Danny Greene - The Irishman - update

Hartmut 'Hans' Graewe was known as 'the Surgeon' for his propensity to dismember his murder victims. He died in a federal prison in Texas at the age of 78. The cold blooded killer murdered at least 8. In April 1983 mob enforcers Kevin McTaggart and Hartmut Graewe along with boss Angelo "Big Ange" Lonardo and Joseph Gallo were handed life in prison without parole, plus more than 100 years. Lonardo turned rat and died in 2006. Joseph Gallo died in jail in 2013.

Daniel John Patrick "Danny" Greene was an Irish American mobster and associate of Cleveland mobster John Nardi during a gang war during the 1970s. Competing gangsters set off dozens of bombs, many successful. Greene gained power first in a local chapter of the Longshoremen's Association, where he was elected president in the early 1960s. Greene pushed into Cleveland rackets and began competing with the Mafia for control of the city. He set up his own outfit called the Celtic Club. After being forced from the teamsters he began acting as an enforcer for Alex "Shondor" Birns, a Jewish mobster.

John Nardi

He became viewed as a threat by other crime figures, including Birns. The relationship between Greene and Birns began to sour. Birns put out a contract on Greene, but despite many attempts could not kill him. Greene retaliated. On March 29, 1975, Birns was blown up by a car bomb. On May 12, an explosion destroyed Greene's building, but he was unhurt. A second, more powerful, bomb failed to explode. So began the war between Licavoli crime family and Greene's Celtic Club.

Alex "Shondor" Birns death car

In 1976, 36 bombs exploded around the Cleveland area. It is said Greene killed at least eight of the Mafia hit men sent to assassinate him. Greene played up the stories of the Mafia's failed assassination attempts. His bravado and flamboyant behavior added to his aura of invincibility. On May 17, 1977, Greene's longtime ally John Nardi was killed by a bomb. On October 6, 1977, Greene left an office building and approached his car. The automobile parked next to his exploded, killing Greene instantly.

Hitman Ray Ferritto flipped and 22 convictions were made in relation to his death. It decimated the mob in Cleveland. 'Kill the Irishman' is a 2011 film starring Ray Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Christopher Walken, and Val Kilmer.

Danny Greene's murder started a crime crackdown.

Mephedrone - meow meow

Mephedrone, 4-methyl methcathinone or 4-methyl ephedrone, is a synthetic stimulant drug of the amphetamine and cathinone classes. Slang names include drone, M-CAT, White Magic, and meow meow. The drug is a designer amphetamine that produces effects similar to MDMA and cocaine. Like other designer drugs it was created to avoid pre-existing bans on Schedule 1 drugs.

Effects include poor concentration, teeth grinding, problems focusing visually, poor short-term memory, hallucinations, delusions, and erratic behaviour. Most prevailent in the UK, the US classified mephedrone as a Schedule I drug in July 2012.

HAMC and RICO

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) was signed into law by President Richard Nixon in 1970. Before RICO a person could be absolved from prosecution if they did not personally commit the crime. After RICO, bosses could be tried for crimes that they ordered or assisted in.

In 1979 prosecutors tried to slap Sonny Barger with RICO charges by attempting to prove a pattern of racketeering involving guns and drugs. Barger was acquitted on the RICO charges due to a hung jury.

Sonoma HA boss Johnathon 'Jon Jon' Nelson and 10 others were indicted in 2017 as part of a large RICO investigation. They were charged with racketeering and violent crimes, including murder. Nelson is accused of luring former sergeant-at-arms Joel Silva to his execution. Silva was at the Fresno clubhouse when he was shot in the head.

State seeks cash of dead Red Scorpion gangster Tanasescu

Tanasescu had an extreme criminal history.

The province is seeking to seize $20k in cash and cheques from the possessions of Alexander Dinu Tanasescu, who OD'd while waiting trial on charges from a standoff with RCMP. He expired July 23, 2020. Tanasescu's record included manslaughter in the death of Blair Thomas Cody, 36, in 2010 at Fraser Regional Correctional Centre. That murder was caught on surveillance video.

Daniel Dubajic sets record for bust by TO cops - Update

Daniel Dubajic reveals through Facebook he is an anti-semite and white supremacist. “They (Jews) think they are the chosen ones. They believe they are entitled to rule the world. That’s no conspiracy. That’s common sense.” In another comment he stated, “Hitler was also voted man of the year for the world. Look it up. Maybe even twice.” Dubajic last appeared January.

Daniel Dubajic, 45, is facing 78 charges after police recovered more than $18m in drugs and 65 firearms at his apartment last month - the biggest single-day seizure in Toronto cop history. Cops seized 106kg of cocaine, 61kg of meth, 5kg of fentanyl, 9kg of MDMA, 65 firearms, including 57 handguns and eight long-barreled and semi-automatic guns, more than 15,000 rounds of ammunition, and several high-capacity and extended ammunition magazines.

Cops were tipped off to drug trafficking. They had no clue they were dealing with weapons trafficking as well in the historic bust.

The huge operation was based in a residential neighbourhood near Parklawn and Berry roads in Etobicoke.

Victor Rivera - Nobody Tells Daddy No - update II

Victor Rivera was arrested on federal charges that he pocketed hundreds of thousands in kickbacks from contractors of his organization.

Victor Rivera is head of one of the largest homeless shelter operators in New York. He has been accused of sexual assault or sexual harassment by at least 10 women. Five were targeted in his shelters and two were given payments exceeding $175k to ensure their silence. Victor Rivera was fired. New York has launched a probe and the district attorney is said to be investigating criminal charges.

More than 80,000 people in New York City are homeless.

Rivera's organization, the Bronx Parent Housing Network, has received more than $274m from the city to run homeless shelters and provide services since 2017. “I know what it is to be hungry. I know what it is to be homeless and I know what it is to be judged in the greatest city in the world,” Victor Rivera once spewed.

Victor Rivera owns two homes, including a $780k house in Stony Point, N.Y. with a heated swimming pool. He drives a new BMW, provided to him by his 'non-profit' organization. “I have never wanted anything more than to give back to this city and help the many people who need it,” Rivera said, “because I was once one of those people.”

Spanish cops nail Madrid drug ring

The drug gang based its operations out of Madrid and the Málaga resort town of Marbella. It was led by Moroccan Said Al Moui and his two brothers, Mohamed Al Moui and Moustafa Al Moui. Police seized 600 kg of cocaine and arrested 12. Cops also seized 20 vehicles, including a Ferrari worth $298,000 and a Mercedes GL V8 valued at $188,000.

Over $1m in cash was seized.

Massive weapons bust

Cops from the OPP, RCMP and several municipal forces searched 11 properties as part of Project Weaver, an investigation into firearms and drug trafficking. Among the seized items were 31 firearms, 81 grenades, 2 grenade launchers, 10 kg of cocaine, an Outlaws MC cut, eight vehicles and $130k in cash.

Two Outlaws MC members are among the 10 people charged. Ryan 'Big Red' Daigneault faces a dozen drug and weapons charges.

ex-RCMP Brian Burkett some piece of work

Ex-RCMP Brian Burkett is facing allegations of breach of trust and sexual harassment from multiple women. He has worked at six detachments across B.C. between 2007 and 2017. There are four civil lawsuits against the former pig and seven criminal counts of breach of trust for pursuing sexual relationships with women in connection with his duties as a cop. “The system is not set up to protect us; in fact, the system is set up to protect RCMP officers,” says a woman.

“The system is designed to exhaust us and really to encourage us to not speak up. It is a silencing system.”

None of the many allegations have been proven. Burkett has not filed responses to the civil claims. BC Prosecution Service confirms Burkett intends to enter a plea on June 2.

3 cops sentenced in FBI cartel sting

Three more ex-South Carolina cops have been sentenced to federal prison following an FBI operation in which agents posed as Mexican drug cartel members. Carolyn Colter Franklin, 64, Allan Hunter, 52, and Nathaniel Miller Shazier III, 29, were nailed on charges of conspiracy.

The City of Orangeburg agreed to pay $750k in 2020 to a man who sued over being jailed for more than four months on charges that he hit a cop, even though a police supervisor said it wasn't true.

The dirty cops thought they were protecting drug dealers. FBI wiretaps and videos showed the cops agreeing to use patrol cars in uniform and accept payment to "guard" fake drug shipments. Franklin pulled 61 months in federal prison, Hunter 63 months, and Shazier 46 months.