tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126983492026-04-15T05:56:25.853-05:00The Chicago SyndicateGet the latest breaking current news and explore our Historic Archive of articles focusing on The Mafia, Organized Crime, The Mob and Mobsters, Gangs and Gangsters, Political Corruption, True Crime, and the Legal System at TheChicagoSyndicate.comTheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.comBlogger4214125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-46491593038430457992026-03-24T11:05:00.001-05:002026-03-24T11:05:35.559-05:00Grand Isle, a Louisiana Seaside Oasis, is buzzing over James “Whitey” Bulger’s ConfessionsJames "Whitey" BulgerAlright… here’s your summary, nice and tight—mob-style.
Listen, in a quiet joint called Grand Isle, this big-shot hood Whitey Bulger laid low like a ghost—neighbors didn’t even know who they were dealin’ with till years later. Guy lived soft—beach vibes, keepin’ his head down—while back home he’s one of the most wanted hitters in the country… real Jekyll-and-Hyde TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-44778815916904194512025-11-14T14:27:00.004-06:002025-11-14T14:29:21.089-06:00Little Joe Perna, Reputed Lucchese Mafia Crime Family Member, Charged with Running Multimillion Sports Betting Ring Involving College Athletes #NewJersey #MafiaNews #GamblingFourteen people have been charged for their roles in a multimillion-dollar sports betting ring that was allegedly operated by a member of an organized crime family and involved college athletes, New Jersey authorities announced Thursday.College BasketballWagering to WinCollege Basketball: Wagering to Win.
Authorities said Joseph M. “Little Joe” Perna, a 55-year-old resident of Fairfield, N.J., TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-37216949811521024232025-10-23T13:40:00.000-05:002025-10-23T13:40:22.223-05:00MASSIVE Arrests in NBA Illegal Gambling Scheme involving Current/Former Players/Coaches and Several Mafia Crime Families - Integrity of League in Doubt
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Gaming the Game: The Story Behind the NBA Betting Scandal and the Gambler Who Made It Happen.
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Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were arrested by the FBI on Thursday as part of TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-51309177926782866892025-09-16T14:33:00.002-05:002025-09-16T14:33:52.304-05:00MS-13 Cell Operating in Nashville Dismantled by the US DEA #MS13 #DEAThe U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration successfully dismantled an MS-13 cell operating within Nashville, Tennessee.
After a 9-month investigation, a series of court-authorized search warrants were conducted this morning throughout the metropolitan Nashville area, resulting in the arrests of at least 17 members and associates of MS-13 across three states, including Tennessee, California, and TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-19519777979380555372025-08-26T14:48:00.001-05:002025-08-26T14:51:30.642-05:00Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland #IrishMafia #TheTroubles #IRAJean McConville's abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Say NothingA True Story of Murder and Memoryin Northern IrelandEveryone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible. But in a climate of fear and paranoia, no one would speak of it. In 2003, five years after an accord brought an uneasy peace to Northern Ireland, a set of humanTheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-28985519184743525632025-07-14T13:43:00.000-05:002025-07-14T13:43:34.949-05:00Top Mobster Nicknames
Al Capone - Scarface
Albert Anastasia - Lord High Executioner and Mad Hatter
Albert Gallo - Kid Blast
Albert Vena - Albie the FalconAndrew Russo - Andy Mush
Anthony Accardo - Big Tuna and Joe Batters
Anthony Corallo - Tony Ducks
Anthony Casso - GaspipeAnthony Doyle - Twan
Anthony Silvestro - Bugz
Benjamin Siegel - Bugsy
Carmine Persico - The Snake
Charlie Luciano - Lucky
Daniel Capaldo - TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-3064436155172071962025-07-03T09:47:00.001-05:002025-07-03T09:47:24.321-05:00Rahul Shah Convicted for Role in Bank Fraud and Covid-19 Pay Check Protection Program (PPP) Fraud Schemes #CorruptionA federal jury convicted an Illinois businessman for his role in schemes to fraudulently obtain over $55 million in commercial loans and lines of credit and for submitting fraudulent applications to obtain COVID-19 relief money guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-81116277804508165922025-06-04T10:39:00.001-05:002025-06-04T10:39:44.923-05:00Sweeping ICE Operation Shows How Trump's Focus on Illegal Immigration is Reshaping Law Enforcement #OperationAtLargeIn mid-May, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, frustrated over what he saw as numbers of arrests and deportations of unauthorized immigrants that were too low, berated and threatened to fire senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials if they did not begin detaining 3,000 migrants a day, according to two sources who spoke to attendees.
Miller also threatened to fire TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-27117521986424199102025-02-11T15:15:00.002-06:002025-02-11T15:17:25.538-06:00Over 2,400 Secret JFK Records Discovered by FBI, After President Trump Declassification Order #JFKIn the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s order to declassify all remaining documents tied to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, the FBI has uncovered 2,400 records related to the murder that have been largely kept secret over the past few decades.
JFK Motorcade in Dallas on 11/22/63
“In 2020, the FBI opened the Central Records Complex and began a multi-year effort to first ship and TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-840798232187303452025-01-28T10:54:00.002-06:002025-01-28T11:02:08.722-06:00Colombian Narco Trafficker, Aldemar Soto-Charry aka "El Ingeniero", Sentenced for Conspiring to Import Thousands of Kilos of Cocaine into the U.S. #FARCAldemar Soto-Charry, 64, a highly ranked member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 78 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute thousands of kilos of cocaine for importation into the United States. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr. for the District of Columbia, DEA Special Agent in Charge Eugene TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-14981123308967593292024-11-08T15:10:00.005-06:002024-11-08T15:19:34.611-06:00Aaron Hernandez: American Sports Story - The Truth About Aaron: My Journey to Understand My BrotherAaron HernandezThe Truth About Aaron: My Journey to Understand My Brother.
The unvarnished true story of the tragic life and death of Aaron Hernandez, the college All-American and New England Patriots star convicted of murder, told by one of the few people who knew him best, his brother.
To football fans, Aaron Hernandez was a superstar in the making. A standout at the University of Florida, he TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-48599926348737684922024-10-17T11:30:00.000-05:002024-10-17T11:30:04.009-05:00Hank Muntzer Sentenced to Prison on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges for Actions During Insurrection and Attack of the US Capital on January 6, 2021A Montana man was sentenced to prison this month, after he was previously convicted of felony and misdemeanor charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.
Henry Phillip “Hank” TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-11170287775642764322024-07-26T08:08:00.004-05:002024-07-26T08:13:37.996-05:00Mexican Drug Lord and Sinaloa Cartel Co-Founder, Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Arrested along with Son of El Chapo, Joaquin Guzman Lopez #ElChapo #ElMayo #Sinaloa #FentanylMexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was arrested by U.S. agents Thursday after a high-ranking Sinaloa cartel member tricked him into flying to Texas, Mexican and U.S. officials said.
Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, was on the same plane and also arrested upon landing, a Homeland Security Investigations official said.
Ismael Zambada, 76,TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-24048056449249332842024-06-07T07:58:00.002-05:002024-06-07T10:25:19.480-05:00Gambino Crime Family Targeted in Illegal Gambling and Loansharking Bust #NewYork #MafiaThe New York State Attorney General's Office unsealed an indictment on Wednesday charging 17 individuals, including alleged members of the notorious Gambino crime family, with participating in lucrative illegal gambling and loansharking operations.
The indictment alleges that the individuals were involved in a sports gambling operation that received over $22.7 million in illicit bets and a TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-37550235712090401082024-03-07T09:21:00.001-06:002024-03-07T09:23:01.334-06:00The Rise and Fall of a 'Casino' Mobster: The Tony Spilotro Story Through a Hitman's Eyes by Frank Cullotta & Dennis N Griffin"The Rise and Fall of a 'Casino' Mobster" is a riveting exploration of the tumultuous life of Tony Spilotro, the infamous mobster associated with the Chicago Outfit, told through the eyes of his former hitman, Frank Cullotta. Co-authored by Dennis N. Griffin, this collaboration provides a unique and authentic perspective on the organized crime scene, particularly during the era immortalized in TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-62071877797034479742024-03-01T09:25:00.001-06:002024-03-01T09:26:56.897-06:00 Vincent Ricciardo, AKA, Vinny Unions, a Reputed Mobster as a Captain in the Colombo Crime Family, Gets 4 years Prison for Extorting NYC Labor Union #NewYorkCityA Mafia member was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in federal prison for his role in a long-running scheme in which he and others extorted funds from a New York City labor union, federal prosecutors said.
Vincent Ricciardo, a captain in Colombo crime family, was also ordered to pay $350,000 in forfeiture and $280,890 in restitution by a Brooklyn court judge.
Ricciardo, who is also TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-48868992614903153382024-02-23T08:16:00.001-06:002024-02-23T08:16:25.971-06:00Inside by Scott Hoffman #TheChicagoOutfit #TheChicagoWay #MafiaInside, by Scott M. Hoffman is an intriguing work detailing the internal workings of the Outfit, an organized crime family, which originated on the South Side of Chicago during prohibition and rose to power in the 1920s. The Outfit has been involved in a wide variety of criminal activities including gambling, loan-sharking, prostitution, drug trafficking, money laundering, extortion, labor TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-12424236597151958672024-02-21T08:53:00.000-06:002024-02-21T08:53:17.218-06:00Crypto Gambinos - Redefining NFT Projects with a Touch of Mafia Culture #CryptoCrypto GambinosNFT Projects with a Touch of Mafia CultureCrypto Gambinos, an innovative NFT project merging Web3 technology with the allure of Mafia history and movies, is poised to become the next big phenomenon in the crypto space. With its unique concept and ambitious roadmap, Crypto Gambinos is not just about NFTs; it's about building a thriving ecosystem for its community.
Inspired by the TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-79545048388906459252024-02-15T13:01:00.003-06:002024-02-15T13:07:00.327-06:00The Biden Crime Family: The Blueprint for Their Prosecution by Rudy GiulianiThe Biden Crime Family, is a short, engaging description of the evidence that supports the case that President Joe Biden and his family are deeply corrupt. They are so corrupt that when former New York mayor and US attorney Rudy Giuliani first stumbled across evidence of what they were doing in Ukraine, it reminded him of his experience prosecuting the five mafia families that used to run New TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-55040414849927093672024-01-19T13:59:00.002-06:002024-01-19T15:41:08.016-06:00Is Al Capone Still the Most Famous Mobster Ever?With the 125th anniversary of Al Capone's birth upon us on January 17, the legacy of the notorious American gangster remains a subject that intrigues both Hollywood producers and novelists to this day.
Capone, who gained notoriety in the "Roaring Twenties" as the co-founder and boss of the Italian-American organized crime syndicate known as the Chicago Outfit, has been described by some as TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-59013235582728979132023-11-21T08:29:00.002-06:002024-02-15T14:09:39.151-06:00More than 200 Reputed Members or Associates of the 'Ndrangheta, Italy’s Most Powerful and Richest Crime Syndicate, were Convicted in the Country’s Largest Mafia Trial in Decades.Italy’s largest mafia trial in decades concluded yesterday with the conviction of more than 200 people accused of being part of, or collaborating with, the country’s most powerful and richest crime syndicate, the ‘Ndrangheta.
Former law-enforcement officials, politicians and businessmen were found guilty of offenses related to organized crime, including drug smuggling, money laundering and TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-26845729665080177962023-11-08T14:20:00.001-06:002023-11-08T14:25:30.825-06:0010 Reputed Mobsters with the Gambino Crime Family among 16 Arrested on Racketeering Charges in Mafia CrackdownFederal prosecutors in New York on Wednesday announced the arrests of 10 men allegedly belonging to or associated with the Gambino Mafia family, as well as the arrests in Italy of six other alleged organized crime members and associates.
The defendants in Brooklyn federal court are accused of a racketeering conspiracy that allegedly involved “violent extortions, assaults, arson, and TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-45424424885792329592023-10-02T14:32:00.003-05:002023-10-02T14:34:39.503-05:00We Do What We Must: Blood, Wine, and the Birth of the American Mafia in New Orleans #NOLAAn immigrant Sicilian family triumphs over The Mafia in turn of the century New Orleans, just not in the way they'd planned.We Do What We MustBlood, Wine, and the Birth of the American Mafia in New Orleans
WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Fall 2022 - Best Historical Fiction - We Do What We Must: Blood, Wine, and the Birth of the American Mafia in New Orleans.
This fictionalized TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-50980394277457555082023-09-14T10:54:00.000-05:002023-09-14T10:54:51.753-05:00Former Buildings Commissioner Eric Ulrich Accused of Trading Favors for $150,000 in Bribes in Organized Crime Connected ChargesEric Ulrich rose through the ranks of city government with modest momentum, first elected as a city councilman before Mayor Eric Adams appointed him a senior adviser and, finally, his commissioner of the Department of Buildings.
At each stop, prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office said on Wednesday, he used his positions to benefit friends and associates, and harvested more TheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12698349.post-91487148825405660692023-08-23T08:11:00.002-05:002023-08-23T08:12:29.214-05:00Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk - Compelling Story of Billy Walters and his Syndicate, plus Phil Mickelson #LasVegas #GamblingGambler:Secrets from a Life at RiskBilly WaltersThe wild and highly anticipated autobiography of Billy Walters—“the greatest and most controversial sports gambler ever” (ESPN)—who shares his extraordinary life story, reveals the secrets to his fiercely protected betting system, and breaks his silence about Phil Mickelson.
Anybody can get lucky. Nobody controls the odds like Billy Walters. WidelyTheChicagoSyndicate.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08321426511973042905noreply@blogger.com0Las Vegas, NV, USA36.171563 -115.13910097.8613291638211535 -150.29535090000002 64.481796836178845 -79.9828509