Feds say man fled Mass. to Idaho to duck charges in mob hit

An alleged mob associate accused of trying to kill a Massachusetts mob boss tried to "reinvent" himself as a "self-styled cattle rancher" in Idaho, a federal prosecutor told a jury during opening statements at his racketeering trial Wednesday. Enrico Ponzo was an associate of the Patriarca crime family who fled Massachusetts in 1994 to avoid charges of extortion and attempted murder, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Beausey. "All of that he was ... trying to flee and leave behind when he went on the lam in 1994," Beausey said. Ponzo is accused of being among a group of men who attempted to kill Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme in 1989 during a war between rival factions of the crime family. But Ponzo's lawyer, John Cunha, told the jury that Ponzo fled because he was afraid he would be killed by a member of the Mafia. He urged the jury to challenge the credibility of government witnesses who struck deals with prosecutors for shorter sentences and agreed to testify against Ponzo. "As you listen to these people, keep in mind the powerful tool that the government has to elicit testimony that it wants," Cunha said. Ponzo was captured in 2011 in Marsing, Idaho, a rural community near Boise. Prosecutors said he had been living quietly under an alias there for more than a decade. http://www.kboi2.com/news/local/Feds-say-man-fled-Mass-to-Idaho-to-duck-charges-in-mob-hit--227161211.html http://www.kboi2.com/news/local/Feds-say-man-fled-Mass-to-Idaho-to-duck-charges-in-mob-hit--

Reputed Mobster Enrico Ponzo Goes To Trial After Years On The Lam

Reputed Mobster Enrico Ponzo Goes To Trial After Years On The Lam Enrico Ponzo goes to trial this week in a Boston federal court. The reputed Patriarca associate was living on the lam as cattle rancher Jay Shaw in Marsing, ID for sixteen years until his apprehension in 2011, and now he finally will face mob charges including his alleged role in the 1989 murder attempt against the power hungry Francis P. “Cadillac Frank” Salemme during a family squabble as reported by Milton J. Valencia for The Boston Globe: “when authorities raided his Idaho home after his arrest by US marshals in February 2011, they found $100,000 in cash, and $65,000 in gold coins, as well as 22 rifles, eight handguns, and 34,000 rounds of ammunition, according to court records.” Among the government witnesses slated to testify according to court records is Mark Rossetti “who was unmasked as a longtime FBI informant during his state trial on drug and racketeering charges last year” as reported by Michele McPhee for ABC News.

Goodfella - Hollywood Elsewhere

Thanks to the kindness of Hollywood Reporter contributor and screenwriter Jordan Mintzer, I’m In Like Flynn< regarding all Paris press screenings and all the names and emails of all the publicists...the whole magilla. But the only major film I'll be seeing prior to my return to NYC on 6.20 is World War Z (which screens next Tuesday). White House Down opens on 6.28 in France, but there are no screenings listed on the sheet. The Internship opens in the States today, but I won’t see it here until 6.19. Many thanks to Jordan & perhaps I can someday return the favorhttp://www.hollywood-elsewhere.com/2013/06/goodfella-2/

Reputed Mobsters Charged With Parole Violations

Hey, hey, the gang's all here!



The feds allegedly spotted Gerald Chilli and Peter Lovaglio meeting together which has "created legal problems for both [reputed Bonanno] capos, officials say, because they're barred from consorting with organized crime figures while on probation"as reported by Mitchel Maddux for the New York Post



Now what kind of men have so little respect for the criminal justice system that they would take advantage of probation by violating its terms?

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Merv Adelson On His Life And Times= Friend of ours

One-time Hollywood mogul Merv Adelson now lives in a one-bedroom apartment in Santa Monica, CA, and the 83-year-old Lorimar founder reflects on his rollercoaster life including the early years as a real estate development partner -called Godfather of Las Vegas Moe Dalitz who is credited by some with developing the casino skim   Friends of Ours ... Merv Adelson On His Life And Times ...


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Report: Russian Mafia In Hollywood Card Games-Friend of ours

Friendsof ours The Russian mafia may have participated  in high stake card games which supposedly included A-list Hollywood celebrities, and the gambling http://bitterqueen.typepad.com/friends_of_ours/2011/06/report-russian-mafia-in-hollywood-card-games.html

Yakuza mafia cashed in on Fukushima cleanup: Voice of Russia

Yakuza mafia cashed in on Fukushima cleanup: Voice of Russia