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 ...

The man said to be the new head of the Sicilian Mafia has been arrested by Italian police along with 45 associates. Settimo Mineo, an 80-year-old jeweller, was seized by police following a dawn raid.

The presumed new boss of the Cosa Nostra was arrested together with 45 other top mobsters, Italian authorities said Tuesday, striking a massive blow to the resurgent Sicilian Mafia. Settimo Mineo, 80, ...

MILAN (AP) — The death Friday of Salvatore "Toto" Riina, the long-time "boss of bosses" of the Sicilian Mafia, puts the spotlight back on Cosa Nostra, which waged a bloody campaign in the 1980s and ...

A notorious Italian mafia boss has died while receiving medical treatment for cancer after being arrested early this year, according to media reports. Messina Denaro’s condition worsened in recent ...

Settimo Mineo, who allegedly took over as head of the Palermo Cosa Nostra, is escorted by Italian police on December 4. AP The presumed new boss of the Cosa Nostra was arrested together with 45 other ...

Scores of people suspected of being affiliated with the resurgent mob were arrested Tuesday during overnight raids in Palermo and the surrounding area. By Elisabetta Povoledo The defendants have ...

Much like a board of directors, or even a parent-teacher association, the Sicilian Mafia has been known to operate with a whiff of organizational democracy. In the past, La Cupola, a kind of ...

The notorious Cosa Nostra turncoat dubbed “the people slayer,” who claimed a role in more than 150 murders, including one where a boy was strangled and dissolved in acid, is now a free man. Giovanni ...

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