WORCESTER -- After accepting guilty pleas from two reputed mobsters accused in an extortion case, a federal judge on Wednesday heard pretrial arguments from another defendant, Richard Valentini.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Convicted Springfield Mafia hitman Freddy Geas has been formally charged with killing notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger. The Department of Justice announced ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – An alleged Springfield mafia associate will stay in prison until his trial. A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Ralph Santaniello’s motion to be released. Santaniello was ...

SPRINGFIELD - Anthony Arillotta, convicted mob killer turned government informant, is shown here during a court proceeding in Hampden Superior Court in 2008. (The Republican file) SPRINGFIELD -- It is ...

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A low-level Mafia member admitted yesterday that he shot and killed Springfield’s regional mob boss in 2003 in exchange for $10,000 from rivals who wanted to usurp his power. Frankie Roche, 35, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) — Convicted Springfield Mafia hitman Freddy Geas has been formally charged with killing notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger. The Department of Justice announced ...