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Witness to the Mob is a made-for-TV film which premiered on Sunday, May 10 (1998), and concluded on Monday, May 11. Based on a true story, the film follows the rise of Sammy Gravano in ranks in the Gambino crime family, one of the “Five Families” of the New York Cosa Nostra that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, his turning to government witness in the legal trials of John Gotti and his life in federal Witness Protection Program.The film is based on the book about Gravano, titled Underboss, written by Peter Maas.CastNicholas Turturro – Sammy Gravano Tom...

A Boca Raton woman who claims she’s the real-life “Carmela Soprano” from the hit HBO crime drama, is planning to sue the network. Mafia wife turned author, Lynda Milito was married to Louis Milito, an alleged Gambino family capo who disappeared in 1988. Milito is holding a news conference today at 1pm at The Westin Ft. Lauderdale Hotel, 400 Corporate Drive, to announce the lawsuit which claims “The Sopranos” is using the stories of her and her late husband, without her permission. Lynda Milito claims that she is the real-life Carmela Soprano and her late husband, Louie, is the real-life...

Cheerleaders for TerrorismBy Erick StakelbeckFrontPageMagazine.com | June 17, 2003 Two groups whom Islamic terrorists can count on for sympathy and support are radical lawyers and their counterparts in American law schools. Lynne Stewart is a hero of the National Lawyers Guild and a sought-after campus lecturer. While out on bail under indictment for colluding with a terrorist leader, she has been a sought-after speaker for law school audiences who relish her attacks on Attorney General John Ashcroft as a modern-day fascist and on her country for its imperialist and racist policies. Stewart made national headlines in April 2002 when she...