Twenty-five years ago, FBI bug unveiled Mafia induction ceremony
It’s like something from a movie. The hushed, serious tones, the pricking of a finger to draw blood, the burning…
Author: Jackie Apoyan
New York mobster, a murder suspect, nabbed in Las Vegas
The New York Mafia may be a thing of the past in the Las Vegas casino industry, but its associates…
Monday, August 4, 2014: The Havana Underworld: Raul Gonzalez Jerez
You can hear more about Raul, Santo Trafficante Jr. and other Cuban gangsters at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 9, when…
Friday, May 23, 2014: Mafia murder spree in the Great White North
On the afternoon of April 24, 56-year-old Carmine Verduci was walking into the Kappa Sports Bar and Grill in Woodbridge,…
The Chicago Mob vs. Chicago Street Gangs
In its nearly 100 years of existence, the Chicago Mob, fabled in a multitude of books, movies and TV shows,…
Monday, July 21, 2013: Big Easy mobster busted in ‘assassination vehicle’
Scott M. Deitche is the author of five books on organized crime. He is the senior writer for Tampa Mafia magazine, and…
Expert: Evolving relations with Cuba could return gambling to the island
Once upon a time, there were two favorite places for Americans to legally gamble: Nevada and Cuba. And the Mob…
Could mass murder of college students mark turning point in battle against Mexican drug cartels?
Local, state and even federal governments in Mexico have long been suspected of being controlled by violent drug cartels, but…
Can you refuse this offer? Al Capone’s Chicago house is on the market
If walls could talk, these would have some pretty interesting stories to tell. Al Capone’s Chicago house is for sale….
Fifty-one years later, Frank Sinatra Jr.’s kidnapping still raises questions
Probably the last person in the world you would want on your bad side would be Frank Sinatra, the famous…