cosa nostra
- n a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
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- Lawyer alleges Hoffa's body is buried under concrete slab near old Oakland Twp. barn
Federal investigators are searching a property Monday in Oakland Township for the body of legendary Detroit labor leader James R. Hoffa. The FBI believes the tip — coming from Tony Zerilli, 85, a former high-ranking alleged member of the Detroit area La Cosa Nostra — is worth thoroughly investigating despite what has seemed like a ghost hunt for nearly four decades across southeastern Michigan ...
June 17, 2013 - Detroit News - After 20 years, hunt for fugitive Sicilian Mafia boss intensifies
Cosa Nostra boss Matteo Messina Denaro, believed to have killed 50 people, is protected by a network of family and allies, perhaps including corrupt officials. But investigators may be closing in. ROME — Each day, Giacomo Di Giralomo makes a point of asking, "Where are you, Matteo?" on his talk radio show, which is broadcast across western Sicily.
June 16, 2013 - Los Angeles Times