After a long break for the Thanksgiving holiday, jurors get back to work today in the murder and racketeering trial of John “Junior” Gotti.

Deliberations have reached the 11th day, the longest time for a jury in any of Gotti’s four trials.

The previous three trials all ended with hung juries.

The current jury said twice it was deadlocked, but each time the judge sent them back to work.

Prosecutors say Gotti ordered or participated in several violent attacks, including three murders.

Defense attorneys say Gotti quit the mob in 1999 and never took part in any murders.

Gotti faces life in prison if convicted.

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via: Highsnobette

I like the work they put in on this collection. It feels as if MTTM found themself. There are consistency through out all the collections now. Good work Leah.

I’ve always been told: “Write what you know.”  So, when a Staten Islander wrote and directed the movie, “Staten Island,” with a storyline of mobsters and corner delis, I knew this guy was told the same thing as I was in his creative lifetime.

Being a native Staten Islander, there are things that I “know.”  I know, “the saddest thing in life is wasted talent.”  I know when I’m out on a first date and the guy opens the door for me, I should reach over and unlock his door.  All my friends, who are native Staten Islanders, also “know things” too.  They know that our neighbor’s cousin – Frankie, owner of a waste management company, “sleeps with the fishes.”  My friends also know to “take the canolis.”

I work in a construction office.  Notice the word construction is not in quotations because, well, it’s actually a construction office.  These days, a lot of construction companies are no longer mafia fronts, and the old-school mob scene has died down tremendously.  But, some of the rudiments of this scene linger.

My boss walks into the office, flustered, one afternoon from a long day at the accountant’s office.  He is very particular, precise and honest about his finances because getting into any trouble with the IRS that would cost his self-grown business he has worked so hard for 15 years to build would devastate him.  He pays all his bills in full and on time. Let’s face it. He is the most straight-laced business owner a person could be.  Today, his accountant had screwed up his entire financial statement, and my boss was on his last nerve.

Boss: THAT’S IT!  I’ve had it with my accountant!

Uh oh.  A flustered boss means a flustered day.  He sits in the chair in our office, which faces another construction office – VALDUZZI CONSTRUCTION. I offer to get him a cup of coffee, but he declines. My boss flips through his financial statement with a look of frustration and desperation.

Boss: Cara, can you go across the street and ask Gino Valduzzi who his accountant is?  He probably has a good one who has worked with construction companies before. I’m going to head into my office and see if I can salvage this statement.

I’ve been in the VALDUZZI CONSTRUCTION office before, and the people who work there have always been extremely nice and warm to me. They’ve pointed me in the right direction   when I needed to find a notary public to notarize a document.  They’ve suggested a perfect holiday card company to use around the holidays when I was in desperate need to find one. They’ve got to know a good accountant, too.

I put on my jacket and start making my way across the street. As I approach the tinted store front windows and door, I start rehearsing the question in my head making sure that I don’t sound like a non-professional.  I ring the doorbell and get buzzed in.  As I enter, I am greeted by smiles and the usual Staten Island, “How are you?”  I smile back and say,

Cara: My boss wanted me to ask you about Mr. Valduzzi’s accountant.

The smiles disappear as if they’ve never known me at all.

Valduzzi Secretary: Ummmm… who’s asking?

Cara: My boss, ya know, from across the street? He asked me to ask your office if you had a recommendation because he’s very upset with his current accountant for doing a poor job with his financial statement.

Valduzzi Secretary: Well, let me talk to Mr. Valduzzi.  I’ll take a message.

Weird.  Usually they offer me a freshly baked cookie or some coffee.  Maybe they had just as bad of a day as my boss.  I didn’t really think too much about it. There are good days in the office, and there are bad days in the office.  It’s completely understandable.

I told my boss that Gino Valduzzi’s secretary took the message for her boss because he wasn’t around the office today.  It was time for me to go home.  I headed out the door, drove to my house, took in the mail, picked up the folded Staten Island Advance, and took a seat at my kitchen table.  I sorted the mail between junk and bills, and I unfolded the local newspaper.  The headline, written in big bold letters, reads: GINO VALDUZZI INDICTED FOR TAX EVASION.

….AWKWARD!

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 IT’S NO HOLIDAY: “Junior” Gotti trial Judge Kevin Castel OK’d, then abruptly canceled, a juror’s travel plans.

He has handed out candy and hurled thunderbolts from the bench, but the judge at John “Junior” Gotti’s trial got thrown for a loop last week by a juror’s Thanksgiving vacation plans

The Tel Aviv District Court on Monday sentenced underworld figures Rafi and Moshe Ohana to life in jail for their role in the murder of an alleged rival in Hod Hasharon in 2003.

The heads of the Kfar Saba-based crime family were convicted in early November of hiring contract killer Yaron Sanker to murder Haim Shabi, who was shot dead in a Hod Hasharon hair salon in 2003.      

ROME  Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi on Sunday defended his record in fighting the Mafia and vowed to hit back at the opposition press that reported he was being investigated in connection with a 1993 Mafia bombing campaign.

If there’s a person who by nature, sensitivity, mentality, background, culture and political effort is very far from the Mafia,

Sorry about the language, this is not my video, just ignore it.

Tuesday, November 24th

jacket – Rotten To The Core (DABS)

sweater – H2O

t-shirt – MOB (DILLIGAF? – Do I look like I give a fuck?)

shorts – Weekend Market, Bangkok

tights – gift from Lesley

wedges – BCBG

So this place is close to my house, Moshi Moshi. Some little Taiwanese bar with more expensive than expected cocktails. Do not order the Bloody Mary, whatever you do!

Got this jacket from Andy a while ago, Jo was selling it at her shop, Pet Shops Girl. Which, if you haven’t seen yet, you must. Go to her blog, or visit her store if you’re in Taipei. (Down the same lane as the Chaos Punk bar, behing Luxy.) She has the craziest shit!

Andy hand-painted the jacket with paint pens. One sleeve says Lover, the other, Fighter. I dig it. Check out his amazing graf steez here.

I like to think of him as the Talieb Kweli of graffiti. Underground, commercial. Street style, canvas. Slaughtering the best of both worlds.

More on accessories. Necklace Rice Society, earrings made by Lottie.

Oleh : Mob Rame Rame

Ada pace satu de pu nama Rakus Kuskus, de pu jadwal memancing itu tiap hari minggu. Jadi pas hari minggu dan pagi-pagi pace Rakus Kuskus ini de ambil pancingnya dan kabur ke sungai Digoel, de sampe di sungai de molai buang pancing dan de tunggu-tunggu trada ikan yang makan de pu umpan di kail itu, pace de tarik pancing lihat umpan dikail tidak ada perubahan dan de bilang ado… sebenarnya siapa yang “usir-usir ikan-ikan ini kah…?”.

Pace Rakus Kuskus ini de tahan emosi tapi de tabah dan buang pancing itu lagi. Begitu terus sampe sore dan sudah mo malam jadi pace de su marah dan de dorong perahu ke tengah kali lalu de hanyut turun menuju pulang, karna de sudah jengkel pace de ambil panah busur lalu pilih anak panah yang de pu mata sanggi yang bolak balik itu dan de tarik panah arahkan ke “langit” dan de lepas keatas dan de bilang “sudah moke kena di mata ka, hidung ka, telinga ka, perut ka, supaya ko tobat situ sudah”.

Lalu pace de hanyut turun saja dengan perahu, karena panah yang pace de lempar keatas itu ke bagian depan arah de hanyut turun itu, tra lama anak panah yang tadi pace de lempar itu balik turun dan tancap di pace de pu bahu dan pace de berteriak besar lalu de bilang: “ Ado” Mok, Tuhan aaahhh… tadi itu saya Cuma tes saja baru kenapa ko bikin benar kaaa……” ” ”.

Jailed drug boss Mityo Ochite (middle) is facing new charges over a fight in prison. Photo by BGNES

Michael Imperioli

Michael Imperioli is keen for hit US drama The Sopranos to make its way onto the big screen.

The actor, who played Christopher Moltisanti in the hugely successful Mafia TV series, hopes creator David Chase will give the green light for the movie.

He said: “Everyone wants a Sopranos film to happen but it hasn’t officially come from David, and until it does…”

The 43-year-old’s character was killed by mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), but he would still be keen to appear in a movie version of the show.

Asked if he’d like a role, he said: “My character’s dead so I don’t know if I would be, but if there is [a movie], sure!”

Michael will soon be seen in The Lovely Bones, Peter Jackson’s movie adaptation of Alice Sebold’s hit novel.

Salvatore Riina

Once a stable, this building in Corleone sits on land seized from Cosa Nostra’s “boss of bosses”, Salvatore Riina

Happy Black Friday!!!!! If you are not from the U.S., it is just like Boxing Day in Canada.

For the Maze, I can’t really explain it so here’s the map.

Step 1: Go to the Ski Village

Step 2: Click the Red Button

Step3: Click the Red Button to show the Map.

The Map will look like this:

How to get the Yeti Costume:

Step1: You will need to find the end of the maze

Step 2: Go inside and it will look like this

Step 3: Walk over to the Big Bin That Says Prize

How to Get the Blue Pom Pom Toque:

Go to the Ski Hill

Click on the Big Bin That Says Free

This should come up, Click “Yes” and you now have this item.

New Sleds

Snow And Sports Catalog Cheats:

Click the Green Penguin’s Face for the Green Hockey Jersey

Click The Lime Green Penguin’s Face for the Green Goalie Gear

Click the word Ice in Ice Skating for the White Pom Poms

John A. (Junior) Gotti with his mother, Victoria, in 2007 during his last Thanksgiving at home. He spent last Thanksgiving behind bars, and will do the same today.

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Bem, seguindo essa onda de flash mob’s que andam sendo realizados pela cidade(zombie walk, pillow fight, subway party) venho aqui para divulgar o próximo evento, que provavelmente agrade aos mais agressivos mas não tem o intuito de machucar ninguém, apenas se divertir.

Bem o próximo Mob que está sendo organizado é o War Tube.Como o nome diz, é uma guerra de tubos de papelão(na verdade ela se estende ao uso diverso do material papelão). Mas a “guerra” está muito bem organizada e conta com times, manuais, regras e outros, como é de praxe da organização brasileira. Tem até um vídeo para que se tenha uma idéia deste tipo de guerra.

Bem, vou explicar um pouco deste Mob: vai ser uma guerra, com duas equipes, Filhos de Musashi e Armada Arturiana, com sua cores, vermelho e azul respectivamente, cada exército se encontrara em um ponto e caminharam em direção ao “minhocão”. Você deve fazer sua armadura de papelão, armas, sem nenhum peso extra e ir para a batalha com seu espírito esportivo e bom humor!

Segue um vídeo:

Aqui vai o site do evento: War Tube site

Site do MoBrasilNews (notícias sobre flash mob’s no país)

Fui!!