Whoa.
Italian Mafia 'godfather' Settimo Mineo held in Sicily raid
Italian police have arrested the man said to be the new head of the Sicilian Mafia, along with 45 associates.
The dawn raid in Palermo netted 80-year-old jeweler Settimo Mineo. He was reportedly elected Cosa Nostra godfather at a Mafia meeting in May.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46438789
Italy and 3 Other Nations Arrest Members of Mafia
ROME — The Italian authorities have arrested 46 members of the Sicilian Mafia, including top leaders in the Palermo area, as part of a sweeping international operation spanning Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/04/world/europe/sicily-mafia-arrests.html
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 09:01 am
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 09:21 am
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Operation Pollino: 'Ndrangheta mafia struck in Europe-wide sting
Members of the notorious 'Ndrangheta Italian mafia have been targeted in a simultaneous police sting in Europe.
Hundreds of police are understood to have been involved in the operation in Belgium, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands.
At least 90 people were arrested, and more than three tonnes of cocaine and 140kg of ecstasy were seized.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46452934
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 09:21 am
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 09:24 am
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 09:47 am
Hardly shocking. The mafia
Hardly shocking. The mafia has evolved to a point where it's mostly a bunch of greasy old men betting on sports and swindling knockoff olive oil. Yawn.
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 09:48 am
Phil's bass in pic is called
Phil's bass in pic is called Godfather.
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 09:55 am
"Big Brown" seems to have
"Big Brown" seems to have become the preferred moniker during the new millennium but I always thought the Godfather sounded way cooler
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 09:55 am
that bass has a lot of knobs
that bass has a lot of knobs
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 10:04 am
It sure the fuck does, weird
It sure the fuck does, weird Steve.
it sure the fuck does
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 10:11 am
>>> ... the preferred moniker
>>> ... the preferred moniker during the new millennium <<<
Godfather does sound way cooler.
Always thought it was Big Brown.
Thanks guys, almost feels as good as getting carded...almost.
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 10:12 am
nick said you can't joke
nick said you can't joke about it in sicily or on facebook.
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 11:59 am
Christopher Columbus is a
Christopher Columbus is a hero and should be treated thusly
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 12:09 pm
No offense, Jay, but you’re
No offense, Jay, but you’re seriously under-selling their continuing influence and activities. I spent a good chunk of this year living in Italy and no one there talks or thinks of them like that.
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 12:12 pm
Oh man, I just watched
Oh man, I just watched Episode 3 of Narcos - Mexico last night, 'The Godfather'. So good. Soooooo good.
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 12:25 pm
>>No offense, Jay, but you’re
>>No offense, Jay, but you’re seriously under-selling their continuing influence and activities.
Perhaps you are right. I guess my comment was a little shortsighted in that I was thinking more of the current state of La Cosa Nostra in the US. I live in an area that was a former haven for the Italian underworld and it just doesn't really exist anymore around here.
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 12:30 pm
>>>>>I live in an area that
>>>>>I live in an area that was a former haven for the Italian underworld
you mean New Jersey? Have you hung out by the Port of Newark lately? The Mob still has sway at the docs
https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2018/07/at_jerseys_ports_the_shadow_of...
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 12:38 pm
>>>you mean New Jersey?
>>>you mean New Jersey?
RI/MA. The rackets are pretty much just old guys extorting strip clubs and betting on sports (which is now legal).
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 12:41 pm
The godfather -- semolina
The godfather -- semolina loaf, provolone, mortedella, sopresatta, proscuitto, olive spread, evo, arugula and red onions.
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 12:44 pm
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 12:45 pm
I bet I could still get a
>>>RI/MA
I bet I could still get a loan up in Worcester but I hear you. They still have a big presence in IATSE in Providence though. You have to hire the one-armed carpenter named Vito at the Dunkin Donuts center if you like it or not.
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 12:45 pm
>it just doesn't really exist
>it just doesn't really exist anymore around here.
The Albanians/Macedonians(though dont ever refer to one as the other) -- just a jaunt across the Adriatic -- have taken over a good amount of the street level operations.
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 12:48 pm
And just as we like to create
And just as we like to create the facade that 'Islamic' terrorist are a tight knit bunch don't ever think of the 'Mafia' as organized.
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 12:54 pm
>>>They still have a big
>>>They still have a big presence in IATSE in Providence though
Interesting. I've always had a fascination with greasy underworld dealings. Are you familiar with Season 1 of the Crimetown podcast from Gimlet media? It chronicles Buddy Cianci and Raymond Patriarca. Great listening:
https://www.crimetownshow.com/episode-1/
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on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 01:10 pm
yes same here the Mafia has
yes same here the Mafia has always intrigued me and no I haven’t heard that podcast but I’m familiar with those guys I’ll have to check it out thanks Jay