# Mafia

This year

2023

# Edgardo Greco

Italian killer suspected of mafia links arrested in France after 16 years on run

He is wanted in Italy to serve a life sentence for the murders of Stefano and Giuseppe Bartolomeo.

10.5k

Feb 2nd 2023, 8:03 PM

# cosa nostra

Italy catches fugitive Mafia boss after 30-year manhunt

The only known image of the mobster was a black and white photo dated back to the early 1990s.

28.7k

Updated

Jan 16th 2023, 12:46 PM

Last year

2022

# raffaele imperiale

Italian mafia boss with close ties to Daniel Kinahan 'to turn state witness' following arrest

The mafia boss wants to “change his life”, according to Italian media.

40.0k

Dec 7th 2022, 7:48 PM

All time

# gone

Lithuanian mafia gang 'all but gone' in Ireland following garda clampdown

Gardaí have been battling the gang since 2015.

78.0k

Apr 14th 2021, 6:00 AM

# Francesco Pelle

One of Italy's 'most dangerous' fugitive mobsters arrested in Lisbon Covid clinic

Francesco Pelle was a noted figure in one of the Calabria-based ’ndrangheta’s most notorious organised crime clans.

29.5k

Mar 30th 2021, 7:05 AM

# Letizia Battaglia

A new Irish film tells the story of a female photographer who covered the violence of the Mafia

The Irish documentary Shooting the Mafia tells the story of photojournalist Letizia Battaglia.

14.9k

Nov 28th 2019, 10:30 PM

# FRANK CALI

Reputed leader of Gambino crime family shot dead in New York

Frank Cali’s killing is the first of its kind since 1985.

19.8k

Mar 14th 2019, 12:47 PM

# cosa nostra

Italian police arrest Mafia 'godfather' in major raid

The suspects are accused of extortion, illegal gun possession, arson, Mafia association and other crimes, investigators said.

20.3k

Dec 4th 2018, 12:59 PM

# Naples

Italian police arrest mafia boss at luxury hide-out after 15 years on the run

Antonio Orlando is a suspected major player in the Camorra organised crime group.

22.8k

Nov 27th 2018, 10:14 PM

# The Don

Pope Francis travels to Sicily to honour a priest shot dead by the Mafia

The trip comes at a difficult time for the pontiff.

14.6k

Sep 15th 2018, 2:00 PM

# mafia links

Slovakian Prime Minister offers to resign over handling of journalist's murder

Robert Fico wants to avoid a snap election.

9.1k

Mar 14th 2018, 9:20 PM

# Co Clare

US committee examining claim of Russian mafia money link to Trump's Doonbeg golf course

The committee is investigating the alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election.

15.2k

Jan 20th 2018, 9:00 AM

# Toto Riina

Notorious Sicilian mafia 'boss of bosses' dies in prison after fighting cancer

The mobster, who was nicknamed ‘The Beast’ for his cruelty, died in hospital in the early hours of this morning.

20.6k

Nov 17th 2017, 8:21 AM

# Italy

Mafia clan and Catholic group busted in migrant scandal

The Arena clan, a family belonging to a powerful crime syndicate, allegedly syphoned off money from the state destined for migrants.

19.8k

May 15th 2017, 7:45 PM

# brexiteer

'You're behaving like the mafia... no, gangsters': Nigel Farage takes aim at EU

“I do understand national sensitivities. I’ll change it to gangsters,” Farage continued to say.

16.9k

Apr 5th 2017, 12:34 PM

# bada bing

Town made famous by The Godfather has entire council dissolved for being run by the Mafia

Corleone, Sicily, is the town Godfather protagonist Vito Corleone is named after.

25.3k

Aug 12th 2016, 6:05 AM

# The Godfather

The amazing criminal life of Mafia boss Bernardo 'The Tractor' Provenzano has come to an end

The 83-year-old was born in the Sicilian village of Corleone.

43.5k

Jul 13th 2016, 7:10 PM

# fugitive killer

Leader of notoriously ruthless mafia syndicate arrested after 20 years on the run

The operation is being hailed as a historic breakthrough in the fight against organised crime.

23.6k

Jun 27th 2016, 9:17 AM

# pizza`cake

Mafia boss arrested by men dressed as pizza delivery boys

Roberto Manganiello, a boss in Naples’ notorious Camorra mafia, had been on the run since 2013.

16.6k

Apr 18th 2016, 2:30 PM

# Mafia

VIDEO: The bunker where on-the-run mobsters were finally found in Italy

Giuseppe Crea and Giuseppe Ferraro eluded capture for 10 years and 18 years respectively.

19.4k

Jan 30th 2016, 11:15 AM

# Election Season

Fianna Fáil members 'uncomfortable' with Micheál Martin comparing Sinn Féin to the mafia - Adams

He declined to name names.

13.3k

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Jan 13th 2016, 2:37 PM

# he did it his way

Pictures: Francis Albert Sinatra would have been 100 years old today

He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on 12 December 1915 to Italian immigrants.

10.0k

Dec 12th 2015, 3:00 PM

# shady business

How Italy's mobsters use tourists traps to launder money

In one instance it is alleged that the Mafia even used a convent as a front.

32.1k

Nov 21st 2015, 9:45 PM

# Organised Crime

Police have seized two BILLION euro from the mafia

The gang “recycled an enormous amount of ‘dirty’ money through the use of gaming accounts”.

18.8k

Jul 22nd 2015, 1:40 PM

# Mafia

Costa Concordia cruise ship may have been used to smuggle cocaine

The drugs are reported to belong to the mafia.

28.5k

Mar 31st 2015, 8:45 AM

# Dirty Cops

New York to pay $5 million to family of man killed in "Mafia Cops" case

Nicholas Guido was mistaken for a man with the same name.

13.8k

Jan 31st 2015, 1:59 PM

# i want to ride my bicycle

The mayor of Rome isn't afraid of the mafia - he's going to keep riding his bike

Police had warned the mayor that he was under threat by “dangerous organisations”.

11.0k

Dec 7th 2014, 3:39 PM

# mob mentality

Italy is fighting mafia bosses by taking away their sons

The boys are taken to a kind of rehab.

22.0k

Oct 5th 2014, 10:00 AM

# Camorra

Spanish police arrest 26 suspected 'Camorra' mafia members

Suspects arrested in raids over suspected mafia money-laundering.

8.5k

Jul 8th 2014, 6:14 PM

# Whacked

The Pope has excommunicated the mafia from the Catholic Church

Pope Francis called the mafia “is the adoration of evil and contempt for common good.”

18.2k

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Jun 22nd 2014, 8:46 AM

# Organised Crime

"Stop doing evil": Pope Francis takes on the mafia

“Men and women of the mafia… change your way of life. Stop doing evil, convert,” he said.

12.5k

Mar 21st 2014, 7:48 PM

# Mafia

Mobster (78) charged with 'Goodfellas' airport heist after being caught on a wire

Vincent Asaro was caught on tape complaining that he was cheated by Jimmy “The Gent” Burke, later portrayed by Robert DeNiro.

16.9k

Jan 24th 2014, 3:27 PM

# Farewell

Mourners and fans gather ahead of James Gandolfini funeral

Alec Baldwin, NJ Governor Chris Christie and dozens of ‘Sopranos’ actors amongst mourners.

17.3k

Jun 27th 2013, 5:19 PM

# tributes

‘He was one of the greatest actors of this or any time’ – Sopranos creator David Chase

Everyone from the Governor of New Jersey to Lindsay Lohan has been paying tribute, following the untimely death of James Gandolfini.

17.8k

Jun 20th 2013, 10:10 PM

# Turf War

Charred bodies of Canadian mafiosi found in Sicily

The bodies of the two men were found riddled with about 30 bullets, in an operation dubbed “Argo” by Italian and Canadian police.

20.9k

May 9th 2013, 9:11 PM

# Italy

Controversial seven-time Italian premier Andreotti dies aged 94

Giulio Andreotti — nicknamed “The Untouchable” and “The Black Pope” — was a divisive figure in Italian politics, with close ties to the Vatican and rumoured mafia links.

5.3k

May 6th 2013, 2:51 PM

# Italy

Italian court confirms Berlusconi ally guilty in mafia case

Dell’Utri, 71, was accused of playing the middle man between Berlusconi and the criminal association.

5.0k

Mar 25th 2013, 7:22 PM

# Unlucky

Random theft ends with notorious mobster behind bars

One of Corsica’s most notorious mafiosi was apprehended after police caught someone trying to rob his car.

17.0k

Feb 1st 2013, 5:33 PM

# Vito Rizzuto

'Canadian Mafia boss' released from US prison

Now 66, the reputed chief, had served 10 years for conspiracy to murder and racketeering.

8.6k

Oct 5th 2012, 8:35 PM

# Italy

Italian police seize giant wind farm in mafia probe

Police seized assets worth €350 million as part of the crackdown on the mafia.

7.8k

Jul 13th 2012, 9:33 PM