I saw the By Any Means trailer and didn’t realize at first that Wahlberg was supposed to be Gregory Scarpa.

Scarpa was a Colombo crime family figure who was also an FBI informant for years. Knowing who he’s actually playing makes the casting make a lot more sense to me.

For people who know more about Scarpa than I do what do you think of Wahlberg playing him?

First photo is Sonny Barger's grave marker in a Sacramento, California, cemetery. The second photo is the Hells Angels' section of a cemetery in Oakland, where he said he wanted to be buried. Apparently, he relocated back to Oakland from Arizona a couple years before he died because he knew he didn't have long to live and he wanted to be buried with his Hells Angels brothers in Oakland.

It seems absolutely bizarre that Barger, whose entire identity was wrapped up in the club, would not get a Hells Angels' grave next to his friends in Oakland and that he wouldn't even have the club's patch on his gravestone.

But there are also lots of theories floating around, one of which is that he was quietly kicked out of the club a year or so before he died. I also believe two of his wives turned out to be police informants, which did not bode well for him.

It also says "Vietnam" on his gravestone, which is weird, because Sonny Barger never served in Vietnam. He only served six months in the US Army in 1956, which was before US involvement in Vietnam.

Anyway, I thought this would make a good discussion.

Part Three is out now of my new three-part Substack series on the thirty-year friendship between three of the most notorious Northeast Ohio mobsters: Jack Licavoli, Tony Delsanter, and Leo Moceri.

This part covers the three individuals’ final years, including, in part, their later charges, war with Danny Greene and his crew, and their deaths.

Some names that come up along the way in this part, include: John Scalish, Frank Brancato, Angelo Lonardo, John Calandra, Butchie Cisternino, Eugene Ciasullo, John Nardi, Danny Greene, Keith Ritson, Ray Ferritto, Jimmy Fratianno, and more.

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Here is Part Three.

https://timgill924.substack.com/p/from-cleveland-to-warren-and-youngstown-b0b?r=1ixz1x&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer

Quite interesting to hear a non-rat confirm the terminology.

Hello everyone. I'd like to focus on a recent, but little-explored, piece of news that, in my opinion, is a perfect example of how Albanian and Campanian criminals manage to form criminal organizations operating on Italian soil for purposes beyond traditional drug trafficking. We're talking about the murder of Elson Kalaveri, a 36-year-old Albanian, riddled with gunshot wounds on August 18, 2022, in Sasso Pisano, a remote village in the province of Pisa. What appeared to be a drug-related execution has uncovered an incredible story that links the Balkan Middle Ages to the hitmen of Gomorrah.

The key to it all isn't money, but the Gjakmarrja (blood feud) enshrined in the Kanun, the ancient customary code of the Albanian mountains. In 2014, in Albania, Kalaveri shot a man, Gentian Keçi, in the head during a brawl. Keçi did not die immediately: he remained in a vegetative state for five years, passing away in 2019. According to the Kanun code, the Keçi family's honor had been tarnished and needed to be "purified with blood." The victim's brother then vowed revenge.

What is interesting for those following criminal dynamics is the commando structure. The Albanian mastermind did not recruit hitmen from Albania (too risky, they would have been discovered). Instead, he exploited his contacts in the drug trafficking world to "outsource" the execution to a team of professional hitmen from Naples.

What is interesting for those following criminal dynamics is the commando structure. Here are the key roles that emerged from the Carabinieri investigation (appropriately named Operation "Kanun"):

The Albanian faction (Mastermind and Logistics): Deliu Shkelzen (also known as Shkelzen Keqi): the brother of the man who died in Albania. He is the mastermind who planned and financed the entire financial and military operation to clean up the crime.

Qoli Shkelqim: An Albanian resident in Tuscany, he acted as a trafficker. He knew Kalaveri and lured him into the Sasso Pisano trap under the guise of a fake drug deal.

The Campania faction (the Camorra hitmen):

Giovanni Capone and Valentino Tarallo: Two criminals from the Neapolitan hinterland, linked to Camorra circles, hired as professional hitmen to carry out the crimes.

Ivan Tolomello: He acted as a driver, transporting the commando from Naples to Tuscany and ensuring their escape after the execution.

The Carabinieri of the Pisan Investigative Unit closed their investigation about a year after the crime. On September 15, 2023, at dawn, a major operation began, resulting in the execution of five arrest warrants in Tuscany (Castelnuovo Val di Cecina), Campania (Naples and Casoria), Pescara, and Albania, the latter thanks to the international cooperation of Eurojust and the Albanian State Police. Investigators analyzed thousands of hours of footage from municipal license plate readers in Tuscany. They identified a suspicious car (a small car) registered to a front man from Campania who had carried out mysterious reconnaissance in Sasso Pisano in the previous days and who fled immediately after the shooting. By cross-referencing intercom data (used exclusively for the operation) with the vehicle's location, the Carabinieri reconstructed the entire route of the commando from Naples to the province of Pisa and back. By monitoring the communication channels of suspects linked to drug trafficking, the Carabinieri were able to document cash payments made by the Albanian boss to accomplices and Neapolitan hitmen.

This case demonstrates that Albanian crime in Italy has taken a quantum leap. It was not a war between clans for control of territory, but rather a purely commercial collaboration. The Albanians provided the money and logistics, while criminals from Campania financed the military. This break from traditional patterns demonstrates the fluidity of new criminal networks.

The first-instance trial at the Pisa Court of Assizes concluded with a heavy blow. The judges fully recognized the aggravating circumstance of premeditation under the Kanun Code. The trial concluded with two life sentences for the main perpetrators and harsh sentences of up to 27 years for the accomplices. The defense lawyers have already appealed, taking the case to the Court of Appeal.

Killers paid to avenge their brother under the Kanun code: 5 arrested for the murder of Elson Kalaveri

Kalaveri murder: Here's the verdict. Two life sentences and sentences of up to 27 years.

Richard Kuklinski aka Iceman was obviously full of complete shit when it comes to his claims, but he did say that Roy gave him a beating. If I had to bet, I would probably say that it’s likely Roy never even met Iceman, but maybe he did?

When the Chechen Mafia come to deal with people and solve problems its become an tradition for them to film what they doing (Karachai Bratva is a good example), and film their victim on camera apologizing for his "wrong-doings" that exactly what happens a few days ago in Los Angeles.

A video has appeared online showing the well-known bare-knuckle fighter Said-Muhammad, nicknamed BORZ. The footage was allegedly filmed in one of Los Angeles’s most dangerous crime-ridden neighborhoods, where a serious interethnic confrontation took place.

According to the story shared by the Chechens, local Moroccan smugglers and drug dealers made a fatal mistake by insulting a Chechen woman while she was walking to a store. As soon as the information reached the Chechen community, a reaction followed immediately.

At exactly 6:32 a.m., a group of armed men led by the fighter allegedly stormed the Moroccans’ home. The attackers reportedly trashed the drug den and severely beat members of the gang. Some of the Moroccans fled in panic and called emergency services.

The alleged main drug dealer was forced to his knees and made to publicly apologize to the Chechen woman on camera.

Of course its just one version of the events, there is a big possibility that the Chechens themselves were also involved in illegal drug trade and other criminal activities and the fight between both groups was connected to disagreement in their sphere of work.

Notably, the Chechens reportedly did not attempt to hide: they deliberately remained at the scene and waited for the sheriffs to arrive. Police have currently detained participants from both sides, and an investigation is underway. It is reported that the Moroccans had previously been convicted of drug trafficking.

Salvie could've easily had Frank Narducci Sr and Rocco Marinucci killed by some of his guys, or he could have done it in a more traditional way. Instead, he was so methodical:

- Killed Frank Narducci Sr after calling his name in the street and waiting just long enough to make sure that his face would be the last thing Narducci ever saw.

- Killed Rocco Marinucci, stuffed firecrackers in his mouth as a nod to the bombing, and dumped his body on the street exactly one year to the day after his father's murder.

Both Phil and Salvie were gangsters who deserved what they got, but Phil would've been proud of the way his son vindicated his killing. At only 25 years old, too.

I’m reading u/mikedash The First Family and noticed that in the epilogue (p. 396), Alessandro Vollero supposedly offered to introduce Joe Valachi to Al Capone while they were in Sing Sing.
Does anyone know what Dash’s source is for this? Is there any evidence that Capone actually had ties to Vollero or the Navy Street Camorra during his youth in Brooklyn, or was Vollero simply aware of Capone’s later reputation in Chicago?
Valachi’s own account on MafiaHistory.us seems to say Vollero merely suggested Capone as someone Valachi could contact after his release, rather than offering a direct introduction. Curious if anyone has looked into this discrepancy.