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June 25, 2019

Reputed mob boss escapes prison in Uruguay: report

A reputed Italian mob boss known as the “cocaine king of Milan” escaped from a prison in Uruguay Sunday while he was waiting to be extradited to Italy after living in the South American country for over a decade under a false name, officials said.

April 2, 2019

El Chapo's wife to launch fashion brand in Mexican mob boss' name

The wife of convicted Mexican mob boss, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, is set to launch a fashion line bearing her husband’s name.

March 28, 2019

New York mobster, who served jail time age 100 because he didn't rat: 'Jesus suffered. He didn't squeal on nobody'

Longtime Colombo under-boss John “Sonny” Franzese is the living embodiment of the ultimate mob rule — bragging in an interview about refusing to rat despite it making him the oldest federal prisoner at the age of 100.

March 25, 2019

Man accused of killing Gambino mob boss Frank Cali formally charged in New York

The 24-year-old accused of killing Gambino family mob boss Francesco “Franky Boy” Cali appeared in a New York court Monday after being extradited from New Jersey.

March 18, 2019

Reputed Gambino crime boss' suspected killer flashes 'MAGA,' other slogans on hand

The 24-year-old man charged with killing the reputed boss of the Gambino crime family wrote a string of slogans on his hand, including "MAGA Forever," and flashed them before a court hearing Monday.

March 17, 2019

John Gotti Jr. slams cops over Frank Cali accusations, demands apology

John Gotti Jr. took a whack at law enforcement Saturday after law enforcement sources revealed that Gambino mob boss Francesco “Frankie Boy” Cali was slain over a “personal dispute” with a 24-year-old Staten Islander — and not by his recently-sprung uncle Gene Gotti.

March 16, 2019

Frank Cali, reputed Gambino crime boss, shook hands with killer before he was shot, report says

Francesco “Frank Boy” Cali, the reputed boss of the Gambino crime family, shook hands with his killer just before he was shot to death Wednesday night outside his New York City home, a report said Friday.

March 15, 2019

Mob power-struggle could be brewing, will be 'all-out war': reports

Concerns of an “all-out war” within the mob are brewing after the apparent hit on reputed Gambino crime family boss Francesco “Franky Boy” Cali outside his New York City home Wednesday night due to the timing of the late "Teflon Don" John Gotti’s brother’s release from prison about six months ago, reports said Thursday.

March 14, 2019

Reputed Gambino crime boss killed in New York City tried dodging bullets by hiding under SUV, cops say

The reputed boss of New York’s Gambino crime family who was shot to death in front of his home tried to hide under his own SUV during the shooting, according to new reports.

March 14, 2019

GRAPHIC IMAGE: Frank Cali’s killing recalls NYC’s last major mob hit decades ago

The murder of reputed Gambino crime family boss Frank Cali on Wednesday recalled New York City’s last major mob hit nearly 35 years ago: the iconic assassination of Paul Castellano outside a Manhattan steak house on a December afternoon in 1985.