Officials say the Mafia’s role in financing and protecting illegal gambling operations underscores its continued influence.

The Genovese family, founded by Lucky Luciano, earned a reputation as the “Ivy League” of organized crime – disciplined, ...

You can picture the scene. Tucked somewhere between the glitter and grit of Manhattan, a room wafting smoke with the rhythm ...

While prosecutors have not alleged that the NBA as an institution was involved, they say the probe highlights how the Mafia ...

Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier are facing money laundering and wire fraud conspiracy charges in connection with federal ...

A string of federal operations decades ago nearly decimated New York's major crime families, but they haven't completely gone ...

The NBA faces a potential crisis as a gambling scandal reveals links to "La Cosa Nostra," the Italian-American Mafia.

But former prosecutors said the mafia's influence and activities have changed since its heyday in the 20th century, when ...

The federal gambling indictments indicate the New York mafia may be more powerful than experts previously believed.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- The murder of Frank Cali is the first assassination of a Gambino crime boss since "Big Paul" Castellano was gunned down outside Sparks Steakhouse in 1985. The pair of ...

Elements of the National Basketball Association are being dragged through the mud as players and coaches are charged with ...

If we thought we had seen it all, there has been a dramatic turn in the recent NBA betting scandal. Sources say that the case ...