This edition on Mob Scene with George Anastasia dives into last months indictment of mobster Nicodemo Scarfo Jr and other who allegedly took over and extorted money from FirstPlus Financial Group a publicly traded mortgage company. Scarfo Jr once the target of a gangland hit on Philadelphia fled the Philly mafia scene and allegedly was [...]
The one time leader of the Bonanno crime family Salvatore "Sal The Ironworker" Montagna was laid to rest on Monday. A small group estimated to be between 50 and 70 friends and family attended the funeral which was held at Our Lady of Pompei Church. As with any funeral for someone with mafia connections plain clothes police officers were [...]
A motion filed this week confirmed what many Philadelphia Mafia insiders had been speculating on for the last few months that reputed Philly mobster Louis "Bent Finger Lou" Monacello has turned rat. Monacello has agreed to plead guilty and become a cooperating witness and will testify against his co-defendants. Monacello was charged [...]
Former acting boss of the Bonanno Crime Family Salvatore "Sal the Ironworker" Montagna was murdered Thanksgiving morning in Montreal. Montagna was born in Montreal but spent his youth in Sicily before moving to the United States. Montagna's murder follows the murder of Lorenzo LoPresti which sources say was a supporter of Montagna's. [...]
In a major move against the 'Ndrangheta or Calabrain Mafia over 100 alleged members were sentenced on various convictions of mafia related crimes. Some of the heaviest sentences were handed down against reputed Ndrangheta leaders who operated out of Milan Cosimo Barranca who got a 14 year sentence and Alessandro Manno who got a 16 year [...]
This edition of Mob Scene with George Anastasia focuses on the current indictment of the high ranking members of the Philadelphia mafia including reputed boss Joe Ligambi. Prosecutors are seeking out a possible turncoat who may be able to provide information which would link Ligambi or his associates with the murders of Raymond "Long [...]
Reputed capo in the New England Mafia Robert "Bobby" DeLuca has indeed flipped and is cooperating with the feds. Sources have learned that DeLuca will act as a star witness and testify in the case against mobster James "Whitey" Bulger. Back in 1995 DeLuca was indicted on a plethora of racketeering charges along with Whitey Bulger , [...]
This episode of Mob Scene with George Anastasia takes a look back into the history of Philadelphia mafia snitches. The Philly mafia has quite a history of made guys turning rat and per capita have the most turncoats of any other mob family in America. Anastasia goes back to the mid 1980's when the mob informant phenomena ultimately began [...]
A Grand Jury has indicted twenty-five people including members of the Patriarca crime family for their alleged involvement in a Rhose Island based illegal gambling ring. The investigation into the organized crime linked gambling operation began a year ago say authorities. Various wire taps placed by authorities revealed the illegal [...]
This weeks edition of Mob Scene with George Anastasia covers the recent arrest of Nicodemo S. Scarfo also known as Nicky Scarfo Jr. The son of jailed former Philadelphia mafia boss Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo was arrested along with more then a dozen others on racketeering and fraud charges. Federal authorities allege that they were [...]
