A STARTLING upcoming documentary delves into the world of some of the most notorious mob families. In Mafia Women, Trevor McDonald meets the wives and daughters of brutal gangsters whose lives make ...

The former girl friend of a mobster-turned-informant testified today that she was impressed by his tales of violence. Linda Schiro, 62, said that when she started dating former Staten Island resident ...

Ailing Brooklyn mobster Gregory Scarpa Jr. caught a break Wednesday when a judge ended his 32-year prison stretch on racketeering murder charges by ordering his compassionate release. Scarpa, 69, a ...

Federal prosecutors say they will appeal a judge's 10-year sentence reduction for a mobster who tipped off authorities about explosives hidden by an Oklahoma City bombing conspirator. Last month, ...

Sylvester Stallone has been cast in Scarpa. The actor will play hitman Gregory Scarpa, also known as 'The Grim Reaper', in the mob tale, reports New York Post. What to Read Next Jonathan Brady/PA Wire ...

No matter where I speak about the Ku Klux Klan’s 1964 killings of three civil rights workers, I inevitably get asked this question: Did the Mafia really help the FBI solve the case? The people who ask ...

NEW YORK (AP)-- The anecdote is so ingrained in Mafia lore that it was mimicked in a scene from the television show "The Sopranos'': A corrupt FBI agent slapping his desk and celebrating news of ...

A new book explores the secret world of FBI informants, questioning the extent of bureau protection for killers and other criminals, U.S. News & World Report said. “Deal With the Devil: The FBI’s ...

If the ongoing hearing is any indication, next month’s long awaited trial of a former FBI supervisor, R. Lindley DeVecchio, is going to be a blockbuster event. Last week, for example, it was disclosed ...