He lied to protect the Bonanno crime family. He lied to protect himself,” federal prosecutors said during closing arguments.

However, only a few of them stand out as true historical tales of both the glamour and tragedy of American mafia families. Inside the American Mob is a National Geographic documentary series ...

Already a strong presence in New York, members of the Mafia saw a business opportunity in catering to the otherwise shunned gay population. By the mid-1960s, the Genovese crime family controlled ...

Hector Rosario was among nine people charged; prosecutors say the other defendants had colorful nicknames like "Joe Fish" and "Sal the Shoemaker." ...

A former police detective in New York has been found guilty of lying to the FBI in order to protect a Mafia family’s illegal gambling operations ...