A New York jury on Wednesday convicted a former detective of lying to authorities in an effort to protect the mafia family whom he moonlighted for.

A former police detective in New York has been found guilty of lying to the FBI in order to protect a Mafia family’s illegal gambling operations.

Hector Rosario was among nine people charged; prosecutors say the other defendants had colorful nicknames like "Joe Fish" and "Sal the Shoemaker." ...

At The Times and elsewhere, he wrote about wrongful convictions, fake methadone clinics and the five powerful Mafia families in New York ... Herald in Connecticut (now defunct) and The Newark ...

During the trial, Rosario's lawyers argued the case hinged on the unreliable testimony of mobsters now cooperating ... and throwback to the Mafia’s heyday in New York. Prosecutors said the ...

Reformed mobster Anthony Ruggiano Jr. rates scenes from "Goodfellas," "The Godfather," and "The Sopranos." ...

Former NY Police Detective Convicted of Lying to FBI to Protect Mafia Family NEW YORK (AP ... on the unreliable testimony of mobsters now cooperating with prosecutors as they faced their ...