The biggest Mafia sweep in American history

The morning of January 20, 2011, was a particularly early one for many in law enforcement. Before dawn, more than…


Is the new Martin Scorsese movie based on a true story?

Editor’s note: The Irishman, a Martin Scorsese movie, was released today in a limited number of theaters across North America…


Mob TV shows, movies put New York on center stage

When it comes to Mob movies and television shows, New York is in the spotlight again. Two television series focused…


Organized Crime Roundup: Mobs killed 1 million from 2000-2017, big Mafia takedown in Italy and more

Criminals kill far more people than do armed conflicts and terrorist attacks put together, and organized crime groups and street…


Santo Trafficante Sr., a ‘Sicilian of the old school,’ ruled Tampa’s underworld for more than a decade

On August 12, 1954, Tampa, Florida, Mafia boss Santo Trafficante Sr. died from stomach cancer. Laid to rest in a…


New Mob movies focus on women

Women are taking center stage in several Mob movie projects now in the news. Hitting movie theaters this summer is…


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…


Was 1929 Atlantic City Mob meeting a strategy session to address the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre?

Ninety years ago this week, “America’s Playground” – Atlantic City, New Jersey – played host to a mysterious convening of…


Fifty years ago this spring, Mario Puzo changed the way we view organized crime

Mario Puzo needed money. His first two novels, The Dark Arena (1955) and The Fortunate Pilgrim (1965), received good reviews…


New movie rekindles debate over Jimmy Hoffa killing

Martin Scorsese’s upcoming movie The Irishman is reviving a dispute over who killed former national labor leader Jimmy Hoffa. The…