He defended Donald Trump, Sean Combs, Bono, the Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels and mob figures with wit and verve. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Organized Crime”
This Sunday, the Marathon’s Back in Full Swing
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2022
After a pandemic limitation last year, the marathon expects 50,000 runners, and soon, a new leader will take over Road Runners, which organizes the race. Source: New York Times
NYC Buildings Chief Resigns as Prosecutors Examine Gambling Ties
By Gotham Rex on November 3, 2022
Eric Ulrich, a former city councilman under investigation from Manhattan prosecutors, resigned on Thursday from his post as commissioner of the city’s Buildings Department. Source: New York Times
Trump Companies’ Defense Lawyers Are an Eclectic Team
By Gotham Rex on October 31, 2022
The defense team includes a personal injury lawyer from Philadelphia and two New York criminal lawyers who have defended mobsters and white collar defendants. Source: New York Times
Louis Gigante, Priest Who Led South Bronx Revival, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on October 23, 2022
The brother of a convicted Mafia boss, he became a Democratic Party leader and a city councilman, and helped build thousands of units of housing. Source: New York Times
The Day I Stood in the Path of a Driverless Bus
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2022
The Port Authority is testing electric vehicles with no driver for possible use at airports. It turns out they do stop if a pedestrian is in a crosswalk. Source: New York Times
A NYC Mobster Dodged Hit After Hit. His Son Finally Got Him.
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2022
Anthony Zottola was convicted of murder-for-hire Wednesday. Prosecutors say he wanted the real estate business of his father, Sylvester, a reputed Bonnano crime family associate. Source: New York Times
Andrew J. Maloney, Prosecutor Who Took Down John Gotti, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2022
A street-smart U.S. attorney, he won a conviction against the Mafia boss after several previous efforts failed. Source: New York Times
Two of New York’s Oldest Mafia Clans Charged in Money Laundering Scheme
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
Nine members and associates of the Genovese and Bonanno families were charged in a case that centered on secret gambling parlors in Queens and Long Island. Source: New York Times
Gerald Shargel, Criminal Defense Lawyer for the Mob, Dies at 77
By Gotham Rex on July 17, 2022
He coupled legal scholarship with courtroom wit to decimate the prosecution’s cases against Mafia bosses. Source: New York Times
Where Is Pete Panto?
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2022
A union leader on the Brooklyn docks disappeared 81 years ago, presumably murdered by the mob. Source: New York Times
Book Review: ‘The Gotti Wars,’ by John Gleeson
By Gotham Rex on April 29, 2022
John Gleeson’s “The Gotti Wars” is a memoir about what it took to jail America’s star gangster. Source: New York Times
Dominic Taddeo, Escaped Mob Hit Man, Is Recaptured in Florida
By Gotham Rex on April 5, 2022
The apprehension of Dominic Taddeo, a notorious hit man from New York, came a week after he failed to return from a medical appointment to his halfway house in Florida. Source: New York Times
New York Mob Hit Man Escapes Federal Custody, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on April 1, 2022
With less than a year before he would likely be released, Dominic Taddeo did not return to a halfway house in Florida earlier this week, officials said. Source: New York Times
Supreme Court Stops New Jersey From Dissolving Watchdog Agency
By Gotham Rex on March 24, 2022
New York officials object to their neighbor’s move to eliminate an agency that was created to keep organized crime off the local docks. Source: New York Times