A scheme run out of an Angola jail cell led to the murder of a prominent Biloxi couple and the downfall of a local mayor.

An unholy alliance is reshaping Los Angeles’ criminal underworld. Police have told The California Post once-sworn enemies ...

A federal judge Thursday put off sentencing of the ex-wife of reputed Orange County Mexican Mafia chief Johnny Martinez for a month because the defendant was too grief-stricken from a death in the ...

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

NPR's A Martinez talks to Louis Ferrante about the first volume of his Borgata trilogy on the history of the American Mafia. Ferrante is a former high-ranking member of the Gambino crime family.

The oil foundation is beginning to sag noticeably.

Evan Zimmer has been writing about finance for years. After graduating with a journalism degree from SUNY Oswego, he wrote credit card content for Credit Card Insider (now Money Tips) before moving to ...