An 18-year veteran of a California county sheriff’s department was arrested last month on multiple gun charges following a lengthy investigation into his involvement with a notorious motorcycle gang. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department launched its investigation into 45-year-old Christopher Bingham in January. He was arrested on March 23 during a traffic stop with …
A California woman was arrested last month, charged with being the ringleader of an organized crime ring that stole nearly $8 million in makeup and other goods from stores across the country and then resold them on an Amazon storefront. Officers found more than $300,000 worth of products in Michelle and Kenneth Mack’s home in …
The FBI last month conducted a survey of land beneath an elevated New Jersey freeway in search of the body of labor leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared in 1975. Hoffa, 62, was last seen in Detroit, Michigan, on July 30, 1975, when he was supposed to meet with a pair of reputed Mafia figures at …
One-time crime boss Peter Gotti died in a federal prison in North Carolina after 17 years behind bars. Peter, the older brother of legendary mobster John Gotti, had taken over as the leader of the Gambino crime family in 1999 after John went to prison for murder. But as the New York Post and the …
Authorities in New York say a suspect is in custody following the shooting death of Francesco “Franky Boy” Cali, the man purportedly at the head of the notorious Gambino crime family. According to USA Today, 24-year-old Anthony Comello was arrested in New Jersey this week and as of Saturday remained behind bars awaiting extradition to …
Jimmy Hoffa disappeared without a trace after making a call home from a pay phone on July 30, 1975. It’s been 43 years, but one of his associates told me what it was like working for the notorious leader of the Teamsters. Marvin “The Weasel” Elkind will tell you driving for the mob was an …
Three former U.S. soldiers are accused of taking part in a murder-for-hire scheme on behalf of a crime boss in the Philippines. According to the Virginian-Pilot, ex-Army sniper Joseph Hunter and two other former soldiers, Adam Samia and Carl David Stillwell, went on trail this week on charges that they operated in coordination with a …
A half dozen young men believed to be members of the violent MS-13 street gang are facing a litany of criminal charges including murder and racketeering in connection with multiple crimes. According to Fox News, each of the suspects — who ranged in age from 19 to 22 — were detained in Annapolis, Maryland, where …
Authorities in Florida say they were able to thwart a trio of would-be armored bank truck robbers with deadly intentions after an informant advised federal agents of a plot that was reportedly two years in the making. According to USA Today, the three suspects were arrested on Feb. 20, just hours before the heist was …
A whopping seven Long Island mobsters from two separate crime families were arrested Tuesday on a slew of charges including drug dealing and racketeering. Six members of the Gambino crime family and one member of the Bonanno crime family were brought in on charges in connection with illegal activities occurring between January 2014 and December …
A Mexican drug cartel leader who brutally tortured and murdered a six-year-old girl in front of her parents is heading to prison for life, several times over. According to San Antonio Express News, Marciano “Chano” Millan Vasquez was given seven consecutive life sentences for his direct involvement in 29 murders and for participating in the slaughter …
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