The man said to be the new head of the Sicilian Mafia has been arrested by Italian police along with 45 associates. Settimo Mineo, an 80-year-old jeweller, was seized by police following a dawn raid.

What happened to never going against the family? Leaders within the Cosa Nostra, Sicily’s mafia, have reportedly complained that mob recruits aren’t what they used to be, as nearly 150 people ...

The presumed new boss of the Cosa Nostra was arrested together with 45 other top mobsters, Italian authorities said Tuesday, striking a massive blow to the resurgent Sicilian Mafia. Settimo Mineo, 80, ...

MILAN — The death Friday of Salvatore "Toto" Riina, the long-time "boss of bosses" of the Sicilian Mafia, puts the spotlight back on Cosa Nostra, which waged a bloody campaign in the 1980s and 1990s ...

A notorious Italian mafia boss has died while receiving medical treatment for cancer after being arrested early this year, according to media reports. Messina Denaro’s condition worsened in recent ...

PALERMO, Sicily-- Close family members of the Sicilian Mafia's fugitive “boss of bosses” were arrested on Friday in one of most significant anti-crime operations in Sicily in years, police said.

ROME -- Italian authorities have seized 1.6 billion euros ($1.76 billion) in wealth from Sicilian construction company officials with alleged ties to Mafia crime families in Corleone, a longtime Cosa ...

Settimo Mineo, who allegedly took over as head of the Palermo Cosa Nostra, is escorted by Italian police on December 4. AP The presumed new boss of the Cosa Nostra was arrested together with 45 other ...

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MILAN (AP) — The death Friday of Salvatore "Toto" Riina, the long-time "boss of bosses" of the Sicilian Mafia, puts the spotlight back on Cosa Nostra, which waged a bloody campaign in the 1980s and ...