When it came down to a choice between the Mafia code of omerta and a union card, the District Council of Carpenters never ...

"It's quite unheard of in New York," Oxford University professor of criminology Federico Varese tells the BBC. "It's a very significant event and shows that the Italian-American Mafia is still ...

Rudy Giuliani (L) alongside then-FBI Director William Webster on the day they announced indictments for the New York mafia 'Commission' As a federal prosecutor in the 1980s, Rudy Giuliani made ...

Pennisi was born and raised in an Italian New York neighbourhood where the mob had huge influence. He speaks on how he ended up being an associate with the Gambino family through John Gotti Jr ...

Pennisi was born and raised in an Italian New York neighborhood where the mob had a huge influence. He speaks on how he ended up being an associate with the Gambino family through John Gotti Jr ...

Minotaur Books; AP Photo/Hiroko Masuike It sounds like something out of a crime novel: two ruthless New York cops, acting as double agents for the Mafia. That's the story of Blood and the Badge ...

A leader of yakuza, a Japanese organized crime syndicate, pleaded guilty in New York to charges of trafficking nuclear ...

Millennial mobsters are giving the Mafia some big issues. Look no further than last month's arrest of the alleged leader of New York's Colombo crime family, Andrew Russo. He was arrested for two ...

Businesses that remained open were frequently raided by the police. Already a strong presence in New York, members of the Mafia saw a business opportunity in catering to the otherwise shunned gay ...

Kennedy era, Americans haven’t paid much attention to the influence of organized crime on presidential politics ... did with the Navy to keep the New York docks safe from sabotage, harass ...