Arrests made after bomb attack targets reporter threatened by mafia
Sigfrido Ranucci had just returned home at the time of the explosion, and his daughter had walked by a half-hour before, his employer said.
Organized Crime
New Jersey council member and former mob boss arrested for extortion
John Alite, 63, was once the top enforcer for the Gotti crime family and a longtime member of the Gambino family.
Legendary mafia leader's "vast fortune" seized by police
Italy said it was seizing $232 million in assets belonging to the late Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who was captured after 30 years on the run.
Body found stuffed in barrel linked to Belgrade police chief
Police found the body of a man stuffed in a barrel following a shooting in a restaurant that led to the arrest of Belgrade's police chief, prosecutors said.
Fugitive mafia boss wanted for murder arrested at luxury villa
Roberto Mazzarella, head of the Mazzarella clan of the Camorra, the Naples-based organized crime group, was one of Italy's most dangerous fugitives, authorities said.
Mob-linked murder plot leads to arrest of Toronto police officers
The investigation began when police uncovered a murder plot involving a corrections management employee who was targeted by mobsters, an official said.
U.S. offering $5 million for tips leading to Tren de Aragua leader's arrest
The U.S. has increased its reward to $5 million for information leading to the arrest of an alleged leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
Joe Bonanno
Mike Wallace profiles one of the last of the old-time Mafia dons, Joseph Bonanno. In the only television interview he ever gave, shortly before his death, Bonanno reflected on his past and his encounters with other famous mobsters, including Al Capone.
Former mafia godfather shot dead on highway in France
Jean-Pierre Maldera died after he was shot in his car in the middle of a busy highway near the French city of Grenoble, officials said.
Young Thug co-defendants found not guilty of murder in Georgia gang trial
The gang and racketeering case involving rapper Young Thug ended as his co-defendants were acquitted of murder charges.
"Computer geek" accused of creating encrypted messaging app for crime
Australian police swooped in to arrest a man they say built a messaging app marketed as "unhackable" to the criminal underworld, but which clearly was not.
Salman Rushdie attacker charged with supporting terror group Hezbollah
The man charged in connection with a knife attack that wounded author Salman Rushdie now faces an additional federal charge.
Al Capone's "sweetheart" gun could sell for over $2 million at auction
The pistol that notorious Chicago gangster Al Capone supposedly called his "favorite" gun is up for auction in South Carolina next month.
Italy expands controversial program to take kids from mafia families
Italy is expanding a program aimed at preventing "children being taught to shoot at eight years old" by the mafia families they're born into.
Italy sentences 207 mafia defendants to a combined 2,100 years in prison
Anti-mafia prosecutors say the 'ndrangheta crime syndicate has quietly massed power in Italy and abroad, obtaining a virtual monopoly on cocaine importation in Europe.
Mob fugitive on run for 11 years caught after celebrating soccer team
"Betraying him was his passion for soccer and for the Napoli team,'' police said in a statement.
How Russia's Wagner group exploits Africa to fund the Ukraine war
Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner army has been key to Putin's war on Ukraine. CBS News' has discovered how it's paid for by "profiteering" in Africa.
Italian police seize 2 tons of cocaine found adrift at sea off Sicily
The drugs were found wrapped in 70 waterproof packages held together by nets and kept afloat by life preservers, with a tracking device attached.
Outsmarting shoplifters
It is estimated that tens of billions of dollars' worth of merchandise is lost to shoplifters each year. And as shoplifters (working individually or as part of organized retail crime gangs) become more brazen, store owners are looking for new ways to stop them. Correspondent Rita Braver visits the Loss Prevention Research Council, which is testing new ways for retailers to protect their goods from being pilfered.
"Fourth Mafia" emerges as most violent in Italy: "You always feel the fear"
It took a loaded pistol pointed at an Italian farmer's head for him to finally say yes to the country's newest and most violent mafia.
2 kidnapped U.S. citizens found dead in Mexico
Two of the four U.S. citizens who were violently kidnapped at gunpoint last week while in Mexico have been found dead. The two surviving American citizens have been returned to the U.S., according to the State Department. Omar Villafranca reports.
31 bodies found in clandestine graves in region plagued by cartels
The state prosecutor said there was enough evidence to identify about half of the people found in the two graves.
Convicted mafia killer nabbed after 16 years on the run, making pizzas
The alleged member of the notorious 'Ndrangheta clan was arrested on Thursday morning after 16 years on the run.
U.S. releases Guantanamo prisoner once tortured at CIA sites
A onetime al Qaeda courier has been released after serving more than 16 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center and enduring torture at clandestine overseas CIA sites.
Police strike new blow against "fierce" mafia ring with blitz by 300 officers
Controlling the bulk of cocaine flowing into Europe, the 'Ndrangheta has surpassed Sicily's Cosa Nostra in power and wealth.
Jane Doe's attorney says "she was incapable of consent," alleges cover-up
Christa Pike critically ill, intubated after botched execution, attorneys say
FlyDubai co-pilot was fired from Oman Air job for "extremist views," sources say
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