Did Frank Matthews get away with it?
Written: February 3, 2016 It was the first week of January 1973. Frank Matthews and his young girlfriend had just…
Mob classic “Goodfellas” debuted in theaters twenty-five years ago
Monday marks a quarter-century since Goodfellas was released in American theaters. It was the highest-grossing movie of the September 21-23,…
Former New York Mob enforcer to Gotti Junior
John Alite was a small-time drug dealer when, in 1983, he started doing business with John A. Gotti, son of…
U.S. judge rebukes Sammy the Bull’s bid for reduction of twenty-year drug sentence
Read an update on Sammy “The Bull” Gravano and his release from prison Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano lost his…
The Cassava Connection: Mafia-linked drug smuggling bust in New York echoes infamous 1980s racket
When authorities in the United States and Italy on May 7 announced charges against four people in an international drug…
Genovese crime family members caught in Florida bookmaking bust
Florida was once again the backdrop for a major organized crime operation. On Feb. 13, a joint task force of…
Lefty’s house, equipped with bulletproof windows, is on the block
Despite being so safe, the three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath, two-story house still has a wide-open feel thanks to the expansive windows…