Buffalo “Soldier” and Enforcer: Sam Miano
A deep dive into the life of Buffalo enforcer Salvatore “Sam” Miano — a Magaddino...
Other Mafia Families
The American Mafia had a wide reach that went beyond the confines of the Big Apple. Almost every major American city from Boston to Chicago to Los Angeles had its own mafia family. Small cities like Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Dallas, Texas also had a mafia family to call its own. And even smaller cities like Madison, Wisconsin; San Jose, California; and Springfield, Illinois had a mafia presence as well.
Here, you’ll find in-depth articles about nearly all the organized crime families that ever operated in the U.S. outside of the Five Families of NYC.
We’ve also included stories on Mafia Families that operated in Canada.
Racketeer Snapshot: Salvatore “Duke” Billeci of San Francisco
Racketeer snapshot: Salvatore “Duke” Billeci — a Bay Area underworld figure who kept law enforcement...
Detroit Mobster Onofrio “Nono” Minaudo
One of the more important, but shadowy and elusive mobsters connected to Detroit’s old Joe...
Homes & Lifestyles of the Underworld: Trafficante Family Edition
Button Guys takes a closer look at the homes and lifestyles of members of the...
Today’s French-Corsican Mafia: 2025
This chart lists 181 men from various clans and major families believed to be a...
The Rockford, Illinois Family
For nearly a century the low-keyed Joseph Zammuto Family of Rockford, IL maintained a tightly-structured,...
Homes & Lifestyles of the Underworld: Detroit Partnership Edition
Button Guys takes a closer look at the homes and lifestyles of the "who's who"...
The Cotroni Regime of Montreal, Canada
Montreal was a city custom-built for the mob and what the Cotroni Regime accomplished in...
La Camorra Takes Root in America
From their arrival in New York to a fiery spread across America, the Camorra rose...
The Carlo Caputo Family of Madison, Wisconsin
The Carlo Caputo Family of Madison, Wisconsin was, without a doubt, the smallest mafia Family...
Equal Parts “Smart, Savvy, and Deadly” – The Kansas City Outfit
Few organized crime groups in the history of the United States have ever permeated their...
The Invisible Mafia of Triple Cities – The Joseph Barbara Family
Joseph Barbara Sr., the host of the infamous 1957 Apalachin Mafia Meeting, was the undisputed...
The Bruno Family of Philadelphia
Philadelphia has been a vibrant center of Mafia activity for well over a century, but...
The Men of Montedoro: The Bufalino Family of Northeastern PA
The Bufalino Family of LCN, based in Northeastern Pennsylvania, was for many years, a little...
The Castellammare del Golfo Cosca: Cosa Nostra’s Gateway to the United States
Castellammare del Golfo was home to many mob Families created in America including the Bonanno...
The Joseph Cerrito Family of San Jose, CA
Despite being one of the smallest LCN borgatas to ever operate in the US, longtime...
The Chicago Outfit – Wiseguys of the Windy City
The Chicago Outfit has been at the forefront of organized crime in the U.S, since...
The Civella Crime Family of Kansas City, MO
The Kansas City Crime Family was at the forefront of police and political corruption, government...