Acting Bonanno mob boss Michael Mancuso is headed back to the slammer for 11 months — thanks partly to a chat with a wiseguy about making pasta gravy. Mancuso, 68, was released in 2019 after serving a decade in prison for a murder plot. He had been using his girlfriend’s Long Island eyeglass shop as a meet-up spot to gossip with mobsters, prosecutors said. That was verbotten. “Are you gonna do the gravy today or make the sauce?” Mancuso asked Colombo soldier Michael Urvino on an Oct. 24, 2020, wiretapped call. Urvino responded, “No, I’m making it in the morning … cause we’re not gonna eat early. What time you want to eat tomorrow?” | Michael Urvino |
Sunday, July 30, 2023
Michael 'The Nose' Mancuso headed back to slammer - sunk by gravy
Michael 'The Nose' Mancuso headed back to slammer - sunk by gravy
Acting Bonanno mob boss Michael Mancuso is headed back to the slammer for 11 months — thanks partly to a chat with a wiseguy about making pasta gravy. Mancuso, 68, was released in 2019 after serving a decade in prison for a murder plot. He had been using his girlfriend’s Long Island eyeglass shop as a meet-up spot to gossip with mobsters, prosecutors said. That was verbotten. “Are you gonna do the gravy today or make the sauce?” Mancuso asked Colombo soldier Michael Urvino on an Oct. 24, 2020, wiretapped call. Urvino responded, “No, I’m making it in the morning … cause we’re not gonna eat early. What time you want to eat tomorrow?” | Michael Urvino |
Michael 'The Nose' Mancuso headed back to slammer - sunk by gravy
Acting Bonanno mob boss Michael Mancuso is headed back to the slammer for 11 months — thanks partly to a chat with a wiseguy about making pasta gravy. Mancuso, 68, was released in 2019 after serving a decade in prison for a murder plot. He had been using his girlfriend’s Long Island eyeglass shop as a meet-up spot to gossip with mobsters, prosecutors said. That was verbotten. “Are you gonna do the gravy today or make the sauce?” Mancuso asked Colombo soldier Michael Urvino on an Oct. 24, 2020, wiretapped call. Urvino responded, “No, I’m making it in the morning … cause we’re not gonna eat early. What time you want to eat tomorrow?” | Michael Urvino |
Michael 'The Nose' Mancuso headed back to slammer - sunk by gravy
Acting Bonanno mob boss Michael Mancuso is headed back to the slammer for 11 months — thanks partly to a chat with a wiseguy about making pasta gravy. Mancuso, 68, was released in 2019 after serving a decade in prison for a murder plot. He had been using his girlfriend’s Long Island eyeglass shop as a meet-up spot to gossip with mobsters, prosecutors said. That was verbotten. “Are you gonna do the gravy today or make the sauce?” Mancuso asked Colombo soldier Michael Urvino on an Oct. 24, 2020, wiretapped call. Urvino responded, “No, I’m making it in the morning … cause we’re not gonna eat early. What time you want to eat tomorrow?” | Michael Urvino |
Verdict in the Marengo trial of Ridouan Taghi postponed
Saïd Razzouki, Ridouan Taghi. | A court in Amsterdam said weeks ago that the cases against main suspect Ridouan Taghi and 16 co-defendants are so complex that a new date will have to be established for a verdict. The original judgment date of October 20, 2023 is unfeasible, the court declared. Prosecutors are seeking life for Taghi and his right hand man Saïd Razzouki. The Marengo trial is one of the biggest murder trials in the history of the Netherlands and started over two years ago. The defendants are accused of planning 13 gangland murders, of which six were carried out between 2015 and 2017 in the ‘Mocro mafia’ drugs war. Investigative journalist Peter R. de Vries was murdered in 2021 because of his involvement in a gangland murder trial. Taghi and Razzouki are the leaders of the gang who set out to ruthlessly dominate the Dutch underworld. |
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Verdict in the Marengo trial of Ridouan Taghi postponed
Saïd Razzouki, Ridouan Taghi. | A court in Amsterdam said weeks ago that the cases against main suspect Ridouan Taghi and 16 co-defendants are so complex that a new date will have to be established for a verdict. The original judgment date of October 20, 2023 is unfeasible, the court declared. Prosecutors are seeking life for Taghi and his right hand man Saïd Razzouki. The Marengo trial is one of the biggest murder trials in the history of the Netherlands and started over two years ago. The defendants are accused of planning 13 gangland murders, of which six were carried out between 2015 and 2017 in the ‘Mocro mafia’ drugs war. Investigative journalist Peter R. de Vries was murdered in 2021 because of his involvement in a gangland murder trial. Taghi and Razzouki are the leaders of the gang who set out to ruthlessly dominate the Dutch underworld. |
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Verdict in the Marengo trial of Ridouan Taghi postponed
Saïd Razzouki, Ridouan Taghi. | A court in Amsterdam said weeks ago that the cases against main suspect Ridouan Taghi and 16 co-defendants are so complex that a new date will have to be established for a verdict. The original judgment date of October 20, 2023 is unfeasible, the court declared. Prosecutors are seeking life for Taghi and his right hand man Saïd Razzouki. The Marengo trial is one of the biggest murder trials in the history of the Netherlands and started over two years ago. The defendants are accused of planning 13 gangland murders, of which six were carried out between 2015 and 2017 in the ‘Mocro mafia’ drugs war. Investigative journalist Peter R. de Vries was murdered in 2021 because of his involvement in a gangland murder trial. Taghi and Razzouki are the leaders of the gang who set out to ruthlessly dominate the Dutch underworld. |
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Verdict in the Marengo trial of Ridouan Taghi postponed
Saïd Razzouki, Ridouan Taghi. | A court in Amsterdam said weeks ago that the cases against main suspect Ridouan Taghi and 16 co-defendants are so complex that a new date will have to be established for a verdict. The original judgment date of October 20, 2023 is unfeasible, the court declared. Prosecutors are seeking life for Taghi and his right hand man Saïd Razzouki. The Marengo trial is one of the biggest murder trials in the history of the Netherlands and started over two years ago. The defendants are accused of planning 13 gangland murders, of which six were carried out between 2015 and 2017 in the ‘Mocro mafia’ drugs war. Investigative journalist Peter R. de Vries was murdered in 2021 because of his involvement in a gangland murder trial. Taghi and Razzouki are the leaders of the gang who set out to ruthlessly dominate the Dutch underworld. |
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Trevor Parkstrom - 'no regard for law and order'
One man crime wave Trevor Parkstrom, 48, has pleaded guilty to another half dozen charges throughout the Okanagan. Parkstrom puts the 'P' into prolific. When cops arrested Parkstrom in a stolen truck they linked him to 12 files since December 2022 and 22 files in the past 90 days. RCMP said that Parkstrom is named to 150 calls for service since 2013. Lawyers return on Oct. 5 to set a date for Parkstrom’s sentencing, which will take place in First Nations court in Kamloops. Parkstrom is free on bail at a Kamloops recovery facility. He likely won't stay caged for long if he does get time. In 2022, Kelowna had the highest reported crime rate of 10,532 per 100,000 residents. Lethbridge came in second at 9,358 and Winnipeg in third at 8,757. Citizens may look to Trevor Parkstrom as to why. | ![]() |
Trevor Parkstrom - 'no regard for law and order'
One man crime wave Trevor Parkstrom, 48, has pleaded guilty to another half dozen charges throughout the Okanagan. Parkstrom puts the 'P' into prolific. When cops arrested Parkstrom in a stolen truck they linked him to 12 files since December 2022 and 22 files in the past 90 days. RCMP said that Parkstrom is named to 150 calls for service since 2013. Lawyers return on Oct. 5 to set a date for Parkstrom’s sentencing, which will take place in First Nations court in Kamloops. Parkstrom is free on bail at a Kamloops recovery facility. He likely won't stay caged for long if he does get time. In 2022, Kelowna had the highest reported crime rate of 10,532 per 100,000 residents. Lethbridge came in second at 9,358 and Winnipeg in third at 8,757. Citizens may look to Trevor Parkstrom as to why. | ![]() |
Trevor Parkstrom - 'no regard for law and order'
One man crime wave Trevor Parkstrom, 48, has pleaded guilty to another half dozen charges throughout the Okanagan. Parkstrom puts the 'P' into prolific. When cops arrested Parkstrom in a stolen truck they linked him to 12 files since December 2022 and 22 files in the past 90 days. RCMP said that Parkstrom is named to 150 calls for service since 2013. Lawyers return on Oct. 5 to set a date for Parkstrom’s sentencing, which will take place in First Nations court in Kamloops. Parkstrom is free on bail at a Kamloops recovery facility. He likely won't stay caged for long if he does get time. In 2022, Kelowna had the highest reported crime rate of 10,532 per 100,000 residents. Lethbridge came in second at 9,358 and Winnipeg in third at 8,757. Citizens may look to Trevor Parkstrom as to why. | ![]() |
Trevor Parkstrom - 'no regard for law and order'
One man crime wave Trevor Parkstrom, 48, has pleaded guilty to another half dozen charges throughout the Okanagan. Parkstrom puts the 'P' into prolific. When cops arrested Parkstrom in a stolen truck they linked him to 12 files since December 2022 and 22 files in the past 90 days. RCMP said that Parkstrom is named to 150 calls for service since 2013. Lawyers return on Oct. 5 to set a date for Parkstrom’s sentencing, which will take place in First Nations court in Kamloops. Parkstrom is free on bail at a Kamloops recovery facility. He likely won't stay caged for long if he does get time. In 2022, Kelowna had the highest reported crime rate of 10,532 per 100,000 residents. Lethbridge came in second at 9,358 and Winnipeg in third at 8,757. Citizens may look to Trevor Parkstrom as to why. | ![]() |
Friday, July 28, 2023
Amarpreet 'Chucky' Samra shot dead - update
![]() | Properties in Maple Ridge and Langley used in the dial-a-dope drug operation of brothers Ravinder and Amarpreet Samra stand to be seized. They join a $1.6m home in Richmond. A 2019 Dodge Ram 1500, a 2018 Mazda CX-9, a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and a 2014 BMW X5 are also sought, along with $90k in jewelry. Gangster Amarpreet 'Chucky' Samra, 28, was gunned down at a wedding reception in May. The UN gangster's time ran out with many saying the killers are from the Brothers Keepers. A burning vehicle was found later. Both Samra and his older brother, Ravinder Samra, were guests at the wedding. |
The brothers are aligned with the UN gang, which has been in violent conflict with the Brothers Keepers gang for years. Both Samra brothers were on a poster issued by cops that warned the public to stay away from them. In 2015 Ravinder Samra was shot twice in a hit attempt at the Cactus Club in Langley. |
Amarpreet 'Chucky' Samra shot dead - update
![]() | Properties in Maple Ridge and Langley used in the dial-a-dope drug operation of brothers Ravinder and Amarpreet Samra stand to be seized. They join a $1.6m home in Richmond. A 2019 Dodge Ram 1500, a 2018 Mazda CX-9, a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and a 2014 BMW X5 are also sought, along with $90k in jewelry. Gangster Amarpreet 'Chucky' Samra, 28, was gunned down at a wedding reception in May. The UN gangster's time ran out with many saying the killers are from the Brothers Keepers. A burning vehicle was found later. Both Samra and his older brother, Ravinder Samra, were guests at the wedding. |
The brothers are aligned with the UN gang, which has been in violent conflict with the Brothers Keepers gang for years. Both Samra brothers were on a poster issued by cops that warned the public to stay away from them. In 2015 Ravinder Samra was shot twice in a hit attempt at the Cactus Club in Langley. |
Amarpreet 'Chucky' Samra shot dead - update
![]() | Properties in Maple Ridge and Langley used in the dial-a-dope drug operation of brothers Ravinder and Amarpreet Samra stand to be seized. They join a $1.6m home in Richmond. A 2019 Dodge Ram 1500, a 2018 Mazda CX-9, a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and a 2014 BMW X5 are also sought, along with $90k in jewelry. Gangster Amarpreet 'Chucky' Samra, 28, was gunned down at a wedding reception in May. The UN gangster's time ran out with many saying the killers are from the Brothers Keepers. A burning vehicle was found later. Both Samra and his older brother, Ravinder Samra, were guests at the wedding. |
The brothers are aligned with the UN gang, which has been in violent conflict with the Brothers Keepers gang for years. Both Samra brothers were on a poster issued by cops that warned the public to stay away from them. In 2015 Ravinder Samra was shot twice in a hit attempt at the Cactus Club in Langley. |
Amarpreet 'Chucky' Samra shot dead - update
![]() | Properties in Maple Ridge and Langley used in the dial-a-dope drug operation of brothers Ravinder and Amarpreet Samra stand to be seized. They join a $1.6m home in Richmond. A 2019 Dodge Ram 1500, a 2018 Mazda CX-9, a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and a 2014 BMW X5 are also sought, along with $90k in jewelry. Gangster Amarpreet 'Chucky' Samra, 28, was gunned down at a wedding reception in May. The UN gangster's time ran out with many saying the killers are from the Brothers Keepers. A burning vehicle was found later. Both Samra and his older brother, Ravinder Samra, were guests at the wedding. |
The brothers are aligned with the UN gang, which has been in violent conflict with the Brothers Keepers gang for years. Both Samra brothers were on a poster issued by cops that warned the public to stay away from them. In 2015 Ravinder Samra was shot twice in a hit attempt at the Cactus Club in Langley. |
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Career gangster Jason Himpfen in forfeiture crosshairs
The Province wants to keep the $80k it landed after busting wicked career terdbag Jason Himpfen. Himpfen, 48, is before the courts again on a series of drug and firearm charges. He was named in a public warning in 2021. Himpfen has an encylopedic criminal record, including convictions for trafficking, weapons, resisting or obstructing a cop, carrying a concealed weapon, and theft. |
![]() | In 2016, Himpfen was charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Mandy Johnson, 22, in Abbotsford. Johnson was sitting in the passenger seat of a car driven by her boyfriend, Gater Browne. He was the intended target and was not scratched. Co-accused was the late Brothers’ Keepers founder Gavin Grewal. In November 2018 Himpfen was acquited though “Himpfen is probably or likely guilty” |
Career gangster Jason Himpfen in forfeiture crosshairs
The Province wants to keep the $80k it landed after busting wicked career terdbag Jason Himpfen. Himpfen, 48, is before the courts again on a series of drug and firearm charges. He was named in a public warning in 2021. Himpfen has an encylopedic criminal record, including convictions for trafficking, weapons, resisting or obstructing a cop, carrying a concealed weapon, and theft. |
![]() | In 2016, Himpfen was charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Mandy Johnson, 22, in Abbotsford. Johnson was sitting in the passenger seat of a car driven by her boyfriend, Gater Browne. He was the intended target and was not scratched. Co-accused was the late Brothers’ Keepers founder Gavin Grewal. In November 2018 Himpfen was acquited though “Himpfen is probably or likely guilty” |
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