By the time Joe ‘Peg Leg’ Morgan joined the Mexican Mafia, he was already a jailhouse legend. Because of his reputation, which included murder, ba ...

We asked three Mafia experts what the hung jury means in the greater scheme of things. Philadelphia mob boss Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino beat rac ...

Suited up and sporting a pompadour, “the German” can be seen lurking menacingly outside John Gotti’s social club, the Ravenite, in FBI surveilla ...

The Solntsevskaya Brotherhood by Niko It’s impossible to talk about the history of modern Russia without mentioning that lawless period of free-for- ...

Thieves in Law It seems like every culture and society has its own criminal tradition. America has a long and proud history of outlaws, from Jesse Jam ...

  The State of New England’s Mafia by Mark Silverman In 2005, the Boston newspapers were reporting that Luigi (Baby Shacks) Manocchio ...