Operation Underworld is usually remembered as a secret pact between the Navy and the Mafia to secure America’s wartime docks, but its influence reached far beyond New York Harbor. At the center of ...

Once hunted by the FBI, the Mafia suddenly became an unlikely ally in World War II. Their networks proved vital in the fight ...

A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: Last year, I got to speak with Louis Ferrante for the first time. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) LOUIS FERRANTE: I was a criminal from when I was 13. I led a hijack and ...

Organized crime does its business in spite of law enforcement's efforts to curb those dirty deeds. But what if rogue cops were paid off to help criminals with their exploits? Or even kill for them?

Mobsters have undeniably left an infamous mark on American culture. Depicted in numerous films and television shows, interest in the violent and secretive Mafia families has not wavered. Now, a new ...

THANKS, LARNED. A POPULAR KANSAS CITY FILM FILM FEST IS RETURNING THIS WEEKEND TO THE GLENWOOD ARTS THEATER. KMBC9 ALAN SHOPE HAS MORE AS THE KC MAFIA AND TRUE CRIME FILM FESTIVAL KICKS OFF TONIGHT. I ...