Crime
Bloody Fight to Become Next Mob Boss in Montreal After Dismantling of Platinum Sports
"Everybody wants to be the next boss now that Rizzuto is gone"
Pro Sports Bettor Billy Walters Sentenced to Five Years Prison
A Las Vegas gambler linked to golfer Phil Mickelson was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison by a judge
California Woman Sentenced for $1M Jazzercise Embezzlement to Support Gambling Habit
A Southern California woman who embezzled about $1 million from the Jazzercise company has been sentenced to more than seven-and-a-half years in prison.
PI Who Desecrated Grave of Deadbeat Sentenced for Role in Owen Hanson Gambling Case
Former USC player Owen Hanson plead guilty to running international gambling and drug ring
Wimbledon Matches May Have Been Fixed
Watchdog did not specifically mention the matches under suspicion
Man Admits to Using Federally Backed Loans to Pay Off Gambling Debts
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to using federally backed loans for gambling debts and other personal expenses.
Genovese Capo Hoping for Separate Trial from Philly Mob Boss
46 defendants were rounded up for alleged racketeering in 2016
Midday Bookmaker Robbery Caught on CCTV
An individual who committed a robbery at a Woking William Hill bookmaking shop in broad daylight May 20th has been caught on CCTV.
California Man Sentenced in Gambling Embezzlement Case
Embezzled more than $400,000 from former classmates claiming it would be used for business startup
New John Gotti Mafia Movie to Star John Travolta, Grandson in on Bank Heist
The “Life and Death of John Gotti” Starring John Travolta is set to be released August 25, 2017.
Mobster Anthony 'Skinny' Santoro Denied Parole
Anthony "Skinny" Santoro, an alleged Staten Island mobster with ties to the Bonanno crime family, was denied bail last month
Mafia Hitman Found Buried In Pharaoh-Like Tomb
A Sicilian Mafia hitman’s body has been discovered adorned with all of his valuables, including weapons he used in the act of committing murder
Remains Found in N. Dartmouth Identified as 37-year Fugitive
A decades-long search for a fugitive charged in the 1980 killing of a Pennsylvania police chief came to a dramatic end Friday
Buried Body is Mobster Fugitive Wanted in Killing of Police Chief
A decades long search for a fugitive charged in the 1980 killing of a Pennsylvania police chief came to a dramatic end Friday
Human Remains Found During Illegal Gambling Probe
Cold case dates back to 1980
Homeless Shelter Among Properties Feds Look to Seize in Gambling Case
Under US civil forfeiture law enforcement agencies may seize monies, cars and even homes just for presuming guilt
Husband Loses Wife in Bet, Now She is Claiming Men Who Won Her Raped Her
A woman whose husband lost her as part of a wager is now claiming she was raped by the men who won the bet.
‘Killing David Hasselhoff’ Would Net One Gambler $500K in Death Pool Bet
Man who owes significant debt plots to kill "Baywatch" star
Detained Crown Casino Employees Ordeal Nearly Over
The ordeal for Crown Resorts employees jailed in China for gambling crimes is drawing to a close, with some of those imprisoned, including two Australians, released on Wednesday.
Donald Trump Jr Hires Famed Mob Attorney
Clients included a man charged with murder and another charged with brutally beating up a Black man
Fallen Web Gambling Tycoon Turned 'Rat' Now Grows Hydroponic Herbs
Internet entrepreneur playboy turned informant and nearly single-handedly brought down Internet gambling sector
How The Sicilian Mafia Was Born - The Origins of La Cosa Nostra
Gambling, illegal drugs and alcohol, and trafficking in humans were among its pursuits.
Wedding Guest List Could Provide Clues to Mobster’s Murder
A wedding guest list is casting doubts on a prevailing theory as to why a Canadian mobster was gunned down in 2012.
FBI Seized Homes, Cars, Watches as Part of Gambling Probe But No Charges Filed?
$849,000 worth of bank funds, cash and luxury watches seized but, to date, no arrests
Man Gets 10 Years for Downloading Child Porn Using Casino Wifi
A Gulfport man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after he downloaded child pornography while at a Vicksburg casino.
‘Mob at the Movies’ New Museum Exhibit Opens
“Mob at the Movies” trolls the cinematic archives to reveal how Hollywood portrayed organized crime
One of Poker’s Most Hated Chris Ferguson Finishes 4th in WSOP Event 51
Bryce Yockey has won his first World Series of Poker bracelet and $511,147 at the 2017 $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi Lo Championship.
Online Gambling Affiliate Bosses Sentenced in Bitcoin Scheme
A Florida man was sentenced to 5.5 years prison time for his role in a Bitcoin exchange money laundering scheme as well as the hacking of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Alphabay, Besa Mafia, Red Rooms & Dark Net Hitmen with Eileen Ormsby, Chris DeRose
In Part two of this excellent interview with Silk Road and Dark Net Historian Eileen Ormsby, Chris DeRose of Bitcoin Uncensored discusses the future of the dark net.
100 Year Old Mobster Leaves Prison
Former Colombo family underboss John (Sonny) Franzese has been released from prison at the ripe old age of 100. It was his first full day of freedom in eight years.
