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Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia: Where is American mobster now John Stanfa? Details from the latest Netflix docuseries, explored

Philadelphia vs. The Mafia, shows the mob era of Philadelphia when, in 1991, a power vacuum was created after the fall of ...

'The mafia ain't what it used to be' - FBI's gambling case shows mob's evolution

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

Barcoded decks, contact lenses and X-ray tables: How New York’s mafia allegedly ran illegal poker games tied to US athletes

You can picture the scene. Tucked somewhere between the glitter and grit of Manhattan, a room wafting smoke with the rhythm ...
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NBA athletes, illegal gambling and the Mob: Louisville man among key FBI arrests

Friday, WAVE News uncovered new details about a Kentucky man named in one of the indictments, whom the FBI accuses of supplying cheating technology and organizing rigged poker games.

In the 1990s mob wars, John Stanfa didn’t have a nickname. The Daily News tried to change that.

Convicted former Philadelphia mob boss John Stanfa made headlines as part of a bloody mafia power struggle in the 1990s, ...

Why the mafia fought a bicoastal gang war over artichokes

From machete fights in California fields to hijacked railcars in the Bronx, organized crime transformed the humble artichoke ...
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Writer Louis Ferrante discusses his book on the history of the American mafia

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 ...