The heir apparent to the Colombo crime family pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking part in a labor union extortion plot that led the feds to bust the Mafia clan’s entire leadership in 2021. Theodore ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The one-time head of New York’s notorious Colombo family won’t rejoin the criminal underworld if he’s released as he doesn’t even ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crime really didn’t pay for a reputed Colombo family underboss — who once again is claiming poverty as he asks for leniency when ...

At the federal courthouse in Brooklyn on Friday, Vincent Ricciardo, also known as “Vinny Unions,” a captain in the Colombo crime family of La Cosa Nostra, pleaded guilty to racketeering related to his ...

A 77-year-old Colombo crime family captain from Franklin Square was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in prison for extorting and attempting to siphon $10,000 monthly from a Queens-based ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — During a 2023 sentencing hearing, reputed Colombo crime family boss Theodore Persico Jr. told a federal judge that he planned on disassociating with La Cosa Nostra upon his ...

A Franklin Square man considered to be a captain in the Colombo crime family pleaded guilty Friday to federal racketeering charges related to a labor extortion scheme in a case that involved numerous ...

It’s the end of the line for Thomas Gioeli, the ex-acting boss of the Colombo crime family. A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Gioeli and family solidier Dino Caracino on Wednesday of racketeering ...

Federal wiretaps and Mob insiders suggest that many real-life wiseguys turned to the 1972 film for inspiration, validation and cues on how to speak and act and dress. By Michael Wilson Ms. Geddes has ...

Crime really didn’t pay for a reputed Colombo family underboss — who once again is claiming poverty as he asks for leniency when he’s sentenced for a union shakedown scheme. Benjamin “The Claw” ...