Turf Wars and Triads Lead to Power Vacuum at the Top
By Walt Jefferson, Liberty Tree News Bureau
July 1st 2001 7:30pm EST

Police and organized crime experts are concerned that the Mafia may be losing their grip in Liberty City! Strange as it may sound, the police believe that the apparent problems within the major crime families in Liberty City may make the city less safe for law-abiding citizens. MORE

Leone: Like Father, Like Son?
Liberty Tree News Bureau
July 1st 2001 6:14pm EST
LIBERTY CITY (RS) - Johnnie Blain

That chip off the old block returns home.

Joey Leone presents a humble exterior to the world. "I'm just a car guy!" He says, before launching into a string of expletives and throwing our reporter off his property. Joey Leone is a car guy. But he is also a mob guy and chief-in-waiting to the Leone crime family. Joey Leone's father, Salvatore Leone has long been suspected as a lynch pin in the city's organized crime scene. Now his son is coming under increased scrutiny. MORE

Toni Cipriani: Loves His Momma's Sauce
Liberty Tree News Bureau
July 1st 2001 5:47pm EST
LIBERTY CITY (RS) - Nicholas Morris

Toni shows that Momma's really is the ideal place for some quiet conversation.

Toni Cipriani, heir to Liberty City's best-known Italian empire, Momma's Restaurant, the famed St. Mark's eatery where the great and the not-so-great get their meatballs, has long been known as a man with a temper. Years ago, he broke a diner's arm for suggesting the ziti was over-baked and he's been known to tenderize the face of customers who say his veal is too tough. This was all seen as part of the charm. MORE

Luigi Goterelli:
"I'm a Night Club Owner, Not a Pimp!"
Liberty Tree News Bureau
July 1st 2001 3:02pm EST
LIBERTY CITY (RS) - Paul Mill

Luigi Goterelli seen with the luxury smut affords him.

Luigi Goterelli, owner of the notorious Sex Club Seven, has pleaded "not guilty" in his trial for running premises for immoral purposes and for pandering women for profit. MORE

Killer Bees:
Not a Threat In Liberty City!
Liberty Tree News Bureau
July 1st 2001 2:53pm EST
LIBERTY CITY (RS) - Frederic Pierce

Radio shows have been inundated with calls asking about the presence of killer bees in Liberty City. There is absolutely no basis of truth for this rumor and experts are puzzled as to why or how this rumor has started. MORE

Opera with Morgan Merryweather

Summer is well and truly upon us, my darlings, and in summer, a young man's thoughts turn to Bangkok, and the delights of the Pat Pong district. If, however, you are stuck in this un-sophisticated backwater, then it must turn to opera. MORE