The American Mafia - American Mafia history 1868-1980s. Organized crime timeline, feature articles, biographies of mobsters and crimefighters, mugshots, book notes, web links, maps, bibliography.
The American Mafia - Yahoo Group - Online discussion group relating to the history of the Mafia in the United States. Site includes photos. Forum message text is available as an RSS News Feed.
The American Mafia: Gangsters in Southwest Michigan - Author David Critchley identifies mysterious gunman "Buster from Chicago" as Sebastiano Domingo, and explores the impact of gangsters connected with Berrien County, Michigan. The assassination of Chicago's Antonio Lombardo and the career of Fred "Killer" Burke are also featured. Article includes photographs and a Domingo family tree.
The American Mafia: The Man in the Shadows: Sam Pollaccia - Article by Thomas Hunt and Louis P. Cafiero on an elusive Mafia figure who advised and then betrayed gangland leaders, taking part in the assassinations of Chicago's Dion O'Banion, New York's Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria and others.
AmericanMafia.com - Rick Porrello's information and links related to organized crime and the Mafia. Feature articles, city-by-city reports, photographs, salute to "mob-busters," and a forum.
Divorced from the Mob - Andrea Giovino's journey from organized crime to independence. A discussion of the mother-of-four's published memoir, some Giovino interviews, and a scrapbook.
FBI: Freedom of Information Act: Mafia Monograph 1958 - Study of the organization's origin in Sicily, its expansion to the U.S. in the late 19th Century and the transatlantic relationship between the two branches.
Informer: The Journal of American Mafia History - Website for a quarterly electronic journal dealing with past and current organized crime topics. Site includes summaries of all published articles, photos, article submission and advertising policies, subscription link, contact information and an index.
La Cosa Nostra - Site provides a short background on the Mafia and biographies of famous mobsters. A chat room and polls are also featured.
The Mafia and Freemasonry - Theories on the relationship between the Italian Mafia and "Massoneria."
The Mafia and Murder Inc. - History of the Sicilian-Italian criminal society in New York and of its enforcement arm Murder Inc. Reviews of organized crime movies.
The Mafia Site - History, structure and current events relating to the secret criminal society known as the Mafia. Links, photos and a suggested reading list.
Mafia Today - Mafia related news from around the world. Site includes updated leadership page and mafia movie database.
Mafia-International.Com - Introduction to the world of organized crime. American, Sicilian, Russian, Canadian, Australian mafia figures are profiled. Includes an organized crime discussion forum.
Mob Talk Forum - Discussions related to the Mafia and other aspects of organized crime.
Mob-News - News items and observations about the American Mafia and other elements of worldwide organized crime.
Mobwatcher - Canadian journalist-author Antonio Nicaso keeps an eye on the Mafia in Canada, U.S. and Sicily. Articles, book reviews, organized crime news and a weblog.
My La Cosa Nostra Site - Provides a memorial listing deceased members of the Mafia, a selection of quotations from the same, mob-related links, and a listing of the author's book and movie collection.
Omerta - Current international news, information on Mafia families and structure, and features related to Mafia and Italian life.
Our Thing - L.A. - Site claims to be the homebase of the Los Angeles Cosa Nostra and offers visitors the opportunity to become made men. Some feature articles, glossary, links.
RealDeal Forum - A message board for discussing topics related to organized crime and the Mafia.
The-Sopranos: La Cosa Nostra - Brief historical information on the five New York crime families, short biographies of family leaders up to year 2000, mugshots of bosses.
TIME: Hitting the Mafia - Ed Magnuson's article describing a wave of federal trials that put the nation's crime bosses behind bars. (June 24, 2001)
Verdict Is Termed A Blow to the Mafia - Ralph Blumenthal's New York Times article on the guilty verdicts in the 1986 Mafia Commission Case in New York and increased federal attention to Mafia activity across the U.S. (November 20, 1986)
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The Chicago Syndicate - Focus is on the Outfit, but posts also include current events related to the mob in other U.S. cities. [Atom]
Mafia Today - Mafia related news from around the world. [RSS]
Mob-News - News items and observations about the American Mafia and other elements of worldwide organized crime. [Atom]
