In the history of cinema, there have been several real-life gangsters who have appeared in the most famous gangster films. The full number of mafia members who have become Hollywood actors is understandably a mystery. But there are still a number of well-known characters that have appeared on screen in some of…

Brooklyn federal judge Brian Kogan, who last year sentenced drug lord El Chapo to life plus 30 years, has sentenced Ukrainian Alexei Tsvetkov, nicknamed Pelmen. Kogan sentenced 40-year-old Tsvetkov to 198 months in prison (16,5 years). Of these, according to calculations ...

The Indiana State Department of Health granted the petition to exhume the body of the famous gangster John Dillinger. Dillinger's grave, which is located in the Crown Hill cemetery in the capital of Indianapolis, is planned to be opened for exactly one day, after which the gangster's body will be buried again. This should happen before September 16, Meduza reported from ...

Famous Boston gangster James Bulger was found dead in West Virginia federal prison. The body of the 89-year-old crime boss was found in the cell in the morning, according to American media. He was killed on the first day after being transported from a prison in Florida. In 2013 Bulger ...