Mob History Case Files
Every case file puts you in the shoes of a real mobster, investigator or family at a moment that changed organised crime. You read the situation, make the call, and see whether you'd have walked away, done time or been caught. Then you get the real history of what happened.
36 case files cover Prohibition Chicago, the Five Families of New York, the Commission trial, the Gotti years and beyond. 8 are free to play; the rest come with a Made membership.
Mobsters
- Carlo Gambino (Five Families · 1957, free)
It's November 1957. You're a rising boss who has just helped engineer the removal of a rival. Word is several families plan to attend an upstate… - Lucky Luciano (Five Families · 1936, free)
A special prosecutor has been appointed to take down organised crime in New York. He's building a case around prostitution rackets and has flipped… - Meyer Lansky (Five Families · 1970, free)
Federal investigators are closing in on your offshore casino finances. A grand jury is expected to hand down tax evasion charges within months. - Al Capone (Prohibition Era · 1929, free)
Federal agents have started building a case against you — not for violence, but for something quieter. You've never filed a tax return, despite a… - John Gotti (Gotti Era · 1985, free)
Your boss Paul Castellano has been skimming and is planning to have you removed. He's agreed to a meeting at a restaurant — but you've heard he's… - Vito Genovese (Five Families · 1957)
You've spent years quietly building support to take control of the family, but two men stand in your way — the current boss, who survived an earlier… - Frank Costello (Five Families · 1957)
A gunman's bullet grazed your head outside your apartment building last night. You survived, but the message was clear — someone wants you gone, and… - Bugsy Siegel (Post-War Era · 1946)
The desert casino project you promised would make everyone rich has run wildly over budget — millions more than agreed. The investors who fronted the… - Sammy The Bull Gravano (Gotti Era · 1991)
You're facing a sentence that could keep you in prison for the rest of your life. Federal prosecutors have made it clear there's a way out — but it… - Joe Bonanno (Five Families · 1964)
Your ambitions to expand your family's territory into other cities have put you on a collision course with the rest of the Commission. Rumours reach… - Albert Anastasia (Five Families · 1957)
Known as the 'Lord High Executioner,' you've recently moved into Cuban casino interests without consulting the other families. You sense some former… - Dutch Schultz (Depression Era · 1935)
A special prosecutor's relentless investigation into your lottery and beer operations has become an existential threat. You've proposed to the… - Arnold Rothstein (Prohibition Era · 1928)
You're one of New York's most influential gambling financiers. A high-stakes poker game has left several players owing you a large sum, and they're… - Tommy Lucchese (Five Families · 1960s)
You're known as one of the most business-minded, low-profile bosses in New York. As violence between rival families escalates, some of your own capos… - Paul Castellano (Gotti Era · 1985)
You're the boss, but a faction within your own organisation is making serious money from drug trafficking against your explicit orders. You've heard… - Joe Colombo (Five Families · 1971)
You've founded a civil rights organisation campaigning against stereotyping of Italian-Americans. It's brought real public attention. But other… - Carmine Galante (Five Families · 1979)
As underboss, you've quietly built independent heroin trafficking operations that bypass the family's traditional revenue-sharing agreements. You've…
Major Events
- The Commission Trial (Major Trial · 1985–86)
- The Infiltration (FBI Operation · Late 1970s)
- Vincent The Chin Gigante (Major Trial · 1997)
- St Valentine's Day Massacre (Prohibition Era · 1929)
- The Kefauver Hearings (Major Trial · 1950–51, free)
- The Apalachin Meeting (Major Event · 1957)
- The Lufthansa Heist (Five Families · 1978)
- The Pizza Connection (FBI Operation · 1979–84)
- Operation Family Secrets (Major Trial · 2007)
- The Night of the Sicilian Vespers (Purge Era · September 1931)
Eras
- The Birth of the Syndicate (Prohibition Era · 1920s)
It's 1920. Prohibition has just passed. You're a young operator in New York with street connections and a network of speakeasy owners willing to pay… - The Purge (Depression Era · 1930s, free)
It's 1931. Salvatore Maranzano has just declared himself the Boss of All Bosses and drawn up a hit list of rivals including Luciano and his allies.… - The War Years (World War II · 1940s, free)
It's 1942. Naval Intelligence has approached mob contacts about securing the New York waterfront against Nazi saboteurs. They want to negotiate… - The Spotlight (Post-War Era · 1950s)
It's 1950. Senator Kefauver has launched a Senate investigation into organised crime. The hearings are being broadcast on television. For the first… - The Commission Cracks (Turbulent Sixties · 1960s)
It's 1963. Attorney General Robert Kennedy has made organised crime his primary target. Federal indictments have increased tenfold. Valachi's… - The RICO Net (New York · 1970s)
It's 1970. The RICO Act has just been signed into law. Your lawyers have read the statute and are alarmed. RICO allows prosecutors to charge everyone… - The Teflon Begins to Stick (Gotti Era · 1980s)
It's 1985. John Gotti has just killed Paul Castellano outside Sparks Steak House without Commission approval. The FBI, which had Castellano under… - The Rat Age (Final Years · 1990s)
It's 1992. Gotti has been convicted for life. Gravano testified against him. The FBI is using Gravano's cooperation as a template — offering… - The Last Families (Modern Era · 2000s)
It's 2004. The five families still exist but are shadows of their former selves. A young associate pitches you on cybercrime — credit card fraud…