Reporting from Philadelphia — Nicodemo “Little Nicky” Scarfo, whose bloody reign over the Philadelphia Mafia in the 1980s triggered a years-long mob war that left at least two dozen fellow gangsters ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this Nov. 3, 1986 file photo, Nicodemo Scarfo, lower right, and his nephew, Philip Leonetti, lower left, sit in court in ...

Nicodemo “Little Nicky” Scarfo, leader of the Philadelphia Mafia in the 1980s, died at the age of 87 at a federal medical center in North Carolina, a prison spokeswoman told the Associated Press (AP) ...

Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to drape a curtain of secrecy around a case involving electronic surveillance of an alleged mobster. Its classified eavesdropping technology is so sensitive, the ...

"True to the Code: Nicodemo Scarfo" is a compelling exploration into the life and moral code of one of America's most notorious organized crime figures. Authored by veteran crime journalist McKinley ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo, whose reign over the Philadelphia Mafia in the 1980s was one of the bloodiest in its history, has died at a federal medical center in North Carolina, a ...

Federal Judge Franklin S. Van Antwerpen, 74, of Easton, Pa., who oversaw many high-profile cases during his years on the bench - including the prosecution of mob boss Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo ...

A federal jury in New Jersey Monday convicted Lucchese crime family figures Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo and Salvatore Pelullo of racketeering conspiracy, securities and bank fraud, mail and wire ...

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) -- The son of longtime Philadelphia crime boss "Little Nicky" Scarfo is among 13 people indicted in Camden federal court on charges they took over a Texas-based financial firm and ...