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An Italian town has banned the sale of Mafia-themed souvenirs
The city of Agrigento has banned the sale of Mafia-themed souvenirs at gift stores.
Nora Redmond
Former mafia member rates 10 mafia scenes in movies and TV
Former Mafia member John Pennisi rates 10 Mafia scenes in movies and television for realism, such a…
How the New Mexican Mafia actually works, according to a former member
Manuel Medrano is a former member of the Arizona Mexican Mafia, also known as the New Mexican Mafia…
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Ukraine's invasion of Russia is showing how good it is at hitting Putin's weak spots
Vladimir Putin's authority has long been founded on his image as an uncompromising defender of Russ…
Tom Porter
How 9 gangs and Mafias actually work — from the Crips to the Hells Angels
Tyrone White was a member of the 65 Menlo Gangster faction of the Crips gang in South Central Los A…
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Stone Age skeletons show women were likely sacrificed in Mafia-style killings, say archaeologists
Ancient skeletons discovered in France linked to a form of murder used by the Italian Mafia.
Cameron Manley
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Ukraine isn't the only country Russia is trying to topple
Russian officials see "gray zone" warfare around the world as leverage for their conventional war a…
Michael Peck
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Son ordered multiple failed hits on his mafia-linked father. He eventually had him gunned down as he waited for McDonald's coffee.
Anthony Zottola Sr. plotted to kill both his brother and father in an attempt to take over the fami…
Isobel van Hagen
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Sicilian mafia boss arrested after 30 years on the run — the last of Italy's most-wanted crime lords
Matteo Messina Denaro, a brutal boss of Sicily's Cosa Nostra, was arrested on Monday. He'd been a f…
Joshua Zitser
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Video captures the moment a mafia boss escaped from prison in a getaway using bed sheets knotted together for a makeshift rope
At the time of his escape, Marco Raduano, the head of the Sacra Corona Unita mafia, was serving a 1…
Isobel van Hagen
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A former US Army general says Trump wants the US to abandon NATO because he's a 'mafia type' that 'hates alliances'
"Trump hates alliances. He hates an obligation where he'd have to live up to something," Ben Hodges…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Gambino mobsters arrested in a mafia bust have exactly the kinds of nicknames you'd expect
The alleged Gambino wise guys, including "Vinny Slick," "Uncle Ciccio," "Joe Brooklyn," and "Fifi,"…
Natalie Musumeci
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Former Las Vegas mayor signals more bodies could be found in Lake Mead, saying it’s ‘not a bad place to dump a body’
Former Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman said that the mob wanted water levels high at the lake to keep…
Azmi Haroun
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Former FBI official likens Matt Gaetz, Roger Stone, and Trump to the Mafia: 'It's a criminal organization'
Frank Figliuzzi said Gaetz and Stone's hot-mic conversation reminded him of wiretaps of mobsters.
Cheryl Teh
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South Korea is facing a new, younger type of criminal — the 'MZ gangster'
Younger criminals in South Korea are focusing more on financial crimes such as online gambling, sca…
Polly Thompson
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Members of the 'PayPal Mafia' include tech titans like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Reid Hoffman. Here's where they are now.
Many of PayPal's early employees went on to become major names in tech and the venture capital worl…
Tami Brehse,Kylie Kirschner
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Wartime sanctions on Russia have sparked new smuggling opportunities for hot-ticket items like luxury Italian handbags and microchips
Despite Western countries' efforts to cut off Russia from the world, market constraints have create…
Erin Snodgrass
How the triads operate, according to a former Hong Kong mafia member
Jimmy Tsui is a former member of Tung On in New York City's Chinatown and of the Sun Yee On triad i…