The last year has been very interesting for La Cosa Nostra families across the United States. Many mafia families have seen changes with in their hierarchy due to law enforcement convictions, death natural or otherwise, and other various reasons over the last year. We have put together a list of the current 2014 mafia leadership for each of the active mafia families across the United States going into 2014. This list is compiled from information from several sources including mafia insiders and details from various law enforcement sources like the FBI and are as accurate as possible. It contains all known information on not only the current mafia family boss but also the rest of the families leadership. We are sure as we get further into 2014 their will be changes to these mob family leaders which we keep updated at our Mafia Family Leadership Charts page so be sure to check it out for future updates.

Gambino Crime Family (New York)

“Domenico Cefalu”

Boss: Domenico “Italian Dom” Cefalu
Underboss: Francesco “Franky Boy” Cali
Consigliere: Arnold “Zeke” Squitieri / John Gambino (?)
New Jersey Crew Boss: Nicholas “Nicky Mita” Mitarotonda

Colombo Crime Family (New York)

“Carmine Persico”

Boss: Carmine “Junior/The Snake” Persico (Life IP)
Street Boss: Andrew “Andy Mush” Russo (IP,UI)
Underboss: John “Sonny” Franzese (IP)
Acting Underboss: Dominick “Donnie Shacks” Montemarano
Consigliere: Unknown
Acting Consigliere: Thomas “Tom Mix/Mr. T” Farese

Genovese Crime Family (New York)

“Liborio Bellomo”

Boss: Unknown
Acting Boss: Unknown
Street Boss: Liborio “Barney” Bellomo
Underboss: Venero “Benny Eggs” Mangano
Consigliere: Dominick “Quiet Dom” Cirillo
New Jersey Crew Boss: Unknown

Bonanno Crime Family (New York)

“Michael Mancuso”

Boss: Michael “The Nose” Mancuso
Acting Boss/Underboss: Thomas “Tommy D” DiFiore
Consigliere: Anthony “T.G.” Graziano (IP)
Acting Consigliere: Anthony “Fat Tony” Rabito
New Jersey Crew Boss: Joseph Sammartino Sr

Lucchese Crime Family (New York)

“Steven Crea”

Boss: Steven “Stevie Wonder/Herbie” Crea
Underboss: Unknown
Consigliere: Joseph “Joe C.” Caridi
New Jersey Crew Boss: Ralph Vito Perna (UI)

New Jersey Mafia (Decavalcante Family)

“Giovanni Riggi-long time boss steps down”

Boss: Charlie Ears Majuri
UnderBoss: Frank Nigro
Consiglieri: “unknown”

Philadelphia Mafia Family

“Joseph Ligambi”

Boss: Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi (UI)/Joey Merlino (?)
Acting Boss: Steve Mazzone
Underboss: Joseph “Mousie” Massimino (IP)
Acting Underboss: “unknown”
Consigliere: George Borgesi (UI)
Acting Consigliere: “unknown”)

Detroit Mafia Family

“Jackie the Kid Giacalone”

Boss: Jack “Jackie the Kid” Giacalone
Underboss: Anthony (Chicago Tony) La Piana
Acting Consigliere: Anthony (Tony Pal) Palazzolo
Street Boss: Peter (Specs) Tocco
Street Counselor: Allen “The General” Hilf

New England Mafia (Patriarca Family)

“Anthony DiNunzio”

Boss: Anthony “Tony” DiNunzio/52 (IP)
UnderBoss: “unknown”
Consiglieri: Carmen “The Cheese Man” DiNunzio (IP/2015)

Cleveland Mafia Family

“Joseph Lacobacci”

Boss: Joseph “Joe Loose” Lacobacci (possibly retired)
Acting Boss: Russell “RJ” Papalardo
Underboss: “unknown”
Consigliere: “unknown”

Kansas City Mafia Family

Boss: John Sciortino
UnderBoss: Peter Simone
Consigliere: “unknown”

Two alleged mobsters Anthony Bazzini and Scott Fappiano busted last year for their parts in a plot by New York mafia families to control the waste carting industry in New York and New Jersey avoid going to trial for extortion. According to feds Bazzini is an alleged Gambino crime family soldier and Fappiano an alleged member of the Colombo crime family who branched out to work with the Gambino’s. They were arrested in a mafia sweep which included several other mobsters plotting to carve up control of the lucrative waste carting business between the Gambino family, Lucchese family, and Genovese family according to the feds. But on the eve of their extortion trial both mobsters agreed to plead guilty as part of a sweet plea deal in which both will serve less then two years in prison.

“Scott Fappiano (left) and Anthony Bazzini (right)”

Sweetened offers were made to both alleged mobsters by the feds in an 11th hour move when their star witness was exposed for being part online underage sex-tryst sting. The undercover witness had agreed to wear a wire and the secretly recorded conversations were believed to have been damaging evidence in the case against both wiseguys. Now as part of the plea deals Bazzini will face only 12 to 18 months behind bars and Fappiano 15 to 21 months for their crimes. Another black eye for the feds and thier decision making process when it comes to making deals with guys looking to flip. In recent years there has been no shortage of guys turning rat in organized crime circles but the feds have in many cases dropped the ball when deciding which are worth making a deal with.

Major mafia raids were conducted this morning in a joint operation between the FBI and Italian Police targeting the Gambino crime family of the New York mafia and the Calabrian Mafia or Ndrangheta in Italy. The two notorious organized crime families were involved in a drug trafficking operation that operated a new drug smuggling route from Latin America into Europe. Feds raided targets in the United States, Italy, and even Canada in an effort to break up the link between the U.S. Sicilian based mafia and the Ndrangheta. More then thirty suspects from the American mafia and the Italian mafia were being targeted. The operation being called “New Bridge” in Italy included up to 20 locations in and around Goia Tauro one of Europe’s biggest shipping ports.

“U.S. and Italian authorities hold joint press conference to announce operation and arrests“

FBI has confirmed that seven suspects connected to the Gambino family and Bonanno family of New York mafia were arrested and are set to appear in federal court at some point on Tuesday. Included in the raids in New York was Franco Lupoi an alleged associate of the Gambino family. It Italy arrested included the alleged boss of the Ursino clan of the Ndrangheta Fransesco Ursino along with Giovanni Morabito who is the nephew of convicted mob boss Giuseppe know as ‘u’ tiradrittu‘.
 

According to reports the operation began with FBI infiltration of the Gambino family back in 2012 using an undercover agent who also gained trust of some of the Ndrangetha members. The operation code name “New Bridge” may seem familiar to some because of an operation by the FBI in 2008 called “Old Bridge” that also targeted the Gambino family and its links to the Sicilian mafia in Italy. Both the Gambino and Bonanno family have long established ties to the Sicilian Mafia in Italy and recently the Ndrangheta.
 

Also taken into custody by the feds in the U.S. were Alexander Chan, a middle man between South American Cartel and Lupoi; Dominique Ali , connected to the Gambino family and Lupoi; Charles Centaro, an alleged Bonanno family associate;Raffaele Valente, aka ‘Lello’ of the ‘Ndrangheta syndicate;Charles Fasarakis,an Alma Bank of New York official. Frank Lupoi is noted as being the direct contact between the Gambino family and the Ursino clan in Italy.

The last two decades has produced several major indictments and convictions against the five families of the New York Mafia. Plagued by cooperating witnesses from with in their own ranks and increased pressure by a strengthened effort from the FBI lead to a stiff decline in the power of the Mafia in New York. But despite these waves of convictions and a decline from its heyday all five of the La Cosa Nostra families the Gambino, Lucchese, Genovese, Bonanno, and Colombo families have all survived. Former federal prosecutor and head of the organized crime unit for U.S. Attorneys office in Brooklyn John Buretta says not only does each of the families exists but they still have a hierarchy. Amid constant rumors of their demise the New York Mafia has shown an uncanny ability to adapt and a sustain a high level of persistence.

Now with counter-terrorism becoming a top priority for law enforcement among other things like cyber crimes they have substantially cut back resources once devoted to organized crime at both local and federal levels. The FBI at one time at squads dedicated to each of the five families now only two squads remain one code named C-5 assigned to the Bonanno, Genovese, and Colombo families and C-16 assigned to the Lucchese and Gambino families. Budget constraints with in the NYPD has also caused a drastic cut back in overall detectives including ones in specialty squads dedicated to organized crime according to the president of the NYPD’s detectives union Michael Palladino. This has given organized crime a chance to reorganize and once again strengthen according to law enforcement sources and mob insiders.
 

Special agent in charge of the Criminal Division of the FBI’s New York office Richard Frankel said the 2014 New York Mafia families are now as powerful as they have been in years. Although not at the levels they once were when the mafia was at its peak they have staged a comeback in recent years and re-established themselves. He says they have adapted somewhat to law enforcement’s tactics and techniques and moved on to a more old school low level approach to doing business. The Mafia today has reverted back to its roots of operating in the shadows becoming as invisible as possible along with some new techniques for doing business to help protect its leadership.
 

The Genovese family known as the “Ivy League” of organized crime is believed to now use a rotating panel of leaders which run the day by day operations of the family avoiding the possibility of prosecutors targeting any one certain boss. Many if not all of the mob families have also adopted the “need-to-know” tactics used by terrorist cells so that each faction with in the family isn’t aware of what crimes other factions in the family are involved in making the information prosecutors can gain from informants more limited. Many of the other families have gone to the “street boss” model using a lesser known mobster to carry out orders from the hierarchy and interact with the lower level members adding an extra layer of protection.
 

The Genovese family is believed to currently be the strongest of the New York mafia families with as many as 200 made men leading the way with the Colombo and Lucchese families being the smaller of the families with approx 100 or so made members each. Even though these numbers are less the they were in years pasts the gap is not as substantial as many would think and the number of mob associates still remains in the thousands. While mafia families today still have a problem with newer members not following the mafia codes and rules as old school mobsters once did they are finding ways to somewhat counter act it to remain functional and profitable.

Back in the mid-1980′s a plot was formed by then Sicilian mafia boss of bosses Toto “The Beast” Riina to assassinate the former mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani. At the time Giuliani was working as a federal prosecutor focusing his efforts on taking down the New York mafia as well as forging close links with anti-mafia prosecutors in Italy including Giovanni Falcone. Falcone along with fellow Italian anti-mafia prosecutor Paolo Borsellino were assassinated on orders from Rinna by a massive bomb attacks just in 1992. Now according to claims by a mafia “pentito” or supergrass named Rosario Naimo who was a made man in Cosa Nostra or the Sicilian mafia but lived for years in the United States Riina wanted Giuliani to suffer the same fate as his Italian counterparts.

“Toto Riina”

Naimo claims that he was ordered by Riina to pass along a message to the Gambino crime family asking them to help assassinate Giuliani for his aggressive investigations into the mafia. These claims by Naimo seem to corroborate claims made by Giuliani himself that the mafia had put out a $800,000 contract on his head. Giuliani while doing an interview on the Oprah Winfrey channel last year said he was aware that the mafia contract had be issued during his first year as mayor because of his work as a U.S. Attorney. He also claimed that after getting a conviction of a certain New York mafia boss for 100 years he also had a contract out for his death worth $400,000. Giuliani joked that he felt kind of bad that the price for killing him had went down in value from 800k to 400k.

“Rudy Giuliani”

These claims by Naimo are very possible because the Sicilian mafia has long held close ties to the Gambino family which still remain in place today. Toto Riina was finally captured by Italian authorities and was convicted for the murders of Falcone and Borsellino among other mafia crimes and has been in prison since 1993. But even from prison he continues to make threats against current Italian anti-mafia prosecutors getting caught on a secret wiretap talking about have them slaughtered like tuna. The American mafia has long held the belief that the killing of such important officials like Giuliani was bad for business and perhaps this was part of the reason why the hit against him was never carried out.

Longtime Gambino crime family solider Oreste “Ernie Boy” Abbamonte has been sentenced to five years in prison for extortion of a local contractor. The 65 year old wiseguy agreed to a plea deal after being charged with the $1.2 million dollar shake down from 2006 through 2011. According to the prosecution he forced Deca Development a Long Island based company to pay his car payments , mortgage, and travel expenses eventually driving the company out of business. Abbamonte’s criminal and mafia career goes back decades with his first arrest back in 1962 at age of only fourteen years old and he has spent 26 of the last 32 years of his life behind bars.

“Oreste “Ernie Boy” Abbamonte (left), Nicky DiPietro, and John Carneglia”

Judge Arthur Spatt even commented that he was amazed at the amount of crimes Ernie Boy had committed considering he has been in prison for so much of his criminal career. Even with such an extensive rap sheet it didn’t stop lawyers for Abbamonte from requesting a shorter sentence then his plea deal agreement of 60 months. Citing the wiseguys age and various health problems as reasons as to why he should be sentenced to less then the maximum. The 88 year old Judge said “You have got to be kidding me” referring to his age saying in his view 65 was not old calling Oreste a “spring chicken”.
 

Prosecutors recited the mobsters long criminal past including previous drug convictions among many others calling him a feared member of the Gambino family of the New York mafia. They also argued that his age and health problems didn’t stop him from committing the crimes. Judge Spatt agreed and sentenced Abbamonte to the maximum of five years and he will now be eligible for release in July of 2016. Although he may face up to two more years behind bars for committing crimes while on lifetime parole from his previous drug convictions.

Francesco Fiordino a former Bonanno crime family mobster turned rat has admitted to being involved in illegal gambling and debt collections for people he owed money while testifying for prosecutors in murder trial of Gambino crime family capo Bartolomeo “Bobby” Vernace. Prosecutors now fear that these illegal activities could very well put their conviction of Vernace in jeopardy. Fiordino decided to cut a deal with the government after being convicted of murder back in 2008 and was considered by the feds to be a seasoned rat by time he testified against Vernace in 2013. The former mobster was scared he may be whacked for money he owed and admitted his crimes to his handlers in the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s and U.S. Marshalls offices.

“Bartolomeo Vernace (center)”

Bartolomeo Vernace was convicted of a pair of murders back in 1981 which was allegedly sparked by a spilled drink. He had already beaten the case at a state trial so it was considered a big win for the feds getting him convicted in federal court. Fiordino helped the feds prove that the murders back in 1981 helped to enhance Bartolomelo’s standing inside of the Gambino family. By 2013 he had allegedly become a very high ranking member of the New York mafia family once serving on a ruling panel for the Gambino’s.
 

Charles Carnesi and Joseph DiBenedetto defense lawyers for Bartolomelo have already filed court documents requesting a new trial or at least an evidentiary hearing. Seems that the mob turncoat who was rewarded for his cooperation and claimed to be totally at peace with his decision to turn rat because he no longer had to lie and pretend anymore wasn’t telling the whole story.

Bartolomeo “Bobby” Versace has been sentenced to life in prison plus 10 years for the murder of two Queens bar owners back in 1981. A captain in the Gambino crime family and once a member of the families ruling panel Versace has a long and violent past inside the mafia. Prosecutors claimed that the murders of John D’Agnese and Richard Godkin back in 1981 when Versace was but a mafia associate helped to up his standing with in the crime family. Back in the 1990′s Bartolomeo was able to beat the rap during a state trial back in the 1990′s but his violent past has finally caught up to him.

“Bobby Vernace”

Defense lawyers in the case filed motions to have the case thrown out after it was discovered that the key witness in the trial for the prosecution Francesco Fiordilino was committing crimes while inside the witness protection program. But the Judge said that the defendant would not have been acquitted even if the jury had known about the evidence against Fiordilino and lowered the boom on Versace with a max sentence.
 

Michael Vernace the brother of Bobby Glasses as he is also known on streets stormed out of the courthouse calling the judge a piece of s— and that the sentence was a travesty. Vernace defense attorneys Joseph DiBenedetto and Charles Carnesi said that they plan to appeal.

Anthony Bazzini a reputed mobster in the Gambino crime family was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for making threats of bodily harm against a rival business owner. He was busted along with thirty one other reputed mobsters last year as part of an alleged scheme between the Gambino , Lucchese, and Genovese families to control the New York and New Jersey waste carting industry. Among those busted was reputed Genovese family associate Carmine “Papa Smurf” Franco and retired state trooper Mario Velez who also coped to fairly light plea deals. Franco was sentenced to a year and a day in prison after coping his own plea and Velez avoided jail all together.

“Anthony Bazzini”

The 2013 mob carting case really ended in a whimper with the sentencing of Bazzini to just over a year. Prosecutors wanted a stiffer sentence for Bazzini who plead guilty as part of a plea agreement because of his history of making similar violent threats. Back in 2003 he was convicted of extortion for threatening to cut a stockbrokers mothers hands off and killing the brokers whole family over some lost investments.

The case did prove that the mafia is still making an effort to clean up in the garbage business in both New York and New Jersey with the use of strong arm tactics. Garbage has long been a very profitable area for the New York mafia and their grip on that industry although weakened still exists.

Joseph Isgro was picked up in Los Angeles and is set to be returned to New York to face gambling charges. Isgro is an Academy Award nominated producer and record promoter but authorities claim he is also a Gambino crime family mobster. Back in 2000 he was identified in an affidavit by the FBI as one of 192 members of the Gambino family and held the rank of soldier. He was also convicted in 2000 for running a loan sharking operation in Beverly Hills and was sentenced to 50 months in prison. Authorities claimed he was lending money to people in financial distress with a 5% a week interest rate and using subordinates to threaten any one falling behind on payments.

“Joseph Isgro”

He produced the 1992 20th Century Fox film “Hoffa” starring Danny DeVito and Jack Nicholson about the former mobbed up union leader. Also a vietnam veteran being awarded the Purple Heart Isgro has a very colorful past. He spent much of the 1990′s trying to avoid federal racketeering charges along with payola charges. When he was previously indicted and asked about his mafia association he told the LA Times “I’m a soldier all right, A decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, and a proud member of the Isgro family.”

Scott Fappiano a reputed Colombo crime family mobster has been sentenced to a year behind bars for his part in a New York mafia effort to control the carting industry in New York and New Jersey. One of 31 alleged mobsters busted back in January of 2013 for shaking down garbage companies on behalf of the mob. He plead guilty on extortion charges as part of a plea deal and was facing between 15 to 21 months so caught a bit of a break.

“Scott Fappiano”

Fappiano has a long criminal history including being convicted for a rape he was later cleared on after spending almost two decades in prison. After he was cleared and released he still found his way back into trouble busted in 2011 in the biggest mob racketeering crackdown against the mafia in the US. He was let off easily then because his previous false conviction was strongly taken into consideration.

The Colombo family mobster also has families ties to the Gambino crime family. He has three uncles which were all made members of the Gambino family including two who turned rat Michael “Mikey Scars” DiLeonardo and Frank “Frankie Fap” Fappiano. The third uncle was Frank DeCicco the first under boss under mob boss John Gotti.

George (Big George) DeCicco a long time Gambino crime family mobster has passed away at the age of 85. He was a long time lieutenant for former Gambino boss John Gotti and a leading members of the Gambino’s inner circle for years. He was the leaders of the family’s infamous Bensonhurst Crew for years and one of Gotti’s most trusted captains.

“George DeCicco (second from left) with Family”

He was also the uncle of former Gambino under boss Frank DeCicco who was killed in a 1986 car bombing as retaliation for the unsanctioned murder of Gambino boss Paul Castellano. According to sources including law enforcement Big George was a fearsome Bath Ave presence for decades. His last arrest was back in 2007 for extortion charges.

Joseph Benfante a former defense attorney said his client was a gentleman and even detectives and FBI Agents used to say George always greeted them with respect and was very cordial. But prosecutors at his last trial in 2007 painted a darker portrait of a hard core mobster.

Gennaro Bruno a associate and wanna be made guy in the Gambino crime family has been charged with racketeering including a 2002 mob hit, drug trafficking, and extortion. Bruno over the years became a proven mob associate and was allegedly part of the Gambino family crew once led by mobster Joseph “JoJo” Corrozo a powerful member and one time consigliere of the Gambino family.

The 41 year old Bruno began his criminal career as part of New York gangs and then rose in ranks to become a member of the Gambino’s. He is charged with the killing of rival Martin Bosshart in a battle over drug turf. He allegedly lured Bosshart to a location in Queens and shot him behind the head killing him instantly.

He also is alleged to have used his position in the mafia to extort protection payments from the owner of a Queens based waste carting company. If convicted he is facing a long stint in prison and definitely puts a dent in his once bright future in the New York mafia.

Francesco Palmieri a high ranking member of the Gambino crime family of the New York Mafia was one of eight suspected mobsters rounded up in a transatlantic mob sweep. Authorities in Italy and America on Thursday targeted members of organized crime for suspicions of multiple mafia crimes. Along with Palmieri in New York also arrested of note was Italian mobster Giovanni “Johnny” Grillo picked up at a Milan airport.

Palmieri was allegedly traveling to Italy under a fake name for months demanding payment of a 30 year old credit from an Italian businessman. The debt dating back to the 1980’s is believed to be part of an International drug trafficking network connected to former Bonanno family mobster Cesare Bonventre. Both Palmieri and Bonventre are from same small Sicilian town although Bonventre was killed back in 1984 during a internal power struggle with in the Bonanno family.

Earlier this year authorities busted up a drug ring involving dozens of mobsters on both sides of the Atlantic including members of the Italian mob clan the Ndrangheta and the Gambino family.

John Gotti Jr. saw his fellow mob pal John Alite take the stand against him back in 2009 in an unsuccessful attempt to put him behind bars for murder conspiracy and racketeering. It was a last gasp shot by feds to finally put Junior Gotti away but the testimony of Alite wasn’t enough and like the three previous trials ended in a hung jury. Now in a final attempt to hurt his former mob pal Alite along with George Anastasia are set to release Gotti’s Rules: The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti, and the Demise of the American Mafia. The John Alite book has been called an assassination by words spilling the secrets of the Gotti family along with that of the Gambino crime family.

John Alite a former Gambino family associate worked his way into Junior’s circle back in the mid 1980’s because according to him that is where the money was. But he claims he soon found out that Gotti Jr was no tough guy and would turn and run when things got tough on the streets. Alite says him and Junior at one time were making a million dollars a month from their illegal operations but at same time the son of former boss John Gotti was a figure of fun to other real gangsters. He claims some mobsters called the younger Gotti “Urkel” for his choice of cloths and he often got a laugh out of it as well.

“John Alite”

He says that during the time he was an enforcer for Junior and the Gambino family he shot between thirty and forty guys and delivered baseball bat beating to many more. He admits to having a part in at least six homicides writes Anastasia and there were probably more. Alite claims his allegiance to Junior who he never seemed to have much respect for any way and the Gambino family changed because of a fatal attraction scenario and so called relationship with Victoria Gotti. There was an incident with her former husband Gambino family mobster Carmine Agnello where Junior sided with Agnello over Alite.

“Junior Gotti”

Alite claims after the Agnello situation he understood he was viewed as an outsider and not blood just someone being used by Junior and family to hurt people and make money. After the death of his father Junior was made boss of the Gambino family and Alite then says he plotted to have him killed. The plot according to Alite was to kill Junior, Agnello, and the uncle Pete and he was approached to handle the hit on Junior. But Gotti was smart enough to buy off the conspirators and Alite was left out in cold. He says out of the blue he was asked for transfer to the Lucchese family but refused.

It was then that he was approached by the feds with information that he was the target of a mafia hit. They would not go into detail as to who was behind it but he had a good idea who it was. He says he even accused Junior at the Aqueduct Racetrack but Junior denied it. Alite would go on to spend 14 years behind bars from 1996 onward eventually going on the lam to try and avoid federal indictments. He would be caught and eventually turned rat. He would go on to testify against former Gambino family enforcer Charles Carneglia and help to put him away for four murders.

He eventually had his day in court facing down his former mob pal Gotti Jr but came out on the losing end. He was released from prison back in 2012 and now claims he is a good citizen having gone totally legit. Now he is firing back at the Gotti family and the mob the only way he can by spilling secrets in his new book for all of us to read so be sure to get your copy of Gotti’s Rules: The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti, and the Demise of the American Mafia.

Joseph Sclafani a soldier in the Gambino crime family caught a break getting his 15 year sentence on drug charges reduced by a year due to changes in sentencing guidelines. Also known as Joe Boy the New York mafia soldier was will now be set for release in 2023 after being sentenced on drug charges. Lawyers for Sclafani asked for his clients sentence to be reduced down to 12.5 years which prosecutors objected prompting Brooklyn Federal Judge John Gleeson decision that one year was sufficient even though Joe Boy may not see it as that big a break.

“Joseph (Joe Boy) Sclafani“

The feds ruined the Gambino family wiseguys plans to marry Mob Wives star Ramona Rizzo with his arrest on drug charges. The 49 year old mobster also requested a furlough so he could say goodbye to his father who was terminally ill but prosecutors objected on questions of the legitimacy of the illness. His father went on to pass away a couple months later and his lawyer also noted that as another reason his client was due a break.

“Ramona Rizzo“

Rizzo said its about time her former fiance catches some kind of break who she says she is still fond of although wedding plans have been called off. She also claims she is still upset over jewelry the feds confiscated when Joseph was arrested that belongs to her and they refuse to return claiming it was purchased from illegal drug profits.

John (Junior) Gotti the son of late mafia boss John Gotti has released his tell all book Shadow of My Father. The book gives a look into how it was growing up as the son of a mob boss and a peek inside the world of one of the most notorious mafia families of the American Mafia. The feds tried throwing the book at Junior multiple times but now he is releasing his. It is being released in e-book format and solid reviews are already showing up so it may prove to be one of best mafia books so far.

In the book Junior tells stories about his dad and their family including some interesting looks into how Gotti Sr. taught him some life lessons. Here is a quote from the book from his father about a fight Junior got into at school, he writes that his father told him: “Good. Anybody bad-mouths your family, or picks his hands up to you, you leave him there. If they’re too big for you, pick up a bat or a stick and hit them in the head with it.”

He also gives a look back into the death of his then twelve year old brother Frankie. He also talks about John Favara who was the neighbor who accidentally killed Frankie and his disappearance and possibility of his fathers involvement. He also talks about former mobsters Vincent “Chin” Gigante and his former Gambino mob pal John Alite.

Shadow of My Father also contains quite a few never seen before family photo’s of the Gotti family dating back all way to Gotti Sr’s heyday. With out a doubt one of the more interest books on the mafia to be released of late so be sure to grab a copy here of Shadow of My Father.

According to the new book from John Alite and George Anastasia called Gotti’s Rules: The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti, and the Demise of the American Mafia an FBI memo confirms that Junior Gotti took part in a proffer session in which he fingered his dad and two other Gambino crime family mobsters in murders. The long buried five page memo is reprinted in the book and refutes claims by Junior that he never cooperated with authorities. The FBI reports shows that Daniel Marino a Gambino capo was implicated by Junior in one murder along with mob associate Jospeh Watts in two murders including one murder with his father.

According to Anastasia in the book Gotti’s Rules Junior never signed a cooperation deal but it didn’t stop him from giving the feds plenty of information. Asastasia writes that he supplied information on corrupt politicians and cops, murders, and the Gambino families influence at the time in the Queens District Attorney’s Office. Gotti attorney Charles Carnesi that the information provided in the book was old news happening over 10 years ago and nothing ever came of it and his client never testified against anyone even though he went through four trials of his own after that proffer session.

Now Junior Gotti denies virtually every claim made by Alite in the book Gotti’s Rules and has put out his own version of the story in his own ebook Shadow of My Father. But Anastasia writes that even though Junior is busy denying so many things Alite on the other hand has tried to deny very little and his version of these events marked his life not to mention the feds adopted the Alite version when putting him on the witness stand. Although it has to be noted that Alite was not a very impressive witness and did little damage against Junior at trial.

Junior Gotti sits down along with his lawyer Charles Carnesi for an interview with Frank Morano about his new book Shadow of My Father. He also answer questions about allegations made by his former mob pal John Alite in his new book Gotti’s Rules: The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti, and the Demise of the American Mafia. Alite rips the former boss of the Gambino crime family in many ways including claims that he was a rat quoting a FBI 302 report from a proffer session Gotti did with the feds back in 2005.

Even though the Alite book claims Junior never signed a cooperation agreement he gave the feds plenty of information about the mafia and the Gambino family. According to the book he supplied information on corrupt cops and politicians along with even fingering his father and two other mobsters in murders. Now the son of former mob boss John Gotti sits down to discuss these allegations.

Here are some previews from the upcoming Junior Gotti interview with Morano which is set to be released in its entirety soon. With both these new mafia books being highly controversial these interviews should include plenty of in depth information as readers try to piece together the real story.

Rizzuto crime family the dominate force of the Montreal mafia over several years now was once considered a branch of the powerful Bonanno crime family of the New York Mafia. The Rizzuto family paid tribute to the Bonnao family in New York for years until the killing of Montreal mobster Gerlando Sciascia in New York ordered by then boss Joseph Massino in 1999. Sciascia held rank of capo in the Bonanno family and was killed because of internal beef with Massino who felt he was challenging his authority and overly supporting Montreal boss Vito Rizzuto. The Rizzuto family viewed the killing of one of their own as betrayal and its believed they broke away from any major connections to the New York mob refusing to pay any more tribute after the incident.

“Salvatore Montagna“

Salvatore “Sal the Ironworker” Montagna the former acting boss of the Bonanno family returned to Montreal from New York back in 2009 on an extradition order. Upon his return he tried to use his standing as an acting boss of a New York mafia family as weight attempting for form an alliance to take over control of the Montreal mafia. But his attempt and murder now shines as an example of how not to do things in Canada and how the mob there now does their own business. Its reported that his stature in NY held no sway with mobsters there and he was isolated for most part through out his stay and often mocked and laughed at behind his back.

Montagna seems to have tried to form an alliance with anti-Rizzuto factions and Ndrangheta clans of the Calabrian Mafia in an attempt to over throw the Sicilian backed Rizzuto’s. But his lack of respect and pull lead to him being murdered on orders of former Rizzuto mobster and partner Raynald Desjardens after he attempted to double cross Desjardens in a failed hit. Sal the Ironworker was born in Montreal but left as a kid for Sicily and then New York and never really had any roots there so was looked at as an outsider from America when he returned. It was also reported that his funeral was attended by family and friends but had no significant mafia presence a direct showing of disrespect in mob circles.

Many still debate as to the influence the Bonanno family still has over the Rizzuto family and the connections of the mafia in New York to the Canadian mob families. The Montagna murder along with other events would seem to strengthen reports that the Rizzuto family no longer has dominate ties to the Bonanno’s and the mafia in New York. The Gambino crime family reportedly has ties to mobsters in Toronto and possibly Montreal currently but also does not play a dominate role in the region.

Even after the death of long time powerful mob leader Vito Rizzuto the Rizzuto family remains the power in the Montreal underworld with new leaders now in place.