Chinese Triads launder billions through Vancouver, buying luxury real estate, cars

The laundering scheme is so infamous that investigators call it the “Vancouver model.” The Triads, China’s organized crime syndicate, created…


ROBERT F. KENNEDY’S CRUSADE AGAINST THE MOB: PART 3

LAST OF THREE PARTS In the days following his brother Jack’s election to the presidency in November 1960, Robert F….


Robert F. Kennedy’s crusade against the Mob: Part 2

Second of three parts The Senate Rackets Committee made national news as soon as it started its work in early…


Robert F. Kennedy’s crusade against the Mob: Part 1

First of Three Parts In a lengthy memo to his brother President John F. Kennedy, dated January 10, 1963, meant…


The Gangsters at the Heart of Russia’s Story

Russian gangsters are often fascinated by the Cosa Nostra, and one once asked me, can one write the history of…


Who killed Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel?

To this day no one knows who killed Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel. The shooting in Southern California happened on June, 20,…


“Gotti” Starring John Travolta Set For June Release

A movie originally set for release in December about celebrity Mob boss John Gotti is now scheduled to hit theaters…


‘A good man in a bad business’

The 1930s were a tumultuous time in the Tampa underworld. Dubbed the “Era of Blood” by local journalists, the sound…