The Stardust Hotel, longtime cash cow for the Mob, debuted 60 years ago on the Las Vegas Strip
One of the Las Vegas Strip’s most iconic casino resorts opened 60 years ago today. The Stardust was renowned for…
The life and death of Joe Colombo
Three rounds from an assassin’s gun all but silenced Joseph Colombo, one of the Mafia’s most publicly vocal bosses. Although…
Joe Friday tackled the Los Angeles crime syndicate
William H. Parker, a hardnosed police chief in midcentury Los Angeles, did not want organized crime in his city. In…
Cybercrime is in high gear
A panel discussion, The Digital Underworld: Cracking Down on Cybercrime, is set for Thursday, October 5, at 7 p.m. at…
Organized crime runs rampant in Latin America
In the United States, organized crime groups steal about $66 billion from retail, cargo, auto and jewelry businesses each year….
The wild ones
Riding a motorcycle is not a crime. Neither is joining a club to share the thrill and freedom of rolling…
The Havana conference
Mob meetings are tricky events to organize. Travel logistics aside, the conflicting personalities, territorial beefs, and ever-present threat of law…
Undercover, under stress
On September 28, 1977, 200 state troopers and FBI agents from all over New Jersey met at the armory in…
Eunice Carter: Key player in Luciano conviction
First in a series of profiles for Women’s History Month. Eunice Carter made history throughout her life. But the crucial…
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…