- Al Capone - Scarface
- Albert Anastasia - Lord High Executioner and Mad Hatter
- Albert Gallo - Kid Blast
- Albert Vena - Albie the Falcon
- Andrew Russo - Andy Mush
- Anthony Accardo - Big Tuna and Joe Batters
- Anthony Corallo - Tony Ducks
- Anthony Casso - Gaspipe
- Anthony Doyle - Twan
- Anthony Ferrari - Little Tony
- Anthony Moscatiello - Big Tony
- Anthony Silvestro - Bugz
- Benjamin Siegel - Bugsy
- Carmine Persico - The Snake
- Charlie Luciano - Lucky
- Daniel Capaldo - The Wig and Shrek
- Dominick Ricigliano - The Lion
- Donald Angelini - The Wizard of Odds
- Felix Alderisio - Milwaukee Phil
- Frank Cali - Frankie Boy
- Frank Nitti - The Enforcer
- Frank Schweihs - The German
- James Fiorillo - Pudgy
- Jim Colosimo - Big Jim
- Joe Watts - Joe the German
- John Cerone - Jackie
- John D'Amico - Jackie Nose
- John DiFronzo - No Nose and Johnny Bananas
- John Gotti - The Dapper Don and The Teflon Don
- Joseph Aiuppa - Joey Doves
- Joseph Andriacchi - Joe The Builder and The Sledgehammer
- Joseph Bonanno - Joe Bananas
- Joseph Lombardo - Joey The Clown
- Joseph Marra - Joe Fish
- Louis Daidone - Louie Bagels
- Louis Fratto - Cock-Eyed Louie
- Luigi Manocchio - Baby Shacks
- Michael DiLeonardo - Mikey Scars
- Michael Sarno - The Large Guy
- Michael Yannotti - Mikey Y.
- Paul Castellano - Big Paul
- Paul Rica - The Waiter
- Paul Schiro - The Indian
- Patrick DeFilippo - Patty the Pig and Patty from the Bronx
- Philip Giaccone - Phil Lucky
- Salvatore Aparo - Sammy Meatballs
- Salvatore DeLaurentis - Solly D
- Salvatore Gravano - Sammy the Bull
- Salvatore Vitale - Good Lookin' Sal
- Sam Battaglia - Teets
- Sam Giancana - Moony and MoMo
- Steve Crea - Stevie Wonder
- Vincent Basciano - Vinny Gorgeous
- Vincent Gigante - The Chin
- Vincent Scura - Vinny Linen
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Thursday, October 08, 2026
Top 55 Mobster Nicknames
Top 55 Mobster Nicknames in alphabetical order by first name.
Ghosts of Sicily: The True Story of the Naval Intelligence Agents Who Courted the Mob to Fight Nazis in America and the Battlefields of Italy
Ghosts of Sicily.
It's 1942, and New York City is at war. German U-boats are sinking ships just miles offshore, and Washington, DC, is convinced that waterfront spies are providing intelligence targeting the ships. To thwart the threat, the Office of Naval Intelligence reaches out to those with the most sway along the waterfronts of Brooklyn and Manhattan – the mob. The result will be a triumph for the ONI and one of the most successful and controversial operations in the long history of what we now know as NCIS.
The Navy’s alliance with Charles “Lucky” Luciano and his organization will send New Yorker Tony Marsloe and his fellow ONI officers on an international odyssey that includes holding secret meetings with legendary criminals, hunting clandestine spy rings operating on U.S. soil, and conducting daring undercover missions behind the bloody frontlines of the invasion of Italy.
In addition to towering historic figures like Meyer Lansky and General George Patton, readers will encounter a kaleidoscope of agents and gangsters who not only shaped the war in Italy but the future of international crime itself.
Ghosts of Sicily: The True Story of the Naval Intelligence Agents Who Courted the Mob to Fight Nazis in America and the Battlefields of Italy.
It's 1942, and New York City is at war. German U-boats are sinking ships just miles offshore, and Washington, DC, is convinced that waterfront spies are providing intelligence targeting the ships. To thwart the threat, the Office of Naval Intelligence reaches out to those with the most sway along the waterfronts of Brooklyn and Manhattan – the mob. The result will be a triumph for the ONI and one of the most successful and controversial operations in the long history of what we now know as NCIS.
The Navy’s alliance with Charles “Lucky” Luciano and his organization will send New Yorker Tony Marsloe and his fellow ONI officers on an international odyssey that includes holding secret meetings with legendary criminals, hunting clandestine spy rings operating on U.S. soil, and conducting daring undercover missions behind the bloody frontlines of the invasion of Italy.
In addition to towering historic figures like Meyer Lansky and General George Patton, readers will encounter a kaleidoscope of agents and gangsters who not only shaped the war in Italy but the future of international crime itself.
Ghosts of Sicily: The True Story of the Naval Intelligence Agents Who Courted the Mob to Fight Nazis in America and the Battlefields of Italy.
Monday, June 29, 2026
Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump
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| Regime Change |
From the two reporters who have covered him more closely than perhaps anyone else over the past decade comes this definitive portrait of Donald Trump in the White House. Regime Change covers the first year of Trump’s second presidency—a term liberated from every constraint that defined his first. The generals who once told him “no” are gone, and the lawyers who remain have learned to pick their battles. His administration has flouted court orders and he has claimed powers that Congress once checked. What remains is a President willing to take enormous risks that have upended global markets and toppled heads of state; an imperial President operating almost entirely on instinct alone.
Based on hundreds of interviews and unprecedented reporting from deep within the administration’s most closely guarded rooms, Regime Change takes the reader inside the Situation Room and into the secret Oval Office deliberations that have launched a new war in the Middle East and seen Trump seal the border, surge National Guard troops into cities, and send immigration agents into deadly clashes with protestors. Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan bring us behind the scenes of a presidency that has transformed the culture, turned the Justice Department into an agent of retribution against the President’s enemies and the office itself into a brazen vehicle for profit. They reveal a second term propelled by a historical irony that Trump himself has come to understand: that the indictments, the convictions, the assassination attempts, and four years of exile made him not weaker but far more powerful, more vengeful, and more willing to gamble than any President in modern history.
This is the story of how Trump has used that power, who has tried to stop him, and why nearly all of them have failed. It is also the story of something American journalists are more accustomed to chronicling in distant capitals than in their own: a President who has fundamentally altered the nature of the office he holds—and, with it, how the rest of the world understands American power. It is an account of Regime Change right here in America—a landmark real-time history of a modern presidency like no other.
Based on hundreds of interviews and unprecedented reporting from deep within the administration’s most closely guarded rooms, Regime Change takes the reader inside the Situation Room and into the secret Oval Office deliberations that have launched a new war in the Middle East and seen Trump seal the border, surge National Guard troops into cities, and send immigration agents into deadly clashes with protestors. Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan bring us behind the scenes of a presidency that has transformed the culture, turned the Justice Department into an agent of retribution against the President’s enemies and the office itself into a brazen vehicle for profit. They reveal a second term propelled by a historical irony that Trump himself has come to understand: that the indictments, the convictions, the assassination attempts, and four years of exile made him not weaker but far more powerful, more vengeful, and more willing to gamble than any President in modern history.
This is the story of how Trump has used that power, who has tried to stop him, and why nearly all of them have failed. It is also the story of something American journalists are more accustomed to chronicling in distant capitals than in their own: a President who has fundamentally altered the nature of the office he holds—and, with it, how the rest of the world understands American power. It is an account of Regime Change right here in America—a landmark real-time history of a modern presidency like no other.
“Regime Change is exceptional. It transcends its genre...the book is packed with news that will stay news...This is reporting of consequence.” —David Remnick, The New Yorker
“A flabbergasting feat of political reporting.” —Tina Brown
“Riveting and richly textured...What the authors add is the vivid detail that makes these events feel actual. They wrest reality itself back from the distorted world of entertainment, illusion, fantasy and denial that Trump has generated around himself. It is this flood of provocation, atrocity, self-dealing and fabrication that makes Haberman and Swan’s counternarrative so vital.” —Fintan O’Toole, The New York Times
Tuesday, June 02, 2026
Results of Operation “Hands Down” Targeting Organized Criminal Activity #OperationHandsDown
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the results of a collaborative multiagency effort targeting criminal street gangs in the Central Valley. As a direct result of this operation, investigators prevented seven violent crimes, solved two homicides, made 69 felony arrests, and seized 73 firearms, ammunition, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine.
“Through a unified front with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, we have successfully removed hazardous drugs and weapons from our streets while holding bad actors accountable,” said Attorney General Rob Bonta. “This strategic and focused operation dismantled organized criminal organizations and directly prevented impending acts of violence. I want to express my deepest gratitude to our dedicated DOJ agents and partner agencies for their tireless commitment to public safety. Today, we send an unmistakable message: Organized crime cannot withstand the power of rigorous, collaborative law enforcement. Because of these collective efforts, Central Valley families can live and sleep peacefully, knowing their community is that much safer."
“The collective work done by all law enforcement agencies in this operation will undoubtedly improve the safety and overall quality of life for residents in Fresno County, particularly those living in our smaller rural communities,” said Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni.
“The FBI Sacramento Field Office is committed to aggressively combating violent crime and gangs that threaten our communities,” said FBI Sacramento Special Agent in Charge Sid Patel. “We are working tirelessly with our law enforcement partners and Homeland Security Task Force to target violent gang activity connected to homicides, firearms trafficking, and drug trafficking. This operation reflects our shared commitment to identifying, investigating, and dismantling transnational criminal organizations to protect communities impacted by violence.”
In March 2026, law enforcement agencies began an investigation into a criminal street gang operating in Fresno, Tulare, and Madera Counties. The investigation found an extensive criminal conspiracy in which gang members and associates orchestrated various crimes, including drug and firearms trafficking. Sixty-nine suspects have been charged in a criminal complaint on various drug and firearms trafficking charges.
This was a joint operation with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Kingsburg Police Department, Sanger Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, California Highway Patrol, Reedley Police Department, and Selma Police Department. The case will be prosecuted by Fresno County District Attorney’s Office.
“Through a unified front with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, we have successfully removed hazardous drugs and weapons from our streets while holding bad actors accountable,” said Attorney General Rob Bonta. “This strategic and focused operation dismantled organized criminal organizations and directly prevented impending acts of violence. I want to express my deepest gratitude to our dedicated DOJ agents and partner agencies for their tireless commitment to public safety. Today, we send an unmistakable message: Organized crime cannot withstand the power of rigorous, collaborative law enforcement. Because of these collective efforts, Central Valley families can live and sleep peacefully, knowing their community is that much safer."
“The collective work done by all law enforcement agencies in this operation will undoubtedly improve the safety and overall quality of life for residents in Fresno County, particularly those living in our smaller rural communities,” said Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni.
“The FBI Sacramento Field Office is committed to aggressively combating violent crime and gangs that threaten our communities,” said FBI Sacramento Special Agent in Charge Sid Patel. “We are working tirelessly with our law enforcement partners and Homeland Security Task Force to target violent gang activity connected to homicides, firearms trafficking, and drug trafficking. This operation reflects our shared commitment to identifying, investigating, and dismantling transnational criminal organizations to protect communities impacted by violence.”
In March 2026, law enforcement agencies began an investigation into a criminal street gang operating in Fresno, Tulare, and Madera Counties. The investigation found an extensive criminal conspiracy in which gang members and associates orchestrated various crimes, including drug and firearms trafficking. Sixty-nine suspects have been charged in a criminal complaint on various drug and firearms trafficking charges.
This was a joint operation with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Kingsburg Police Department, Sanger Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, California Highway Patrol, Reedley Police Department, and Selma Police Department. The case will be prosecuted by Fresno County District Attorney’s Office.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Grand Isle, a Louisiana Seaside Oasis, is buzzing over James “Whitey” Bulger’s Confessions
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| James "Whitey" Bulger |
Alright… here’s your summary, nice and tight—mob-style.
- Listen, in a quiet joint called Grand Isle, this big-shot hood Whitey Bulger laid low like a ghost—neighbors didn’t even know who they were dealin’ with till years later.
- Guy lived soft—beach vibes, keepin’ his head down—while back home he’s one of the most wanted hitters in the country… real Jekyll-and-Hyde operation, capisce?
- Now the locals? Fuggedabout it—they’re still shakin’ their heads, can’t believe a legend of the underworld was sippin’ coffee right under their noses the whole time.
If you want it even grittier—or more detailed like a full sit-down—I got you at: ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s life in a Louisiana oasis still shocks the locals.
James "Whitey" Bulger - The Last Interviews.
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