Mafia movies are known for their raw depiction of an underworld of crime and corruption and everything that stems from those.

Reformed mobster Anthony Ruggiano Jr. rates scenes from "Goodfellas," "The Godfather," and "The Sopranos." ...

He lied to protect the Bonanno crime family. He lied to protect himself,” federal prosecutors said during closing arguments.

However, only a few of them stand out as true historical tales of both the glamour and tragedy of American mafia families. Inside the American Mob is a National Geographic documentary series ...

Hector Rosario was among nine people charged; prosecutors say the other defendants had colorful nicknames like "Joe Fish" and "Sal the Shoemaker." ...

Already a strong presence in New York, members of the Mafia saw a business opportunity in catering to the otherwise shunned gay population. By the mid-1960s, the Genovese crime family controlled ...

Hector Rosario, a former detective for the Nassau County police on Long Island, was also acquitted of obstruction of justice, ...

At The Times and elsewhere, he wrote about wrongful convictions, fake methadone clinics and the five powerful Mafia families in New York. By Clyde Haberman Selwyn Raab, an investigative reporter ...