A ‘dangerous’ mafia boss who managed to escape from a ... the mafioso using a rope of knotted bed linen to scale down the walls before jumping several metres onto grassland below.

Despite the police pay-offs, Mafia-run establishments were not exempt ... behind a hidden panel in the wall. With these precautions, an owner like Fat Tony could open for business the day ...

From behind prison walls, Mexican Mafia members directed gang members to extort local businesses by ordering owners to pay "taxes," according to prosecutors. San Diego County District Attorney ...