Anthony "Fat Tony" Salverno killed don's who screwed other member's wives, and whacked drug dealers bringing poison into the neighborhood. This week we bring in Craig Conant (@craigpconant on IG) from Just For Laughs 2019, MTV, and the hit podcast Community Service to help us determine if Fat Tony was the last great Mafia Don.

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Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/fear-city-netflix-what-happened-five-families-gambino-genovese-lucchese-bonanno-colombo-1520675

NYT Obit for Fat Tony: https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/29/us/anthony-fat-tony-salerno-80-a-top-crime-boss-dies-in-prison.html?scp=1&sq=Anthony%20Salerno&st=cse

NYT First Fat Tony Prison Time: https://www.nytimes.com/1978/04/20/archives/salerno-67-given-6-months-in-prison-in-gambling-case.html?sq=%2522Anthony%2520Salerno%2522%2520sentenced&scp=6&st=cse

NYT coverage of the Commission trial: https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/27/nyregion/us-indictment-says-9-governed-new-york-mafia.html

Commission Indictment announcement: https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/22/nyregion/reputed-mob-leader-among-15-indicted-on-racketeering-counts.html?scp=11&sq=Anthony%20Salerno&st=cse

Vulture article comparing actors to real life versions of mobsters: https://www.vulture.com/2019/11/the-true-story-of-the-irishman-characters.html

LA Time obituary article for Fat Tony: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-29-mn-4686-story.html

Daily Mail article about Trump paying Fat Tony for speedy construction: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3604081/Donald-Trump-s-hidden-business-dealings-Mafia-boss-Fat-Tony-Report-unearths-legal-papers-GOP-frontrunner-paid-mob-speed-building-Trump-Tower-keeping-unions-quiet.html

FBI History of La Cosa Nostra: https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/organized-crime/history-of-la-cosa-nostra

Second guilty verdict for racketeering under RICO law: https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/05/nyregion/salerno-and-8-found-guilty-as-racketeers.html#:~:text=Anthony%20(Fat%20Tony)%20Salerno%2C,bids%20in%20the%20construction%20industry.

Thousands of pages FBI document on Fat Tony: https://vault.fbi.gov/anthony-salerno/anthony-salerno-part-2-of-9/view

Fear City Documentary on Netflix