‘The Cigar’ burns out in Brooklyn
When Bonanno crime family don Carmine “The Cigar” Galante declared himself the so-called “capo di tutti i capis,” or “boss…
Journalist tracks history of New York Mafia
In the summer of 1963, Joseph Valachi, longtime Mafia soldier involved in more than a score of gangland killings for…
Too early for obituaries
The recent indictments of 46 bosses, capos and members of several marquee New York organized crime families suggests that the…
Author disputes Mafia witness testimony in Lufthansa robbery case
Written: January 6, 2016 — Scroll to the bottom for a story update On November 12, in a stunning upset for the…