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 1986, Italian authorities built a fortified bunker inside a Palermo prison to hold the largest mafia trial in history.

When World War II ended, and the United States stood triumphant, another, quieter victory was unfolding beneath the surface. Organized crime families, once hunted relentlessly by prosecutors and ...

Growing up as the son of an Italian immigrant in the 1990s, the word “mafia” has been in my lexicon for as long as I remember. It was unavoidable in that era. Media at the time was filled with images ...

Italian financial police have seized assets worth €50 million from Emanuele Catania, a Sicilian businessman and key figure in the seafood trade in the region, Italian news outlet L'Indipendente ...

Italian police said on Wednesday they had dismantled a massive Mafia operation in Sicily which had been defrauding the European Union of millions of euros in funds destined to farmers. A thermal image ...

CORLEONE, Italy, April 14, 2006 — -- Deep in the hills outside Palermo, Italy, is a medieval farm town with a history written in blood. The town's name -- Corleone -- literally means "Lionheart." ...

PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - Police arrested the suspected new head of the Sicilian mafia and 45 other alleged gangsters on Tuesday, dealing a major blow to the mob as it tried to rebuild after years of ...

Italian police on Tuesday arrested new Mafia boss Settimino Mineo and dozens of other suspects in a major swoop against a resurgent Cosa Nostra. Mafia boss Settimino Mineo was held by police in ...

Northern Italians sometimes speak of Sicily as the place where Europe finally ends. The island was conquered in the ...