The FBI chased the "Real Sopranos" for decades without breaking them, until one arrest changed everything. Behind the HBO hit series was a real mafia family operating in New Jersey and New York: the ...

What happened to never going against the family? Leaders within the Cosa Nostra, Sicily’s mafia, have reportedly complained that mob recruits aren’t what they used to be, as nearly 150 people ...

In his acting career, Robert DeNiro has portrayed a godfather, an Irishman, and a good fella. Now, he plays a pair of wise guys. In “The Alto Knights,” DeNiro plays not one, but two infamous mobsters: ...

One of Italy's most notorious and ruthless Mafia bosses, Benedetto Santapaola, believed to have masterminded the murder of one of Italy's most famous anti-mafia prosecutors in 1992, has died in prison ...

How realistic is The Sopranos? Well, don’t expect a mob boss to visit a therapist’s office regularly. That’s according to the legendary FBI undercover agent, Joe Pistone, who infiltrated the Bonanno ...

If you’re not careful, your gangland colleagues won’t just kill you. They’ll amputate parts of your body too. That was the fate of mob captain Dominick “Sonny Black” Napolitano, who had to answer for ...