Too early for obituaries
The recent indictments of 46 bosses, capos and members of several marquee New York organized crime families suggests that the…
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Blinded by acid
On April 2, 1956, Charles Tuso, former armed robber and associate of New York labor racketeer Johnny Dio, entered a…
San Francisco crime boss ‘Shrimp Boy’ Chow convicted of racketeering and murder
The two-month federal racketeering trial of Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, alleged boss of a San Francisco organized crime group, ended…
Author disputes Mafia witness testimony in Lufthansa robbery case
On November 12, in a stunning upset for the U.S Attorney’s Office in New York, a jury found 80-year-old Mafia…
Slaying of singer Barbara McNair’s Mob-connected husband in Las Vegas remains a mystery since 1976
Who killed Rick Manzie, husband of popular singer and actress Barbara McNair, in the couple’s Las Vegas home 39 years…
“Black Mass” film, Johnny Depp makeup artistry bring Whitey Bulger to life on screen
Black Mass, the cinematic saga of convicted Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger, who gamed a crooked FBI to obtain…
News site releases pages from huge FBI file on notorious New England Mob boss
Raymond Patriarca, leader of a major New England crime family from the 1940s to the mid-1980s, seemed to live the…
FBI plucks alleged New Jersey mobster from Las Vegas area home
FBI plucks alleged New Jersey mobster from Las Vegas area home By Launce Rake Tales of the Mob in…