New York Mafia

MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Three of New York's five organized crime families came under the microscope for alleged illegal gambling activities Monday, t...

A big hurdle the feds have to overcome in their prosecution of legendary gangster John (Sonny) Franzese is getting jurors to look past whatever disdain they acquired for the mobster's spoiled-rotten son.

After biding his time for several years, powerful waterfront racketeer Tino Fiumara has been flexing his prison-hardened muscles in recent months and reasserting himself as the Genovese family's go-to guy.

As they do virtually every time he picks up a client in a Gambino family case, the feds have moved to oust mob lawyer Joseph Corozzo from the case of an alleged Manhattan sex-trafficking operation.

The Genovese boss of Springfield, MA was arraigned here on March 24 for the mob murder of Arillotta's predecessor as chief of the crime family's Bay State rackets. But we didn't even have a chance to say hello.

Edward (Tall Guy) Garofalo Jr. has been around long enough to know that there is no free lunch -- especially in Gang Land. More than likely, someone -- somewhere -- is setting you up.

The son of legendary Colombo crime boss Carmine (Junior) Persico is the focus of a federal grand jury probe into one of the oldest of mob scams: the placement of candy and soda machines.

Say this for Michael Persico, the handsome, smooth as silk 53-year-old heir to a legendary mob family: He managed to stay out of trouble for a very long time.

TRENTON, N.J. — Thirty-four alleged members and associates of the New York-based Lucchese crime family – including two high-ranking leader...

NEW YORK — The FBI arrested a reputed U.S. mobster Wednesday on charges he provided protection for a Sicilian counterpart mapping out criminal t...

The feds say the nonagenarian wiseguy John (Sonny) Franzese is so well-versed in the art of the modern day mob hit that they want jurors at his upcoming racketeering trial to hear him expound on his style.

Gotti IV was a total disaster for the feds. But they sure had John (Junior) Gotti fooled. The mob prince was utterly convinced that he was going to be found guilty.

The feds have just lined up a one-two punch against two top Colombo family mobsters awaiting trial for six mob murders, including the 1997 execution slaying of New York police officer Ralph Dols.

As they did against Gotti, prosecutors have added new charges to a racketeering case involving murder and the mob to better their chances of convicting a long-targeted defendant.

Just as the holiday crowd at the Banner Social Club in Brooklyn -- it included three Bonanno wiseguys -- began to unwind, shotgun-toting party poopers with search warrants arrived.

As a defense attorney who has followed the case and once represented Peter Gotti, I can't help but wonder, "Would there have been a different result if John Gotti testified on his own behalf?"

Words currently being spoken about Todo Anastasio in Brooklyn Federal Court can be quite costly for him. If convicted at an ongoing racketeering trial, Anastasio, now 80, faces up to 20 years behind bars.

Unless the feds stumble across some new and disturbing behavior on the part of Junior Gotti, last week's mistrial should be the final racketeering prosecution against the embattled mob prince.

In a mind-boggling turn of events, Sammy "Bull" Gravano is one of three mob turncoats that the onetime Junior Don may call to rebut testimony that that he supervised the murder of a Gambino mobster.

Over the years, as they've prosecuted mob associate Edmund (Eddie) Boyle in federal courts on both sides of the East River, the feds have changed the name of his crew several times.

If it's an acquittal, count on plenty of crowing from the Gotti clan. If not ... well ... some throwing could be involved.

HONOLULU — An alleged Mafia associate was arrested on racketeering charges while on his honeymoon in Honolulu. Twenty-seven-year-old Vito Pipit...