Officials say the Mafia’s role in financing and protecting illegal gambling operations underscores its continued influence.

The Genovese family, founded by Lucky Luciano, earned a reputation as the “Ivy League” of organized crime – disciplined, secretive, and immensely profitable. Its long-serving boss Vincent “The Chin” ...

But former prosecutors said the mafia's influence and activities have changed since its heyday in the 20th century, when blood-soaked tabloid covers bearing news of mafia hits, business shakedowns, ...

In his 2018 book, “A Higher Loyalty,” James Comey, a former director of the F.B.I., described a demand Trump made of him at a ...

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

NBA coach Chauncey Billups and player Terry Rozier were arrested in a massive illegal gambling scheme involving organized ...

A former Italian police officer has been placed under house arrest 45 years after allegedly tampering with an investigation ...

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, and former NBA guard and coach Damon Jones were among 34 individuals arrested on Thursday as part of a widespread FBI ...

The FBI and Justice Department announced indictments involving an alleged illegal sports betting and gambling investigation with ties to the Mafia.

IN 1990s Philadelphia two mafia factions went into battle – and the city’s streets became a bloody warzone. Brutal killings, mob hits and gangland violence ensued that was so sickening it ...

When US officials unveiled two staggering illegal sports betting investigations on Thursday, they described the operations as something "reminiscent of a Hollywood movie". One of the schemes, which ...