Murder. Heists. Extortion. Bootlegging. Gambling rings. A loosely knit group commanded by whoever had the most money. One rule all were expected to obey: “Thou shalt not snitch to the cops.” You may ...

The blood-soaked history of the Detroit mafia is about to seep into Ferndale when author James Buccellato comes to reveal the details he discovered researching the mob. Buccellato, a senior lecturer ...

In 1986, Italian authorities built a fortified bunker inside a Palermo prison to hold the largest mafia trial in history.

Should the dwelling of a one-time Philadelphia Mafia boss be blessed as a city landmark? It’s a question at the heart of a debate boiling up in South Philadelphia ever since the home of the late Mafia ...

Mobsters have undeniably left an infamous mark on American culture. Depicted in numerous films and television shows, interest in the violent and secretive Mafia families has not wavered. Now, a new ...

When we think about the mafia in Buffalo, we tend to think about Bills Mafia. But long before the Bills Mafia made it onto the scene, there was a different type of mafia in Buffalo – the mafia that ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The 19th run of Rochester History Runs took place on Saturday. The Rochester Mafia History Run followed the history of organized crime in downtown Rochester. Some of the stops ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Some football fans in Las Vegas for the Super Bowl can also get a lesson in that city's Mafia history – which intersects quite frequently with Chicago Mafia history. The Mob Museum – ...

America boasts its fair share of homegrown and migrant mobsters. It all started in the land of the free when a wave of Italian, Jewish, and Irish immigrants at the turn of the 20th century decided to ...