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2021-09-15 -Lurid Crime Tales-

FBI takes down ENTIRE leadership of the Colombo crime family

[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News]

Sweeping indictment Tuesday charges nine member of Colombo crime family

Street boss Andrew Russo, underboss Benjamin Castellazzo and consigliere Ralph DiMatteo were among those charged in the complex schemes

Another of those arrested, John 'Maniac' Ragano, is Bonanno family soldier

Indictment alleges a shakedown scheme to take over a Queens labor union

Mobsters used threats to divert union and healthcare funds, prosecutors say

Colombo family is one of the five families that control mob activity in NYC

Posted by Skidmark 2021-09-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 That's impossible, we were reliably informed by the Famous But Incompetent some 40 odd years ago that they had broken the back of the Five Families.

Posted by Cesare 2021-09-15 10:06|| 2021-09-15 10:06|| Front Page Top

#2 The Colombo traces its roots to the Profaci bootleggers family formed in 1928. Thus its nearing a century in operation. The Profaci ruled the mob until the late 1950s, when an internal struggle involved its greediest. The "family" was reunited in the early 1960s under Joseph Colombo. After sixty years the claim (probably made by FBI propagandists) that the ENTIRE Colombo leadership was "taken down" really remains to be seen.

Posted by Bertie Crains2651 2021-09-15 10:19|| 2021-09-15 10:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Wow! The FBI & DoJ going after actual criminals. I bet all the goverment guys on this get retired after this because they're obviously old school.
(Personally, I'm shocked to hear that there was a labor union in Queens available to be took over.)

Posted by ed in texas 2021-09-15 10:22|| 2021-09-15 10:22|| Front Page Top

#4 "I'll take 'Headlines From Thirty-Something Years Ago' for $600, Alex..."

Posted by Raj 2021-09-15 10:58|| 2021-09-15 10:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Huh, noone's done a "Just one more thing..." joke yet.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2021-09-15 11:04|| 2021-09-15 11:04|| Front Page Top

#6 They can take down an entire crime family (and how big would that be at this point?) but can't seem to get the 30 yr. old ANTIFA goons that live in Mom's basement? Wonder why?

Posted by Warthog 2021-09-15 11:42|| 2021-09-15 11:42|| Front Page Top

#7 So the FBI "Again" ☺ has broken a Drug families.
Let's say they actually did COMPLETELY clean house this time.

I wonder which of the other Cartels will take up the slack?

Posted by NN2N1 2021-09-15 12:18|| 2021-09-15 12:18|| Front Page Top

#8 In truth their check to the DNC bounced

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2021-09-15 13:07|| 2021-09-15 13:07|| Front Page Top

#9 Or a bit too disagreeable with the current policies.

Its DM, and we know who they like to punch at.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-09-15 14:09|| 2021-09-15 14:09|| Front Page Top

#10 Guess that's why they didn't care about the gymnasts.

Now they have a scapegoat.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-09-15 16:57|| 2021-09-15 16:57|| Front Page Top

#11 But I guess they think child molesters are OK.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-09-15 18:33|| 2021-09-15 18:33|| Front Page Top

#12 ↑↑↑ The timing is rather suspect...

Posted by Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 2021-09-15 18:41|| 2021-09-15 18:41|| Front Page Top

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