April 05, 2021
Mafia Blood Oath
It used to be a secret ceremony built around the concepts of honor, loyalty and family. […]
Drugs, Tapes and Informants
Bill McSwain, the top federal cop in Philadelphia, says the mob isn’t what it used to […]
Loansharking on Steroids
Nick Caramandi said it best. “There’s nothing better than shark money,” the former South Philadelphia […]
Dracula Meets the Sons of Anarchy
They buried the body in the cemetery, dumping it in a crypt that belonged to someone […]
Mob Scene | Scorsese’s Real Life Mobsters
He was a thug. And a drunk. He liked to hang around wiseguys. He may have […]
The Hell’s Angels and the Pagans
Hell Boy swings a mean stick. Just ask Jeffrey Shank. The two outlaw motorcycle […]
Two Real Life Gangster Tales Ripe for the Silver Screen
Several years ago, I wrote a book with Glenn Macnow, the radio sports commentator, about mob […]
Another Tragic Victim of the Opioid Crisis
April Kauffman was a victim of the opioid crisis that is ripping America apart. That, at […]
Mob Scene | You Can’t Beat the Tapes!
Words of wisdom from mobster “Joey Electric” Servidio: “Eighty percent of witnesses got the wrong person, […]
Mob Scene | Getting a Piece of the Mob’s Action
Mob boss Joey Merlino, who has spent nearly half his adult life either in jail or […]
