When most people hear the word consigliere, they think of Robert Duvall’s character in The Godfather. In the film, Tom Hagen wasn’t the one making the final call, but his counsel shaped almost every ...

I found myself looking for cinematic guidance as the chaos of the past few weeks played out. I ultimately found it in one of the most compelling scenes in the first Godfather film. With guidance from ...

Thomas Farese, the reputed consigliere of the Colombo crime family, is pictured leaving federal court in New York in November 2012 after he was acquitted of money laundering. Thomas “Tom Mix” Farese, ...

They made him an offer he refused. Getting promoted to the powerful position of consigliere in a Mafia crime family apparently isn’t what it was once cracked up to be. So says the lawyer for reputed ...

A high-level Colombo crime family leader pleaded guilty Thursday to federal racketeering and money laundering charges. Reputed mob consigliere Ralph DiMatteo, 68, stood in Brooklyn Federal Court and ...

The Colombo consigliere who ducked arrest by dipping down to Florida on the eve of a massive mob family takedown surrendered to authories, a law enforcement source told the Daily News Friday. Ralph ...