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

Associates of four of New York's infamous "five families" crime syndicates allegedly backed a multimillion-dollar poker con ...

At a Thursday morning press conference, FBI director Kash Patel announced 31 arrests in two separate gambling schemes, which ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

Professional basketball was stunned this week as a popular NBA Hall of Famer and head coach, a current player and a former player were arrested by federal authorities on illegal gambling charges.

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