New York has five major Mafia crime families, and now the head of one of those, the Gambino family, has been murdered in what appears to be a carefully mapped-out hit.
Ever wondered how some of the world’s largest gangs operate? VICE went in and uncovered the world of Taiwan’s most notorious, 10 000-strong Mafia.
The mafia movies are amongst the famous and well-loved Hollywood productions of all time, and over the weekend the cast reunited to dish some dirt.
There are a couple of snitches who may want to enter witness protection after Vincent Asaro walked away a free man.
If you’re a fan of a good Mafia movie you will have seen ‘Goodfellas’, although now for the first time we have the details on how the real-life heist occurred.
The tragic Costa Concordia crash of 2012 has seen the captain found guilty of a handful of crimes. Now it seems someone else on the boat was up to no good.
When you think organised crime you probably think of the mafia, but their friends over in Japan are putting them to shame with their revenue.
Once only confined to smoky speakeasies and gambling halls, the Italian Mafia has now spread to every corner of Italy. A recent study has revealed that The Mafia is now the biggest business in Italy – with an annual turnover of €160 billion. Italy’s four Mafia groups also hold about €65 billion in cash reserves, effectively making them Italy’s biggest bank.