2006 in organized crime

none 2006 organized crime Events January January 8 – Carmen Milano, underboss of the Los Angeles crime family died of a heart attack in Las Vegas. January 13 – Ranking Chicago Outfit member, Joseph "Joey the Clown" Lombardo, was arrested by FBI agents in Elmwood Park, Illinois. February February 6 – Australian gangland figure Mario Condello is shot dead outside his home in Melbourne, marking the first gangland-related murder in the city in nearly two years.2006-02-06 Police examine Melbourne gangland slaying https://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-02-07/police-examine-melbourne-gangland-slaying/793652 2026-05-03 ABC News en-AU February 20 – Kansas City mob boss Anthony Civella died of natural causes. March March 17 – Spanish authorities arrest approximately 300 individuals in a nationwide operation targeting a Romanian-led criminal network involved in drug trafficking, fraud, robbery, and prostitution.2006-03-17 La policía detiene a 300 miembros de una mafia rumana dedicada al robo y el tráfico de drogas https://elpais.com/elpais/2006/03/17/actualidad/1142587018_850215.html 2026-05-03 El País es 1134-6582 March 23 – Police arrested dozens of people in several regions of Italy, as well as Spain and Morocco, and seized more than 20 tonnes of cocaine and 17,000 tonnes of hashish in an international drug trafficking ring, involving the Calabrian Mafia ('Ndrangheta) and criminal groups in Latin America and Moroccohttp://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.279440832&par= www.adnki.com March 24, 2006June 2016 medicmedic March [day unknown/disputed(?)] - 10 members of at least two of New York's five families (some sources citing from the Bonanno and the Lucchese crime families; others suggesting the Gambino crime family) arrested for stock manipulation. {Conflicting sources:Organized Crime Family Members Charged With Stock Manipulation - March 24, 2006 - The New York Sun https://web.archive.org/web/20071009050157/http://www.nysun.com/article/29789 October 9, 2007 & 10 Are Accused of Running Sports Gambling Operations - New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20160115071242/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/27/nyregion/27bookies.html?_r=1&oref=slogin January 15, 2016 } medic March 27 – 4 persons found shot dead in Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy with no indications of motive for the murders.http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200603272035-1253-RT1-CRO-0-NF11 www.agi.it March 28, 2006June 2016 medicmedichttp://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200603281143-1038-RT1-CRO-0-NF11 www.agi.it March 28, 2006July 2021 medicmedic March 27 – A narco submarine being constructed on the orders of the Calabrian mafia ('Ndrangheta), to transport cocaine from Colombia to Italy seized.https://archive.today/20060331232930/http://ansa.it/main/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2006-03-27_1273959.html Mafia drugs submarine seized. March 27 – The two sons of former mobster, Francesco "Frank" Frassetto, pleaded guilty to drugs charges in court; both claiming the involvement of their father.| democratandchronicle.com | Democrat and Chronicle February 2011 March 28 – 17 arrested for drug trafficking in Reggio di Calabria, Calabria, Italyhttp://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200603281039-1023-RT1-CRO-0-NF11 www.agi.it March 28, 2006July 2021 medicmedic March 30 – Gambino crime family acting underboss, Anthony Megale, pleaded guilty to extortion charges. March 31 – Cleveland mob boss turned government informant, Angelo Lonardo, died of natural causes. April April - Sicilian mafia boss Salvatore Riina stood trial for the murder of Mauro De Mauro, a reporter who disappeared in 1970. April 4 – Bernardo Provenzano mentioned Matteo Messina Denaro as a possible successor as boss of the Sicilian Mafia. However this fact was only realized after Provenzano's capture when police deciphered messages sent between Provenzano and other mobsters. This presupposes that Provenzano has the power to nominate a successor, which is not unanimously accepted among Mafia observers. "The Mafia today is more of a federation and less of an authoritarian state," according to anti-Mafia prosecutor Antonio Ingroia of the Direzione distrettuale antimafia (DDA) of Palermo, referring to the previous period of authoritarian rule under Salvatore Riina.Mafia's brutal new leader - World - theage.com.au https://web.archive.org/web/20121011191223/http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/mafias-brutal-new-leader/2006/04/26/1145861419070.html October 11, 2012 April 6 – NYPD officers, Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa, were convicted for the murders of 8 men on the orders of mobsters.Regional & NY State News on Newsday.com https://archive.today/20240525055518/https://www.webcitation.org/5wfyHFSC4?url=http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--mafiacops0611jun11,0,1137358.story%3Fcoll=ny-region-apnewyork May 25, 2024 April 11 – Sicilian mafia boss, Bernardo Provenzano, captured by police outside of Corleone after more than 40 years of hiding. Several mafiosi were mentioned as his successor. Among the rivals were Matteo Messina Denaro (from Castelvetrano and the province of Trapani), Salvatore Lo Piccolo (boss of Tommaso Natale area and the mandamento of San Lorenzo in Palermo), and Domenico Raccuglia from Altofonte. Provenzano allegedly nominated Messina Denaro in one of his pizzini – small slips of paper used to communicate with other mafiosi to avoid phone conversations, found at Provenzano's hide out. April 13 – National Police arrested a Moroccan man Tarifa, Cádiz province, Spain, for alleged links to Cosa Nostra. April 13 – Salvatore Terracciano, head of a leading Camorra clan, arrested with 11 other family members and associates.http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200604131136-1047-RT1-CRO-0-NF11&page=0&id=agionline-eng.oggitalia www.agi.it April 14, 2006July 2021 medicmedic April 13 – Giuseppe Arena, head of a 'Ndrangheta clan in Catanzaro, Calabria, arrested alongside his "right hand man", Francesco Gentile.http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200604131135-1046-RT1-CRO-0-NF11&page=0&id=agionline-eng.oggitalia www.agi.it April 14, 2006July 2021 medicmedic April 14 – Five people arrested in Messina, Sicily in further investigations into Sicilian and Calabrese organized crime April 20 – Marco Rodolfo del Vento, financier and alleged front man for Sicilian mafia boss Biagio Crisafulli, arrested in the Balearic Islands. April 24 – Joseph Mastronardo was stopped on his way home from Florida and had $500,000 cash seized from his car and $2 million from his home.http://www.americanmafia.com/forum/toast.asp?sub=show&action=posts&fid=1&tid=30729 Archived copy 2006-06-08 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110518035158/http://www.americanmafia.com/forum/toast.asp?sub=show&action=posts&fid=1&tid=30729 2011-05-18 May May 3 – Bernardo Provenzano went on trial via a videolink from a high security Italian prison. May 5 – Palermo shopkeepers dubbed 5 May "Pizzo Free Day", a celebration of independence from the Sicilian Mafia's Palermo protection racket. May 11 – Springfield, Massachusetts mobster Frank Depergola pleaded guilty to loansharking. https://web.archive.org/web/20080517063642/http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/05/12/reputed_springfield_mob_figure_admits_to_loansharking/ May 17, 2008 May 12 – Sicilian mafia associate Ottavio Lo Cricchio had assets worth €30 million, including a horse race track, frozen by the Finance Police of Palermo.http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200605131226-1044-RT1-CRO-0-NF11&page=0&id=agionline-eng.oggitalia www.agi.it May 15, 2006July 2021 medicmedic May 13 – Sicilian mafia associate Vincenzo Piazza had assets worth €17.5 million, including villas in Pozzillo and Cinisi, frozen by the Finance Police of Palermo. May 14 – Anti-mafia magistrate Giuseppe Narducci called for all Italian football "elites" (players, managers, coaches etc.) to help investigations into corruption in the Serie A division. The leading Turin-based Juventus FC and Rome-based S.S. Lazio were both under investigation.Breaking News, Business News, Financial and Investing News & More | Reuters.co.ukJuly 2021 medicmedic May 15 – New York-Cleveland mobster Gregory De Palma went on trial for racketeering.NEWS CAREY LINKED TO MAFIA CASE Music, movie & Entertainment News https://web.archive.org/web/20110928161046/http://www.pr-inside.com/carey-linked-to-mafia-case-r5419.htm September 28, 2011 May 17 – Camorra crime boss Paulo Di Lauro was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment on charges of mafia association, extortion and drug smuggling.News24, South Africa's premier news source, provides breaking news on national, world, Africa, sport, entertainment, technology & more. https://web.archive.org/web/20081007154508/http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0%2C%2C2-10-1462_1935243%2C00.html October 7, 2008 May 18 – A three-day forum on identity theft and fraud, including mob turncoat Michael Franzese as a guest speaker, was launched for police in the Gold Country Casino, Butte County, California.http://www.orovillemr.com/news/chico/ci_3827022 Fraud forum will feature former Mafia kingpin - Oroville Mercury Register www.orovillemr.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110524091304/http://www.orovillemr.com/news/chico/ci_3827022 May 24, 2011 May 22 – Two NYPD officers, Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa, who worked as mob hitmen for Lucchese crime family underboss, Anthony Casso, were sentenced for their roles in the murder of several men between 1986 and 1990; Eppolito for life plus 100 years, Caracappa for life plus 80 years.http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,18748125-2703,00.html New York cops convicted over hits for mafia - The World - The Australian 8 April 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060408173606/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,18748125-2703,00.html 2006-04-08 May 26 – Sicilian mafia turncoat Francesco Marino Mannoia was awarded €1 million to start a legitimate business.http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200605261354-1135-RT1-CRO-0-NF11&page=0&id=agionline-eng.oggitalia www.agi.it May 28, 2006July 2021 medicmedic May 28 – Rita Borsellino, antimafia politician and sister of late antimafia magistrate Paolo Borsellino, lost to Salvatore Cuffaro, incumbent president and alleged mafia associate, in the 2006 Regional Election of Sicily.Sicily's other story | openDemocracy https://web.archive.org/web/20110227231712/http://www.opendemocracy.net/democracy-newright/sicily_3602.jsp February 27, 2011 May 31 – Joseph Vito Mastronardo and John V. Mastronardo were charged with bookmaking and criminal conspiracy. June June 5 – Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa sentenced to life imprisonment but had the verdict postponed until June 23.New York City News - Newsday - Breaking Local NYC News https://web.archive.org/web/20070930222355/http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/am-cops0504,0,174752.story?coll=ny-top-headlines September 30, 2007 June 6 – Gambino crime family captain Gregory DePalma convicted of racketeering. June 7 – Transcripts of recordings of mobster Frank Calabrese, Sr. by his mobster-turned-government-witness son Frank Calabrese, Jr. released.http://www.americanmafia.com/forum/toast.asp?sub=show&action=posts&fid=1&tid=31586 Archived copy 2006-06-08 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110518035212/http://www.americanmafia.com/forum/toast.asp?sub=show&action=posts&fid=1&tid=31586 2011-05-18 June 7 – Buffalo crime family associate Leonard Mordino and 10 others arrested in a cocaine ring.http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060601/1054914.asp www.buffalonews.com dead https://archive.today/20121202230709/http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060601/1054914.asp December 2, 2012 June 8, 2006 June 9 – Sicilian criminal Domenico Farina murdered in Catania.http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200606121052-1037-RT1-CRO-0-NF11&page=0&id=agionline-eng.oggitalia www.agi.it June 21, 2006June 2016 medicmedic June 9 – Matthew Ianniello indicted in Connecticut for collecting $500,000 from a corrupt trash collector.New York News, Traffic, Sports, Weather, Photos, Entertainment, and Gossip - NY Daily News https://web.archive.org/web/20060613175513/http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/425405p-358812c.html June 13, 2006 Element not valid https://web.archive.org/web/20070929002004/http://www.middletownpress.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16768913&BRD=1645&PAG=461&dept_id=10856&rfi=6 September 29, 2007 June 10 – The alleged boss of the Messina based Tortoriciani clan Francesco Cannizzo had property worth €1.2 million confiscated.http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200606101240-1062-RT1-CRO-0-NF11&page=0&id=agionline-eng.oggitalia www.agi.it June 20, 2006June 2016 medicmedic June 12 – Sicilian mobster Salvatore Lupo arrested in Catania by the piazza Dante Unit Carabinieri. June 12 – New Jersey mobster Stefano Vitabile sentenced to life imprisonment for ordering the murder of one time boss John D'Amato. D'Amato was a homosexual, an offence punishable by death. In court the killer, Anthony Capo explained "Nobody's gonna respect us if we have a gay homosexual boss sitting down discussing La Cosa Nostra business,".Nothing found for Newscon06 06 061306mob https://web.archive.org/web/20080605214545/http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/06/061306mob.htm June 5, 2008 June 16 – Gambino crime family associate and "Corporation" crime family leader Alex Rudaj sentenced to 27 years for racketeering and extortion.http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060617/NEWS02/606170313/1018 Error: Invalid story key (BH,20060617,NEWS02,606170313,AR) www.thejournalnews.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071018015115/http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060617%2FNEWS02%2F606170313%2F1018 October 18, 2007Regional & NY State News on Newsday.com https://archive.today/20110222025310/http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--copycatmob0617jun16,0,3585219.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork February 22, 2011 June 16 – The French leader in organized crime Jacky Imbert, "Mad Jacky", was sentenced to four years for extorting from Paris businessmen in the early 1990s, in Marseille.MobNews - Powered By Bloglines https://web.archive.org/web/20110607231044/http://www.bloglines.com/blog/TomHunt?id=124 June 7, 2011 June 19 – Frank D. Frassetto admitted in federal court to conspiring with his son Phillip M. Frassetto to distribute a kilogram of cocaine.http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060620%2FNEWS01%2F606200334%2F1002%2FNEWS democratandchronicle.com Democrat and Chronicle 2006-09-01 2006-09-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20060901145953/http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060620%2FNEWS01%2F606200334%2F1002%2FNEWS live June 19 – Italian MP Gaspare Giudice charged with mafia association.http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200606191525-1157-RT1-CRO-0-NF11&page=0&id=agionline-eng.oggitalia www.agi.it July 1, 2006July 2021 medicmedic June 20 – Italian authorities issued 52 arrest warrants against the top echelon of Cosa Nostra in the city of Palermo (Operation Gotha). Study of the pizzini showed that Provenzano's joint deputies in Palermo were Salvatore Lo Piccolo and Antonio Rotolo, capo mandamento of Pagliarelli. In a message referring to an important decision for Cosa Nostra, Provenzano told Rotolo: "It's up to you, me and Lo Piccolo to decide this thing."Police strike at heart of mafia averts bloody power struggle, by John Hooper, The Guardian, June 21, 2006. The investigations showed that Rotolo had built a kind of federation within the mafia, comprising 13 families grouped in four clans. His right-hand men were Antonio Cinà—who used to be the personal physician of Salvatore Riina and Provenzano – and the builder Francesco Bonura. The city of Palermo was ruled by this triumvirate replacing the Commission whose members are all in jail. June 21 – Italian police arrest 24 alleged members of Cosa Nostra in Palermo in coordinated raids aimed at preventing a potential internal power struggle following earlier leadership disruptions. June 30 – Spanish police dismantle an international Romanian criminal organization operating in multiple provinces, arresting dozens including a suspected senior leader involved in financial crimes and organized theft.Málaga Pablo d almoguera 2006-06-30 'Armagedon´ se salda con 18 detenidos en Málaga, entre ellos un capo rumano https://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/sucesos/2006/06/30/armagedon-salda-18-detenidos-malaga-29207918.html 2026-05-03 La Opinión de Málaga es August August 10 – Several bones discovered by a farmer, in a property close to the hideout of Sicilian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano, in Corleone. The property was dubbed a "mafia graveyard" after two jawbones, vertebrae, a breast bone with bullets wounds and two skulls with shotgun wounds are found buried in the soil. "The area has been impounded and a search of the field is taking place and will continue for the next few days. The suspicion is that further bodies will be discovered." said Corleone prosecutor Alberto Di Pisa.Farm where godfather hid out is a Mafia graveyard - The Scotsman https://web.archive.org/web/20110524212654/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1159602006 May 24, 2011 August 10 – The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the reduced sentence handed down to Massachusetts mafia captain Vincent M. Ferrara by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in 2005. August 11 – Anti-mafia investigations on Union of Christian Democrats representative member Onofrio Fratello concluded with a one and a half prison sentence.April 2014http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200608111734-1181-RT1-CRO-0-NF11&page=0&id=agionline-eng.oggitalia www.agi.it August 13, 2006June 2016 medicmedic August 17 – The reputed head of the Montreal Cosa Nostra, Vito Rizzuto, was extradited to the US to face murder and racketeering charges related to the 1981 murder of 3 Bonanno crime family captains; Dominick Trinchera, Philip Giaccone and Alphonse Indelicato.canada.com - Canadian news, entertainment, television, newspapers, free email and more https://web.archive.org/web/20121016185547/http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=b1a05d7a-1842-420e-9026-ff74b8c29309&k=33557 October 16, 2012 People's Daily Online - Canadian mafia leader to be extradited to U.S. for murders https://web.archive.org/web/20120929210039/http://english.people.com.cn/200608/18/eng20060818_294245.html September 29, 2012 https://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1155851411223&call_pageid=968332188492 www.thestar.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110606174504/http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1155851411223&call_pageid=968332188492 June 6, 2011 September September - 18-year-old Salvatore Montani, a relative of jailed Bari/Apulia crime boss Andrea Montani, was killed in a gangland slaying.Footballer who upset the Mob becomes latest gang war victim European Football - Times Online https://web.archive.org/web/20110622092849/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2430923,00.html June 22, 2011 September 4 – Anthony "Little Tony" Zizzo (71) disappeared. His car was found in Melrose Park, but there was no sign of foul play. September 5 – Neapolitan mafiosi Raffaele Caldarelli was arrested in London after evading authorities for more than 10 years.BBC NEWS | UK | England | London | 'Mafia' man's extradition fight September 20 – Bonanno crime family captains Peter Calabrese and Louis Attanasio pleaded guilty to the 1984 murder of Cesare Bonventre. They were both sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. September 26 – Founders of the Cali Cartel, Gilberto and Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela, plead guilty in a U.S. court to conspiring to import large quantities of cocaine and are sentenced to 30 years in prison.Colombians jailed for drugs empire https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2006/9/26/colombians-jailed-for-drugs-empire 2026-05-03 Al Jazeera en October Clarence "Chauncey" Smaldone, the reputed head of the mafia in Denver, Colorado, died (mid-October) of natural causes. He was preceded in death by his two brothers Eugene "Checkers" Smaldone and Clyde "Flip Flop" Smaldone with whom he ran the family for many years. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930204427/http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0%2C1299%2CDRMN_15_5106734%2C00.html September 30, 2007 October 30 – Giovanni Montani, a young footballer, was shot dead in Bari. Although a seemingly innocent victim, Montani's imprisoned uncle Andrea Montani was the allegedly the head of a dominant Sacra Corona Unita crime family in the Bari area of Apulia. Giovanni Montani's cousin Salvatore Montani was shot dead in September of this year. Palermo Financial Police confiscated goods and real estate worth €104 million from Sicilian businessman Angelo Prisinzano for mafia related criminal association. Two others had assets confiscated; all three had been under investigation since February 2005.December 2010 October 31 – Pittsburgh mob boss Michael James Genovese died of natural causes at the age of 87.Local Mafia Head Dead At 87 - Pittsburgh News Story - WTAE Pittsburgh https://web.archive.org/web/20070927003309/http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/10213093/detail.html September 27, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927024348/http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_305185513.html September 27, 2007Reputed mob boss linked to 'old-time Mafia' - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review https://web.archive.org/web/20090222002945/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_477755.html February 22, 2009 October 31 – 3 people were killed in Naples in what appeared to be a bloody turf war involving two Camorra groups for control of the drug trade.BBC NEWS | Europe | Italy considers Mafia crackdown BBC NEWS | Europe | Seven held over Naples violence https://web.archive.org/web/20061122120237/http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/article_1217466.php/Interview_Reason_kills_hope_says_Naples_prosecutor November 22, 2006Cops bombard Naples after Mafia murders - World - IOL | Breaking News | South Africa News | World News | Sport | Business | Entertainment | IOL.co.za https://web.archive.org/web/20110605123426/http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=3&art_id=qw1162463941893W643&set_id= June 5, 2011 http://euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=388723&lng=1 EuroNewsEuroNews : Tough fight ahead to beat Italian crime organisations 30 September 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930230253/http://euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail_info&article=388723&lng=1 2007-09-30Latest news, Latest News Headlines, news articles, news video, news photos - UPI.comDecember 2010Italian PM pledges all-out effort on organized crime - Taipei Times https://web.archive.org/web/20120214103838/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2006/11/04/2003334770 February 14, 2012 https://archive.today/20110622094142/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2434686,00.html Prodi steps in as Mafia war rages out of control - Times Online Fear rules Naples as mob killers run riot | World news | The Observer October 31 – All eleven of the prosecutors leading anti-mafia investigations in Catania, Sicily, resigned this week because of the severe lack of funding causing them to personally finance the operations.December 2010The Raw Story | Italian anti-Mafia magistrates left without petrol https://web.archive.org/web/20110603231549/http://rawstory.com/news/2006/Italian_anti_Mafia_magistrates_left_10312006.html June 3, 2011 December 2010 November November 2 – A man was stabbed in Naples, leaving him in a serious condition in hospital. November 3 – The Italian government pledged to post 1000 extra police officers in Naples after the spate of violence that saw 12 people killed in 10 days.Fear rules Naples as mob killers run riot | World news | The Observer https://web.archive.org/web/20061129124132/http://www.guardian.co.uk/italy/story/0,,1940060,00.html November 29, 2006 'Tourist' police for Naples - Travel - smh.com.au https://web.archive.org/web/20121018222520/http://www.smh.com.au/news/travel/tourist-police-for-naples/2006/11/06/1162661587350.html October 18, 2012 November 6 – Italian business man, Angelo Cottarelli, was found in his home, still alive but with his neck cut to near decapitation, his family dead. It seemed that Cottarelli was made to watch his family die before his throat was cut and he was left to die. The attacks was perpetrated, it seemed, by the 'Ndrangheta.Man 'who crossed the Mafia' forced to watch his family die - Times Online https://web.archive.org/web/20110622094218/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2335260,00.html June 22, 2011 November 22 – Canadian law enforcement carry out one of the largest anti-mafia operations in the country, arresting dozens of individuals linked to the Rizzuto crime family and filing over 1,000 charges including drug trafficking, extortion, and attempted murder.Police Royal Canadian Mounted 2006-11-22 PROJECT COLISÉE - A Major Police Operation Targeting Traditional Italian Organized Crime https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2006/11/project-colisee-major-police-operation-targeting-traditional-italian-organized-crime.html 2026-05-03 www.canada.ca Arts and literature The Departed (film)The Departed (2006) - IMDb starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson Find Me Guilty (film)Find Me Guilty (2006) - IMDb starring Vin Diesel. HIGH: Confessions of a Pot Smuggler (autobiography) by Brian O'Dea The Godfather: The Game (videogame)The Godfather (Video Game 2006) - IMDb Lucky Number Slevin (film)Lucky Number Slevin (2006) - IMDb starring Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman and Stanley Tucci. Scarface: The World is Yours (videogame)Scarface: The World Is Yours (Video Game 2006) - IMDb The Godfather's Revenge (novel) by Mark Winegardner 10th & Wolf (film) Harsh Times (film) Inside Man (film) Miami Vice (film) Running Scared (film) Triad Election (film) Births births in 2006 Category:2006 births Deaths January 3 – Carmen Milano, Los Angeles crime family underboss February 19 – NYPD detective, Kenneth McCabe, who investigated the American mafia. February 20 – Kansas City mob boss, Anthony Civella. February 27 – Former Union City mayor William Musto. March 5 – Mafia hitman, Richard Kuklinski. March 31 – Cleveland mob boss, Angelo Lonardo. June 11 – Head of the Justice Department's Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, William G. Hundley.Lawyer William G. Hundley, 80 - washingtonpost.com https://web.archive.org/web/20121020085717/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/13/AR2006061301681.html October 20, 2012 September - Salvatore Montani, Neapolitan civilian or small-time criminal, relative of mafiosi Andrea Montani September 4 – The Chicago Outfit's Southside Crew boss, Anthony Zizzo (missing) October 16 – Denver mob boss Clarence Smaldone Clarence "Chauncey" Smaldone October 30 – Neapolitan civilian, Giovanni Montani, relative of suspected criminals Salvatore and Andrea Montani October 31 – Pittsburgh mob boss Michael James Genovese October 31 – 3 Neapolitan criminals and civilians November 6 – Italian business man and 'Ndrangheta associate Angelo Cottarelli and his family December 31 – John Ardito "Buster", Genovese crime family Capo References 30em Organized crime Category:Years in organized crime