Organized Crime
How India's 'Sand Mafia' Pillages Land, Terrorizes People, and Gets Away With It
Construction demands and a lack of accountability help sustain illegal sand mining in India, as well as the notorious network of organized crime that has developed around it.
How Whitey Bulger Became a Crime Boss and a Snitch
An interview with TJ English, author of Where the Bodies Were Buried, a new book that examines the life and legacy of the infamous Boston kingpin and FBI informant.
Why Are We so Obsessed with Making the Kray Twins Legends?
The murderous brothers have almost achieved national treasure status in the UK.
With the Sicilian Mafia in Decline, Who Is Running the Mob in Montreal?
Longtime kingpin Vito Rizzuto died in 2013, but no single group has stepped in to fill that power vacuum—yet.
What Happened to the American Mafia?
The FBI says that the mob is still an existential criminal threat in America. We asked some former Gambino family soldiers and two La Cosa Nostra experts if that's really the case in 2015.
This Naples Restaurant Is Fighting the Local Mafia
Casal di Principe is a Sicilian town that has been ravaged by the Camorra, the local mafia, but one local restaurant is fighting back with food.
With 45 Tons of Weed Seized in Tijuana, It Looks Like Pot Is Still a Cash Crop for Cartels
Despite an increasing number of US states legalizing marijuana, it seems Mexican drug lords are still trafficking huge quantities of weed.
How Some Criminals Evade the Cops for Decades
Most crooks eventually get caught, but some members of Italian organized crime syndicates remain on the lam for decades. How do they do it?
IRS Officials Blame Russian Cyber Criminals for Massive Data Theft From Tax Return Website
The agency believes an organized crime syndicate hacked into its website to make $50 million in fraudulent tax return claims.
Tracing France's History in the Heroin Trade
We met the daughter of notorious French drug trafficker Gaëtan Zampa in Marseille to talk about her relationship with her father and the city's history as a drug smuggling port.
A Country Flees Its History of Corruption
The Albanian economy is booming, but organized crime is a major export of this growing global power.
Photos Allegedly Linking an Olympic Official to the Yakuza Keep Causing Him Problems
A member of Japan's Diet has called for an independent investigation into the vice chairman of the country's Olympic Committee and his alleged ties to organized crime.