While The Godfather is about the rise and fall of the powerful Corleone mafia family, the story is bigger than that, with five families at the center of the mafia war. The Godfather trilogy begins ...

Members of the Lucchese crime family were among 39 people arrested last week for illegal gambling activity. The family is one of the Five Families of organized crime in the New York City area, using ...

In 1957, the Five Families were nearing 30 years of existence in New York City. 30 years of success, largely because there had been 30 years of relative peace since the murders of Joe Masseria and Sal ...

To many people, especially New Jerseyans, the terms "organized crime" and "the Mafia" conjure thoughts of fictionalized entertainment such as "The Godfather" or "The Sopranos." Attorney General ...