A Mafia killer who whacked other members of his own Colombo crime family hit crew— and shoved the severed penis of one murder ...

In the 1960s, John "Sonny" Franzese rose to the ranks of underboss — second in command — of the Colombo crime family. A native of Italy, Sonny met his wife, Tina, at a Manhattan night club ...

When Sparacino took sole credit for the shooting, Pappa and a third associate, Eric Curcio, took exception, leading them to ...

In 2019, the Colombo crime family’s leaders broadened the extortion attempt by forcing John Doe #1 and other union officials to hire vendors associated with the Colombo family. The defendants ...

Those arrested include Colombo crime boss Andrew "Mush" Russo, underboss Benjamin "Benji" Castellazzo, the family’s consigliere and several captains. John Ragano, an alleged Bonnano family ...

At the direction of the Colombo crime family’s leadership, beginning in late 2019, the defendants allegedly broadened the extortion effort to force John Doe #1 and others at the union and its ...

A 77-year-old Colombo crime family captain from Franklin ... Ricciardo also worked with Bonanno crime family soldier John Ragano, who was also known as “Bazoo” and the “Maniac,” to provide ...

A Mafia killer who whacked other members of his own Colombo crime family hit crew— and shoved the severed penis of one murder victim into the dead man’s mouth — will not get compassionate ...