Legendary comic Don Rickles, a Las Vegas showroom staple, has died
Don Rickles, who comically insulted Las Vegas audiences for seven decades and had a prominent role in Casino, died Thursday…
Author: Jackie Apoyan
Sixty years ago, the Tropicana opened under Mob’s hidden control
Las Vegas was in the middle of a slump. It was April 1957, and the town was still coming to…
The rise of cyber-rackets
International organized crime groups are using technology in ever-more-sophisticated ways, according to the Serious and Organized Threat Assessment 2017 report…
El Chapo’s lawyers complain about strict rules at New York prison
The lawyers defending accused Sinaloa Cartel drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman are claiming that on its last day in…
Florida Mafia boss Santo Trafficante Jr. died 30 years ago March 17
At 7:25 p.m. on January 3, 1953, Florida Mafia boss Santo Trafficante Jr. had just finished dinner with his wife…
Seventy years ago, Luciano’s Havana sojourn was cut short
Written February 2017 In 1946, Charles “Lucky” Luciano was persona non grata in America. Though he was granted a pardon…
Iconic Chicago Outfit boss Al Capone died 70 years ago today
Al “Scarface” Capone, the ruthless yet media-friendly Chicago Outfit boss during Prohibition, died of natural causes 70 years ago today,…
High behind the wheel
The next Community Safety Forum will focus on the functions and responsibilities of the District Attorney’s Office. It is scheduled…
‘El Chapo’ extradited to United States
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, one of the most powerful and violent Mexican drug cartel bosses in history, has been extradited…
Murderous Philadelphia Mob boss dies in prison
When a federal judge in Philadelphia sentenced him to 55 years in prison on murder and racketeering charges in May…