Organized Crime

Ex-FBI Agent Back in Court

This is What Happens When You Lay Off Your Staff Mathematician

Trafficante in Miami: "He Had the Clout"

JFK Assassination Theorists

The G-man and the Snitch

Decorated FBI agent John Connolly soon goes on trial for murder in Miami. Too bad he wasn't here when the shots were fired.

Bait and Switch

A hero of the Hong Kong new wave returns the compliment

Trial by Hire

Courtroom sketch artists give a unique glimpse of our most infamous criminals

Where the Boys Are

A shtick-laden tale of a shlammer

Forever Missing Part 2

Donna Weaver hoped to get help from the FBI in finding her husband. Instead she got crooked agents working with violent drug dealers

BEST LOCAL GIRL GONE BAD

Denise Calvo

BEST PULP FICTION

Mob Over Miami

By Michele McPhee

"I Rode for Lansky"

Miami Beach's premier crooked jockey reminisces

Best Tour

The Mystery, Murder, and Mayhem Bus Tour

Oldfellas

The Crew is four semitough guys, shooting blanks at sunset

Goon Over Miami Part 2

Clubland king Chris Paciello ain't exactly a Mafia don. But it sure seemed he was headed that way.

Kulchur

Mob ties? Fine. Cheesy tunes ... criminal.

Goon Over Miami

Chris Paciello, the dangerous darling of the SoBe nightlife set, has a reputation for fisticuffs. And mob ties.

Con Kid

Jimmy Sabatino, self-described child of the Mafia, displayed a prodigious talent for confidence games even as a teenager. If he hadn't threatened to kill President Clinton, he'd probably be scamming today.

In Pursuit of Willy and Sal

When infamous drug smugglers Falcon and Magluta won the first round, prosecutors vowed revenge. This time it's personal.

The Company He Keeps

When infamous drug smugglers Falcon and Magluta won the first round, prosecutors vowed revenge. This time it's personal.

Agent of Deception

Jerry Sullivan's descent into gambling, alcoholism, and crime began and ended with the FBI.

Our Hero the Drug Dealer

The feds call Rickey Brownlee one of South Florida's biggest narco-traffickers. His friends and neighbors in Opa-locka call him a valiant victim.

He Did a Job on the Mob

During the Forties and Fifties, Mel Richard fought organized crime's incursion into Miami Beach. He's still crusading.

The Monster Mash

Jorge Mas Canosa answered a journalistic hatchet jobwith a libel lawsuit. But now everyone is getting cut to the bone.

Reel Them into B.E.D.

Jorge Mas Canosa answered a journalistic hatchet jobwith a libel lawsuit. But now everyone is getting cut to the bone.

Undercover Fed Busts Major Bonanno Mob Ring In South Florida

An undercover FBI sting unraveled a South Florida wing of the infamous Bonanno Crime Family, leading to charges this morning against 11 members who are accused of running a dizzying criminal empire.Allegedly, the men smuggled cigarettes and committed bank and mail fraud. They laundered money, sold d ... More >>

Cuban Mobster Book Havana Nocturne Being Turned into a Film

T. J. English's best-selling book, Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution, went over like a lead balloon in certain corners of El Exilio. The book paints Fulgencio Batista as a corrupt leader all too willing to play ball -- and take kickbacks -- from powerful ... More >>

News Roundup

Mayoral candidate Tomas Regalado may be accused of not being able to deal with his personal finances (he claims to only be worth $5000 year after year, and once had his wages garnished for not paying taxes), but his campaign manager is doing a good job with his war chest. He's consistently out-raisi ... More >>

Escobar Tales

Mayoral candidate Tomas Regalado may be accused of not being able to deal with his personal finances (he claims to only be worth $5000 year after year, and once had his wages garnished for not paying taxes), but his campaign manager is doing a good job with his war chest. He's consistently out-raisi ... More >>

Gerald Posner Plagiarized Several Passages in Miami Babylon, Author Says

Last month, when Miami Beach journalist Gerald Posner got caught lifting from the Miami Herald in stories he wrote for the Daily Beast, he blamed the "warp speed" of the Internet. Photo by Bill Cooke Gerald Posner​So what's his excuse for plagiarizing at the presumably snail pace of book wr ... More >>

Mixtape of the Week: Rick Ross - A Timeless Audemars Piguet Collection

​As Rick Ross preps the release of his fourth studio album, Teflon Don, Rick Ross gathers a team of DJs to collaboratively release an official mixtape that will serve as the warm-up of sorts for the album. The mixtape is interestingly titled A Timeless Audemars Piguet Collection. Presumably a play ... More >>

305 Live: Local Hip-Hop News from Brisco, Mayday, Jovi Rockwell, and More

David "Dro" Rosario​--Rick Ross is on course to bring in his fourth studio album Teflon Don very soon. This past Wednesday we posted the official pre-album mixtape. Well yesterday, Ross' official first single for Teflon Don hit the net. It's a relaxed tune called "Sweet Life" that features John Le ... More >>

Scott Rothstein's work as a Mafia informant might help him in his Ponzi case

David "Dro" Rosario​--Rick Ross is on course to bring in his fourth studio album Teflon Don very soon. This past Wednesday we posted the official pre-album mixtape. Well yesterday, Ross' official first single for Teflon Don hit the net. It's a relaxed tune called "Sweet Life" that features John Le ... More >>

Did Efraim Diveroli's Crony Ship Missiles to Hezbollah?

Courtesy of Miami-Dade CorrectionsEfraim DiveroliIn early 2007, after winning a $300 million U.S. Army contract to equip Afghanistan with munitions, Miami Beach arms dealer Efraim Diveroli, age 21, went scavenging in Albania. There he subcontracted Ylli Pinari, head of that Balkan country's state-ru ... More >>

Rick Ross Releases Free Albert Anastasia EP For Memorial Day Weekend 2010

​We all know that the music industry isn't the same anymore for all of these artists and record labels. And in hip-hop, artists have capitalized on being able to put out free mixtapes to promote their upcoming store-bound projects. As such, Rick Ross has been preparing his Memorial Day Weeken ... More >>

The Escobars, Colombia, and Narco-Soccer

​We all know that the music industry isn't the same anymore for all of these artists and record labels. And in hip-hop, artists have capitalized on being able to put out free mixtapes to promote their upcoming store-bound projects. As such, Rick Ross has been preparing his Memorial Day Weeken ... More >>

A cunning American boy becomes a Mexican cartel soldier and East L.A. executioner

​We all know that the music industry isn't the same anymore for all of these artists and record labels. And in hip-hop, artists have capitalized on being able to put out free mixtapes to promote their upcoming store-bound projects. As such, Rick Ross has been preparing his Memorial Day Weeken ... More >>

Rick Ross' Teflon Don Sales Fail to Knock Eminem Out of Number-One Chart Slot

​Make no mistake, Rick Ross' Teflon Don is selling pretty briskly for a rap album that makes few pop concessions -- especially in the dismal 2010 buying climate. But last week, the first of the album's release, it seemed that Ricky Rozay might be able to knock Eminem's Recovery out of its reign at ... More >>

Gambling back in Miami Beach?

​Make no mistake, Rick Ross' Teflon Don is selling pretty briskly for a rap album that makes few pop concessions -- especially in the dismal 2010 buying climate. But last week, the first of the album's release, it seemed that Ricky Rozay might be able to knock Eminem's Recovery out of its reign at ... More >>

Starz Orders Magic City TV Show Set in 1960s Miami Beach

​With Mad Men reviving interest in the swank side of the '60s, and Miami always a popular setting for TV show it was only a matter of time until someone launched a show set in 1960s Miami. Premium cable channel, Starz, today announced that they've greenlit Magic City, a drama set in a fancy Miami ... More >>

Max Vangeli DJs at Mansion January 8

​With Mad Men reviving interest in the swank side of the '60s, and Miami always a popular setting for TV show it was only a matter of time until someone launched a show set in 1960s Miami. Premium cable channel, Starz, today announced that they've greenlit Magic City, a drama set in a fancy Miami ... More >>

The more Rick Ross lies, the more we love him

​With Mad Men reviving interest in the swank side of the '60s, and Miami always a popular setting for TV show it was only a matter of time until someone launched a show set in 1960s Miami. Premium cable channel, Starz, today announced that they've greenlit Magic City, a drama set in a fancy Miami ... More >>

Thirteen Arrested in Miami in Massive Mafia Crackdown

​Organized crime is still alive in Miami, but after a crack down today not so well. Thirteen people throughout South Florida have been arrested and charged with ties to an organized crime syndicate. The arrests were part of a larger crackdown on a group called the Armenian Power gang. 100 people t ... More >>

Swedish House Mafia's One Night Stand at the Masquerade Motel March 26

​Organized crime is still alive in Miami, but after a crack down today not so well. Thirteen people throughout South Florida have been arrested and charged with ties to an organized crime syndicate. The arrests were part of a larger crackdown on a group called the Armenian Power gang. 100 people t ... More >>

Your Mysterious One-Night Stand at Swedish House Mafia's Masquerade Motel

​You really, really, really want to spend the night at Swedish House Mafia's Masquerade Motel. But how do you even find the place? Well, you could always try to track the synthy cinematic overload of the club-killing triumvirate's superhit single "One" to its source. However, here's another (ad ... More >>

Ex-G-Man John Connolly Jr. Helped Mobster Whitey Bulger Escape 16 Years Ago

Manny CasabielleEx-FBI Agent John Connolly Jr. helped Whitey Bulger elude capture.​More than a decade-and-a-half of being on the lam finally caught up to James "Whitey" Bulger. The F.B.I. announced today that they nabbed the 81-year-old Boston mobster in Santa Monica by focusing on locating his lo ... More >>

Opa-Locka Police Captain Arrested for Protecting Murderous Drug Ring

Arthur Balom, an Opa-locka police captain, has been arrested on allegations he helped protect a South Florida drug ring and had knowledge of the murder of a Brinks armed truck guard that happened last year. The arrest was part of an FBI investigation. Three other men, members of the drug ring, were ... More >>

Mobster Joey Calco Gets Six Months In Prison After Attacking Pizza Shop Customer

via You TubeCalco leaps the counter inside Goomba's Pizza.​A tip for all the Tony Sopranos out there: If you decide to flip, testify to the feds, and then enjoy every mobster's retirement dream -- running a pizza shop named "Goomba's" in Florida, naturally -- try to keep your temper under control ... More >>

Five most expensive New Year's Eve celebrations

via You TubeCalco leaps the counter inside Goomba's Pizza.​A tip for all the Tony Sopranos out there: If you decide to flip, testify to the feds, and then enjoy every mobster's retirement dream -- running a pizza shop named "Goomba's" in Florida, naturally -- try to keep your temper under control ... More >>