August 23, 2016 After recent arrests, authorities re-examining 1992 mob hit State and federal investigators are re-examining an unsolved 1992 gangland killing in Providence following the recent arrests of two major players in the New England Mafia.
August 12, 2016 'Skinny Joey' Merlino due in Florida court on Mafia charges The flamboyant alleged head of the Philadelphia Mafia family is scheduled to be in a Florida court Friday to determine whether he should be held without bond and sent to New York City to face racketeering charges.
August 11, 2016 Mafia loses its influence in New York's Little Italy A passing reference to the "Mulberry Street Crew" in a new mob indictment has revived questions about whether the Mafia still has at least a toehold in Manhattan's Little Italy.
August 10, 2016 The Latest: Ex-New England mob boss to be held without bail The Latest on the arrest of former New England mob boss Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme (all times local): 3:55 p.m.
August 10, 2016 Feds: Ex-New England mob boss arrested in murder of witness Former New England Mafia boss Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme was arrested Wednesday in connection with the murder of a witness, federal prosecutors said.
August 9, 2016 Feds bust ring that labeled drug containers as sea cucumbers Federal authorities say they've busted up an international drug ring that used containers labeled "sea cucumbers" to send millions of dollars' worth of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl to western New York via California and Mexico.
August 6, 2016 Atty: Gotti grandson getting treatment in jail in drug case A lawyer says mobster John Gotti's namesake grandson says he's seeking out treatment while jailed on a drug charge.
August 5, 2016 Feds indict 46 in mob sweep, including reputed Philly boss Declaring that the Mafia is not just the stuff of movie scripts, federal prosecutors have charged nearly four dozen people with being part of an East Coast crime syndicate, including an old-school mobster in New York and a reputed mob chieftain in Philadelphia who has been pursued by the government for decades.
August 4, 2016 Indictment charges 46 in East Coast organized crime case New York federal prosecutors have unveiled an indictment charging nearly four dozen suspects with organized crime-related counts, saying they operated a massive East Coast syndicate.
August 4, 2016 Quarter-ton of cocaine seized in Philadelphia, 6 arrested Pennsylvania prosecutors say six men face drug charges after investigators seized more than a quarter-ton of cocaine from a Philadelphia warehouse and two vehicles.