Colombo formed the Italian-American Civil Rights League in response to the extra scrutiny put upon his activities, and the indictment of his son, Joseph Jr, as part of a $300,000 conspiracy to melt ...

A father and son with family ties to a notorious Staten Island mobster were arraigned Thursday on charges that they were hoarding weapons in their house, including ghost guns and the materials to make ...

Carmine J. Persico, the unpredictable leader of the New York-based Colombo crime family who the authorities believe had a strong hand in the assassinations of mob bosses Albert Anastasia and Joey ...