Gangster's daughter sues a new Vegas mob exhibit

Gangster's daughter sues a new Vegas mob exhibit - USATODAY.com: "On the eve of its opening, the daughter of Sam Giancana has a beef with the Las Vegas Mob Experience, which is planning to exhibit some of the late mobster's belongings.According to the Las Vegas Review Journal newspaper, Antoinette Giancana McDonnell is suing the attraction, which features cars, diaries, photos, guns and more bought or leased from gangsters' families. She says she has not been paid as arranged and wants at least $70,000, the newspaper say...

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death in Thailand of a senior gangland figure

Police yesterday said they were investigating the death in Thailand of a senior gangland figure wanted over the murder of a lawyer who represented a Mumbai attacks suspect. Bharat Nepali was suspected of masterminding the murder of Shahid Azmi, who was acting for one of three men accused of involvement in the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Azmi was shot dead in February last year by armed men who burst into his office in a Mumbai suburb. Police said at the time that the killing was not connected to the trial." DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright hold...

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Chandler Gang Shooting Leaves 18-Year-Old Alleged Gangster Wounded; Suspect on the Loose - Phoenix News - Valley Fever

Chandler Gang Shooting Leaves 18-Year-Old Alleged Gangster Wounded; Suspect on the Loose - Phoenix News - Valley Fever: "A couple of Chandler gangsters kept things extra gangsta this morning, when police say one thug shot another. Chandler Detective Frank Mendoza tells New Times that about 10:20 a.m. today, an 18-year-old male was shot at a home at 449 West Ray Road in Chandler. He took bullets to both his chest and abdomen, and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. It's still very early in the investigation, Mendoza says, and details are limited. He says it's unclear if the gangsters had been arguing prior to the shooting, or what could...

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Former UN gang leader Clay Roueche given 30 years - again

Gangster given 30 years - again: "Former UN gang leader Clay Roueche had a 30-year sentence for drug smuggling and money laundering reinstated in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Tuesday. Chief Judge Robert S. Lasnik said at Roueche's second sentencing hearing that the 35-year-old led a major criminal organization involved in drug trafficking and money laundering, which inevitably led to violence. 'The closer I look at the crimes, the more I am convinced that 30 years is the just and appropriate prison term,' said Lasnik. A court of appeal had ordered a second sentencing hearing so Lasnik could clarify the evidence he considered in reaching...

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Ex-LA gang boss convicted of 8 murders

Ex-LA gang boss convicted of 8 murders - San Jose Mercury News: "The former boss of a Los Angeles street gang has been convicted of eight murders and 10 attempted murders. The district attorney's office says 37-year-old Marvin Mercado was convicted Wednesday on all but two counts. He remains jailed without bail. Next week, jurors will begin deliberating whether to recommend life in prison or the death penalty. Prosecutors say Mercado, who led the Asian Boyz gang, was involved in 1995 and 1996 attacks in the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys. The victims included ambushed gang rivals, a man killed in a home-invasion robbery and three men who were mistaken for gang enemies. Seven people received life sentences for the crimes in 1999 but Mercado remained at large until 2007, when he was found...

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Gunmen kill 7 in central Mexico

Gunmen kill 7 in central Mexico - Fox News Latino: "Gunmen killed seven people over the weekend in Mexico state, which surrounds the Federal District and forms part of the Mexico City metropolitan area, in a drive-by shooting believed to have been a settling of scores by rival drug gangs, officials said. The killings occurred early Sunday, when the gunmen opened fire from an automobile on eight people standing in a street on the limits between the cities of Chimalhuacan and Nezahualcoyotl. A young man was the only survivor, officials said, adding that he was taken to a hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds. The nude body of a woman was found in a street near the scene of the attack." DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright...

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Judge withdraws from UN gang murder conspiracy trial

Judge withdraws from UN gang murder conspiracy trial: "In a surprise move, the trial judge hearing the UN gang murder conspiracy case announced on Monday morning that he was withdrawing from the file. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Arne Silverman made a brief appearance in a Vancouver courtroom and told the lawyers in the case that his decision is related to a document filed by the Crown last week following the laying of new charges. The judge said that something in the short document, which was sealed by the court, made a connection with something from his practice as a defence lawyer six years ago. “While I’m certain that that connection would not affect my ability to be impartial, if I am to continue as trial judge, I’m satisfied it might give the appearance of doing so,” said the judg...

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