Prohibition spells 100 proof profit for local gangs…Until the “families” arrive from Sicily.

Prohibition spells 100 proof profit for local gangs…Until the “families” arrive from Sicily.

# The Mafia takes on the Communists for control of the unions.

The Mob steps on a gold mine in World War II.

The Mob steps on a gold mine in World War II.

A look at hitmen and the terror they wrought on the streets of Philadelphia.

He ran the Mob like a corporation--diversifying rackets, organizing gangs and running his own political candidates--and his top-secret war efforts earned him parole from a 50-year sentence.

From the pogroms of Eastern Europe to the heyday of the Vegas Mob, rare footage and interviews reveal the double life of the man known as the Mob's financial leader.

Did WWII spur a partnership between the U.S. government and organized crime? In 1942, fire broke out on the luxury liner-turned-troop carrier, the Normandie. While some mafia leaders claimed responsibility, an alleged protection deal with the government kept the blame on “Nazi sabotage.