George Robert Blakey, who wrote the RICO Act that feds use to put mobsters behind bars, dies at 90

RICO provided the legal framework for mob prosecutions, including "Operation Family Secrets," which targeted Chicago Outfit ...
The New Yorker

Mobsters We Have Seen on High

The theft of two tiaras and a crown, among other jewels, from the Louvre last month got some Brooklynites recalling the time, almost seventy-five years ago, when two gem-encrusted crowns were swiped ...
New York Post

From the son of a legendary Mafia capo named ‘Quack Quack’ to a wiseguy poker pro — these are the reputed mobsters charged in the NBA gambling scandal

The son of a legendary Mafia capo, a newbie made man and a mobster who did time for an infamous Queens racial attack were among the 13 reputed mobsters busted alongside NBA stars in a sweeping, ...
Decider

MOB WAR: PHILADELPHIA VS. THE MAFIA : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?

Real-life mob narratives are always fascinating to us because they show a version of the mob that is just as ruled by protocol and respect as the fictional depictions are, but show that, whenever ...