They Do Love their Mommies

NEW YORK -- MOTHER'S DAY Vicious toward the rest of mankind, mobsters from Capone on down have always had one fierce loyalty -- and this is their holiday

Each and every Mother's Day until he landed behind bars, mobster Jimmy ''The Gent'' Burke performed a sacrosanct ritual.
Burke, the mastermind behind the $5.8 million Lufthansa heist immortalized in ''Goodfellas,'' dropped a few C-notes on dozens of red roses. He then toured the homes of his jailed Luchese crime family pals, providing their mothers with a bouquet and a kiss. He never missed a year, or a mom. more....