An “old school” Colombo crime family consigliere who notoriously was photographed lounging shirtless in a swimming pool was sentenced to three years behind bars for a labor union extortion ...

The 82-year-old poses a "substantial risk" to federal officials he compiled personal information about, a judge found.

Furthermore, Colombo crime family members Russo, Castellazzo, Dimatteo, Ferrara, Persico, Vincent Ricciardo, Uvino joined with defendants Thompkins and Bellantoni, among others, to devise a scheme ...

Andrew “Mush” Russo, an alleged Colombo crime family boss, arrives at Brooklyn Federal Court in 2013. Russo was most recently arrested in January 2011, eventually pleading guilty to federal ...

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.

Colombo Family Crime Boss and 12 Others Are Arrested, Prosecutors Say. An indictment unsealed on Tuesday accuses the organization of orchestrating a two-decade scheme to extort a labor union.

A top lieutenant in the Colombo crime family pleaded guilty to racketeering for his role in the extortion of a high-ranking union official, capping a case brought in 2021 that was one of the ...

Nine members of the Colombo crime family were busted on racketeering charges Tuesday morning— including its two most senior members, who are both in their 80s.

Alleged Colombo crime family captain Vincent Ricciardo "threatened to kill John Doe #1 if he did not comply with Vincent Ricciardo’s demands," the release states.

A 77-year-old Colombo crime family captain from Franklin Square was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in prison for extorting and attempting to siphon $10,000 monthly from a Queens-based ...

Irish Crime Thriller AMONGST THE WOLVES Sets U.S. Release Date Franzese Jr. became active in THE FAMILY business during the 1980s, leading to a life of overindulgence.

Colombo family captains Theodore Persico, Jr., who was slated to become the crime family’s next boss, and Richard Ferrara also pleaded guilty to racketeering. Other defendants convicted of ...