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Mob figure Nicholas "Little Nick" Corozzo surrenders
On the run for nearly four months, a reputed Mafia capo strolled up to the FBI's New York office Thursday and surrendered on charges that he ordered a decades-old gangland hit that took an innocent bystander's life.
Nicholas "Little Nick" Corozzo, who authorities say was a one-time crony of notorious mob boss John Gotti, was ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty to racketeering, extortion and murder charges.
The charges were part of a sprawling federal case against the once-mighty Gambino organized crime family.
On Thursday morning, Corozzo donned a blue sweat suit-white sneaker ensemble, met the lawyer on a street corner in lower Manhattan and walked two blocks to the FBI office, where they were greeted outside by four agents. On the run for nearly four months, a reputed Mafia capo strolled up to the FBI's New York office Thursday and surrendered on charges t... more -
Hungry mob attacks Haiti palace
Another case of violence due to the rising food prices. I feel like if someone doesn't intervene soon, we could be facing a world-wide riot. Another case of violence due to the rising food prices. I feel like if someone doesn't intervene soon, we could be facing a world-wide... more
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Sicilian Mafia 'restoring US links'
Cosa Nostra has been sending people to the US to form alliances with old friends and rebuild its networks, according to an Italian parliamentary report. It says that the mob still has a good hold in the drugs trade and is also moving into new areas like online gambling. "The commission says it has evidence Cosa Nostra is sending its top members to New York while allowing those expelled by the mob during the clan wars of the 1980s to return home to Sicily."
This seems to be moving along more successfully than the anti-maffia commission would hope because witnesses are feeling under-protected and abandoned, so fewer are coming forward. Cosa Nostra has been sending people to the US to form alliances with old friends and rebuild its networks, according to an Italian par... more -
You're Going Down, Kapiche?
When the Sopranos said goodbye to all of us last year, some assumed the mob drama was over. But it wasn't.
Today, authorities in New York City arrested dozens of 'mobsters' in what is being hailed as an international mafia take-down. The raids coincided with an operation by Italian authorities in Palermo, Sicily. When the Sopranos said goodbye to all of us last year, some assumed the mob drama was over. But it wasn't. ... more -
Fun with the Freedom of Information Act
I'm sure you've wanted to listen in on real Gangster surveillance. Here's your chance. Hours of fun with the mob...
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Flash Mob Invades Liverpool
The latest flash mob takes over Liverpool Street station of the London Underground for an iPod dance party.
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The Real Sopranos
A candid close up of life in the Mafia.
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Australia: Heart of Darkness
VC2 Producer Darren Connell takes to the streets of Sydney to explain how the race riots recently exploded.
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AKA Donnie Brasco
Former FBI undercover agent Joe Pistone aka "Donnie Brasco" talks about Mafia life.
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Funny how?
This true story is part of where the movie Casino got it's mobsters.
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Emerica Wild In The Streets, Vancouver Canada 2007
Remember when that teenage girl got put in a choke hold for riding a skateboard on National Go Skateboarding Day. Well, this is what that day should have been about. Wild in the streets. Remember when that teenage girl got put in a choke hold for riding a skateboard on National Go Skateboarding Day. Well, this is what t... more
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Joe Pistone Goes To Court
Check out this Court TV interview with Joe Pistone.
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Donnie Brasco's Mob Memory Lane
Former FBI agent who infiltrated mafia tells secrets of made men.
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Benjamin Ruggieropedia
Just like the real Benjamin Ruggiero today, I was able to read his Wikipedia entry without my hands.
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Joe Pistone's Wikipedia
There's nothing undercover about Joe Pistone's Wikipedia entry. Forget about it.
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Forget About It
Donnie Brasco explains the differences between 'forget about it' and 'forget about it.'
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