Federal judge hands El Chapo life sentence
For Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the journey through the American justice system that started with his extradition…
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Organized crime roundup: U.S. seeks $12.6 billion in El Chapo drug proceeds, Peter Gotti seeks ‘compassionate’ release, eight convicted in ‘modern slavery’ racket in Britain and more
Only days before a U.S. judge is expected to impose a long prison sentence on him for leading a major…
‘The Cigar’ burns out in Brooklyn
When Bonanno crime family don Carmine “The Cigar” Galante declared himself the so-called “capo di tutti i capis,” or “boss…
Sixty years ago, Nevada entered the modern era of gambling regulation
Marshall Caifano, the Chicago Outfit’s overseer of casinos in Las Vegas, went by more than a dozen fake names before…
Las Vegas Mob stories attract Hollywood interest
Of the many Mob movies and television shows now in the works, several are focused on underworld figures who had…
The gay rights movement and the Mob
Nearly 50 years ago, on June 28, 1969, LGBT people – led by drag queens – rebelled against a raid…
Organized crime roundup: Sex trafficking in Venezuela, ‘waste crimes’ in England, political corruption in Central America and more
In the South American nation of Venezuela, in both good times and bad, the trafficking of misled teenage girls into…
Hot Springs is soaked in Mob lore
Long before Las Vegas became the underworld’s casino playground, Hot Springs, Arkansas, was home away from home for the most…
Frank Lucas, the drug kingpin who inspired ‘American Gangster, is dead
Frank Lucas, the brash New York drug kingpin whose life was depicted in the popular movie American Gangster, died Thursday,…
Top 5 women of organized crime
Men have dominated the history of organized crime as bosses, capos, soldiers and associates. They traditionally relegated women to servile…