bucceroni, has plead guilty and was sentenced to three years probation this week after reaching a plea agreement…
Court documents obtained by Mobtalksitdown.com show Philly Mob Associate Victor "Big Vic" DeLuca plead guilty Monday to drug charges that could put him away for 10 years. It's all part…
Court documents obtained by Mobtalksitdown.com show federal prosecutors lining up even more "guilty plea" hearings for defendants in last year's big Mob Racketeering Conspiracy case. Mob Associate John Romeo is…
Former Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market CEO Sonny DiCrecchio was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to repay over $8 million to the market after he plead…
Three years after his arrest on arson charges in an extortion scheme that went up in flames, sources tell Mobtalksitdown.com that Gambino Crime Family Associate and Philadelphia Crime Family friend…
Multiple sources tell Mobtalksitdown.com that federal prosecutors just proposed a plan to try high ranking Philly Mobsters Steve Mazzone and Domenic Grande separately when their trials are scheduled sometime next…
Mobtalksitdown.com has learned that federal prosecutors have filed court documents indicating that three of the defendants in last year's big Mob Racketeering Conspiracy case are now scheduled for "guilty plea"…
Long time Philadelphia Mob Associate Stephen Sharkey has reported to federal prison in Lewisburg, Pa. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the 52 yr old Sharkey just reported to…
Gimme A Break. The ongoing saga of Philly Mob Boss Joey Merlino and federal authorities took a new twist over the past few weeks when his legal team asked federal…
Pagans MC President Keith "Conan" Richter was sentenced by a federal judge to 33 months in federal prison on Thursday after he plead guilty to a federal gun charge last…
In a newly released interview, the lawyer for recently deceased Philly/Boston Mobster Robert Gentile told Boston25's Investigative Reporter Bob Ward, "there's a ton of smoke around Bob Gentile" in the…
Philly/Boston wiseguy Robert Gentile, who denied for years suspicions that he knew the whereabouts of $500 million in stolen art from the Gardner Art Museum in Boston, has died, according…
For years they could often be seen together around South Philadelphia, laughing and joking on street corners, looking like the closest of friends, fellow Mobsters Steven Mazzone and Domenic Grande.…
A federal judge on Tuesday told defense attorneys he wants separate trials for 14 Philadelphia Mobsters and associates on racketeering conspiracy and other charges. Court house sources say the judge…
Philly Mob Boss Joey Merlino returned to his old stomping grounds in South Philadelphia this week, leaving mob watchers wondering if he's just touching base with his old friends and…
Mobtalksitdown.com has learned that former Philly Mob Boss John Stanfa was just recently transferred from a federal prison in Pennsylvania to the Federal Prison Medical Center in Devens, Massachusetts. The…
Sources tell Mobtalksitdown.com there's been a changing of the guard within the Pagans MC in recent weeks after National President Keith "Conan" Richter decided to step aside and Robert Francis,…
After a year in prison, a year on house arrest and a year of supervised release, Philly Mob Boss Joey Merlino is finally free of all federal restrictions and can…
Multiple sources tell Mobtalksitdown.com that reputed Philadelphia Mob Boss Joey Merlino, fresh off a two year federal sentence for gambling, may soon poke his head up at the Jersey Shore…
A Philadelphia Federal Grand Jury has indicted three men in a spree of dangerous ATM bombings dating back to last year's rioting and looting following the police involved shooting of…
Long time Philadelphia Mob Associate Stephen Sharkey has reported to federal prison in Lewisburg, Pa. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the 52 yr old Sharkey just reported to…
Court records indicate that former Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market CEO Sonny DiCrecchio will be sentenced on July 12th after entering a guilty plea last week in federal court. DiCrecchio and…
Almost three years after his departure from Philadelphia's bustling Wholesale Produce Market, now located in Southwest Philadelphia, Caesar "Sonny" DiCrecchio found himself on the wrong side of the law Thursday.…
Philadelphia Mob Soldier Joseph "Joey Electric" Servidio has a new place to call home, Elkton, Ohio. The 61 year old finally settled in at the low security Federal Correctional Institution…
Federal authorities in New Jersey slapped Pagans MC President Keith "Conan" Richter with a gun charge after he was stopped in East Windsor, New Jersey on his way home from…
More bad news for reputed Philadelphia Mob Soldier Joseph "Joey Electric" Servidio. He's outta here. First, he got caught up in an FBI undercover drug sting in 2018. Then he…
73 year old South Philly Mob associate Anthony Gifoli, aka "Tony Meatballs", is the first defendant in the latest round of Mob indictments to agree to plead guilty. Gifoli was…
A Philadelphia Police sting operation has taken down three suspects investigators believe may have been responsible for a string of violent sledgehammer attacks on gaming machines across the city. The…
Recent court filings by federal prosecutors in the Racketeering Conspiracy and Drug case against Philly Mob Underboss Steven Mazzone and 13 others claims that attempts have been made to intimidate…
A federal judge this week delayed the upcoming trial of Main Line businessman Joseph LaForte until May 3, 2021, citing concerns over Covid19. LaForte, who helped run Par Funding in…
The Federal judge in the pending trial of 14 Philadelphia Mobsters and Associates has denied a request by federal prosecutors for a protective order restricting the defendants access to discovery.…
Sources tell Mobtalksitdown.com that authorities returned to the Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Southwest Philadelphia two weeks ago, but turned up no new murder victims buried on the site, months after…
Who is this guy? That was the question rumbling around Philadelphia and New York City Mob circles three years ago when 27 year old Pete Tuccio of Howard Beach started…
Federal prosecutors have just asked the trial judge in the racketeering/drug case of 15 Philly Mobsters and Associates for a continuance that would allow prosecutors to delay the trial beyond…
Good news for the Philly Mob, all of the defendants charged in last month's sweeping racketeering indictment have now been granted bail. A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the release…
The good news for the Philly Mob, Mob Capo Domenic Grande has been released from the Federal Detention Center to house arrest and electronic monitoring. The bad news. Federal prosecutors…
Reputed Lucchese Crime Family soldier John Perna plead guilty Wednesday to a charge that he planned and carried out a 2015 aggravated assault on the current husband of one of…
Attorneys for indicted Philly Mob Underboss Steve Mazzone filed a motion Tuesday asking a federal judge to reconsider a decision to hold him without bail pending his trial on racketeering…
Indicted Mob Captain Domenic "Baby Dom" Grande has been granted bail with conditions, according to his attorney, Brian McMonagle, who told Mobtalksitdown.com Grande must post $200,000 or properties of that…
A new bail hearing has been scheduled for Monday Dec. 14th for indicted Mob Captain Domenic "Baby Dom" Grande who many believe could be spending the upcoming Christmas Holidays in…
Indicted Mob Underboss Steven Mazzone has added a new attorney to his defense team. John Meringolo, who helped represent Philly Mob Boss Joey Merlino in the recent East Coast LCN…
FBI agents swooped down on South Philadelphia Thursday morning just before 6 a.m. and arrested Reputed Mob Soldier Salvatore "Sonny" Mazzone along with four other associates in an ongoing federal…
Attorneys for reputed Philadelphia Mob Boss Joey Merlino moved quickly this week to blast a story floating around social media that somehow the Dapper Don of Philly had been part…
The FBI in Philadelphia tried to turn up the heat two years ago in the December 12, 2012 gangland style murder of Gino DiPietro in South Philadelphia, but there's still…
Reputed Philadelphia Mob Soldier Joseph "Joey Electric" Servidio was sentenced by a federal judge in Camden Thursday to 15 years in federal prison after Servidio plead guilty back in July…
Main Line businessman Joseph LaForte was finally released on bail Thursday on federal weapons charges after several delays tied to the posting of his $2.5 million bail. A delay in…
The Camden County Prosecutor and Camden Police have announced the arrest of a local man in the double murder at the Wheels of Soul Motorcycle Club headquarters here in September.…
After 26 years behind bars, Nicholas "Nick The Greek" Vasiliades, is a free man, thanks to a break from Uncle Sam. Bureau of Prison records show "The Greek" walked out…
Long time Philadelphia Mob Associate Stephen Sharkey plead guilty to multiple charges Thursday in federal court in Philadelphia, six weeks after his co-defendant also plead guilty in the same case.…
Renato "Gino Gioe, 52, a convicted felon and former body builder tied to a Philadelphia lending company, was arrested by the FBI last week and charged in connection with a…
Trouble could be brewing for former high level South Philly Mob associate Daniel D'Ambrosia, who was once tied to an alleged plot to kill the hierarchy of the Philadelphia Mob…
Ousted and disgruntled former members of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Pagans Motorcycle Club have regrouped and started a new MC now known as the "Jackals", according to Biker World…
Philadelphia Mob associate Anthony Ambrosia plead guilty in federal court Wednesday to charges stemming from a 2019 federal indictment on wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft charges. Anthony "Mortgage"…
Four years after a federal grand jury in New York indicted Philly Mob Boss Joey Merlino on healthcare fraud, racketeering conspiracy and gambling charges, the 57 year old wiseguy is…
The NYPD announced this week that they have arrest two members of the Hells Angels MC and an associate in the murder of rival Pagans MC Bronx President Francisco Rosado…
Philadelphia Homicide Detectives have now charged a fourth suspect in connection with the murder of Keith Palumbo, an Upper Darby musician and tattoo artist who disappeared back in early February…
Bradley Sirkin, a former driver for reputed Philly Mob Boss Joey Merlino and Merlino's co-defendant in the infamous "East Coast LCN" case out of New York, has been released from…
Reputed Lucchese Crime Family soldier John Perna plead guilty Wednesday to charges he planned and carried out a 2015 aggravated assault on the current husband of one of the former…
A New York Pagans MC leader was gunned down over the weekend in what sources say police investigators believe was a targeted hit. Police sources say two masked men shot…
Lets start with the Philly Mob Club House near 9th and Catherine just north of the Italian Market area. The wise guys, after an 18 month absence here, returned in…
The FBI in Philadelphia tried to turn up the heat two years ago in the December 12, 2012 gangland style murder of Gino DiPietro in South Philadelphia, but there's still…
After pleading guilty to a single count of Racketeering Conspiracy in federal court, popular South Philly Wiseguy Salvatore "Sonny" Mazzone was sentenced Wednesday to two years in federal prison, according…