Anand Shah, a Prospect Park councilman, has pleaded guilty to racketeering and money laundering for his role in an illegal gambling operation linked to the Lucchese crime family, forcing his resignation and a lifetime ban from holding public office in New Jersey. Shah’s downfall came after prosecutors revealed he ran an illegal gambling ring across […] The post New Jersey councilman Anand Shah pleads guilty, banned from public office over gambling ring with mob ties appeared first on American Almanac .
Anand Shah, a Prospect Park councilman, has pleaded guilty to racketeering and money laundering for his role in an illegal gambling operation linked to the Lucchese crime family, forcing his resignation and a lifetime ban from holding public office in New Jersey. Shah’s downfall came after prosecutors revealed he ran an illegal gambling ring across several New Jersey counties, pocketing nearly $1 million over six years. The operation, which spanned Morris, Passaic, and Bergen counties from 2017 to 2023, relied on backroom poker games and a network of subagents, with Shah collecting over $900,000 in “rakes”, the cut taken from each game. Authorities said Shah didn’t just break the law for personal gain. He used a significant…Open
Federal investigators interviewed one of the most notorious mob turncoats in American history to build their case that former FBI Director James Comey knew exactly what "86" meant when he posted it alongside the number "47", and his own defense team's filing may have handed prosecutors a damaging admission. A sworn affidavit filed by Comey's […] The post FBI turned to 'Sammy the Bull' Gravano to ask whether Comey understood mob meaning of '86' appeared first on American Almanac .
Federal investigators interviewed one of the most notorious mob turncoats in American history to build their case that former FBI Director James Comey knew exactly what "86" meant when he posted it alongside the number "47", and his own defense team's filing may have handed prosecutors a damaging admission. A sworn affidavit filed by Comey's defense lawyer Patrick Fitzgerald reveals that an FBI case agent called Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, the former underboss of the Gambino crime family, on May 8, 2026, to discuss an upcoming interview about Comey's now-deleted Instagram post. During that call, Gravano told the agent he believed Comey "had to know" what the term "86" meant "as it related to killing someone." Comey faces two…Open
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Three people were taken into custody after a group allegedly attacked a CBS Chicago news crew preparing for a live broadcast near Adler Planetarium, according […] Source
The fallout from the Teamsters ' affiliation with organized crime in the 20th Century is poised to end after President Trump's prosecutors agreed to cease federal monitorship of the union. Why it matters: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has been subject to oversight since 1989, when it signed a consent decree aimed at eliminating the mob's influence in the union. - "Being the general president of the Teamsters, if I even think it, they want to indict me over it," Teamsters president Sean O'Brien joked on his podcast in early 2025 about the union's lingering image. Driving the news: The Teamsters and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday filed a joint motion to end the monitorship. -…
The Spurs fan, a 39-year-old man from San Antonio, was attacked around 12:17 a.m. on Tuesday in a Midtown Manhattan street, was surrounded, beaten, and robbed of his team jersey.
Tonight on "Jesse Weber Live" — the Ebola crisis worsening in central Africa. And now there is fear of the disease reaching beyond Africa. Jesse gets the latest from a reporter specializing in biomedicine. Plus, Jesse has an exclusive interview with Christine Russo, the sister of Dominic Russo, who died tragically after 17-year-old MacKenzie Shirilla drove her car into a wall while going 100 miles per hour. You know, it’s the case featured on Netflix’s “The Crash." Christine joins Jesse because she is pushing to update the law to prevent killers from profiting on social media off their crimes. And more from former Capo of the Colombo crime family Michael Franzese… we’ll show you what you didn’t see on "Jesse Weber Live"…
Michael Franzese, who served as a capo in the Colombo crime family, joins “Jesse Weber Live” in Las Vegas to talk about the mobbed-up history of Sin City. The reformed racketeer says the place was more efficiently run back in the heyday of organized crime. #LasVegas #MichaelFranzese #Crime "Jesse Weber Live" brings a fresh, fast-paced, and often unexpected take on the day’s headlines, diving into the biggest stories through the lens of legal expertise.
