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September 2, 2010
Feared Russian Hitman Saved
By Genovese Guardian Angel

Monya ElsonWhen it comes to bullets and bombs, Monya Elson, one of the toughest, most feared Russian gangsters to ever make his mark on U.S. soil, has always seemed to live under a lucky star: From 1991 to 1993, as he practiced his chosen profession in both Brighton Beach and Los Angeles, he survived three shootings and even a bomb blast. Now new information has surfaced that Elson was even luckier than he knew. During that same period, Elson survived a well-planned mob rubout plot by a hit team whose members even executed a successful dry run. Elson was only spared when his guardian angel in the Genovese crime family nixed the plan at the last minute.

Loaded For Bear In Montreal

Antonio MucciMontreal police sparked international intrigue last week when they arrested and jailed a wiseguy with close ties to the leaders of the Bonanno family’s Canada-based crew who was loaded for bear while he was in a car. That is the literal, official charge: Possession of a “prohibited weapon designed to repel bears.” We kid you not.

 Acquitted FBI Informer: Keep
The Guns; Give Me The Cash

Joseph BaroneIt’s been more than a month since longtime FBI mob informer Joseph Barone, who spent 18 months behind bars awaiting trial, was acquitted of a bizarre murder for hire plot. Fair’s fair, figures Barone, and the former stool pigeon would now like the feds to return to him all the stuff they illegally seized from his home and have held all these months.

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