This is a list of Italian organized crime groups around the world. This list does not include all groups, clans or families identified as Cosa Nostra (Mafia crime families).

The Baltimore Crew was an Italian American organized crime group that ultimately became a faction of the Gambino crime family operating in the port city of Baltimore, Maryland, from …

Michael Franzese Sr. (/ frænˈziːs /) [2] (né Grillo; born May 27, 1951) is an American former mobster who was a caporegime in the Colombo crime family in New York City, and son of …

Feb 26, 2024 · As a result, gang mafia commanders have a reputation for being untouchable. The following are 15 of history’s most brutal, renowned, and feared Italian gangsters.

Nov 18, 2023 · The big five mafia families in New York — the Gambinos, the Genovese, the Bonannos, the Colombos and the Luccheses — are still very much around but their wings …

Dec 4, 2024 · The Sicilian Mafia is made up of a coalition of criminal organizations—called “families” or “clans” in English and cosche (singular, cosca) in Italian—which engage in …

Apr 22, 2024 · The Cosa Nostra was Italy’s most powerful mafia during the “Years of Lead” in the 1970s, which was a time of severe political instability in Italy that fostered military repression …

Nov 26, 2017 · Five associates and members of the Springfield Crew, including its former captain, Ralph Santaniello, are facing federal charges following last year’s arrests. Not among those …

May 12, 2019 · It was alleged Vincent Vallone was in the Mafia. Perhaps a capo or boss of a team of soldiers or made men, running a small crew, maybe a dozen along with an unknown …

Apr 11, 2023 · The Castellammarese War was a year-long power struggle for dominance of the Italian-American Mafia between 1930 and 1931. The two warring factions were led by Joe …