Following Court Ruling, FBI Turns Off 3,000 GPS Devices | New England Organized Crime

Following Court Ruling, FBI Turns Off 3,000 GPS Devices | New England Organized Crime Last month's Supreme Court decision in United States v. Jones held that using a GPS device to track a car owner without a search warrant violated

Mob Classic Donnie Brasco Marks 15 Years | New England Organized Crime

Mob Classic Donnie Brasco Marks 15 Years | New England Organized Crime The true life Mafia drama based on FBI agent Joe Pistone's undercover infiltration of the Bonanno family, Donnie Brasco, marks

Suspected Mob Associate Tallo in Court | New England Organized Crime

Suspected Mob Associate Tallo in Court | New England Organized Crime Suspected mob associate Vincent Tallo and his wife Helene were arrested in May of 2011 for

Notorious Gangster Buried in a Catholic Basilica | New England Organized Crime

Notorious Gangster Buried in a Catholic Basilica | New England Organized Crime One of Italy’s most notorious gangsters, Enrico De Pedis, is buried in a Roman Catholic basilica near

Gentile Indicted On Drug Charges | New England Organized Crime

Gentile Indicted On Drug Charges | New England Organized Crime Federal prosecutors indicated Monday that they may try to confiscate mobster Robert Gentile’s Manchester home after

Main Drugs Supplier to the Mafia Arrested | New England Organized Crime

Main Drugs Supplier to the Mafia Arrested | New England Organized Crime A Moroccan man, Identified by his initials M.I.M.A. and believed to be the main provider of hashish to

Fighting The Mafia a Matter of Economics | New England Organized Crime

Fighting The Mafia a Matter of Economics | New England Organized Crime Italy’s top business leader on Monday equated the fight against the mafia as a battle for economic

Japanese Gangsters’ Assets Frozen | New England Organized Crime

Japanese Gangsters’ Assets Frozen | New England Organized Crime The US has entered the fight against Japanese organized crime by freezing the American-owned financial assets

A New Book "Boston Organized Crime" by Emily Sweeney | New England Organized Crime

A New Book "Boston Organized Crime" by Emily Sweeney | New England Organized Crime Boston Organized Crime explores the region’s shadier side and takes a closer look at the mobsters and racketeers who once

“They keep setting ’em up, and we keep knocking ’em down,” | New England Organized Crime

“They keep setting ’em up, and we keep knocking ’em down,” | New England Organized Crime Seamus McElearney, the FBI supervisor whose squad investigates the Bonanno crime family said “They keep

Another Accused Mobster Rejects Deal | New England Organized Crime

Another Accused Mobster Rejects Deal | New England Organized Crime Accused mobster Alfred “Chippy” Scivola, 70, one of eight defendants in a mob case

Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio Pleads Guilty | New England Organized Crime

Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio Pleads Guilty | New England Organized Crime Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio, former boss of the Patriarca crime family pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday, but

Public Officials Charged in Italy | New England Organized Crime

Public Officials Charged in Italy | New England Organized Crime Italian police have arrested 11 current and former local officials in towns north of Naples for their alleged roles in

The Capone Connection to Philly, Mob Scene | New England Organized Crime

The Capone Connection to Philly, Mob Scene | New England Organized Crime Last week in Las Vegas The Mob Museum, the Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement opened and

Iafrate Begins Sentence | New England Organized Crime

Iafrate Begins Sentence | New England Organized Crime Convicted mob associate Thomas Iafrate 70, of Johnston, is beginning his sentence at the Wyatt Detention Center temporarily

Iafrate To Report to Prison | New England Organized Crime

Iafrate To Report to Prison | New England Organized Crime Rhode Island mob associate Thomas Iafrate, of Johnston who pleaded guilty to his role in the shakedown of

Husband and Wife Sentenced in Gambling Ring | New England Organized Crime

Husband and Wife Sentenced in Gambling Ring | New England Organized Crime In Rockland New York, husband-and-wife members of a multimillion-dollar gambling ring have been

Drug Ring Smashed by Italian and Spanish Police | New England Organized Crime

Drug Ring Smashed by Italian and Spanish Police | New England Organized Crime Italian and Spanish police say they have smashed a major mafia-linked drug smuggling gang. At least 23

The Yakuza and Show Biz | New England Organized Crime

The Yakuza and Show Biz | New England Organized Crime The Yakuza, Japans equivalent of the mafia, is apparently a pervasive presence throughout Japanese show business. Shinsuke Shimada, a

Reputed Mobster and The Gardner Museum Heist | New England Organized Crime

Reputed Mobster and The Gardner Museum Heist | New England Organized Crime Reputed mobster Robert Gentile was arrested last week by the FBI on narcotics charges in Hartfort, CT. According to

Cop Turned Mobster | New England Organized Crime

Cop Turned Mobster | New England Organized Crime Dominic Caramanica was once an NYPD hero after winning the PD’s highest award for bravery after taking

Gambino Mobsters Plead | New England Organized Crime

Gambino Mobsters Plead | New England Organized Crime Reputed Gambino capo Alphonse Trucchio and associate Christopher Colon pleaded guilty yesterday

Italy Confiscates $6 Trillion in Fake US Bonds | New England Organized Crime

Italy Confiscates $6 Trillion in Fake US Bonds | New England Organized Crime Italian officials said Friday that more than $6 trillion worth of fake US Treasury bonds were confiscated by police

Quebec “Omerta” Actor Sentenced | New England Organized Crime

Quebec “Omerta” Actor Sentenced | New England Organized Crime Montreal actor Tony Conte who played in Omerta, a television crime drama about the Mafia, attended the first part

“Baby Shacks” Set to Plead Guilty | New England Organized Crime

“Baby Shacks” Set to Plead Guilty | New England Organized Crime A plea deal has been reached in the mob case against the former reputed mob boss Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio.

78-year-old Genovese Capo Strikes Deal | New England Organized Crime

78-year-old Genovese Capo Strikes Deal | New England Organized Crime Former Genovese capo, 78-year-old Renaldi "Ray" Ruggiero, who once ran the crime family's South Florida

Appeals Court Upholds “Vinny Gorgeous” Conviction | New England Organized Crime

Appeals Court Upholds “Vinny Gorgeous” Conviction | New England Organized Crime Ex-mob boss Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano failed in a bid for a new trial on charges that got him the first of his two life sentences.

Reputed Hartford Mobster Had “Veritable Arsenal” | New England Organized Crime

Reputed Hartford Mobster Had “Veritable Arsenal” | New England Organized Crime Following a narcotics investigation and an ensuing search warrant federal agents found what a judge on Tuesday characterized as a “veritable arsenal” of explosives, guns,

New Trail Argued For Outfit Defendants | New England Organized Crime

New Trail Argued For Outfit Defendants | New England Organized Crime Attorney's for five defendants convicted in the Chicago Outfit 2007 Family Secrets racketeering case argued for

Former Hitman Veasey, Seeking Redemption or Cashing In? Mob Scene | New England Organized Crime

Former Hitman Veasey, Seeking Redemption or Cashing In? Mob Scene | New England Organized Crime Former mob hit man John Veasey's biography details his work for one of the city's mob organizations, the hits he carried out, th

Feb. 14, 1929 - Capone Wages War | New England Organized Crime

Feb. 14, 1929 - Capone Wages War | New England Organized Crime On Feb. 14, 1929, Outfit boss Al Capone’s gang gunned down seven members of a rival Chicago gang in the St.

25 Years For “The Large Guy” | New England Organized Crime

25 Years For “The Large Guy” | New England Organized Crime Michael "The Large Guy" Sarno was sentenced to 25 years in prison and was ordered to pay nearly $1.8 million

Crime Study on Construction Industry in Canada | New England Organized Crime

Crime Study on Construction Industry in Canada | New England Organized Crime In Montreal an $80,000 federal study into organized crime in the construction industry has been plagued

Canadian Bikers - Mobsters Involved in Financial Crime | New England Organized Crime

Canadian Bikers - Mobsters Involved in Financial Crime | New England Organized Crime A new government report probing organized crime meddling in Canada’s financial sector was obtained by QMI Agency

November Trial For “Whitey” Bulger | New England Organized Crime

November Trial For “Whitey” Bulger | New England Organized Crime U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler has set the date of James "Whitey" Bulger's trial on charges including murder for

Bonanno Mobster Shakedown | New England Organized Crime

Bonanno Mobster Shakedown | New England Organized Crime Reputed acting street boss of New York’s Bonanno crime family, Vincent “Vinny TV” Badalamenti dispatched three

Karen Gravano Releases Mafia Memoir | New England Organized Crime

Karen Gravano Releases Mafia Memoir | New England Organized Crime The long-anticipated memoir, Mob Daughter: The Mafia, Sammy “The Bull” Gravano, and Me!, Karen Gravano’s glimpse into

Player Spent $100,000 on Mafia Wars: Ex- Zynga Engineer | New England Organized Crime

Player Spent $100,000 on Mafia Wars: Ex- Zynga Engineer | New England Organized Crime An anonymous user, claiming to be a former Zynga engineer, has been posting allegedly internal information about the

Mafioso’s Ticket Vanishes in Montreal | New England Organized Crime

Mafioso’s Ticket Vanishes in Montreal | New England Organized Crime In Montreal, Serge Parent, 45, a Sureté du Québec officer was handed a sentence Thursday that leaves him with a criminal record for getting rid of

Mob Life Had Its Perks: Karen Gravano | New England Organized Crime

Mob Life Had Its Perks: Karen Gravano | New England Organized Crime Mob Wives reality star Karen Gravano is releasing her memoirs Mob Daughter on Valentine's Day. In a 20/20 interview Karen

Return Mob Boss Orders Federal Judge | New England Organized Crime

Return Mob Boss Orders Federal Judge | New England Organized Crime Outfit boss James "Jimmy the Man" Marcello was shipped off to a California prison last week to serve out a double life sentence

Albert “Baba” Scibelli Is Dead | New England Organized Crime

Albert “Baba” Scibelli Is Dead | New England Organized Crime Genovese capo Albert A. “Baba” Scibelli, who once ran the crime family's New England operations, has died at 91. He was

Dead Cop’s Mafia Links Probed in Quebec | New England Organized Crime

Dead Cop’s Mafia Links Probed in Quebec | New England Organized Crime Sgt.-Det. Ian Davidson committed suicide last month, a day after he made headlines as a mole who offered stolen data to gangsters and officials

“The Bull's” Victims Families Seek Profits from Karen’s New Book | New England Organized Crime

“The Bull's” Victims Families Seek Profits from Karen’s New Book | New England Organized Crime Laura Garofalo, and other relatives of Salvatore “Sammy Bull” Gravano’s 19 murder victims, are looking to stop his daughter, Karen Gravano, star of "Mob Wives" from

Feds Investigate Unsolved Philly Mob Murder, Mob Scene | New England Organized Crime

Feds Investigate Unsolved Philly Mob Murder, Mob Scene | New England Organized Crime The murder of Raymond "Long John" Martorano is still an open investigation after 10 years. Police are hoping to get enough evidence

“Boosters” are Costing Us | New England Organized Crime

“Boosters” are Costing Us | New England Organized Crime Everyone likes a bargain, but the next time you think of buying that article that “fell off the truck” keep this in mind. Shoplifting, the once petty

Chicago Mobsters Sentenced | New England Organized Crime

Chicago Mobsters Sentenced | New England Organized Crime Casey Szaflarski the so-called "video poker king" was sentenced to 3+ years following his conviction in December

Disabled Woman Abandons Lawsuit Against Badalamenti Bagel Shop | New England Organized Crime

Disabled Woman Abandons Lawsuit Against Badalamenti Bagel Shop | New England Organized Crime After learning Bagels Plus is owned by reputed Bonanno boss Vincent Badalamenti, Maryann Santiago, who filed a lawsuit against

Italian Singer Investigated Over Pro-Camorra Songs | New England Organized Crime

Italian Singer Investigated Over Pro-Camorra Songs | New England Organized Crime In Rome Italian crooner Nello Liberti has been placed under investigation for singing the praises of the Camorra mafia, prosecutors

Jewish Gangsters Haunts Revealed in NYC Tour | New England Organized Crime

Jewish Gangsters Haunts Revealed in NYC Tour | New England Organized Crime NYC Gangster Tours, run by Gideon Levy takes tour-goers around New York City, visiting the hangouts and buildings of operation of

A Look at How Whitey Bulger Corrupted The Justice System | New England Organized Crime

A Look at How Whitey Bulger Corrupted The Justice System | New England Organized Crime Former FBI agent Robert Fitzpatrick, the author of Betrayal: Whitey Bulger and the FBI Agent Who Fought to Bring Him Down tells the story of

Tougher Guidelines Needed for Law Enforcement-Informant Program | New England Organized Crime

Tougher Guidelines Needed for Law Enforcement-Informant Program | New England Organized Crime Following the exposure of “Whitey” Bugler and former FBI agent John Connely's relationship, U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch helped push

A Russian Swindle In Florida | New England Organized Crime

A Russian Swindle In Florida | New England Organized Crime Indicted last year on federal fraud charges in Miami, Victor and Natalia Wolf are accused of fleecing 400 people, including retirees, veterans and Russian immigrants in

Reputed Detroit Mobster Tony Tocco Dies | New England Organized Crime

Reputed Detroit Mobster Tony Tocco Dies | New England Organized Crime Reputed former consigliere for the Detroit mob, Anthony "Tony" Joseph Tocco, and brother of once-reputed boss

Corrupt Cop Pleads Guilty | New England Organized Crime

Corrupt Cop Pleads Guilty | New England Organized Crime Corrupt cop William Masso, 48, pleaded guilty today to heading up a contraband ring that smuggled guns, cigarettes and slot

Brooklyn Bagel Shop Owned by Reputed Mob Boss Sued by Disabled Woman | New England Organized Crime

Brooklyn Bagel Shop Owned by Reputed Mob Boss Sued by Disabled Woman | New England Organized Crime Maryann Santiago, who is disabled, has filed a lawsuit accusing Bagels Plus in Bensonhurst of multiple violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Bagels Plus

Karen Gravano's New Book “Mob Daughter” | New England Organized Crime

Karen Gravano's New Book “Mob Daughter” | New England Organized Crime Two decades after her father/Gambino underboss Sammy “The Bull” Gravano became an FBI informant, Karen Gravano, of Mob Wives fame tells

New Book “The Hit Man: A True Story of Murder, Redemption and the Melrose Diner” | New England Organized Crime

New Book “The Hit Man: A True Story of Murder, Redemption and the Melrose Diner” | New England Organized Crime Fox 29 has done several interviews in the past with John Veasey, the most-feared man in the Philadelphia mob. The new book

Revisiting an Old Neighborhood | New England Organized Crime

Revisiting an Old Neighborhood | New England Organized Crime Crime writer Megan Abbot looks back at Pleasant Avenue in East Harlem, once the stomping ground for Genovese boss Anthony

83-Year-Old Reputed Mobster Wants Probation Lifted | New England Organized Crime

83-Year-Old Reputed Mobster Wants Probation Lifted | New England Organized Crime Jerome Brancato, an 83-year-old reputed soldier in the Gambino crime family, once close to the Gotti family has asked

Ex-Mob Boss Marcello Crying Foul | New England Organized Crime

Ex-Mob Boss Marcello Crying Foul | New England Organized Crime Five years ago in Chicago James "Jimmy the Man" Marcello was convicted in the Family Secrets trial against the Chicago Outfit for his

Anti-Mafia Magistrate Borsellino Sacrificed Himself | New England Organized Crime

Anti-Mafia Magistrate Borsellino Sacrificed Himself | New England Organized Crime A trial witness has said that Paolo Borsellino, the Italian anti-Mafia magistrate who was killed by a Mafia car bomb in Palermo in 1992, knew

Local Govt Dissolved for “mafia infiltration” | New England Organized Crime

Local Govt Dissolved for “mafia infiltration” | New England Organized Crime The Italian government on Friday dissolved the city government of the northern border town of Ventimiglia because of suspected

Mafia Treasure Hunters and the Costa Concordia | New England Organized Crime

Mafia Treasure Hunters and the Costa Concordia | New England Organized Crime Lying silently beneath the pristine Italian waters are jewels, cash, champagne, antiques, 19th century Bohemian glassware, and thousands

Japanese City Takes On Its Gangsters | New England Organized Crime

Japanese City Takes On Its Gangsters | New England Organized Crime Two years ago, the authorities in Kitakyushu, Japan, a gritty rust-belt region declared war on the yakuza, Japan’s

Feds Ask to Empanel Anonymous Jury in Mob Trial | New England Organized Crime

Feds Ask to Empanel Anonymous Jury in Mob Trial | New England Organized Crime The trial against accused former mob boss Luigi “Baby Shacks” Manocchio and six others who are accused of running a

Claims of Judge's Mafia Ties Ignored by Bulgarian Prosecution | New England Organized Crime

Claims of Judge's Mafia Ties Ignored by Bulgarian Prosecution | New England Organized Crime Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev has made it clear that the prosecution will not examine the allegations of Interior Minister

75 Killings Attributed to Cartel Hitman | New England Organized Crime

75 Killings Attributed to Cartel Hitman | New England Organized Crime Police in Mexico have arrested a suspected butcher for Los Zetas drug cartel who is believed responsible for

Swiss Indict 4 Reputed Russian Mobsters | New England Organized Crime

Swiss Indict 4 Reputed Russian Mobsters | New England Organized Crime Four reputed Russian mobsters have been charged by Switzerland’s attorney general for their alleged roles in

Sal Pelullo, Reputed Scarfo Jr. Associate, Wants Out of jJail, Mob Scene | New England Organized Crime

Sal Pelullo, Reputed Scarfo Jr. Associate, Wants Out of jJail, Mob Scene | New England Organized Crime The alleged mastermind of the organized-crime-linked, multimillion-dollar looting of Texas mortgage company First Plus Financial wants to be sprung from a Philadelphia jail.