Ryan Gingeras examines how mafias have shaped the modern world, from classical Rome to Las Vegas, and how fictional portrayals influence real gangsters.

Joaquin Garcia spent 24 years undercover with the FBI, infiltrating dangerous criminal groups. He investigated the Italian Mafia, Latin American cartels, and Russian and Asian crime groups. Here's why ...

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All the family members of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie have been cleared as suspects in the case of her disappearance. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department emphasized the innocence of the siblings and ...

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 ...

The US president’s son-in-law wants to build a tourism development in southern Albania, but residents of the unspoilt strip around Zvernec say a dispute over ownership of the land is being ignored.

China has executed four members of a notorious mafia family accused of running scam centres in Myanmar and linked to the deaths of six Chinese nationals. The Shenzhen court in November sentenced five ...

China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang, who ran mafia-like scam centers in Myanmar and killed workers who tried to escape, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.

He’s now the boss of the Colombo crime family, the feds say — and his decision to hold court at a family Christmas party in Brooklyn could land him back in the can. Theodore “Skinny Teddy” Persico Jr.

Kaylee Goncalves' family has slammed the release of crime scene photos without extended notice. Kohberger will spend the rest of his life in prison for the murders of four college students. "We got a ...

An Albanian illegal migrant will be deported from the UK for the fifth time after he was found hiding in the back of a trailer. Since 2017 Romeo Zani, an Albanian national, has repeatedly tried to ...