Michael Lerma, 68, was convicted of racketeering and murder in a trial that showed how he called the shots for gangs in his ...

“This is for you, Frank,” the young hitman snarled before firing at mob boss Frank Costello outside New York’s Waldorf-Astoria.

Barry Levinson’s The Alto Knights promises a gripping look at the power struggle between two of the most influential Mafia bosses of the 1950s, Vito Genovese and Frank Costello. With legendary actor ...

At the same time, authorities say he ran a "mafia-like" criminal operation. Henley received grants from LA's Gang Reduction and Youth Development Program (GRYD) for the charity, which were then ...

A music bigwig who helped launch Nipsey Hussle’s career and was lauded as rap’s “godfather” has been accused of running a “Mafia-like ... like a mob boss, the complaint charges.

Dan Cody is a journalist based in London. His focus is increasing the search visibility of Newsweek's reporting across all subjects. Dan joined Newsweek in 2024 from the London Evening Standard ...

Federal authorities accused Eugene Henley, aka "Big U," of leading a mafia-like organization linked to the Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips. Henley faces charges under the RICO Act, including the ...

Sub in a national crime syndicate for downtown Manhattan hotels, eateries and a film festival, and you sense that this well-respected boss of bosses is not too far from the real thing.

Europol’s report “EU Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment 2025” spotlights “DNA mutation” of organised crime, an alarming destabilizing factor for democratic political systems ...

International mafias have fully joined the power war game. According to Europol, the EU's police agency, traditional criminal activities have been weaponized by a teaming up of gangsters and “hostile ...

International mafias have fully joined the power war game. According to Europol, the EU's police agency, traditional criminal activities have been weaponized by a teaming up of gangsters and ...