Bent Finger Lou: Wannabe Wiseguy Likely To Be Key Witness In Philly Mob Trial

 

Geroge Anastasia, the Philadelphia Inquirer's veteran organized crime reporter, offers a piece on a cooperating witness in the upcoming trial of the Philadelphia-South Jersery Cosa Nostra crime family.

He's filed for bankruptcy.

He's pleaded guilty to racketeering.

He's scheduled to be a key witness against reputed mob boss Joseph Ligambi and George Borgesi, Ligambi's volatile nephew and fellow mobster.

Yet he continues to live in a house in Ventnor, frequents local restaurants, and is spotted in Atlantic City casinos.

Since his release on bail in June, that's been the life of Louis "Bent Finger Lou" Monacello, a wannabe wiseguy who loved playing the game but is trying not to pay the price.

You can read the rest of the story and view a Mob Scene video via he below link:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20120321_Wannabe_wiseguy_likely_to_be_a_key_witness_in_Mob_trial.html?viewAll=y

Scarfo Role Seen In Texas Fraud Case

George Anastasia, the Philadelphia Inquirer's veteran organized crime reporter, wrote an interesting piece about Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo, the former Cosa Nostra boss of the Philadelphia-South Jersey crime family.

Jailed mob boss Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo played an active role in setting up a scheme to defraud a Texas financial firm of millions of dollars while sitting in a federal penitentiary in Atlanta, new documents in a Dallas bankruptcy case contend.

 But whether the 82-year-old mob boss will be indicted is one of several issues that prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Camden are wrestling with as the FirstPlus Financial Group investigation draws to a close.

You can read the rest of the newspaper story via the below link:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20110718_Documents__Scarfo_played_role_in_Texas_fraud_case.html

You can also watch a video of George Anastasia on Scarfo via the below link:

http://www.philly.com/philly/video/43889247.html