Blue Carmen‘The Cheeseman’ DiNunzio hopes for Christmas charity

Even to this wiseguy’s “family” there’s no place like home for the holidays.
Carmen “The Cheeseman” DiNunzio, who until he was placed on house arrest in May was the reputed underboss of the New England Mafia, is asking a judge to let him spend Christmas Eve and Christmas “in the company of” his brother, Anthony, and nephew, Louis.
U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan’s office holds the power over who DiNunzio, 51, gets to fraternize with while he awaits trial on a charge of trying to bribe a Big Dig official with $10,000
It was unclear yesterday whether his sibling and nephew are on Sullivan’s naughty or nice list.
DiNunzio is offering to host this week’s merrymaking at the two-family home in East Boston he shares with his mother.
U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Joyce London Alexander Thursday consented to a request by DiNunzio’s co-defendant, Anthony D’Amore, who is under house arrest in Revere, to attend a Christmas Eve midnight Mass and spend Christmas at a relative’s home.
She is also permitting D’Amore to drive his son to college out of state over a long weekend next month.
DiNunzio, owner of the Fresh Cheese shop in the North End, and D’Amore are accused of trying to execute a deal to sell 300,000 yards of untested loam to the Central Artery Project for $6 million through a man they didn’t realize was an FBI agentReputed ex-Mafia boss Louis

'Baby Shacks' Manocchio arrested ...
Jan 20, 2011 ... Federal authorities arrested Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio, 83, ... Manocchio was charged with conspiracy and extortion for allegedly ... FBI agents from Providence arrested Iafrate Thursday morning at his home in Johnston on charges of ... The Patriarca crime family's power has waned in New England ... http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/reputed-ex-mob-boss-manocchio-aPROVIDENCE,PROVIDENCE, RI—A reputed former leader of the New England mafia is scheduled to go before a federal judge in Rhode Island for a bail hearing next week. Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio is expected to appear in US District Court in Providence on Tuesday. ... RI mobster to plead guilty in murder-for-hire plot
Boston Globe - ‎Feb 26, 2011‎

PROVIDENCE, RI—A Rhode Island mobster is due to plead guilty in a murder-for-hire plot. Anthony "The Saint" St. Laurent is scheduled to change his plea Tuesday in US District Court in Providence. St. Laurent admitted in court papers file d last month ... Alleged New England mob boss snared in massive sting pleads not guilty http://articles.cnn.com/2011-02-25/justice/rhode.island.mafia_1_mob-boss-la-cosa-nostra-arrest-scores?_s=PM:CRIME
CNN - ‎Feb 24, 2011‎
By the CNN Wire Staff Authorities say Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio extorted cash "protection" payments from strip clubs for two decades. (CNN) -- A reputed former New England mob boss pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court, just over a month ... - New England mob ex-boss set to appear in court ‎http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2011/02/27/new_england_mob_ex_boss_set_to_appear_in_court/
AP - February 27, 2011 11:25 AM ET PROVIDENCE, RI (AP) - A reputed former leader of the New England mafia is scheduled to go before a federal judge in Rhode Island for a bail hearing next week. Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio is expected to appear in US ...Judge keeps 'Baby Shacks' in prison
Medical problems cancel 'Saint' hearing
Back in RI, 'Shacks' pleads not guilty
Feds: 'Shacks' stayed active in the mob
'Baby Shacks' Manocchio is back in RI

http://www.wpri.com/dpp/target_12/inside_mafia/manocchio-arraignment

Mob Hitman gets contract in Hollywood

By Patriot Ledger staff
The Patriot Ledger
Posted Dec 16, 2008 @ 09:27 AM
Last update Dec 16, 2008 @ 10:06 AM
Winter Hill Gang hit man John Martorano has signed over the rights to his life story to a Hollywood filmmaker, according to published reports.
The Hollywood trade publication Variety is reporting that Martorano, 67, signed a deal with Graham King’s company, GK Films.
The Milton native and former Quincy resident pleaded guilty to murdering 20 people when he was a hit man for James “Whitey” Bulger. He served a little more than 12 years in prison for the murders in exchange for his testimony against other gangsters and corrupt FBI agents including John Connolly, who was convicted last month for his role in the 1982 slaying of former World Jai-Alai President John Callahan. Martorano testified he shot Callahan based on a tip from Connolly, who was an agent in Boston.
Martorano was released from prison in March 2007. At the time, his younger brother, James Martorano of West Quincy, said John had turned down an offer for witness protection and had moved back “near his roots.”
King, the film company owner, told Variety: “When I first met (Martorano), I was struck by his unyielding sense of loyalty to those close to him. John has had a complicated life and it will be a fascinating story to tell the world.”
Variety said King met Martorano through Thomas B. Duffy, a former State Police detective who was technical consultant on two movies filmed in Boston, “The Departed” and “Edge of Darkness.”

Federal prosecutors eye N.J. capo from Genovese family in 2005 trial rubout

Thursday, December 11th 2008, 4:00 AM

Federal prosecutors named a powerful Genovese family gangster as the prime suspect in the gangland rubout of a fellow capo who was killed while on trial in Brooklyn.
Reputed capo Tino Fiumara is a target in the investigation of the murder of Lawrence Ricci, who disappeared Oct. 7, 2005, in the middle of his waterfront racketeering trial, Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jacquelyn Rasulo and Jack Dennehy disclosed in court papers this week.

Authorities say Fiumara, 67, runs the Genovese faction in New Jersey, including its illicit stake in the waterfront. Ricci reported to him at the time he was killed.

Ricci was killed for going on trial with two officials of the International Longshoremen's Association, sources said.

"They wanted him to plead guilty," a source said. "They didn't want him sitting at the table with the union guys. It didn't look good."

The prosecutors say another capo, Michael (Mikey Cigars) Coppola, could finger Fiumara in the murder.

FBI agents have been squeezing Coppola, who is awaiting trial for a 1977 murder, to cooperate against Fiumara, a knowledgeable source said.

Coppola's lawyer Henry Mazurek, has represented Fiumara, and prosecutors want to boot Mazurek from the case, possibly removing an obstacle to Coppola's cooperation.

"[Coppola] could implicate Fiumara ... in the murder of Lawrence Ricci to potentially receive a reduced sentence," the prosecutors argue.

Law enforcement officials see Fiumara as a potential leader of the Genovese family, which has been without an official boss since the death of Vincent (Chin) Gigante.

Ricci's corpse was found in the trunk of a car in the parking lot of a New Jersey diner. The trial continued in his absence and he was acquitted
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2008/12/11/2008-12-11_federal_prosecutors_eye_nj_capo_from_gen.html

made a living from the dead

Meet Milton Powers aka "Obit Bandit". This vile villain made his living robbing from the dead....For 40 years, he would check the newspapers to see who was being buried that day, then burglarize the dearly departed's house during the funeral service.

Bugsy Siegels best weapon

We all know the Bugsy Siegel back story. How he got shot bla, ,bla.,bla, I brought up Bugsy's name on a show full of mob rocket scientists. There was Jimmy "The Weasel" Fratianno, Pete the Greek , Harry Hall, Blackie Gallo, and a few other college graduates, get my drift.? Well, I posed this question to them all,.. "What is it about guys like Bugsy Siegel and other gangsters that make so many woman like them?" .Fratianno put on his thinking cap, and mulled the question over for a while, then he came up with a real gem, " well, Bugsy was a good tipper, and most broads like that." Pete "The Greek" Diapoulas chimed in with , a broad likes a guy that doesn't have to wait for a table, I mean, the captain gives a mob guy the best table in the joint, and a broad is impressed.".Blackie the booster says, " gangsters dress sharp, they buy all high line suits off of boosters, all boosted from the best joints in Beverly Hills, and they spend, broads love a guy that dresses with class, and he spends his dough on them. . Harry "The Swindler" Hall nailed it when he said, " you know fellas , It was a well known fact that Bugsy had a big schlong , 'and broads love that".
Another True Hollywood Story.by Anthony Fiato