Articles tagged with
Mafia

Montreal construction mafia, collapse imminent

by Examiner

Investigations and wiretaps by the RCMP have proven the existence of direct links between the Mafia and construction firms throughout Quebec.

Boston-area mob boss allegedly an informant

by Boston Herald

Authorities allege he’s a top figure in Boston organised crime. He’s also an informant. And his name is not Whitey Bulger

United States: man who admitted Mafia hit plan sentenced to 13 years

by Reuters

A man described by authorities as an honorary member of the Gambino crime family was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Wednesday for conspiring to murder a garbage company owner in 1989

New York: mafia boss breaks 'omerta' to testify

by Telegraph

A mafia boss, who ordered a killing in the Donnie Brasco case later dramatised in a Hollywood film, has become the first chief of one of New York's infamous Five Families to break 'omerta' – their code of silence – and testify against one of their own

New York cops break up Mafia-linked gambling ring

by New York Post

Authorities busted up a Mafia-linked Queens sports gambling ring that used a website and offshore accounts to rack up more than $8 million over the past two-and-a-half years

Four charged in US mafia probe

by Associated Press

Four alleged members of an Italian-American organized crime ring, including an alleged ex-boss, were charged with racketeering, extortion and other crimes in an indictment unsealed Tuesday, a prosecutor said

Mafia still holding US ports to ransom

by Financial Times

The sweep of arrests capturing more than 100 alleged mobsters in the northeast was billed as the sharpest ever blow to the US mafia

Montreal police arrest 11 in sweep of Italian cafes

by CTV News

Amid an escalating firebombing war between rival Mafia clans over lucrative drug territory, Montreal police have dismantled a trafficking ring and hope the strike will stem the Molotov cocktail attacks

Canada: Montreal firebombings linked to organised crime

by Montreal Gazette

Italian cafés and bars in Montreal continue to be firebombed – with another arson attempt overnight Monday into Tuesday – because one Mafia clan is battling another for distribution turf in the city’s illicit-drug trade, Montreal police said Tuesday

Canada mob boss Nicolo Rizzuto murdered in Montreal

by BBC

Canadian mob boss Nicolo Rizzuto has been shot dead at his Montreal home, following months of attacks against his family and associates