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6 days ago · The following is a listing of enterprises, gangs, mafias, and criminal syndicates that are involved in organized crime. Tongs and outlaw motorcycle gangs, as well as terrorist, militant, and paramilitary groups, are mentioned if they are involved in criminal activity for funding. However, since their stated aim and genesis is often ideological ...
3 days ago · The Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra (Italian: [ˈkɔːza ˈnɔstra, ˈkɔːsa-], Sicilian: [ˈkɔːsa ˈnɔʂː(ɽ)a]; "our thing"), also referred to as simply Mafia, is a criminal society originating on the island of Sicily and dates back to the mid-19th century.
6 days ago · Mob City takes viewers on a riveting journey into the violent, glamorous world of 1940s Los Angeles, where the line between law enforcement and organized crime often blurs. Based on the acclaimed book L.A. Noir by John Buntin, the show expertly weaves a fascinating tapestry of gangsters, crooked cops, and shadowy power players embroiled in a ...
4 days ago · The Khazars [a] ( / ˈxɑːzɑːrz /) were a nomadic Turkic people that, in the late 6th-century CE, established a major commercial empire covering the southeastern section of modern European Russia, southern Ukraine, Crimea, and Kazakhstan. [10]
6 days ago · Paul Castellano (born June 26, 1915, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died December 16, 1985, New York, New York) was an American organized crime figure, the reputed successor to Carlo Gambino as the “boss of bosses” of the Five Families of La Cosa Nostra, sometimes referred to as the Mafia, in New York City. Castellano held power from ...
5 days ago · The city and the region began to stabilize, although no one believed that the Mafia had been entirely defeated. In Naples as well, the judges began to break down the powerful Camorra organizations, which were engaged in a bloody internal civil war that had left hundreds of young people dead.
2 days ago · WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to plead guilty in a deal with the United States, allowing him to go free years after publishing classified information obtained by Chelsea Manning.
4 days ago · Mafia Boss Decapitated In Freak Accident. Anthony Conigliaro also known as “Tony Cakes” was killed by decapitation in an accident with a Department of Transportation vehicle in New York City. According to reports, Conigliaro was walking in a crosswalk in Brooklyn when he was struck by the DOT vehicle. His head was decapitated in the ...
5 days ago · Antonio Conigliaro, 86, a former mafia member, was killed on June 12 when he was struck by a truck, police said. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital; obtained by the New York Post) Conigliaro ...
2 days ago · NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – Dancers descended on Times Square to promote the start of a new show helping New Yorkers make the most of the city. The spontaneous music broke out around 2 p.m. on 43rd ...
