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Organized Crime
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Borgias: The First Crime Family 
 Background about four members of this prominent Italian Renaissance family that includes these "members [who] in particular are remembered, if only vaguely, as remarkable examples of greed and evil. Two were popes: Calixtus III (Alonso Borgia) and Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia). ... Cesare Borgia, was, for a time, a cardinal. ... The fourth member has become a metaphor for feminine evil: Lucrezia Borgia, sister of Cesare." Also includes a bibliography. From truTV. http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/history/borgias/1.html Topics: Crime Last updated Jul 13, 2008 The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa
Background about the disappearance of this former Teamsters President with alleged Mafia contacts who vanished under suspicious circumstances in Michigan in 1975. Hoffa "was supposed to be meeting Detroit mobster Anthony 'Tony Jack' Giacalone and New Jersey labor leader Anthony 'Tony Pro' Provenzano" on the day of his disappearance. Topics include Hoffa and the Mob, Hoffa in prison, who killed Hoffa, informants, and possible locations of the body. From TruTV. http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/famous/jimmy_hoffa/1.html Topics: Crime, Labor Last updated Aug 7, 2008 Federal Bureau of Investigation: Organized Crime
Background and updates about organized crime, with an overview of the FBI's organized crime program, news and issues, details about specific investigations, and a brief glossary. Includes material about Italian organized crime (Sicilian Mafia, Camorra or Neapolitan Mafia, 'Ndrangheta or Calabrian Mafia, Sacra Corona Unita or United Sacred Crown, and American La Cosa Nostra), Eurasian organized crime, Asian and African criminal enterprises, and sports bribery. From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/orgcrime/ocshome.htm Topics: Crime Last updated Nov 16, 2007 Gang Land
This "site on organized crime" features news, profiles of criminals and crime families, and more. http://www.ganglandnews.com/ Topics: Communities & Groups, Crime Last updated Mar 20, 2005 GangRule.com: The History of Organized Crime
"A historical look at the emergence of organized crime since 1890. The site has a database of known gang members [in three organizations], historic events and family histories, along with photographs, newspaper cuttings and official documents." While claiming not to focus on particular groups, the site is largely about people and organizations of Italian or Sicilian descent. Links provide fuller coverage; the site is browsable by name, alias, gang name, gang position, and events. http://www.GangRule.com/ Topics: Communities & Groups, Crime Last updated Dec 19, 2002 The Numbers Game
Discussion of this form of illegal lottery as played in Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s. "The game is played by players betting on a series of three numbers. ... A player would win if his/her numbers matched a preset series of three numbers, which were found in daily newspapers as the last three digits of either the NYSE total, U.S. Treasury balance, or total bets at a selected racetrack." From Court TV's Crime Library. http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/gang/harlem_gangs/3.html Topics: Communities & Groups, Crime, Money, Recreation, Recreation Last updated Nov 2, 2005 Organized Crime Registry
This Web site contains articles, links and news relating to organized crime syndicates around the world. The featured syndicates include the Russian Mafia, the Japanese Yakuza, La Costra Nostra, Triads, South American drug cartels, etc. A newsletter and a discussion forum are available as well. While not comprehensive, this site is informative and avoids being sensationalistic. http://members.tripod.com/~orgcrime/ Topics: Crime Last updated Mar 4, 2001 Songs of the Criminal Life: Reviving the Ballads of Calabria's Original Mafia
Feature about "a CD collection of songs that glorify ... [the] violent code of honor" of the 'Ndrangheta, "the most secretive and elusive of the Italian Mafias." Provides audio of the report, sound clips from the CD collection, and background about the 'Ndrangheta. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2002/oct/mafiamusic/ Topics: Crime, Music Last updated Nov 16, 2007 |
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