#patriarca crime family

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How happy it always makes me to read this news 🤩

𝗧𝗼𝗺, 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻 and 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗻 are in final negotiations to star in the Paramount+ series 𝗚𝘂𝘆 𝗥𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲's 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 🔥 What a cast!

It will be an one-hour drama and it follows two generations of gangsters, the businesses they run, the complex relationships they weave, and the man they call upon to fix their problems 😏

𝗧𝗼𝗺 will play 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆, the fixer, a man who is "as dangerous as he is handsome" (I loved this 😍), and 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻 and 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗻 will be the crime family's matriarch and patriarch 💥

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Qué feliz me hace siempre leer estas noticias 🤩

𝗧𝗼𝗺, 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻 y 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗻 están en negociaciones finales para protagonizar la serie de Paramount+, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆, de 𝗚𝘂𝘆 𝗥𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲 🔥 ¡Qué reparto!

Será un drama con capítulos de una hora de duración, y sigue a dos generaciones de gánsteres, los negocios que dirigen, las complejas relaciones que tejen y el hombre al que recurren para solucionar sus problemas 😏

𝗧𝗼𝗺 interpretará a 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆, el solucionador de problemas, un "hombre tan peligroso como atractivo" (me encantó esto 😍), y 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻 y 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗻 a la matriarca y el patriarca de la familia criminal 💥

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New England mobster William Angelesco has been arrested by local police and the feds for crimes he allegedly committed back in 2018.

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BOSTON — Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme, the once powerful New England Mafia boss who was serving a life sentence behind bars for the 1993 killing of a Boston nightclub owner, has died at the age of 89, according to the Bureau of Prisons.

Salemme died on Tuesday, according to the Bureau of Prisons’ online records. Bureau officials did not immediately respond to an email seeking more information on Sunday. Salemme’s death was first reported Sunday by WPRI-TV.

Salemme led the Patriarca crime family in Boston in the early 1990s before helping prosecutors convict a corrupt FBI agent after learning that other mobsters had been talking about him to authorities.

Salemme, who has admitted to a slew of other gangland killings, was living in Atlanta under the name Richard Parker when remains of the nightclub owner were unearthed in 2016, making the elderly ex-Mafia don a government target once again.

Salemme’s 2018 trial became a flashback to the days when the mob was a feared and powerful force in New England. Salemme maintained he had nothing to do with Steven DiSarro’s death, but was convicted after his onetime best friend testified against him.

Salemme participated in numerous killings in Boston’s 1960s gang wars and spent 16 years behind bars for trying to kill a lawyer, who survived but lost a leg, when his car was blown up in 1968. After being released from prison, Salemme was seriously wounded in a shooting outside a suburban Boston pancake house.

His reign as Mafia boss ended when he, notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger and others were charged in a sweeping racketeering case in 1995. Salemme and Bulger fled after they were tipped off to the impending indictment by Bulger’s FBI handler, John Connolly Jr.

Salemme was arrested in Florida several months later while Bulger spent 16 years on the lam before being captured at the age of 81 in Santa Monica, California. Bulger was killed by fellow inmates in prison in 2018 at the age of 89.

The racketeering case revealed that Bulger and Salemme’s best friend, Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi, had secretly worked as FBI informants. Upset that his fellow mobsters had turned on him, Salemme agreed to plead guilty and cooperate with authorities.

Salemme testified in 2002 against Connolly, who was convicted of helping Bulger avoid prosecution. In exchange, Salemme was released from prison early and entered the witness protection program.

At his 2018 trial in Boston, Salemme’s slicked back, wispy grey hair and thin frame made him almost unrecognizable from the bulky, feared mob boss jurors saw in grainy surveillance photos from the 1990s.

Another former mobster told authorities that he saw Salemme’s son strangle DiSarro while Weadick held the nightclub owner’s feet and Salemme stood by. Salemme’s son, known as “Frankie boy,” died in 1995.

DiSarro’s nightclub, The Channel, was under scrutiny at the time for the Salemmes’ involvement in the business. Just before DiSarro’s death, the FBI told him he was about to be indicted and should cooperate with the government against the Salemmes.

Salemme’s longtime attorney, Steven Boozang, said Sunday his client had been nothing but a “gentleman” to him and he believed the man “regretted a lot of the things he had done in his life, particularly the effects it had on his immediate family and the families of others.”

Before being sentenced to life in prison in 2018, Salemme rose from his chair, called the proceeding “ridiculous” and said DiSarro’s family hasn’t been told the truth. But he seemingly predicted years earlier that his own story would end behind bars.

��You’re not going to beat the government,” Salemme told a reporter in 2004. “Let’s face it. One way or the other, they’re going to get you.”

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Noticias de series de la semana

Renovaciones

Comedy Central ha renovado South Park hasta su trigésima temporada. Además, Paramount+ ha encargado catorce películas.

Apple TV+ ha renovado Physical por una segunda temporada

Disney+ ha renovado The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers por una segunda temporada

Showtime ha renovado The Chi por una quinta temporada

Adult Swim ha renovado Tuca & Bertie por una segunda temporada

Roku podría producir una película de Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist y quizás más temporadas

Sky Comedy ha renovado Bloods por una segunda temporada

Disney+ ha renovado Star Wars: The Bad Batch por una segunda temporada

Cancelaciones

Apple TV+ ha cancelado Little Voice tras su primera temporada

Amazon ha cancelado Panic tras su primera temporada

HBO Max ha descartado Overlook. Se venderá a otra plataforma.

Noticias cortas

Britt Robertson (Cheyenne) y Michelle Forbes (Margaret) no estarán en la segunda temporada de Big Sky.

Matthew Willig (André the Giant) será regular en la segunda temporada de Young Rock.

Wyatt McClure (Billy) será regular en la quinta temporada de Young Sheldon.

Fichajes

Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother, A Series of Unfortunate Events) protagonizará y producirá Uncoupled, en la que Michael pensaba que su vida era perfecta hasta que su marido se marcha tras diecisiete años.

Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother, Stumptown) sustituye a Betty Gilpin en el papel de Ann Coulter en Impeachment: American Crime Story.

Ellen Burstyn (The Exorcist, Requiem for a Dream) volverá a interpretar a Bernie Stabler, la madre de Elliot (Chris Meloni), en la segunda temporada de Law & Order: Organized Crime.

Sam Waterston (Grace and Frankie, The Newsroom), Kurtwood Smith (That '70s Show, Resurrection), Anne Archer (Falcon Crest, Ghost Whisperer), Dylan Minnette (13 Reasons Why, Awake), Bashir Salahuddin (GLOW, Looking), Alan Ruck (Succession, The Exorcist), Mary Lynn Rajskub (24, The Girlfriend Experience), Hart Bochner (Too Old to Die Young, Die Hard), James Hiroyuki Liao (Unforgettable, Prison Break), Nicky Endres (One Day at a Time), Camryn Mi-Young Kim y Andrew Leeds (Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, A Million Little Things) se unen a The Dropout. Interpretarán a George Schultz, secretario de Estado; David Boies, abogado representante de Elizabeth (Amanda Seyfried); Charlotte Schultz, esposa de George; Tyler Shultz, biólogo que trabaja en Theranos; Brendan Morris, ingeniero eléctrico de Theranos; Jay Rosan, miembro del equipo de innovación de la sede de Walgreens en Chicago; Lorraine Fuisz, esposa de Richard Fuisz (William H. Macy); Larry Ellison, millonario interesado en Theranos; Edmond Ku, jefe de ingeniería de Theranos; Ana Arriola, diseñadora de Apple reclutada por Elizabeth; Erika Cheung, graduada en Berkeley que empieza a trabajar en Theranos; y Roland, sabelotodo lameculos del CFO de Walgreen.

Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us, Luke Cage) y Vinnie Jones (Galavant, Snatch) serán recurrentes en la segunda temporada de Law & Order: Organized Crime como Leon Kilbride, un congresista que sabe jugar sus cartas; y Albi Briscu, un gangster europeo.

Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live, Ghostbusters) y Nat Faxon (Friends From College, Ben and Kate) se unen como recurrentes a Our Flag Means Death.

Sam Elliott (The Ranch, A Star Is Born) y los cantantes Tim McGraw (The Shack) y Faith Hill protagonizarán Y: 1883, la precuela de Yellowstone. Serán Shea Brennan, cowboy con un inmenso pesar que tiene la tarea de guiar a un grupo de Texas a Montana; y James y Margaret Dutton, patriarca y matriarca de la familia Dutton.

Luis Guzmán (Black Code, Oz) será Gomez, el padre de Wednesday (Jenna Ortega), en Wednesday.

Minka Kelly (Friday Night Lights, Titans), Dominic Fike y Demetrius "Lil Meech" Flenory Jr. (Black Mafia Family) se unen a la segunda temporada de Euphoria. Se desconocen detalles.

Michelle Forbes (The Killing, True Blood) será recurrente en la cuarta temporada de New Amsterdam como Veronica Fuentes, una fixer que tiene la tarea arreglar las cifras del hospital.

Kerry Bishé (Halt and Catch Fire, Narcos) será Austin Geidt, empleada número cuatro de Uber, en Super Pumped.

Ian Anthony Dale (Hawaii Five-0, Murder in the First) y Laurie Fortier (Hemlock Grove, Unsolved) se unen a la undécima y última temporada de The Walking Dead. Serán Tomi, miembro del grupo recientemente descubierto; y Agatha.

Keir Gilchrist (Atypical, United States of Tara), Elizabeth Marvel (Homeland, House of Cards) y Tom Pelphrey (Ozark, Iron Fist) se unen como regulares a Love and Death. Interpretarán al pastor Ron Adams, la pastora Jackie Ponder y Don Crowder.

Raza Jaffrey (Code Black, Smash) y Sennia Nanua serán Francois Guise y Rahima en The Serpent Queen.

Ella Rumpf (Grave, Freud) participará como invitada en la tercera temporada de Succession. Se desconocen detalles.

Julie Halston (Bitsy) estará en And Just Like That..., el revival de Sex and the City. Christopher Jackson (Hamilton, Bull) y LeRoy McClain (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Respect) serán Herbert Wexley, exitoso banquero de Manhattan y esposo de Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker); y Andre Rashad Wallace, exitoso músico y marido de Nya Wallace (Karen Pittman).

Poppy Liu (Hacks, Sunnyside) se une como regular a Dead Ringers. Será Greta, encargada del servicio en casa de Elliot y Beverly (Rachel Weisz).

Eiza González (From Dusk Till Dawn, I Care a Lot) está en negociaciones para unirse al reparto de The Three Body Problem.

Beth Lacke (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series), Stephen Louis Grush (Longmire) y Cass Buggé (Disjointed) se unen como recurrentes a Lightyears. Serán Chandra, antigua alumna de Irene (Sissy Spacek) insatisfecha con su trabajo en una residencia de ancianos y con la vida en general; Nick, un solitario sin habilidades sociales que lleva un negocio familiar de cortinas y tiene una inesperada conexión con Stella (Julieta Zylberberg); y Jeanine, esposa de Byron (Adam Bartley) recién llegada a Farnsworth y vecina de Irene y Franklin (J.K. Simmons).

Byron Bowers (The Chi) será Herman, un director de Hollywood que se encuentra en París promocionando su película, en Irma Vep. Tom Sturridge (Sweetbitter, The Hollow Crown) sustituye a Jerrod Carmichael en el papel de Eamonn, exnovio de Mira (Alicia Vikander).

Daniel Augustin (David Makes Man), Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut (Homeland, Cruel Summer), Amandla Jahava y Jaboukie Young-White (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens) serán recurrentes en Rap Sh*t como Maurice, amigo y colega de Shawna (Aida Osman); Fatima, compañera de clase y amiga de Cliff (Devon Terrell); Jill, amiga de la universidad de Shawna que trabaja en Spotify en Nueva York; y Francois Boom, antiguo compañero de clase de Shawna y productor.

Richard Roundtree (Family Reunion, Being Mary Jane) y Terri J. Vaughn (Insecure, Greenleaf) se unen como recurrentes a la segunda temporada de Cherish the Day. Serán Mandeville "MV" St. James, exjuez y padre viudo de Sunday (Joy Bryant); y Anastasia, futura exmujer de Ellis (Henry Simmons).

Justice Leak (Raising Dion, Powers) será recurrente en The Staircase como Tom Maher, compañero de David Rudolf (Michael Stuhlbarg).

Martin Bobb-Semple (Pandora, Free Rein), Karim Diané (StartUp), Sara Thompson (The 100, Burden of Truth), George Ferrier (Dirty Laundry), Miles J. Harvey (American Vandal) y Zenia Marshall (Date My Dad) serán recurrentes en One of Us Is Lying como Evan Nieman, novio de Bronwyn (Marianly Tejada); Kris Greene, nuevo estudiante con lazos con Cooper (Chibuikem Uche) y Nate (Cooper van Grootel); Vanessa Clark, mejor amiga de Addy (Annalisa Cochrane); TJ Forrester, novio de Vanessa; Lucas Clay, hermano pequeño de Cooper; y Keely Moore, novia de Cooper.

Melissa Saint-Amaud (Ozark) será Claire Brockman en Long Slow Exhale.

Alfie Fuller (Little America) participará en la cuarta temporada de The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Se desconocen detalles.

Christie Clark (Carrie), Austin Peck (Austin), Thaao Penghlis (André), Leann Hunley (Anna), Greg Rikaart (Leo), Chandler Massey (Will), Zachary Atticus Tinker (Sonny) y Eileen Davidson, que ha interpretado a varios personajes; también estarán en Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem.

Pósters

       Nuevas series

Hulu ha encargado Tell Me Lies, basada en la novela de Carola Lovering (2018), que sigue una relación agitada y tóxica durante ocho años. Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten; Nine Perfect Strangers, Maniac) y Stephen DeMarco se conocen en la universidad, donde decisiones aparentemente mundanas tienen consecuencias irrevocables. Escrita y producida por Meaghan Oppenheimer (Queen America). Produce Emma Roberts (First Kill).

Hulu encarga la comedia This Fool, antes conocida como Punk Ass Bitch, en la que un macarra de Los Ángeles (Chris Estrada) vive aún en casa de sus padres, trabaja en una organización sin ánimo de lucro que ayuda a la rehabilitación de pandilleros y se esfuerza para ayudar a cualquiera menos a él mismo. Con Michelle Ortiz (Mr. Mom) y Frankie Quinones (The Dress Up Gang). Escrita y producida por Estrada junto a Jake Weisman, Matt Ingebretson y Pat Bishop, creadores de Corporate. Producen Fred Armisen (Portlandia, Forever) y Jonathan Groff (How I Met Your Mother, Black-ish).

Syfy encarga Reginald the Vampire, dramedia en la que el mundo está habitado por vampiros bellos, en forma y vanidosos. Reginald Baskin (Jacob Batalon; Spider-Man: Homecoming, 50 States of Fright) es un héroe improbable que tiene que lidiar con todo tipo de obstáculos: no puede estar con la chica que le gusta, tiene un jefe bully en el trabajo y el jefe de los vampiros lo quiere muerto. Adaptación de los libros 'Fat Vampire' de Johnny B. Truant. Escrita por Harley Peyton (Twin Peaks, Channel Zero).

Amazon encarga The Lake, su primera serie original canadiense. Es una comedia en la que Justin (Jordan Gavaris; Orphan Black, Take Two) vuelve a casa tras romper con su pareja, con quien vivió en el extranjero durante muchos años, con la esperanza de reconectar con su hija biológica (Madison Shamoun), a la que dio en adopción en la adolescencia, pero descubre que su padre dejó la idílica casa del lago en la que él pasó su niñez a su hermanastra Maisy-May (Julia Stiles; Riviera, Dexter). Completan el reparto Jon Dore (How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)), Carolyn Scott, Natalie Lisinska (Orphan Black, Mary Kills People), Travis Nelson, Declan Whaley (Criminal Minds) y Terry Chen (The Expanse, Jessica Jones). Escrita y producida por Julian Doucet (Killjoys, Bomb Girls).

eOne adaptará The Turnout, la próxima novela de Megan Abbott (2021). Las hermanas Durant, dueñas de una escuela de ballet y con una historia familiar problemática, contratan a Derek, un contratista, para reformar el estudio. Una de ellas comienza una aventura con él que amenaza sus lazos familiares y expone secretos de la familia.

Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation, Legion) y Ramón Rodríguez (Gang Related, Iron Fist) protagonizarán el piloto de Olga Dies Dreaming, adaptación de la novela de Xóchitl Gonzalez (2021), en Hulu. Trata sobre dos hermanos nuyorriqueños con una madre ausente y políticamente radical y una vida entre la élite de Nueva York tras el paso del huracán María. Olga (Plaza) es una wedding planner cuya fachada oculta un interior oscuro, su búsqueda de la perfección se ha convertido en un compulsivo mecanismo de supervivencia, cree que nadie la ve como una igual y que su éxito es una ilusión y trata de escapar de su pasado todo lo que pueda. Prieto (Rodríguez) es un congresista orgulloso de su origen puertorriqueño que creció con el papel de patriarca y mantiene esta fachada ante sus votantes y sus oponentes. Escrita por Gonzalez y dirigida por Alfonso Gómez-Rejón (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, American Horror Story).

HBO Max desarrolla Sag Harbor, adaptación de la novela de Colson Whitehead (2009) en la que Benji Cooper, uno de los pocos estudiantes negros de una escuela de secundaria de élite de Manhattan en 1985, escapa de los Hamptons cada verano para ir a Sag Harbor, donde una pequeña comunidad de profesionales afroamericanos han construido su propio mundo. Escrita por Daniel "Koa" Beaty. Producen Beaty, Whitehead y Laurence Fishburne (Black-ish).

Fechas

Deceit se estrena en Channel 4 el 13 de agosto

La segunda temporada de Ladhood se estrena en BBC Three el 15 de agosto

La segunda temporada de Code 404 se estrena en Sky Comedy el 1 de septiembre

La sexta temporada de Queen Sugar se estrena en OWN el 7 de septiembre

Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. se estrena en Disney+ el 8 de septiembre

The Lost Symbol se estrena en Peacock el 16 de septiembre

La cuarta y última temporada de Dear White People llega a Netflix el 22 de septiembre

Dopesick se estrena en Hulu el 13 de octubre

La segunda temporada de The Great se estrena en Hulu el 19 de noviembre

The Lord of the Rings se estrena en Prime Video el 2 de septiembre de 2022

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Tráilers y promos

La casa de papel - Temporada 5

Impeachment: American Crime Story

Stranger Things - Temporada 4

Dear White People - Temporada 4 y última

The Great - Temporada 2

Y: The Last Man

Dopesick

Truth Be Told - Temporada 2

Queen Sugar - Temporada 6

Yellowjackets

Cobra Kai - Temporada 4

Diary of a Future President - Temporada 2

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Ex-Mafia boss Francis Salemme dies in prison at 89

Ex-Mafia boss Francis Salemme dies in prison at 89

Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme, the head of the Patriarca crime family, has died at the age of 89. At the time of his death, the former New England Mafia boss was serving a life sentence behind bars for the 1993 killing of a Boston nightclub owner. He died Tuesday, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ online records. Prisons spokesperson Donald Murphy told USA TODAY Salemme died…

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#BornOnThisDay Joseph Barboza September 20, 1932 – February 11, 1976), nicknamed "the Animal", was an American mobster and notorious mob hitman for the Patriarca crime family of New England during the 1960s. A prominent enforcer and contract killer in Boston's underworld, Barboza became a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) informant in 1967 and later entered the Witness Protection Program. #MobHistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CjJDsEJpfVw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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When Francis Ford Coppola’s movie The Godfather came out in 1972, it changed the way a lot of guys on the street acted? According to former LA crime family member, turned informant, Anthony Fiato, after seeing the movie, Patriarca underboss Francesco "Paulie" Intiso and soldier Nicky Giso, altered their speech patterns closer to that of Vito Corleone's. Intiso would frequently swear and use poor grammar, but after the movie came out, he started to articulate and philosophize more.

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This Is A Robbery Ending Explained: Who Stole the Paintings From the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum?

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If you’re anything like me, you speed-raced through the four parts of Netflix‘s This Is A Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist docu-series, aware that the creators behind the documentary were almost certainly not going to break this 30-year-old cold case wide open, but also desperate to see what conclusions would be drawn. As much as this is a documentary about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist, it also quickly becomes a story about organized crime in Boston and New England circa 1990, and the methods with which the FBI investigates. Because of this, the final part of This Is A Robbery focuses on the Boston Mafia and the FBI.

Who stole the paintings from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum?

While This Is A Robbery is careful not to make any declarations about who actually pulled the heist (because, like the rest of us, they don’t actually know), the docu-series does seem to come to the broad conclusion that it was probably the Boston Mafia (also known, among other things, as the Patriarca crime family), active in New England at the time. This certainly seems to be what the FBI believes, and they have access to information that the public does not. As This Is A Robbery outlines, the FBI has been focusing on an organized crime connection more or less from the get-go, using interrogations, undercover informants, and sting operations to collect information.

The Bobby Donati Theory

One particularly sticky theory (first suggested to the authorities by art thief Myles Connor) is that gangster Bobby Donati, who was active in the Boston Mafia at the time, organized the heist as part of a strategy to negotiate boss Vincent M. Ferrara’s release from prison. At the time, the Patriarca crime family was in the midst of an internal struggle for power and the documentary suggests that Donati wanted Ferrara out of jail in order to ensure he would not be killed by the rival faction. Donati was found murdered roughly a year after the heist, which adds some credence to the theory that he was involved in the theft. If Donati had plans for the ISG art, he didn’t live long enough to enact them, and the artwork would have likely been left to other members of the Boston Mafia with no specific plan for what to do with it.

The Carmello Merlino Theory

The final part of This Is A Robbery goes into the FBI’s theory that the artwork ended up with a Boston Mafia faction run by Carmello Merlino out of an auto repair shop in Dorchester. This Is A Robbery explores the theory that, at one point, Merlino gang member Robert Guarente had some of the paintings. His widow, Elena, told the FBI and others that, when Guarente got sick with cancer in 2004, he gave the paintings to Robert Gentile, a Connecticut-based member of the Merlino gang, for safekeeping.

If Gentile does or did have the paintings, he is really not talking about it. When in federal custody, h took a polygraph test that indicated he was lying when he said he didn’t know anything about the theft or the location of the artwork. During a retest, he said that Elene Guarente had once shown him the missing Rembrandt self-portrait, and the polygraph indicated he was telling the truth. However, according to Gentile’s lawyer, when asked about the paintings on his apparent deathbed (Gentile later recovered and is still alive today), Gentile said he did not know anything about them. It seems likely that, if Gentile did have information about the ISG heist, he would have used it to get a reduced prison sentence—but, hey, maybe he just really hates the FBI.

It’s also worth noting that Merlino himself died in prison in 2005, even though he was told by the FBI immediately following his 1994 arrest that all charges would be dropped if they could reveal the location of the stolen art.

What information did David Turner give the FBI?

This Is A Robbery suggests that Merlino associate David Turner gave the FBI some credible information regarding the stolen artwork in 2012, leading to an extensive FBI search of Gentile’s Connecticut home. They obviously thought they were going to find some of the artwork, but they, um, did not.

Turner has been under investigation in connection with the ISG heist since 1992, when a source told the FBI that he had access to the missing paintings. When Merlino was arrested for cocaine trafficking in 1992, he told authorities that he could return the paintings for a reduced prison sentence. Turner was the person he turned to in order to try to make that happen; Turner was, ultimately, unsuccessful, though the fact that he had information for the FBI in 2012 implies that he knows something about the whereabouts of the paintings. Turner was released from prison in 2019.

Could the Netflix doc help solve the case?

One of the most fascinating aspects of the This Is A Robbery docu-series is the way in which it serves as a much more effective way to get information out there about this missing paintings than, frankly, any FBI press conference ever could. Netflix has more than 70 million U.S. subscribers and This Is A Robbery is sure to be watched by many of them, as it fits nicely into the true crime fad we are very much in right now. It’s unlikely that a random person on the street has more valuable information about the missing artwork than the FBI has gathered in their investigations over the past three decades, but you never know. The ISG is still offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the missing artwork’s safe return.

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16 séries vencedoras do Emmy para assistir na Netflix e no Amazon Prime Video

Conhecido como o “Oscar da TV”, o Emmy é o maior prêmio do audiovisual em Hollywood. As séries vencedoras da premiação são consideradas de altíssima qualidade, então a Bula reuniu em uma lista todas as 16 que estão disponíveis na Netflix ou no Amazon Prime Video, os serviços de streaming mais populares no Brasil.

Realizado desde 1949, o Emmy é o maior e mais prestigiado prêmio do audiovisual, sendo conhecido como o “Oscar da TV”. As produções vencedoras do Emmy são consideradas de altíssima qualidade, então a Bula reuniu em uma lista todas as 16 que estão disponíveis na Netflix ou no Amazon Prime Video, os serviços de streaming mais populares no Brasil. Foram selecionadas as séries que ganharam nas três principais categorias: Melhor Série de Comédia, Melhor Série de Drama e Melhor Minissérie. Entre elas, estão “Fleabag” (2017), de Phoebe Waller-Bridge; “Arrested Development” (2003), de Mitchell Hurwitz; e “Will & Grace” (1998), dirigida por David Kohan e Max Mutchnick.

Fleabag (2017), Phoebe Waller-Bridge

A série acompanha a vida de uma mulher chamada apenas de Fleabag, algo que pode ser traduzido como “fracassada”. Além dos conflitos familiares que enfrenta, ela luta para superar a morte de sua sócia e melhor amiga. Vivendo em Londres, Fleabag tenta reajustar sua vida, mas vive de ressaca e se envolve com caras errados, enquanto seu negócio vai de mal a pior. A série foi a maior vencedora do Emmy 2019, conquistando quatro estatuetas.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017), Amy Sherman-Palladino

Nos anos 1950, Midge Maisel leva a vida que sempre sonhou, em um apartamento luxuoso de Manhattan. Seu único hobby é escrever piadas para Joel, que se apresenta em bares nos fins de semana, mas não é muito talentoso. Quando Joel abandona Midge para ficar com a amante, ela decide recomeçar a vida como comediante. Susie, a gerente de um bar, se oferece para ser sua agente. Juntas, elas lutam para crescer em um ramo dominado pelos homens.

Homeland (2011), Gideon Raff e Howard Gorson

Anos após o desaparecimento de dois soldados norte-americanos no Iraque, um deles, Nicholas Brody, retorna após ser resgatado pelo exército dos EUA. Ele é recebido como um herói nacional pelo governo. Mas, a agente da CIA Carrie Mathison, que liderou operações no Oriente Médio, acredita que Brody é um espião da Al-Qaeda planejando um ataque terrorista. Para investigar a vida de Brody, ela conta com a ajuda de Saul, seu antigo chefe e mentor.

Downton Abbey (2010), Brian Percival e Ben Bolt

A história se passa no início do século 20, em Downton Abbey, onde moram a família aristocrática Crawley e seus vários criados. Na parte superior do castelo, os Crawley levam uma vida luxuosa, cercados por intrigas e segredos. Nos andares inferiores, os empregados se esforçam para cumprir todas as ordens de seus amos, mas também vivem conflitos e romances. Ao longo da série, o espectador acompanha os grandes acontecimentos da época, como o naufrágio do Titanic e a Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Modern Family (2009), Steven Levitan e Christopher Lloyd

A série acompanha o cotidiano da família Pritchett. Após o divórcio, Jay Pritchett se casa com Gloria, uma colombiana bem mais jovem que ele, mãe de um adolescente. Jay também convive diariamente com seus filhos do primeiro casamento, Claire e Mitchell. Enquanto Claire enfrenta dificuldades na criação de seus filhos, Mitchell e seu marido Cameron adotam uma bebê vietnamita.

Mad Men (2007), Matthew Weiner

A série se passa em Nova York, na década de 1960, na agência de publicidade Sterling Cooper. Don Draper, o diretor de criação da agência, é um dos mais talentosos publicitários da cidade. Em meio a um período de grande movimentação política e social, ele atrai grandes clientes para a empresa. Adorado pelas mulheres e invejado por seus funcionários, Draper esconde um importante segredo sobre seu passado.

The Office (2005), Greg Daniels e Paul Lieberstein e Ricky Gervais

Em formato de pseudodocumentário, a série acompanha o dia a dia dos funcionários de um escritório na Pensilvânia, filial de uma empresa de suprimento de papel. Michael Scott é o gerente, um patrão egocêntrico e insensível, mas que acredita ser o melhor amigo dos subordinados. Pam Beesly é a simpática recepcionista do local, Jim é um representante de vendas, Dwight é o arrogante assistente de Michael e Ryan é um auxiliar fofoqueiro.

24 (2001), Joel Surnow e Robert Cochran

Jack Bauer é um agente da Unidade Contra-Terrorista (UCT) de Los Angeles. Ele é reconhecido pelo trabalho competente que realiza, mas não se preocupa com as implicações morais de suas ações. Durante as eleições presidenciais primárias na Califórnia, ele precisa correr contra o tempo para proteger o candidato David Palmer de uma ameaça de assassinato. Em prol de sua missão, Jack coloca em segundo plano a relação com a própria filha, Kim.

Will & Grace (1998), David Kohan e Max Mutchnick

Will e Grace se conhecem na faculdade e começam a namorar, mas Grace descobre que Will é gay. Anos depois, eles continuam juntos, mas como melhores amigos. Will agora é um advogado metódico e bem-sucedido, enquanto Grace tem uma empresa de design de interiores. Eles estão sempre acompanhados pela amiga Karen, uma socialite alcoólatra, e pelo extravagante Jack McFarland, que vive mudando de profissão.

Seinfeld (1989), Larry David e Jerry Seinfeld

A série explora o humor nas situações cotidianas da vida e acompanha Jerry Seinfeld, um comediante stand-up que tenta ganhar a vida em Nova York, apesar dos problemas financeiros. Morando em um apartamento pequeno, ele recebe constantemente a visita de seus melhores amigos: o neurótico George, o excêntrico Kramer, e sua ex-namorada Elaine.

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American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace (2018), Ryan Murphy

Em 1997, o designer de moda Gianni Versace foi assassinado na escadaria de sua mansão, em Miami, pelo serial killer Andrew Cunanan. A série mergulha no psicológico de Cunanan, mostrando fatos importantes de sua criação, obsessões e paranoias. Gianni Versace foi a quinta vítima de Cunanan, que era garoto de programa e se envolvia com homens mais velhos e ricos. Mas, não há provas de que ele tenha se relacionado com o estilista.

O Caso de O.J.: American Crime Story (2017), Ryan Murphy

Orenthal James, conhecido como O.J. Simpson, era um jogador de futebol americano idolatrado nos EUA. Em 1994, foi acusado de assassinar a esposa, Nicole Brown, e seu amigo Ronald Goldman. Contada pela perspectiva dos advogados que conduziram o caso, a série explora o julgamento de O.J. e os acordos feitos de maneira informal por ambos os lados envolvidos. Foram 372 dias de audiência que pararam todo o país.

Fargo (2014), Noah Hawley

Em 2006, o assassino de aluguel Lorne Malvo chega à pequena cidade de Bemidji, no Minnesota. Ele se aproxima do corretor de seguros Lester Nygaard e os dois cometem um assassinato juntos. Em represália a esse crime, muitos outros começam a ocorrer na cidade. Enquanto isso, a deputada Molly Solverson e o policial Gus Grimly tentam descobrir qual a ligação entre os atos de violência e quem está por trás deles.

Breaking Bad (2008), Vince Gilligan e Michelle MacLaren

“Breaking Bad” narra a história de Walter White, um químico brilhante, mas insatisfeito com a carreira de professor de ensino médio. Ao descobrir que tem câncer no pulmão, White decide fabricar metanfetamina para pagar suas despesas hospitalares e deixar uma herança para a sua esposa, que está grávida, e para seu filho, que possui paralisa cerebral.

Arrested Development (2003), Mitchell Hurwitz

A série acompanha a rotina da família Bluth, que vira de cabeça para baixo quando o patriarca, George, é preso por forjar as contabilidades de sua empresa. Michael, que é o filho mais sensato de George, fica responsável por reerguer os negócios da família. Ao mesmo tempo, ele tenta criar o próprio filho e resolver os problemas da mãe alcoólatra e de seus irmãos inconsequentes.

Friends (1994), David Crane e Marta Kauffman

“Friends” retrata a vida de seis jovens amigos que lutam para progredir em Nova York, durante os anos 1990. Rachel é a garota mimada que deixa o noivo no altar para viver com Monica, uma amiga dos tempos de escola sistemática e apaixonada por culinária. Ross é um paleontólogo que foi abandonado pela esposa, Joey é um ator iniciante e o sarcástico Chandler esconde sua profissão de todos. O grupo se completa com Phoebe, uma massagista excêntrica e vegetariana.

16 séries vencedoras do Emmy para assistir na Netflix e no Amazon Prime Video Publicado primeiro em https://www.revistabula.com

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Raymond Patriarca was the head of a crime family.

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Blue Underground set to release ZOMBIE and MANIAC

on 4K UHD Blu-ray on May 26th

PRE-ORDER HERE

  Blue Underground is proud to present critically acclaimed restorations of ZOMBIE and MANIAC in true 4K Ultra High Definition with Dolby Vision HDR and a new Dolby Atmos audio mix, bursting at the seams with hours of new and archival extras.

"We put a lot of time and work into restoring films like MANIAC and ZOMBIE," said William Lustig, President of Blue Underground. " We're thrilled that fans can now view them at home in true 4K Ultra HD, with Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range and new Dolby Atmos audio mixes."

ZOMBIE

The Dead Are Among Us on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray!

  In Italy, it was considered the 'unofficial sequel' to DAWN OF THE DEAD. In England, it was known as ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS and banned as obscene. In America, it was called ZOMBIE and advertised with the depraved tag line "WE ARE GOING TO EAT YOU!" Tisa Farrow (THE GRIM REAPER), Ian McCulloch (CONTAMINATION), Al Cliver (CANNIBALS), and Richard Johnson (THE HAUNTING) star in this worldwide splatter sensation directed by 'Maestro Of Gore' Lucio Fulci (THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY, THE NEW YORK RIPPER) that remains one of the most eye-skewering, skin-ripping, gore-gushingly graphic horror hits of all time!

  Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray) Feature Film + Extras:

* Audio Commentary #1 with Troy Howarth, Author of Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and His Films

* Audio Commentary #2 with Star Ian McCulloch and Diabolik Magazine Editor Jason J. Slater

* When The Earth Spits Out The Dead - Interview with Stephen Thrower, Author of Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci

* Theatrical Trailers

* TV Spots

* Radio Spots

* Poster & Still Gallery

* Guillermo del Toro Intro

Disc 2 (Blu-ray) Extras:

* Zombie Wasteland - Interviews with Stars Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson & Al Cliver, and Actor/Stuntman Ottaviano Dell'Acqua

* Flesh Eaters on Film - Interview with Co-Producer Fabrizio De Angelis

* Deadtime Stories - Interviews with Co-Writers Elisa Briganti and (Uncredited) Dardano Sacchetti

* World of the Dead - Interviews with Cinematographer Sergio Salvati and Production & Costume Designer Walter Patriarca

* Zombi Italiano - Interviews with Special Make-Up Effects Artists Gianetto De Rossi & Maurizio Trani and Special Effects Artist Gino De Rossi

* Notes on a Headstone - Interview with Composer Fabio Frizzi

* All in the Family - Interview with Antonella Fulci

* Zombie Lover - Award-Winning Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro talks about one of his favorite films

ZOMBIE (3-Disc Limited Edition) Blu-ray Reviews:

* "5 out of 5! The release is sourced from an exclusive new 4K restoration that is simply a thing of beauty. I think that it is the best work that the folks at Blue Underground have done to date... All in all, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the folks at Blue Underground have produced the definitive master and release of ZOMBIE. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!" - Blu-ray.com

* "Blue Underground has delivered the definitive home video release of ZOMBIE... It's difficult to imagine this 4K remaster and three-disc limited edition ever being dethroned... One of the most extraordinary cult cinema packages I've ever come across. I haven't awarded this site's highest rating to a title in more than two years, but Blue Underground's astonishing efforts here are richly deserving. DVD Talk Collector Series" - DVD Talk

* "ZOMBIE is a spaghetti splatter cornerstone that looks better than ever in Blue Underground's new 4K restoration-one of the few absolute 'must-own' releases for horror fans this year!" - Rue Morgue

* "Fulci gets so many elements of this film right - atmosphere, gore, story, decent characterization. This is Criterion-level treatment, and in some ways even more impressive. Undoubtedly, some of the best work Blue Underground has ever done, and if you're familiar with their transfers that's saying a lot. This is a no-brainer pick as one of the year's best home video releases!" - Dread Central * "Blue Underground's work on this title blew all of my expectations out of the water - the transfer truly is a revelation. After years of seeing this film in substandard quality, it's a shock to see it in such pristine quality - almost as if it was shot yesterday. Add to that a large extras selection and you have one of the finest Blu-ray horror releases of the year. Beyond recommended!" - The Digital Bits

MANIAC

The Notorious Horror Classic! Now on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray!

Frank Zito (a career performance by writer/executive producer Joe Spinell of ROCKY and THE GODFATHER fame) is a deeply disturbed man, haunted by the traumas of unspeakable childhood abuse. And when these horrific memories begin to scream inside his mind, Frank prowls the seedy streets of New York City to stalk and slaughter innocent young women. Now Frank has begun a relationship with a beautiful photographer (Caroline Munro of THE SPY WHO LOVED ME), yet his vile compulsions remain. These are the atrocities of a human monster. This is the story of a MANIAC.

Directed by William Lustig (MANIAC COP 2, VIGILANTE) and featuring landmark gore effects by Tom Savini (DAWN OF THE DEAD, FRIDAY THE 13th), this relentlessly shocking and disturbing film was originally banned or censored all over the world due to its graphic violence. 

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray) Feature Film + Extras:

* Audio Commentary #1 with Producer/Director William Lustig and Producer Andrew Garroni

* Audio Commentary #2 with Producer/Director William Lustig, Special Make-Up Effects Artist Tom Savini, Editor Lorenzo Marinelli, and Joe Spinell's Assistant Luke Walter

* Theatrical Trailers

* TV Spots

* Radio Spots

Disc 2 (Blu-ray) Extras:

* MANIAC Outtakes

* Returning to the Scene of the Crime with William Lustig

* Anna and the Killer - Interview with Star Caroline Munro

* The Death Dealer - Interview with Special Make-Up Effects Artist Tom Savini

* Dark Notes - Interview with Composer Jay Chattaway

* Maniac Men - Interview with Songwriters Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky

* The Joe Spinell Story

* Mr. Robbie: Maniac 2 Promo Reel

* MANIAC Publicity

* MANIAC Controversy

MANIAC (3-Disc Limited Edition) Blu-ray Reviews:

* "5 out of 5! It is sourced from an outstanding 4K remaster that will end up being the final makeover that the film gets on the home video market. The bonus material that was gathered for the release...is beyond overwhelming. Simply put, the folks at Blue Underground went to work to produce the definitive home video release of MANIAC and they delivered it. As far as I am concerned this is the type of top-quality work that deserves a perfect overall score. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!"- Blu-ray.com

* "5 out of 5! This new 4K restoration of the original true 16MM negatives looks absolutely stellar. The folks at Blue Underground have absolutely done this film justice with this new 'Limited Edition' Blu-ray Disc release. It's sheer perfection in every single area. 5 across the board here for ratings, and that's something very rare for me to be able to justify!" - High Def Disc News

* "MANIAC is a horror classic. Blue Underground has treated it as such. A near flawless transfer, thoughtful audio commentaries, and a wealth of extras. As a result, MANIAC is a 'Top 10 Blu-Rays of the Year' level release. HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION!!!" - The Movie Isle

* "10 out of 10! Blue Underground are heads and shoulders the fan's company as they are bringing us all these amazing films from our youth in stunning high definition and amazing quality with a lot of great special features. MANIAC on Blu-ray is a must buy!" - Wicked Channel

* "Almost forty years later, MANIAC has lost none of its power to shock... Blue Underground's Blu-ray reissue is a thing of morbid beauty, presenting the picture in a gorgeous new transfer, with really strong audio and with a couple of important new extras and all of the archival material from past editions as well. Highly recommended" - Rock! Shock! Pop!

* "MANIAC is just not a film you can ignore . . . especially in its final moments. Blue Underground presents the 4K restoration of MANIAC on Blu-ray with stunning results. With an upgrade in sound and in vision, this low budget shocker, originally filmed on 16mm, looks almost new again!" - Reel Reviews

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The e New England LCN Patriarca Family members & 1 associate who were framby FBI Agent H Paul Rico(top right) in the 1960s. Patriarca Family members Henry Tameleo..Louis Greco ..Peter Limone & associate Joseph Salvati(left) all had one thing in common They were enemies of former Patriarca Family associate & FBI Confidential Informant Joseph Barboza AKA The Animal(right middle) Barboza & his partner in crime & fellow FBI Confidential Informant Vincent Flemmi AKA The Bear(right bottom) murdered a low level Boston hood named Teddy Deegan & then conspired with their FBI handler the currupt Agent Rico to frame the four Patriarca wiseguys. Barboza testified in open court that the four mobsters had killed Deegan..NOT him & Flemmi..& despite the fact that all four had alibi & none had any reason to kill the lowly Deegan..unlike Barboza & Flemmi..ALL four were wrongfully convicted & sentenced to life. Barboza & Flemmi didn't last too long afterwards..Barboza was killed by future Patriarca Family Boss JR Russo in San Francisco while in WitSec in 1976..& Flemmi overdosed in Prison in 1969. Tameleo was the 1st to die in Prison in 1982..followed by Greco in 1995..neither saw the light of day again..but Limone & Salvati were finally exonerated & released..Salvati in 1997 & Limone in 2001. Agent Rico..who was indicted for murder in 2003 for helping Boston gangsters James Bulger AKA Whitey & Stephen Flemmi..brother of Vincent..for plotting with them to kill executive Roger Wheeler..was questioned about framing Tameleo Greco Limone & Salvati..& replied.." Whattya want from me..tears.??" Luckily for Rico he passed away in 2004 before he could be tried & convicted As far as the four wrongfully comment..Limlne & Salvati & the surviving family members of Tameleo & Greco recieved a huge settlement from the Federal Government ..over 100 million altogether.. In an ironic twist to this story Peter Limone..aftrr spending 33 yrs in Prison for a crime he didn't commit..went on to become The Patriarca Family Boss from 2009 until his death in 2016. In my opinion that's the craziest part of this insane story. (at Greenpoint, Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9k2yH4FllO/?igshid=sr40456rcb7m

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Retaliation - A Story of The Night

Just dropped a blog post: http://www.mephron.com/2017/10/26/retaliation-a-story-of-the-night/

Retaliation - A Story of The Night

Allston, MA 10:22 PM       Mellisa Flanagan, or more accurately with how she dressed and with her clip-on hair extensions on, Marishka Petrovskaya, walked down the block, a few blocks from the club she'd kidnapped a mob boss's son from a few weeks before, hands in her pockets and head down. She was going to her favorite (not favorite) dive to talk to someone she could get information from. The weather was cool, and a little rainy, and she wasn't enjoying it.  She would have preferred to be up there, above the streets, running across the rooftops and launching herself with her swingline, the wind in her face.  So intent in her grumpiness was she that she nearly was surprised by the three large men in t-shirts, jeans, leather jackers, and boots, all with the particular hairstyle popular with the not-quite-made-men associated with the Patriarca crime family's street muscle. One of them sported a bandage across the front of his somewhat crooked nose.

[bennydecavalacante]

devon here !! and down below is the DL on my new character. criminal benny decavalacant, brother to avery simmons and here to wreak havoc ...

Was that ( JACK O'CONNELL ) I saw hanging around ( BUILDING 3 ) ?? No, that’s just ( BENEDICT 'BEN' DECAVALACANTE ), a ( 26 ) year old ( DRUG DEALER / CRIMINAL ) who has lived in ( 101 ) for ( TWO DAYS ). I hear they’re ( ADVENTUROUS ) and ( PIONEERING ) but can be ( SELFISH ) and ( VOLATILE ) if you catch them on a bad day !!

The DeCavalcante crime family is an organized crime family that operates in Elizabeth, New Jersey and surrounding areas in the state is is part of the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the American Mafia, or Costa Nostra. They operate on the other side of the Hudson River from the five families of New York, but they maintain strong relations with many of them, as well as with the Philadelphia crime family and the Patriarca crime family of New England. Its illicit activities include CONSTRUCTION, BUILDING AND CEMENT VIOLATIONS, DRUG TRAFFICKING, EXTORTION, FENCING, FRAUD AND ILLEGAL GAMBLING, HIJACKING, LABOR RACKETEERING, LOANSHARKING, MONEY LAUNDERING, MURDER AND PIER THEFTS.

Benedict was born into this family and growing up, he couldn’t think of anything cooler. When he was small, he used to love watching the old noir crime dramas and mafia thrillers. Safe to say that was as much insight that he had on the matter. But boy, did he aspire to be just like them someday. Years later, he began getting into a bit of trouble himself. Selling drugs off the side when he could snatch some up. His dad beat him bloody when he found out he was stealing from his supply. From there, he sat him down and explained how things worked. He owned a business, and this wasn’t some game where he can just fuck around with anything and everything. There was a time and a place, and most importantly, rules. 

For a time, his dad allowed him to do a few errands and gave him a chance to prove himself. He was quite good at it, and he liked the money. But the time to show his dad that he can be a man to hand over the business to one day never came. His father was much too involved in the real stuff to notice and alongside him was Ben’s older brother. His right hand man, he’d call him.

For years, he tried to be the golden boy but he couldn’t ever quite live up to his older brother’s rep. If they weren’t so close he would’ve hated him, although there were times when he thought he did. Not only was he born into this legacy, he was born under a shadow. Not even his brother’s untimely demise could make it disappear. He was devastated of course, and he gave into the drugs. One of his dad’s many rules, was never use your own product, yet he threw the rulebook aside to wallow in his grief and self-pity.

Finally, it was his time to shine when his dad gave him an assignment and he did so well on it that he gave him a share of his business. very miniscule and tiny, but it was big to Ben. That’s where we leave off, this is his new location and he’s excited for what’s in store.

MORE about him for the little things on his about page here !! :) like this and ill come looking for plots !!

Connections will be created / added to a page soon enough !!

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langerdibs

  are any of my treasured tumble pals at all...

I live there and the literal mob is active here. Google the Patriarca Crime Family.

oh snap!!!!  wtf that’s nuts!  i wonder if all the organized crime in boston would be sort of under their giant umbrella then, like if they wouldn’t just allow random groups to do shit in boston without their say-so.  hmmm.  also my character who’s involved with the Crimes is polish not italian and it seems like they kinda keep non-italians at arms length.

and i just read the name Anthony "Ponytail Tony" Parillo and i’m dying

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Martin Shkreli sent to federal prison, denied minimum security camp!

He better get used to making that face alot. Hes gonna be someones girl in there…

CNBC Reports

“Pharma bro” scammer Martin Shkreli has been sent to a federal prison in New Jersey to serve the remainder of his seven-year sentence after being denied his request for a minimum-security federal camp.

Shkreli, who had been in a Brooklyn federal jail since September, was shipped Tuesday to the low-security Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution in New Jersey, according to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

The prison is located on the U.S. military base at Fort Dix, about 80 miles from New York City, where Shkreli lived, and 30 miles from Philadelphia. It houses 3,945 inmates.

Shkreli, 35, in March had asked to be sent to the minimum-security camp adjacent to another federal prison in Pennsylvania, FCI Canaan.

His sentencing judge endorsed that request. But the Bureau of Prisons has the last word in determining where to place its inmates.

Shkreli’s lawyer Benjamin Brafman declined to comment Wednesday.

Brafman previously said that Judge Kiyo Matsumoto’s ruling last September that Shkreli was a public danger would prevent him from being sent to a minimum-security camp because of BOP guidelines.

Camps are considered safer for inmates and are relatively more pleasant places to do one’s sentence than facilities that have higher security designations.

Matsumoto had said Shkreli was a danger as she revoked his bail for, among other things, his bizarre offer toFacebook followers of $5,000 for each strand of hair they managed to pull off the head of Hillary Clinton, who at the time was in the midst of a book tour.

Source: Federal Bureau of Prisons

Fort Dix Correctional Institution

Shkreli until then had been free on $5 million bail despite being convicted in August of defrauding a group of hedge-fund investors and of manipulating the stock of a drug company he founded, Retrophin.

Fort Dix’s past inmates have included Buddy Cianci, the corrupt mayor of Providence, Rhode Island; high-ranking Patriarca crime family boss Matthew Gugliemetti Jr., and George Jung, the former cocaine kingpin portrayed by actor Johnny Depp in the film “Blow.”

Fort Dix also has housed Martin Frankel, the insurance swindler whose crimes led to $200 million in losses. Frankel was featured on CNBC’s crime show “American Greed,” as was Shkreli, recently.

Matsumoto last month sentenced Shkreli to seven years in prison. She also ordered that he forfeit almost $7.4 million to the federal government, and pay a $75,000 fine.

Last week, Matsumoto ordered Shkreli to also pay $388,000 in restitution to one of his investors.

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