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Boosting the boss

Author: Misha Ray


Boosting the boss

Posted on January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 by Misha Ray

Feeling disrespected and unappreciated, a rogue Chicago Outfit burglary crew robbed the suburban mansion of longtime crime boss Tony “Big…


New York Mob hit man Sammy Gravano released from Arizona prison

Posted on September 21, 2017March 9, 2018 by Misha Ray

The Bull is back on the streets. Sammy “The Bull” Gravano, once John Gotti’s loyal underboss until he flipped and…


Ten years ago, epic ‘Family Secrets’ trial crippled the Chicago Outfit

Posted on July 10, 2017August 2, 2018 by Misha Ray

The historic “Family Secrets” trial began 10 years ago in Chicago, finally bringing to justice several top Midwestern mobsters responsible…


New York indictments allege Georgian mafia activities in four U.S. states

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Misha Ray

The country of Georgia, wedged between Russia and Turkey with the Black Sea forming its western border, gained its independence…


Murderous Philadelphia Mob boss dies in prison

Posted on January 20, 2017February 28, 2018 by Misha Ray

When a federal judge in Philadelphia sentenced him to 55 years in prison on murder and racketeering charges in May…


Wilkerson’s idea, Bugsy’s baby

Posted on December 19, 2016December 21, 2017 by Misha Ray

On the evening of December 26, 1946, it seemed that Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel had done almost everything right for the…


Journalist tracks history of New York Mafia

Posted on November 14, 2016January 5, 2017 by Misha Ray

In the summer of 1963, Joseph Valachi, longtime Mafia soldier involved in more than a score of gangland killings for…


Al Capone: The story behind his rise and fall

Posted on July 6, 2016October 6, 2016 by Misha Ray

Born: January 17, 1899, Brooklyn, New York Died: January 25, 1947, Palm Island, Florida Nicknames: Scarface, Snorky, the Big Guy,…


When Luciano’s luck ran out

Posted on June 20, 2016September 30, 2016 by Misha Ray

He told one of his cohorts, Florence “Cokey Flo” Brown, that he wanted to run his string of New York…


Reader’s guide to Mob rub-outs

Posted on May 10, 2016October 6, 2016 by Misha Ray

In New York’s long, rich history of organized crime, the death of Antonio Flaccomio is considered the city’s first Mafia…


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