Mob Candy Magazine, Maxim meets the mob

Subscribing to 'the life' magazine

BY ROBERT DOMINGUEZ
DAILY NEWS FEATURE WRITER

Wednesday, June 6th 2007, 4:00 AM

Mob Candy


Frank DiMatteo

Reputed Brooklyn tough guy Frank (Frankie D.) DiMatteo admits to being the brains behind what may turn out to be a mob-related hit.

No, DiMatteo's not a rat - he's the publisher of Mob Candy, a new men's lifestyle magazine devoted to all things Mafia. The quarterly, expected to hit newsstands in July, comes just in time for Mafiaphiles lamenting Sunday night's demise of "The Sopranos."

"Stories about the mob have always been a hot subject," says DiMatteo, 50, who claims to have been brought up "in the life" while growing up in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

"When I was a young guy I ran around with some people known to have a lot of contacts, let's put it that way," he says. "I got in trouble myself, so I pretty much have a lot of friends and a lot of knowledge that'll come out in the magazine."

Mob Candy is subtitled "The Underworld Magazine of Mafia Politics, Pleasures and Power." But think Maxim for mob wanna-bes - gadgets, girls and gangland lore make up the bulk of the editorial content.

The debut issue (there's a preview at www.mobcandymag.com) includes a look at the legacy of former capo de tutti capi Carlo Gambino, a profile of a hit man, a story on criminal-turned-club-owner Chris Paciello of South Beach and a feature on mob mistresses, plus "50 Years of Rats" - a piece on such Cosa Nostra turncoats as Joe Valachi and Salvatore (Sammy Bull) Gravano.

DiMatteo, whose previous foray into publishing involved making and distributing adult magazines and videos, also plans to include pictorials on cars and clothes, along with "fashion layouts" featuring young women in swimwear and lingerie.

If that isn't enough, the first issue also includes a poster of John Gotti, suitable for framing and hanging in your private social club. Or jail cell.

"There's so much stuff out there to write about," says DiMatteo, adding that he will be careful not to divulge anything that might anger certain members of his target market.

"We're not here to blow lids off nothin'," he says. "Anybody who's living this life isn't going to be talking to me, anyway. Most of the people I know are dead or in jail."

I wanted to let you all know that I wrote an article for Mob Candy. This article will not appear on my site, so check out the magazine. Hopefully Mob Candy will publish more of my articles

In the current Mob Candy Miami issue there is an article by me about the Sicilian heroin traffickers. Anyone check out the magazine yet? Any thoughts?

i subscribed to the mag a few weeks ago. i'm waiting for it to get here. hopefully i get this issue!

Let us know what you think when you've flipped through the mag

will do

i finally got my copy, and i thought you article was really good. i also hope that they run more of your articles. overall i think the mag is well written. i enjoyed your article, the article written about meyer lansky, the interview with meyer lansky II, and the one written about john gotti by his wife. i think its really cool to get the families opinions and their on feelings about their loved ones. its a side that we rarely get to see.

why didn't we think of this ingenious idea of starting a magazine about this.

Thanks for the compliments, Mobbed Up!

I think a lot of us had the idea of starting a magazine, but simply lacked the funds LOL.

Thanks for the compliments, Mobbed Up!

I think a lot of us had the idea of starting a magazine, but simply lacked the funds LOL.

anytime mr. admin


i'm sure we could have started up a gambling ring, did some extortions, and sold some drugs to get the money needed to start it up......then again our luck we would have gotten caught and sent to prison instead....lol

Thanks for the compliments, Mobbed Up!

I think a lot of us had the idea of starting a magazine, but simply lacked the funds LOL.

any new articiles by you in the near future?!?!?! inquiring minds wanna know damn it

Yes! The new issue will feature an article by my hand about the Accardo home burglary. And I just added a new article to the site (check my signature below) about Jimmy Chagra (I wanted to focus more on poker but only managed half because of a lack of time.)

its about time! i already read my two issues i've gotten like 10 times each. ah the accardo burglary. i read about that in the book by bill roemer. how dumb could 7 guys be in breaking into the home of one of the most ruthless bosses ever. i'm looking forward to that read david. any idea when its gonna be coming out?

hey how do you feel about the wsop moving the final table to november now? i don't know if you heard about that yet or not. also, i've been watching the wpt this season...a lot of good final tables. from gavin griffin becoming the first "triple crown" winner, and phil ivey finally winning his first wpt title this year it should make for a good wsop(which starts next week. i'm uber excited).