When World War II ended, and the United States stood triumphant, another, quieter victory was unfolding beneath the surface.

In 1957, the Five Families were nearing 30 years of existence in New York City. 30 years of success, largely because there had been 30 years of relative peace since the murders of Joe Masseria and Sal ...

World War II forced the United States into a lot of unfamiliar territory. Nowhere was that more apparent than in its fight against sabotage and espionage along the East Coast. The government ...

A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: Last year, I got to speak with Louis Ferrante for the first time. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) LOUIS FERRANTE: I was a criminal from when I was 13. I led a hijack and ...

Roughly seventy years ago, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover famously declared, “There is no organized crime in America.” Hoover’s stubborn denial of the existence of the mafia continued despite ample ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian authorities said Friday they captured an alleged leader of the Italian ’ndrangheta mafia in Latin America who is accused of overseeing cocaine shipments and managing ...

LOUIS FERRANTE: I was a criminal from when I was 13. I led a hijack and heist crew of armed robbers within the Gambino crime family. The FBI hunted me. To their credit, they got me. I never informed, ...