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| New York Mafia Bust: A Mini Guide To The Mob - Huffingtonpost.com Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:54 AM PST There are plenty of juicy tidbits from yesterday's huge mafia bust, in which federal authorities charged 127 suspected mobsters and associates in the Northeast with murders, extortion and other crimes that spanned several decades. The nicknames of those arrested alone are worth a gander. Among those busted were Tony Bagels, Junior Lollipops, Vinny Carwash, The Bull, Lumpy, Fatty, Fats, and Johnny Pizza. One of the indictments filed charges a reputed Gambino boss, Bartolomeo Vernace, in a double murder at the Shamrock Bar in Queens in a dispute over a spilled drink. Another charges an alleged Colombo boss, Anthony Russo, in the 1993 killing of an underboss during the family's bloody civil war. Neil Messina was charged with the 1992 murder of Joseph Pistone and his dog during a Brooklyn home invasion. Todd LaBarca was charged with the execution-style murder of drug dealer Marty Bosshart in 2002. Luigi "Baby Shanks" Manocchio was accused of shaking down strip joints in Providence for protection money. The arrests also highlight the apparently strong grip organized crime has on unions. Several of those arrested were union members, including Ralph Scopo Jr., former leader of concrete workers Local 6A. He's accused of scamming the union's benefit funds and giving jobs to cronies. In 2007, Scopo learned that a Ground Zero job site foreman was complaining about being under mob control. From the Daily News:
There were also two former law enforcement officers arrested in the raid. Retired NYPD officer Dominic Caramanica, a reputed Genovese crime associate, was charged with threatening an unidentified debtor to the mob. Robert Dito, a former Suffolk County Emergency Service cop was accused of tipping off illegal gambling clubs about raids. On its website, the FBI warns that "while the mafia may no longer possess the robust national presence and influence it once had, it remains a significant threat to the extended New York metropolitan area, New England, Chicago, and Detroit." The Five major New York mafia families are the Bonnano's, Columbo's, Gambino's, Genovese's and Luchese's. Below is the FBI's mafia organizational chart: And here's a list of the delightfully cliched names for some of the wise guys arrested. Whiney Little John Tony Bagels Mousey Uncle Danny Beach The Bull The Vet Brooklyn Lumpy, Fatty, Fats Pepe Johnny Pizza Mush Johnny Cash Nooch Junior Lollipops Big Mike The Fang The Beard Pooch Johnny Five Baby Fat Frankie Steel Jack the Whack Big Anthony Buzz Fat Larry Little Angelo Louie Ices Vito Love Baby Shacks The Old Man The Professor Vinny Carwash Meatball Burger Mush Hootie Johnny Bandana Jello Get HuffPost New York On Twitter and Facebook! Know something we don't? E-mail us at nytips@huffingtonpost.comThis entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Friday Five: Your family weekend guide - San Francisco Gate Posted: 21 Jan 2011 11:54 AM PST Got weekend plans? Here's a rundown of five fun events happening around the Bay Area. Bay Area Children's Theatre presents 'Little House on the Prairie,' weekends, beginning Sat., Jan. 22. 1) Little House... Got weekend plans? Here's a rundown of five fun events happening around the Bay Area.  Bay Area Children's Theatre presents 'Little House on the Prairie,' weekends, beginning Sat., Jan. 22. 1) Little House on the Prairie, Berkeley. Bay Area Children's Theatre presents this family classic based on the book by Laura Ingalls Wilder. When Laura Ingalls and her family leave the Big Woods of Wisconsin for the unexplored prairie, the only thing they can count on is each other. Hoping for a better life, they load up the covered wagon and head west on a perilous journey that takes them through flood waters, fevers, and encounters with the nearby Osage tribe. Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison Street. Jan. 22, 23, 29, and 30 at 2 p.m., Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Feb. 12 and 13 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $14-20. bactheatre.org. 2) Sea Lion Walking Tours, San Francisco. In celebration of the the 21st anniversary of the sea lions' arrival to PIER 39, Aquarium of the Bay Naturalists lead free educational sea lion walking tours at the top of the hour from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. for three days. Meet your guide at the Sea Lion Statue by Pier 39's Entrance Plaza prior to each tour. Jan. 21-23. Free. Info: pier39.com. 3) Annie, Saratoga. Kids will love the favorite Broadway musical based upon the popular comic strip "Little Orphan Annie." McAfee Center for the Performing Arts, 20300 Herriman Ave. Jan. 22-30, weekends. $25-free. svjcc.org. 4) Science and Engineering Festival, Berkeley. Explore the wonders of science with activities for the whole family at the first-ever Cal Science & Engineering Festival. You'll put solar power to the test, get hands-on with ancient fossils, discover the "science" of unicycling and basketball, make your own earthquake, journey to the stars--and more! Sutardja Dai Hall at UC Berkeley. Jan. 23, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. scienceatcal.berkeley.edu/festival. 5) Book-Making Workshop, San Francisco. Local artist Lauren Chanel Cobb helps Kids (and adults!) make their own books. Paxton Gate's Curiosities for Kids. Sat. Jan. 22, drop in between 2 and 4 p.m.; takes about 30 minutes to make a book. Free. paxtongate.com. Know of other weekend happenings? Please share in the comments. Want to read the Friday Five every week? Join the Bay Area Moms Facebook page where it's posted every Friday morning. | January 21 2011 at 11:56 AM Got weekend plans? Here's a rundown of five fun events happening around the Bay Area. 1) Little House on the Prairie, Berkeley. Bay Area Children's Theatre presents this family classic... This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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