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Michael DeLeonardo

Michael DeLeonardo

Michael DeLeonardo

Mug Shot
Michael "Mickey Scars" DeLeonardo (b. 1955) was a New York gangster who at one time was a captain for the Gambino crime family. In 2002 he had a falling out with the Family boss, Peter Gotti, for hiding family money. Also in 2002 he was indicted on…
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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on March 22, 2010 at 5:22pm — No Comments

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Carlo Gambino

Carlo Gambino

Mug Shots
Carlo Gambino came from Sicily in 1921 at the age of 19. A seasoned gang member, he immediately began his growth up the New York Mafia ladder. He worked in gangs led by Joe "the Boss" Masseria, Salvatore Maranzano, Philip and…
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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on March 22, 2010 at 5:20pm — No Comments

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Vito Genovese

Vito Genovese (November 27, 1897 – February 14, 1969)

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Vito Genovese rose from the Lower East Side gangs as a teen to becoming the boss of the Genovese crime family. His 40-year relationship with…
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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on March 22, 2010 at 5:18pm — No Comments

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John Gotti

John Gotti

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Before going to prison John Gotti earned the nickname, Dapper Don, because he would often wear expensive suits and took on a celebrity-like persona.

The press also dubbed him The Teflon Don because throughout his criminal career many of the criminal charges…

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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on March 22, 2010 at 5:15pm — No Comments

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John Gotti

John Gotti

Mug Shot
The F.B.I. had Gotti under heavy surveillance. They bugged his phone, club and other places he frequented and eventually caught him on tape discussing family business including murder. As a result Gotti was charged with 13 counts of murder, conspiracy to commit…
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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on March 22, 2010 at 5:14pm — No Comments

john gotti

John Gotti

John Gotti

Mug Shots
By age 31, Gotti was an acting capo for the Gambino family. Against the rules of the family, Gotti and his crew were dealing in heroin. When it was found out, family boss …
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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on March 22, 2010 at 5:13pm — No Comments

john gotti

The following is a profile of John Gotti, former godfather of the powerful Gambino family.

Born: October 27, 1940 in Bronx, New York

Childhood Years

  • At the age of 12, his family moved to a rough part of Brooklyn, New York.

  • Gotti dropped out of school in the eighth grade and began his full time involvement in street gangs and petty crimes.

1960 - 1969

  • In his mid-twenties, he became…
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John Gotti

John Gotti

Mug Shot
Gotti was sent to the U.S. Penitentiary at Marion, Illinois, and kept basically in solitary confinement. His cell, which was underground, measured eight feet by seven feet and he was allowed out of it for just one hour a day to exercise alone.

After being…

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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on March 22, 2010 at 5:06pm — No Comments

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Charlie Workman

Charlie Workman "The Bug"

Mug Shot
Charlie (Charles) Workman was a hitman for Murder Inc. run by Louis Buchalter. Murder Inc., specialized in hiring killers for the Mafia. Workman's "fame" came when he and another hitman, Mendy Weiss, shot Dutch Schultz and three of his top…
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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on March 22, 2010 at 5:02pm — No Comments

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Joe Valachi

Joe Valachi "Joe Cargo"

Congressional Photo
Joseph Michael Valachi was a member of Lucky Luciano's crime family from the 1930s until 1959 when he was convicted on…
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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on March 22, 2010 at 4:59pm — No Comments

Known for being the first New York Mafia boss to cooperate with authorities

Joseph C. Massino

Joseph C. Massino

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Joseph C. Massino (January 10, 1943) dubbed by the media as The Last Don, was the head of the Bonanno crime family starting in 1993 until he was convicted in July 2004, of racketeering, murder, extortion and other similar crimes. To avoid the death…
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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on March 22, 2010 at 4:56pm — No Comments

PEOPLE TRULY DONT THINK

Chris Crego

On February 3, 2010, Chris Crego was arrested at his workplace in Terre Haute, Indiana, after he posted the details -- including his work hours -- to his Facebook and MySpace pages. Crego was previously arrested in the fall of 2009, in New York, for assault -- to which he pled guilty and promptly fled the state.

Detectives started looking for Crego on the internet and found a Facebook page and a MySpace account,…

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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on March 20, 2010 at 11:35am — No Comments

WATCH WHAT YOU POST PEOPLE

Robert Powell

In January 2007, Robert Powell was arrested for the murder of his friend Joseph Duprey, after he posted pictures of Duprey on his MySpace page with the words "Rest in Peace" and "LTM" ("Live Through Me") next to them -- before Duprey's death was reported to police. According to police, the murder was the result of a dispute over a gun Powell had…

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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on March 20, 2010 at 11:33am — No Comments

IF YOU ARE ON THE INTERNET AND DOING WRONG YOU WILL GET CAUGHT

Social Networks, Criminal Networks?

Mar 19, 2010 5:10 pm

One of Italy's 100 most wanted criminals was arrested in Isola Capo Rizzuto on Tuesday, thanks to his love of Facebook.

ABC News reports that police tracked mafia boss Pasquale "Scarface" Manfredi, 33, was tracked by…

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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on March 20, 2010 at 11:15am — No Comments

The FBI on Facebook: Watching every move you makeIt seems U.S. law enforcement wants to be your friend on Facebook, Twitter, etc. The good news? Personal privacy may actually be making a comeback, sa…

The FBI on Facebook: Watching every move you make

It seems U.S. law enforcement wants to be your friend on Facebook, Twitter, etc. The good news? Personal privacy may actually be making a comeback, says Cringe…

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Added by The Streets Don't Love You Back on March 20, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

4 injured in gang related shooting

4 injured in gang-related shooting

Midvale » An argument erupted after group left party.

By Erin Alberty

The Salt Lake Tribune

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on March 15, 2010 at 6:52am — No Comments

Gang retaliation kills 21 year old

21-year-old shot to death in Newburgh



CITY OF NEWBURGH — A 21-year-old man was shot and killed, likely for revenge, Friday night, capping a 24-hour…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on March 15, 2010 at 6:45am — No Comments

Gang affiliated party turns ugly, 5 dead.

5 shot, stabbed in Walla Walla fight

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Police say five people are hospitalized with gunshot and stab wounds after a gang-affiliated birthday party turned ugly.

Officers say a fight broke out early Saturday morning when several people with no known gang links stopped by a house frequented by gang members.…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on March 15, 2010 at 6:38am — No Comments

Killing called part of teen's gang initiation...

Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on March 14, 2010 at 12:57pm — No Comments

Gang shoot out ended high school soccor and baseball games. TX

Police made two arrests on Friday in connection with a street gang shoot-out that ended high school soccer and baseball games at nearby Sam Houston High School on Wednesday.

No one was injured, but school officials "pulled everybody off the field into the building," Jimmy Womack, the Arlington school district's…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on March 10, 2010 at 6:38am — No Comments

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