NYC’s Notorious Mafia Families Are Alive and Caught Up in the NBA Gambling Scandal. Here’s What to Know

The federal gambling indictments indicate the New York mafia may be more powerful than experts previously believed.

A former FBI Special Agent who infiltrated the Italian Mafia, Mexican cartels, and Russian and Asian organized crime groups says he fears 1 group above the rest

Joaquin Garcia, a former FBI agent, spent 24 years undercover infiltrating the Italian Mafia and Mexican cartels, ...
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Carmine Persico, Colombo Crime Family Boss, Is Dead at 85

Carmine J. Persico, the unpredictable leader of the New York-based Colombo crime family who the authorities believe had a strong hand in the assassinations of the mob bosses Albert Anastasia and Joey ...
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Former Colombo Boss Is Going Back to Prison for Meeting With Mob Members

Theodore Persico Jr., once picked to lead one of New York’s five crime families, was supposed to stay away from his former associates. But he nonetheless attended a Christmas party in Brooklyn. By ...
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The Godfather Had 5 New York Crime Families, But You Probably Only Noticed 3 Of Them

The Godfather centers around the criminal activities of five mafia families, but the way the acclaimed movie is structured means you may have only noticed three of them. Based on the novel by Mario ...