gambino crime family – Anthony M. DeStefano

Bruce Cutler, the bombastic and iconoclastic attorney who catapulted to fame representing the late Gambino boss John Gotti, died on October 6. Sorry to hear of his passing. He was always a straight shooter with me. Always good for copy. Here I am with him in Cadman Plaza Park in Brooklyn during the Mafia CopsContinue reading

Get Ready to Unwrap Some Crime: Organized Crime Books for Your Holiday Shopping List

Looking for the perfect gift for the true crime lover in your life this holiday season? Look no further! “The Deadly Don” and “Gotti’s Boys” are must-reads for anyone fascinated by the underworld of organized crime. These organized crime books aren’t your typical cozy mysteries – they dive deep into the gritty and intriguing worldContinue reading “Get Ready to Unwrap Some Crime: Organized Crime Books for Your Holiday Shopping List”

Frank and Vito, the Movie

So, from the world of Hollywood comes word that the competing lives of Mafia rivals Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, who happen to be the subjects of my two books “Top Hoodlum” and “The Deadly Don,” will be a major motion picture featuring Robert DeNiro playing both men with screenplay by author Nick Pileggi. ShouldContinue reading “Frank and Vito, the Movie”

Gotti’s Boys

“Gotti’s Boys” gets a plug Sunday night, July 17 at 9 PM on HLN network’s latest edition of the series “Very Scary People: John Gotti,” a show about Gotti, his rise to power and demise. Myself and a few other Mafia experts and historians are interviewed as we were in the earlier show on SammyContinue reading “Gotti’s Boys”