Tag: MAFIA

According to The Telegraph, the Italian mafia has been using a soccer TV show's interactive text messaging feature to communicate messages to imprisoned bosses. As part of the show 'Quelli che il Calcio,' fans send in text messages which are displayed on a ticker, while host Simona Ventura chats onscreen about soccer. Apparently, mafia goons would send seemingly mundane phrases, like "All is ...

Here at Switched, we try our best to refrain from taking pleasure in the misfortune of others. But, when said misfortune involves a game as odious as 'Mafia Wars,' we really can't help ourselves. This is Zynga, after all, the same game producer that unleashed the pestilence of 'FarmVille' upon the world -- and made untold millions in the process. Forgive us, then, if we couldn't hold back a smile ...

Share What happens when a centuries-old crime network meets a transparent 21st-century social network? Bosses get nabbed, and 'Mafia Wars' gets real. Pasquale Manfredi, one of Italy's most wanted fugitives at 33-years old, was arrested this week after police used his network of Facebook contacts to track him down. Manfredi, who, according to the BBC, also goes by the nickname 'Scarface,' is ...

Wind farms have become big business on the island of Sicily, and, according to FOX News, mafia goodfellas have begun tapping into the earth's resources for monetary gain. Both the Italian government and the European Union subsidize the farms and offer health benefits to mill farm operators, unintentionally providing mafiosi with incentive to get in on the Wind Boom. After discovering that ...

Do you have friends on Facebook? Sure, we all do. How about fans, though? If you're a person of some notoriety, you can create what's called a "Page" on the site dedicated to yourself, and other Facebook users can sign up to show their adoration for all things you. All sorts of people have created pages for themselves and for others -- including some shady characters, like mafiosos who have ...

If you think the mafia has just been sitting around slowly watching itself sink into irrelevance and letting the world pass it by you'd be sadly mistaken. Need proof? Just check out the Bond-esque weapon found during a Mob related raid in Naples. A four round .22 caliber pistol was concealed within a somewhat dated looking cell phone, complete with dummy LCD screen. The keypad on the ...