15 Members of Philadelphia Mafia Indicted for Racketeering, Gambling, Extortion and Drug Trafficking

[Initech]

Source: Shore News Network

A superseding indictment was unsealed today against 15 defendants, including alleged members and associates of the South Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey-based criminal organization La Cosa Nostra (LCN), popularly known as the ‘mafia’ or ‘mob.’ The superseding indictment charges various crimes including racketeering conspiracy, illegal gambling, loansharking, extortion, and drug trafficking.

Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Special Agent in Charge Michael Driscoll of the FBI’s Philadelphia Field Office made the announcement.

The defendants charged in the seven-count superseding indictment are Steven Mazzone, aka “Stevie,” 56; Domenic Grande, aka “Dom,” “Mr. Hopkins,” “Mr. Brown,” and “Dom14,” 41; Joseph Servidio, aka “Joey Electric,” 60; Salvatore Mazzone, aka “Sonny,” 55; Joseph Malone, 70; Louis Barretta, aka “Louie Sheep,” 56; Victor DeLuca, aka “Big Vic,” 56; Kenneth Arabia, aka “Kenny,” 67; Daniel Castelli, aka “Danny,” “Cozzy,” aka “Butch,” aka “Harry,” age 67; Carl Chianese, age 81; Anthony Gifoli, aka “Tony Meatballs,” 72; John Romeo, 58; Daniel Malatesta, 75; Daniel Bucceroni, 66; and John Michael Payne, 33.

According to court documents, the Philadelphia LCN is one of a number of LCN organized crime families based in various cities throughout the United States. The purpose of the LCN in Philadelphia and elsewhere is to make money through the commission of various crimes, including illegal gambling, loansharking, drug trafficking, and extortion.

Read more: https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2020/11/23/15-members-of-philadelphia-mafia-indicted-for-racketeering-gambling-extortion-and-drug-trafficking/

[C_U_L8R]

1. Dang they got Tony Meatballs

[Initech]

2. I'm seriously going to start a sandwich shop and call it "Tony Meatballs".

The ads write themselves!

[BumRushDaShow]

13. Someone beat you to it in NY!

https://www.yelp.com/biz/tony-meatball-1929-bridgehampton

[Initech]

28. Damn!

Maybe I can use Louie Sheep for the name of a Mediterranean schwarma joint!

[BumRushDaShow]

34. ..

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. Louie Sheep too!

Baaaaa

[underpants]

9. Joey Electric too

Stevie for Steven and Danny for Daniel? Really they couldn’t do any better than that.

[Harker]

18. They had to somehow differentiate between Joey Electric

and Joey Acoustic.

[Initech]

30. I seriously fell off my chair laughing when I was reading this article.

I was like "no way can these be real mob names!". They look like they are a comedy writer's satirizing of mob names in the 15th draft of a screenplay...

[RobinA]

39. You're Not From

Philadelphia, are you? They’ve had names like that forever.

I actually didn’t think we had much Mob left. They got arrested some time ago and then the younger kids didn’t have the discipline to run anything.

[Initech]

40. No I'm west coast.

I do love some mafia movies though!

[soothsayer]

12. the only reason Trump Steaks failed was that people preferred Tony Meatballs.

Link to tweet

?s=21


Donald J. Drumpf
@RealDonalDrumpf
·
Nov 23, 2020
Many people are saying the only reason Trump Steaks failed was that people preferred Tony Meatballs.



Nelle Yelrabe
@Gtibunny
I like the fact that all the quotes apply to the steaks and Trump.

[underpants]

20. How can you fail selling red meat to Americans?

Howard Stern directly to Trump during an interview. Trump laughed and never answered.

[Initech]

33. I used to get the Sharper Image catalog when I was in high school.

When I saw that ad, I was like "why the fuck would anyone buy raw meat mail order? And from that guy?".

[Oppaloopa]

24. The meatballs were much bigger.

[LymphocyteLover]

14. that is one classic mob name

[Thomas Hurt]

3. Hey! Where are the voter fraud charges? Thought Petulantus Maximus said they did that too.

[OLDMDDEM]

4. Maybe

Trump will pardon them.

[grumpyduck]

6. Oh, I can have fun with this one.

Donnie "Tinyhands" Trump

Melania "Smiley" Trump

Rudy "The Ghoulie" Giuliani

Jared "Kookoo" Kushner

Ivanka "Vapidvanka" Kushner

Donald "Dumbass 1" Trump Jr.

Eric "Dumbass 2" Trump

Jason "The Nazi" Miller

Devin "Cowboy" Nunes

and so forth

[abqtommy]

8. Well done!

[LymphocyteLover]

15. I was just thinking this was a warm up to taking down the Trump crime family!

[LittleGirl]

29. Ding, ding, ding! eom

[Siwsan]

7. I lived in Philadelphia during the 'Philadelphia/Atlantic City Mob War'

I arrived shortly after Angelo 'The Gentle Don' Bruno was shot, and shortly before Philip 'Chicken Man' Testa was blown up. I lived right on Broad Street, about half way between Center City and the Naval Ship Yard, where I was stationed and not far from the Italian Market. I'm pretty sure that, one night, I heard one of the hits. I remember the attempted hit on Harry 'The Hunchback' Riccobene. There was a funeral home, right down the street, where I used to see the most intricate and amazing floral tributes being delivered.

Exciting times, that's for sure. Now I'm really craving one of those amazing cheese steaks!!

[drray23]

10. now lets cross correlate with the trump entourage

and see if there are connections.. although its more likely Trump would be connected to the new york mafia families.

[monmouth4]

19. Of course he does, through the building contrators, cement companies, etc. n/t

[SheltieLover]

31. Any connection here?

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/10-bronx-and-westchester-based-members-and-associates-gambino-crime-family-indicted

[underpants]

11. I had someone named "Mr. Brown" once pay me for a car

I was selling a car for $500. I’d been on the phone with this guy who wanted to buy it. We set the day and time but he was going to be out of town. He sent a guy. While I was signing over the title to the actual buyer’s name I asked the person with the $500 what his name was. Just in a friendly way. He hesitated and then with no expression what so ever said “Mister. Brown”. That was it. That’s all I ever got out of him.

[Lars39]

41. How big was the trunk?

Gotta have room for one more.

[Blue Owl]

16. Wasn't Gums in Philly recently with Rudy?

Seems like he'd be in on that shit...

[TommyCelt]

17. My name's Primo Sidone...

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They call me Sonny Long.

Some of you know me as Mikey Ga-Ga.

Some of you know me as Sammie Boombatz.

[sandensea]

36. Life imitating art again

[DENVERPOPS]

21. Why weren't they doing the same

exact investigation of "TRUMP INC" along with his spawn, his administration, his cabinet, NRA, Republican National Party, etc etc etc???

The damage this Mafia Group does, if infinitesimal compared to what the above CABAL has done to obliterate our country and our constitution........

[Paul Politerude]

22. Extortion?

Well then, surely Fat Donnie's crew is involved somehow!

[SheltieLover]

23. Connections to shitstain?

[Initech]

25. I think the Jersey mob and the Philly mob hate each other.

Trump's been part of the Jersey mob going back to the 90s so I doubt that the two have anything in common.

[SheltieLover]

26. There was an enormous bust of NY mob about a year ago

While Mueller was covering up chump's crimes. Hoping some flipped!

Ty!

[Initech]

27. Yeah I remember seeing that headline.

I wonder if the Philly mob will turn on the Jersey mob.

[SheltieLover]

32. This?

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/10-bronx-and-westchester-based-members-and-associates-gambino-crime-family-indicted

[sandensea]

35. Worst of all, they can't ask for pardons

They couldn't fix PA for Cheeto - so what good are theys?

[Mc Mike]

37. Held the superseding indictment up until it became obvious the repugs got crushed in Philly election

[bucolic_frolic]

38. So these guys had a landscaping operation?