Lawyer for Boston mobster James 'Whitey' Bulger seeks delay in trial

The lead attorney for James "Whitey" Bulger pleaded Tuesday to delay the start of his trial, saying the stress of trying to prepare in time to defend the former Boston mobster in November has taken a toll on his health. J.W. Carney Jr. told U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler that it will be "impossible" for him to read hundreds of thousands of documents turned over by prosecutors by Nov. 5, the scheduled trial date. Bulger, the former leader...

‘Gangster’ arrested over death of princess’s friend in Russia

Police in Russia have detained an alleged gangster on suspicion of organising the contract killing of Princess Michael of Kent’s close friend Mikhail Kravchenko. The furniture tycoon, with whom she shared a four day break in Venice in 2006, was gunned down near his home nine days ago. Alexei Pronin, 36, who is being held in Moscow over the shooting, has previously served time in jail and is said to have been a security consultant for Kravchenko,...

Toronto police arrest alleged Albanian gangster featured on America’s Most Wanted

Police arrested a 47-year-old man wanted by the FBI and featured on the television show America’s Most Wanted Thursday afternoon. The man was arrested in a joint operation by border services and the Toronto police’s fugitive squad near Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton Ave. Kujtim “Jimmy” Lika is facing charges related to organized crime and drug offences. He is being held in Toronto and extradition proceedings are set to beg...

Gangster Freddie Foreman Talks About His Friendship With Notorious Kray Twins

Retired gangster Freddie Foreman speaks about his close friendship with the notorious Kray twins as he visits Newcastle and the North East. The 80-year-old, whose life was the inspiration for hit gangster film Long Good Friday, told how Ronnie and Reggie Kray did numerous “favours” for him. Foreman, who was jailed for 10 years for his part in the killing of Jack “the Hat” McVitie in 1967, is featured in this month's Prohibition true crime magazine....

China's most wanted man, a billionaire gangster who was pursued by the country's senior leaders for more than a decade, was jailed for life Friday.

Lai Changxing is said to have paid off almost every Communist official in Xiamen.Photograph by: Soe Than Win, AFP, Getty Images Files , Daily TelegraphChina's most wanted man, a billionaire gangster who was pursued by the country's senior leaders for more than a decade, was jailed for life Friday. Lai Changxing, a 53-year-old farmer turned master smuggler described by some as a Robin Hood figure and others as an enemy of the state, was...

Could Whitey shed light on Gardner heist

federal grand jury investigation into the notorious heist of $500 million in masterpieces from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum two decades ago has law enforcement and organized crime sources split over whether James “Whitey” Bulger should be called to testify about what he may know. They are calling it akin to a deal with the devil. One close associate of the accused gangland serial killer said they’re “sure” the 82-year-old South Boston mobster...

Gioeli blogs from prison that divine intervention got him acquitted of six mob murders

MARC A. HERMANN FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWSColombo family boss Thomas (Tommy Shots) Gioeli wrote Thursday that "when, through God's grace, my jury said not guilty ... I was humbled, as well as reminded, just how much our God, our Heavenly Father, loves me and all of us."HE SAYS he’s...

Mark Peretz re-arrested a month after being released for Toronto restaurant shooting

One of the gangsters responsible for spraying a crowded Toronto restaurant with bullets in a bungled mob hit — paralyzing an innocent mother of three — has been re-arrested, just a month after leaving prison for his role in one of the city’s most notorious bystander shootings. The arrest on Friday of Mark Peretz — who drove the van from which a military-grade assault rifle rattled bullets into California Sandwiches in north Toronto, missing mob...

Gangster Thomas Gisby's funeral draws heavy police presence

A large contingent of police officers kept a close eye on the south Surrey funeral of longtime gangster Thomas Gisby on Friday. About 75 mourners attended the service at Victory Memorial Park near 148th Street and 28th Avenue. Gisby, 47, was gunned down in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico on April 28 after ordering his coffee at a local Starbucks. Police believe the slaying of the crime kingpin could be linked to the tit-for-tat violence that has plagued...

Gangster stabbed near Langley gas station

37-year-old gangster was stabbed early Thursday near a Langley gas station, RCMP Sgt. Peter Thiessen said. Thiessen said Langley RCMP and the BC Ambulance Service were called to the crime scene in the 7200 block of 200 Street about 5:50 a.m. The victim, who lives in both Langley and Abbostford, was found in his pickup truck with multiple stab wounds, Thiessen said. He was air lifted to a local area hospital where his injures were deemed non-life...

L.A. gangster sentenced to 40 years to life

One of two men involved in the shooting of a cab driver last year was sentenced to 40 years to life Wednesday morning. Jeffrey Allen Rector, 28, was convicted in April of charges including attempted murder, aggravated mayhem and participating in a criminal street gang, according to Kern County Superior Court records. Police have reported that Rector and 24-year-old Adrian Lyons, both of Los Angeles, assaulted a 54-year-old cab driver who had picked...

Bangura -- also known as "Ziggy" -- was a member of All About Money, a street gang arrested for 2011 Lincoln hotel slaying

Police have arrested a man for the October 2011 shooting death of a 28-year-old man outside the Lincoln Motor Hotel. Mohamed Ali Omar died Oct. 30 after he was shot in the hotel parking lot at McPhillips Street and Mountain Avenue. Omar was a hospital cleaner and a father of four who police say had links to the African Mafia street gang -- though his family told the Free Press they didn't consider him gang-affiliated. Sgt. Ross Read of the homicide...

John Manning, a Bloods gang member, told police outside City Hall he wanted to fight Mayor Michael Bloomberg

A violent New Jersey Bloods gangster with a long rap sheet has been arrested for threatening Mayor Bloomberg during a City Hall press conference. John Manning, 27, of Newark, a gang member with 12 arrests in the Garden State, showed up at the security entrance of the government building while the mayor held an outdoor press conference on the city’s new bike share program on Monday. “I want to take on the mayor in a fight. Man vs. man, and knock...

Police suspected gangster moved cash for organized crime

Vancouver gangster Tom Gisby lied to a customs officer at Vancouver International Airport in 2006 about how much cash he was carrying to Mexico. Gisby, who was gunned down in Mexico April 28, claimed to have between $10,000 and $11,000 on him for the 10-day trip in March 2006. But the Canadian official searched Gisby's carry-on bag and found $36,000 U.S., as well as $1,725 CDN. Most of the money was seized, as the customs official believed there...

Gangster Receives Life Sentence

A Germantown man was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the kidnapping and killing of a teen boy and another man’s shooting death, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Monday. U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Joel “Clon” Ventura Quintanilla, 25, to life plus five years of supervised release for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise in connection with his membership in the 18th Street gang. According to...

Vancouver drive-by shooting victim is high-profile gangster Ranjit Cheema

High-profile Vancouver gangster Ranjit Singh Cheema was gunned down outside his parents' southeast Vancouver home Tuesday morning. Cheema was just getting into an SUV in the 1100-block of East 61st Avenue about 9 a.m. when a vehicle pulled up along side him and fired several times. Hours later, his body was still lying under a white tarp as Vancouver Police investigators searched the scene for evidence. VPD was not confirming the name, but The...

36-year-old Crip gang member was convicted Monday of shooting at a female deputy through her windshield that nearly killed her.

 After about a day and half of deliberations, a jury found Dameyion Tyshon Kennedy guilty of the attempted murder of San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy Maria Gascon and all other charges and allegations. He is expected to face roughly 70 years to life in prison, according to Deputy District Attorney Shannon Faherty. “This guy is an incredibly dangerous person,” Faherty said. “I’m glad he’s off the street for the rest of his life.” Kennedy’s...

Vancouver gangster caught with loaded gun sentenced to 7.5 years

A Vancouver gangster caught in Kensington Park in October 2010 with a loaded, semi-cocked Ruger handgun has been sentenced to more than seven years in jail. Vancouver Provincial Court Judge Harbans Dhillon handed Christopher Iser a five and a half year term last Friday after she found him guilty in March in connection with the Kensington Park incident. Iser also received a consecutive two-year jail term in March after pleading guilty to separate...